Downtown Performing Arts Centre

The Downtown Performing Arts Centre will be a specialized, purpose-built and professionally managed facility that will present, promote and develop the arts in Niagara.

The project is being developed in partnership with Brock University, which will be moving the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts to an adjacent location.

This development is key to revitalizing Downtown St. Catharines, the urban growth centre of Niagara, and will add an important new cultural attraction to the region, serving artists, students and arts patrons across the peninsula.

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Construction Camera

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Location

The Downtown Performing Arts Centre will be constructed on the corner of Carlisle and St. Paul streets. The Canada Hair Cloth Building is the chosen site for the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts Centre. Links between the two facilities are part of the conceptual plans.

Features

775-seat concert hall
210-seat dance/theatre venue
300-seat recital hall with shared access with the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
187-seat film venue with shared access with the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts

The Performing Arts Centre will also have a multi-purpose space, community lobby and box office to serve the centre and various community arts organizations.