How to reduce vacant retail spaces in Downtown areas: A historic collaboration between commercial real estate and the visual arts community in Canada

Montreal, CanadaArt SouterrainArt, Business, Culture, Event + Exhibition, Installation + Public art, Lifestyle, Real Estate, Shop + Retail 30 vacant retail spaces in 22 buildings in Downtown Montreal become art studios for 60 emerging artists! Vacant retail spaces multiplied in downtown areas around the globe since the Covid-19 pandemic forced the permanent or temporary closure of many businesses in cities around the world. In Canada, a project aims to build bridges between two industries that were hit hard by the pandemic. The CRÉER DES PONTS ("Building Bridges") project is a historic alliance between the downtown commercial real estate com... (continued)