OMAHA - Omaha Performing Arts is adding a new venue downtown. A $103 million Center for Arts Engagement will be built on the east side of the Holland Performing Arts Center.

The green lawn space between Dodge and Douglas streets will be the home of the new facility. Omaha Performing Arts said it will fill the need for additional rehearsal, workroom, and classroom space.

OPA President Joan Squires said that performing arts education and engagement programs that serve the community are a key part of its mission.

“These activities already reach over 100,000 students and participants annually from across Nebraska and beyond," she said. "With our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we want to broaden these programs and launch new ones, and we simply do not have adequate space."

The new venue will hopefully help spur other investments downtown Omaha, including a newly renovated Gene Leahy Mall. Fundraising is underway to cover the $103 million facility cost.

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