Author of the article: Vincent McDermott
Publishing date: May 14, 2021 • May 18, 2021 • 2 minute read •
The former Landmark Cinemas movie theatre in downtown Fort McMurray on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. The theatres closed after Landmark opened a newer multiplex in the suburb of Eagle Ridge on November 9, 2018. Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray Today/Postmedia Network SunMedia
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Arts Council Wood Buffalo (ACWB) is launching a fundraising campaign and applying for grants to give the former Landmark Cinemas in downtown Fort McMurray a second act by turning it into a place for creativity and the arts.
Liana Wheeldon, executive director of ACWB, is interested in turning the Manning Avenue building into an arts incubator, which is a space for artists to work and gather. Examples of arts incubators include Calgary’s cSPACE King Edward and the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design.