Mesa Arts Center
| Address | One East Main Street |
|---|---|
| Location | Mesa, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33°24′50″N 111°49′50″W / 33.4140°N 111.8305°W |
| Owner | City of Mesa |
| Operator | City of Mesa |
| Type | Arts Center |
| Capacity | Ikeda Theater: 1,600 Virginia G Piper Repertory Theater: 550 Nesbitt/Elliott Playhouse: 200 Anita Cox Farnsworth Studio Theater: 99 |
| Acreage | 7 acres |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2002 |
| Opened | 2005 |
| Construction cost | $90,000,000 |
| Architect | Bora Architects & DWL Architects + Planners Inc. |
| General contractor | Layton Construction of Arizona |
| Tenants | |
| Ballet Etudes East Valley Children's Theatre Mesa Encore Theatre Metropolitan Youth Symphony Sonoran Desert Chorale Southwest Shakespeare Company Salt River Brass | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Mesa Arts Center is a performing and visual arts complex in downtown Mesa, Arizona. At more than 210,000 square feet (20,000 m2) square feet, the $95 million facility, completed in 2005, is the largest comprehensive arts campus in the state.
The Mesa Arts Center encompasses four performance venues, from the intimate 99-seat Farnsworth Studio Theater to the 1,600-seat Ikeda Theater. The center is home to the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, which houses five art galleries with 5,500 sq ft (510 m2) of exhibition space. The facility also features 14 visual and performing art classroom studios. Multi-use areas throughout the campus provide both indoor and outdoor gathering and presentation spaces.