{"id":3235,"date":"2025-10-25T20:44:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T23:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/a-new-stage-for-yarmouth-historic-downtown-building-to-become-arts-hub\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T20:44:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T23:44:14","slug":"a-new-stage-for-yarmouth-historic-downtown-building-to-become-arts-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/a-new-stage-for-yarmouth-historic-downtown-building-to-become-arts-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"A new stage for Yarmouth: Historic downtown building to become arts hub"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nova ScotiaThe town has acquired the former AGNS building at 341 Main Street and plans to turn it into a permanent arts hub.Town has acquired the former Art Gallery of Nova Scotia building on Main StreetVernon Ramesar \u00b7 CBC News \u00b7 Posted: Oct 25, 2025 3:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe Town of Yarmouth has acquired the former Art Gallery of Nova Scotia building. (Michael Gorman\/CBC)The moment musician Julia Cunningham stepped into the former Art Gallery of Nova Scotia building in Yarmouth on Thursday, she felt a sense of possibility. \u201cI wasn\u2019t sure what to expect, but it\u2019s definitely got a bit of a clean, modern feel and enough room to have a nice show,\u201d she said.Her performance during Nova Scotia Music Week was one of the first since the town acquired the space. The town announced the acquisition of the building on Main Street in a news release on Tuesday. The AGNS first opened its western gallery in 2006. It was open year-round until 2020, then scaled back to a seasonal operation. The transfer, finalized for one dollar, aims to create a permanent arts hub. A town news release stated the goal is to bolster the arts sector in the area.Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood says the town\u2019s vision is for a multi-use cultural centre. (Paul Poirier\/CBC)For Mayor Pam Mood, the purchase was a necessary commitment.\u201cWe just couldn\u2019t let it go and take the chance of anything happening but what we believe should be there, which is arts and culture,\u201d Mood said.The building sits in a prime downtown location, a few blocks from the ferry terminal.HomecomingFor Yarmouth-born musician Cameron Nickerson, who performs at the building on Saturday evening, the venue is a genuine homecoming.\u201dWhen I was in high school, me and a friend, we did a project on the art gallery and \u2026 we wrote a little song about the art gallery,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s a little special for me.\u201dNickerson says his father also used to run a gym in the building.\u201dI think they\u2019ll have some great luck with bringing in whatever music or whatever kind of functions they decide,\u201d Nickerson said.Cunningham said the venue offers potential for intimate and flexible performances. \u201cWhat we saw at the art gallery space is that people were able to move around and dance a little bit,\u201d she said. She said this offers a different experience from the town\u2019s other performance spaces like Th\u2019YARC on Parade Street, in addition to a convenient location.The town\u2019s vision is for a multi-use cultural hub, Mood said.\u201cWe\u2019ve got the Acadian community here, we\u2019ve got First Nations,\u201d she said. \u201cWe just want everybody to be able to celebrate in that building.\u201dThe building requires significant upgrades, including a new roof.Mood is hopeful the province will help financially because the centre will have an impact beyond the local area.\u201cWe haven\u2019t asked for any assistance yet. So, if anyone\u2019s listening, we\u2019ll be coming,\u201d she said.For now, the success of Nova Scotia Music Week has energized the space. Mood said the feedback from artists and patrons has been very positive.\u201dFolks always say Yarmouth is a hockey community,\u201d she said. \u201cWell, we can be everything, and that\u2019s exactly what we are.\u201dMORE TOP STORIESABOUT THE AUTHORVernon Ramesar is a reporter and video and radio journalist originally based in Trinidad. He now lives in Halifax. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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