# Places workspace

Places in Footlight and Artsdata.ca are [entities](introducing-footlight-cms/understanding-entities) that are uniquely identifiable and machine readable. This means place details (such as an address) only have to be added once. The place is then available for reuse anywhere you need to use it - as the location of an event,  the address of an organization, or to link multiple venues that share an address (such as multiple theatres within a performing arts centre).

When you need a place for an event in the Footlight CMS, you can retrieve it from Artsdata.ca without having to reenter the details, or, if it doesn't exist, create it from scratch. &#x20;

Because Footlight and Artsdata are connected, places in the Footlight CMS can be linked to their equivalents in Artsdata.ca (or added as new places in Artsdata). When you add enriching information to a place in Footlight, it can be made available for reuse by the larger Artsdata community.

View, add and edit place details in the Places workspace.&#x20;

**To add a new place:**

1. In the left navigation, Click Places to go to the Places workspace.
2. Click the + Place button. \
   **TIP:** Before adding the place, search your place list to make sure you don't already have it.
3. In New Place, Enter the name of your place in the Linked data field.\
   If the place (name) already exists in Artsdata.ca or in Footlight, it will be displayed in the dropdown.
4. Do one of the following:
   * If the right place is listed, select it.&#x20;
   * If the place is not listed, click  + Create at the bottom of the list.\
     The place details view opens.&#x20;
5. Fill in the details and click Save.
