Meat Market

Meat Market features large creative development spaces, two studios, two meeting rooms and office spaces.

For venue hire inquiries contact the Bookings Officer on (03) 9322 3719 or email artshouse@melbourne.vic.gov.au

Arts House, Meat Market is located at 5 Blackwood Street
North Melbourne. Melway Reference: 2B A9 (View Google Map)

Main Pavilion

The main pavilion is a cobblestone area that can be accessed from 42 Courtney Street.

17 m wide by 31 m long (and an additional 5 m length of flat floor up to concertina doors)
There is a bay area either side of the main hall that is 8 m wide and runs the entire length of the hall.
There are louvre doors separating these two areas - the total length of the hall if doors are open is 75 m.

Square metres: 527 sqm (approximately, including flat floor section)

Access from 4 Blackwood Street

17 m wide by 38 m deep by 5.6 m high (to lighting bars)
height from flat floor to ceiling is 9.1 m
seven lighting trusses above the flat floor area
maximum weight of each lighting truss is 200 kilos
floor load distribution is 500 kg per m2, point load is 360 kg
there is a bay area either side of the main hall that is 8 m wide and runs the entire length of the hall
bump in doors are 2.4 m wide and 3.3 m high (Blackwood Street entrance)

Square metres: 646 sqm (approximately)

Capacity: 500 pax per side or 800 in total

lecturn
portable sound system (mixer, speakers, processor, amplifiers, CD layer, microphones)
basic lighting system for Main Hall flat floor area (lighting desk, par56 MFL lamps and so on)

there is concertina doors separating these two areas, total length of hall if doors are open is 75.2 m
commercial kitchen includes commercial oven, warmer, dishwasher and fridge (no cutlery, crockery or linen)
one disability toilet in flat floor area, mens and ladies toilets in cobblestone area

Dimensions: 7.9 m deep by 7.9 m wide

Capacity: 50 theatre style

plaster board walls to hang from (these must be restored when leaving that is all marks must be patched and painted)
ceiling mounted, fixed fluro lighting

Dimensions: 11.1 m deep by by 7.08 m wide by 4.3 m high

Capacity: 80 theatre style

Dimensions: 7 m deep by 5.1 m wide by 4.3 m high

Capacity: 30 board room style