Mellwood Art Center
The Mellwood Art Center, is located on 42 acres of land on Mellwood Avenue in close proximity to downtown Louisville, River Road, Frankfort Avenue, I-71, I-64, and I-65. Originally the Fischer Meat Packing Company, the Mellwood Art Center has been renovated into a 360,000 square foot home to over 170 artist studios, specialty stores, gyms, galleries, teaching studios, office spaces, rehearsal spaces, and more. We also offer five event rooms, perfect for corporate or personal events. The Mellwood Art Center has been host to many exciting art fairs, film festivals, music concerts and numerous other creative events. Pigment Gallery 60 – 80 seated guests or 125 standing 2,500 square feet with a small outdoor patio Monet Room 60 – 180 seated guests or up to 225 standing 4,000 square feet Picasso Room 175 – 350 seated guests or up to 700 standing 10,000 square feet with a 1,500 square foot balcony Van Gogh Ballroom 175 – 650 seated guests or up to 1,200 standing 12,500 square feet with a 3,900 square foot courtyard Da Vinci Room 200 – 1,000 seated guest or up to 1,600 standing 19,000 square feet with a 4,000 square foot partially covered patio
Total Square Footage: 70000
Meeting Spaces
Da Vinci Room
- Area: 19,000
| Configuration | Occupancy | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Reception | 1600 | 0 sq ft |
| Banquet | 1000 | 0 sq ft |
| Theater | 300 | 0 sq ft |
| Class Room | 900 | 0 sq ft |
Monet Room
- Area: 4,000
| Configuration | Occupancy | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Reception | 225 | 0 sq ft |
| Banquet | 180 | 0 sq ft |
| Class Room | 160 | 0 sq ft |
| Theater | 90 | 0 sq ft |
Picasso Room
- Area: 10,000
| Configuration | Occupancy | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Reception | 700 | 0 sq ft |
| Banquet | 350 | 0 sq ft |
| Class Room | 325 | 0 sq ft |
Pigment Gallery
- Area: 2,500
| Configuration | Occupancy | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Reception | 125 | 0 sq ft |
| Theater | 300 | 0 sq ft |
| Banquet | 80 | 0 sq ft |
| Class Room | 70 | 0 sq ft |
Van Gogh Room
- Area: 12,500
| Configuration | Occupancy | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Reception | 1200 | 0 sq ft |
| Banquet | 650 | 0 sq ft |
| Class Room | 630 | 0 sq ft |
| Theater | 300 | 0 sq ft |
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