Cultural Facility Feasibility

AMS understands the significant investment associated with building, renovating, or restoring a performing or visual arts facility. In our experience, thorough planning can greatly enhance the organizational and communitywide benefits of this investment and contribute to the project's long-term success.

AMS works with non-profit and commercial presenters and producers, universities, foundations and state and local governments from across the U.S. to develop a rigorous and objective analysis of market and economic feasibility for new theaters, concert halls, museums and performing arts centers. We've been involved in the planning for more than $3 billion in cultural facility projects and we bring that collective experience and insight to each of our feasibility projects.

Our feasibility services include:
  • Vision and mission definition
  • Market analysis, competition and potential
  • Comparison facility case studies
  • Community facility needs assessment
  • Facility use projections, space programming and site assessment
  • Business planning, financial projections and project financing
  • Historic preservation and adaptive re-use analysis

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

Las Vegas Performing Arts Center Foundation contracted with AMS to review assumptions about the design and future operation of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

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