Goldcorp Centre for the Arts

location_on 149 West Hastings St, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5K3

meeting_room 7 Bookable Spaces

group 100+ person Capacity

square_foot Up to 4800 sqft

event_note Suitable for all event types

distance 14 km to YVR airport - 30 mins

Vancouver's Cultural Hub

Located in historic Gastown, the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts is housed in Vancouver’s iconic Woodward’s building. Home to SFU’s School of Contemporary Arts, this distinctive venue consists of studios and theatre space designed for the cultural arts, including music, dance, theatre, film and visual arts.

There are seven bookable spaces available at this venue on a regular basis and additional space is available on an ad hoc basis. With an artistic and “funky” vibe, these facilities are perfect for product launches, film screenings and media events.

bookmark Features

Book the Djavad Mowfaghian Cinema, a 350-seat theatre featuring state-of-the-art projection and sound systems
Contemporary spaces perfect for reception, special events, art shows, film festivals
The flexibility of the venue accommodates both regular events and special, larger-scale gatherings
SFU is committed to being a good neighbour. The Vancity Office of Community Engagement offers cultural partnerships, non-credit educational initiatives and facility rentals to foster community engagement. A community ticket program provides neighbourhood residents access to cultural events at the facility.

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Specialty Spaces

The Goldcorp Centre for the Arts offers a variety of different spaces for your event including several specialty areas.

Capacity: 350-seat tiered theatre

The Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema is a 350-seat theatre featuring state-of-the-art projection and sound systems. The Cinema showcases student film projects, along with festival and community film screenings. It is also an ideal space for lectures and presentations. With room at the front of the hall for a small stage, the Cinema can double as a concert hall for small ensemble performances.

Note: There is limited space in the Cinema lobby for refreshments.

*Front of House Staffing – Mandatory front of house staffing to be quoted based on a full assessment by our production team.
*Projection and Sound – Our state-of-the-art projection equipment is included with the space rental. Mandatory staffing of an SFU projectionist is required.

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Square Feet: 2,166

This studio is an acoustically sophisticated venue for the performance and study of world music. The World Art Centre houses the school’s suite of Indonesian Gamelan instruments and collection of African drums for ongoing classes and performances and is available to world music ensembles for rehearsal and performance. This room is also a unique space for casual meetings, receptions or pre-event gatherings.

*Front of House Staffing – Mandatory front of house staffing to be quoted based on a full assessment by our production team.

Designed as one of Vancouver’s largest black box spaces, the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre is a site for contemporary dance, theatre, concerts and other performances. The venue features a balcony on three sides with flexible seating below that can be arranged in the round or in a more conventional setup – or even no seating at all. The Assembly Area is connected to the theatre by a retractable guillotine door that can also serve as a stage with a proscenium arch.

Audain Gallery opened in 2010 and is named after patron Michael Audain. The gallery advances the aesthetic and discursive production and presentation of contemporary art through a responsive program of exhibitions that support engaged pedagogy. Audain Gallery also hosts SFU SCA Visual Arts student exhibitions. Events such as artist’s talks, public discussions, and screenings are organized parallel to the gallery’s exhibitions, cultivating the cultural context and conversation around visual art. Audain Gallery offers a critical space for engagement with the diverse and timely ideas of contemporary art in a dynamic and shifting manner.