Use our space
Book your next performance or art show event. We have 3 venues to suit your event each supported by lighting, sound, staging and display equipment as required by the event as well as feature signage
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St John’s United Church offers a main stage, located in the sanctuary portion of the building. This space boasts one of the best natural acoustics in the city of Brockville. With a seating capacity of approximately 200, it provides a venue that is intimate for both the performers and audiences alike. In this space, one can draw a crowd of 100 to 125 people and still feel like they are performing to a full house. A fee structure will be offered that promotes developing talent to create their own shows with the support of professional quality lighting and sound equipment. As for our audiences, the space is fully accessible from the Park St entrance.
Previous performances include:
Festival of Small Halls (2-4 performances per year)
Brockville Concert Association – recital hall performances
Brockville Concert Band
Performances sponsored by the Eastern Ontario Musicians Union (4-6 per year)
Eastern Ontario Bluegrass Festival (April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2021)
Performances through Youth Opportunity in the Arts
Brockville’s annual Community Christmas Concerts
Recitals and Christmas Concerts of Fulford Academy School in Brockville
Brockville Theatre Guild
Our plans for 2023 include:
Festival of Small Halls (2-4 concerts; Oct and Dec 2023)
Upper Canada Musicians
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The lower hall at St John’s United Church has been updated to provide a unique small performance venue as well as a professional gallery space. This allows for small one act plays, book and poetry readings; open mic nights as well as gallery shows.
The most recent activities include:
One Actor Play, featuring Lisa Leroux
“Dear Ray” 2 performances, October 2022.
Audience of 70 per performance
This space gave the perfect sized venue for this one person play.
St Lawrence College’s Theatre Arts Programme offered a one act musical
As part of the SLC Theatre Arts program, a one act musical was developed and workshopped in this space, again providing an affordable and professional space for the 3 performances
Audience 60 per performance
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For Art Shows, Solo Artists or Groups. White show grids available to rent. Capacity to host a group show of up to 15 artists .
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Studio space available as a monthly rental for artists in residence.
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Open for artist groups to gather and paint together. Book recurring weekly or monthly sessions in space for your group to come together and enjoy painting with one another.
Space rental
Space rental
About the church
Built in the early 1900’s to replace the original church lost to fire, St. John’s United Church has been serving the City of Brockville for nearly two centuries. Known as the friendly church on King Street, this historic building is the only main-street church in downtown Brockville.
On January 1, 2014, large sections of the sanctuary’s ceiling fell down onto the pews below. Only the night before, those very pews had been filled with a large audience during a New Year’s Eve concert. It was a close call, and when the congregants got over the scare, they were faced with a frightening repair bill. Thanks to loans, insurance claims and donations, the congregants were able to remodel their beloved sanctuary. To help with the repair costs, they converted their choir loft to a stage and began renting the space to community groups at an affordable price. Seating over two hundred people and boasting some of the best natural acoustics in the city, the sanctuary hosts dramatic productions, musical concerts of all kinds and, of course, worship services.
Location
Find us at 32 Park Street, Brockville, Ontario