Ateliers Rrose Sélavy can host a study day, a seminar, a team building session, a product launch or an evening party for up to 80 guests in its upstairs loft, and for larger groups when the whole atelier is booked. The pricing grid gives a maximum of 180 guests for the full space. Ateliers Rrose Sélavy is an art school and gallery in the 9th arrondissement of Paris that rents out its rooms by the day or by the evening.
Seminars and company events
The house sells a study day package built around the Mezzanine and a meeting room. It includes a welcome coffee, a lunch served as a buffet cocktail and coffee breaks. The Mezzanine can be booked for a working day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. or for an evening from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., which lets a team run a work session and stay on for a drinks reception.
The company offer lists seminars, conferences, team building and launches. Because the place is first of all an art school, a group can add a hands-on workshop led by the house's artists to a working day. A projector, screen and flipchart are available, as well as a small audio and video kit. Security staff, a stage manager, cloakroom attendants and a DJ can be added.
Weddings and receptions
Private clients book the space for birthdays, bachelorette parties and evening parties, and the house also offers small weddings, either as a package or with services chosen one by one, with support up to the day itself. Children's birthday parties built around a two-hour art workshop are a separate offer, for groups of eight to ten children.
Rooms and capacities
The building covers about 350 m² on two floors. The ground floor holds a gallery shop and several classrooms. The first floor is the Café des Arts, a loft of about 100 m² with a bar, which the house calls the Mezzanine. The site gives it a capacity of 1 to 80 guests in one place and a maximum of 70 in its pricing grid. Booking the whole atelier opens around 300 m² of space; the pricing grid sets the limit at 180 guests, while another passage mentions up to 200.
Rooms are separated only by glass walls, so the floors stay visually connected. An open kitchen and a library lounge complete the space.
Catering
Catering is arranged by the house. It covers seated menus and buffet cocktails, open bars with soft drinks, wine or spirits, a head waiter and service staff in the kitchen. Groups that prefer to bring their own caterer can book the kitchen area on its own. Tableware can be rented on request.
History and setting
The house was decorated by its founder, Marie-Lorraine Benzacar. Industrial furniture sits next to antique pieces found at flea markets, and the walls carry works by different artists. The name refers to Rrose Sélavy, the alter ego used by Marcel Duchamp, and the place runs art classes for adults and children all year, from drawing and manga to sewing, ceramics and sculpture.
Getting there
The atelier is in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, a central district served by several metro lines. Valet parking or a pre-booked parking space can be arranged on request, which helps for evening events with guests arriving by car.
