11-17-2019, 12:52 PM
(11-17-2019, 12:05 PM)tomh009 Wrote:Good point the city is actually donating a small amount. The region owns the land and I bet we could scrape up 10 million to contribute. Have the province and the federal government contribute. In order to get private donors the public needs to know there is an intention to build a space. I also am not advocating for a art gallery expansion. I would prefer a multi arts complex that supports a variety of the arts. We build multi sport complexes why not think the same for this site. maybe The Museum move in, a performing space for the symphony, possibly space for rotating local art galleries, Add in community art spaces. I don't know possiblity are endless. I just think this site has a lot of community potential and think it would be a mistake to sell it to a developer.(11-17-2019, 11:57 AM)westwardloo Wrote: A bit unrealated, but if a city the size of thunder bay with a shrinking population and economy can build a new facility for the arts, the region should be able to handle it.
$5M in funding from the city.
$5M from the province.
$11M from the federal government
$12M from donors.
So the city is contributing only about 15%. Plus possibly the land.
In any case, this is a long-established gallery with a large collection of native art. If we built a new gallery like this in Kitchener, I suspect it would have a lot of empty space.