ArtCentre of Plano move into historic Saigling House next month

The Saigling House, located at the corner of 16th Street and H Avenue in Haggard Park, has been under renovation for about two years and will soon be home to the ArtCentre of Plano.

[caption id="attachment_206833" align="alignright" width="460"] The ArtCentre of Plano will move into the Saigling House during the first week of January.[/caption]

The nonprofit organization will move into the Saigling House, which was built in 1906, during the first week of January, ArtCentre of Plano Executive Director Suzy Jones said.

Plano City Council approved the $3 million renovations in 2014 with use of funds from the leftover assets of the Arts Center of North Texas, a regional arts project with Allen, Plano and Frisco.

Once complete, the house will be an arts, cultural, meeting and events center available for weddings, receptions, concerts and parties.

“Downstairs is all gallery space [totaling about 2,200 square-feet], with the exception of the catering kitchen,” Jones said. “And half of the building [upstairs] is education space and offices.”

Since 2015, the ArtCentre has been housed inside the Cox Building, 1517 H Ave. Its first exhibition at the new location will begin March 18 with paintings by Jean Newman. The ArtCentre will also host the Chamberlain Ballet’s annual gala on Feb. 25.

“We’re so grateful to the city and everything that everyone in the community [has done to] help make [this move] possible,” Jones said. “I think it’s going to be a great gift to the city and we hope everybody sees it as their space as well.”