Arts Commons

Arts Commons is the third-largest performing arts centre in Canada, located in the heart of Calgary's Cultural District in downtown Calgary, with a mandate that includes a commitment to foster, promote, and present the arts across four pillars: Arts Commons Education (school programs), Arts Commons Galleries (visual and media arts), Incubator (artist professional development), and Arts Commons Presents (touring and local performing artists). Taking up a full city block, it is home to six gallery spaces, five theatres, the Jack Singer Concert Hall as well as rehearsal spaces, administrative offices and a set and costume shop. The resident companies of Arts Commons include Alberta Theatre Projects, Arts Commons Presents, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Downstage, One Yellow Rabbit, and Theatre Calgary, and together, they host over 1,800 public performances and events every year. In 2021, Arts Commons achieved the fundraising goal for Phase 1 of Arts Commons Transformation (ACT) project to construct a new building in its home of Olympic Plaza.