While the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on acquiring a building for their vision, the Mall of the Arts were able to grow in others ways over the course of 2020.

Andria Stephens, a co-founder of the organization, explains that while getting funding to purchase a building for the arts centre didn’t work out due to the pandemic, they were able to connect with other arts organizations in the province and work on offering virtual programming.

Stephens adds that the online youth theatre workshops the Mall of the arts launched in partnership with the Manitoba Theatre for Young People has been well received.

Catch Thompson Today at 12:40 and 5:10 for more information on the Mall of the Arts.