Living Arts Centre


The Living Arts Centre is a 225,000 square foot multi-use facility which opened in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada in 1997. The Centre is visited by over 300,000 visitors annually, who come to view performing and visual arts programs, attend corporate meetings/conventions, or participate in a variety of community events. The Living Arts Centre houses performance theatres, an exhibition gallery, seven professional art studios and corporate meeting facilities. There is studio space for hot glass, flameworking, wood, photography, ceramics, painting & drawing, jewellery, and textile & fibre arts.
There are three theatres the biggest a 1,350-seat concert theatre called Hammerson Hall; a 382-seat recital theatre called the RBC Theatre; and a small 110 seat space named the Rogers Theatre.
The Living Arts Centre was designed by the Zeidler Partnership. The same firm that designed the Eaton Centre, Queen's Quay Terminal, the National Trade Centre, and Toronto Centre for the Arts.
The Living Arts Centre is a non-for-profit organization that is funded by the City of Mississauga and the Government of Canada. Artist Stuart Reid designed a piece for the Centre titled "Dance of Venus."

Events

The Living Arts Centre serves as the performance outlet for dozens of arts organizations and community cultural groups, including the Mississauga Choral Society, Mississauga Symphony Orchestra and Mississauga International Children's Festival. This includes local, national, and international entertainers. Also, it serves as a home to business events, art exhibitions and community classes in a variety of crafts. The two largest theatres, Hammerson Hall and The RBC Theatre, are used for a wide variety of arts, cultural, and entertainment events. The arts and crafts studios feature many professional artists. Additionally, Laidlaw Hall hosts constantly changing art exhibitions.