Seminars and company events
The Boardwalk in Glasgow's Merchant City hires out meeting rooms, studios and a black box theatre for conferences, workshops, training days and company gatherings. Individual spaces are described as suited to groups of 10 to 100 people, and the theatre can take an audience of 70 to 180. The venue is a social enterprise space run by the arts charity Impact Arts at 105 Brunswick Street.
Small meetings fit in the Green Room or the Boardroom. The Green Room is the smallest multi-purpose room and is used for workshops, rehearsals and table reads. The Boardroom has built-in air conditioning and a movable board table, and the venue lists it for board meetings, interviews and hybrid meetings. Meeting rooms for 4 to 14 people are part of the range.
Larger groups can use the Silver Room, the Gold Room or the Blue Room. The Gold Room is the second largest space and the only one with a sprung wooden dance floor. It has hosted events from ballroom dancing to conferences. The Silver Room is fully accessible and is offered for training, meetings and creative thinking sessions. The Blue Room is used part time by Impact Arts as an art studio, so availability needs checking.
Layouts include cabaret, boardroom, U-shape and theatre style, and the team discusses the best one with you before the day. Audio-visual equipment and in-house technical support can be added to a booking.
Weddings and receptions
The official site does not offer weddings. It lists conferences, corporate events, dance rehearsals, creative workshops and performances. The Main Foyer, a large atrium, serves for exhibitions, networking and hospitality, and the Courtyard has hosted dinner parties and exhibitions, which may suit a private reception. Ask the team before planning anything social.
Rooms and capacities
The Boardwalk Theatre is a black box studio theatre with a lighting truss and a movable raked seating bank. The site gives its capacity as up to 180 seats. The Black Room is the smaller of two black box studios, with capacity depending on the set-up and an optional raked bank. The Purple Room is a dance studio with a full-length mirror wall and sprung floor.
Support spaces include the Studio Theatre Foyer, which opens onto the Courtyard through a glass wall, and dressing rooms that can be hired alongside a performance. The Main Foyer works as an exhibition and networking area, and hospitality is often served there to event bookers.
Catering
Catering is available for events and covers dietary needs, including vegan and gluten free options. The menu runs from morning coffee and pastries to light lunches of soup and sandwiches and hot bowls such as tagines and curries. Extra catering and technical equipment are added to the booking.
Team days and wellbeing
Impact Arts can run creative wellbeing sessions and team building activities for staff, which suits an away day that combines work and a shared activity.
Getting there
The Boardwalk stands at 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow G1 1TF, in the Merchant City, close to the city center. The venue states that it is operating as usual during essential building works and that a major accessibility upgrade is complete. Check the current situation with the team when you enquire.
