Looking for a space
for your event?
Experimental Station, located at 6100 S. Blackstone Ave., offers versatile rental spaces for a wide range of events. As a non-profit arts and cultural hub, we welcome community groups, artists, filmmakers, and musicians from Chicago's Southside and beyond. Our facilities can accommodate gatherings of all sizes, from intimate events to large celebrations. Explore our unique spaces:
Size: 30' x 50' with 20-foot high ceilings
Capacity: up to 250 guests standing or 100 seated with chairs and tables
The Big Room is our main event space, offering ample room for creativity and versatility. It features a variety of backdrops, including a brick wall, a blackboard wall, and a white wall, allowing for different aesthetics and setups. The Big Room is ideal for community meetings, weddings, plays, video and photo shoots, live music, pop-up restaurants, corporate retreats, gallery installations, and small festivals.
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The Big Room
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Our kitchen is perfect for food-related events. It is equipped with a stove, oven (for warming only), refrigeration, a double steel sink, a soapstone sink, and a woodfire pizza oven. It is ideal for cooking classes, small dinners, pop-up restaurants, bread bakes, and community gatherings.
Kitchen and Dining Area
Size: 26’ x 26’
Capacity: 60 guests standing or 40 seated
The outdoor patio, connected to the kitchen, provides a space for smaller events. The patio is a lovely setting for networking events, small dinners, video shoots, and pop-up markets with a view of our garden area.
Patio
Size: 16’ x 36’
Capacity: 60 standing guests or 40 seated
The mezzanine is a cozy spot for intimate gatherings, meetings, or additional breakout space during larger events.
Mezzanine
Size: 40’ x 37’ x 34’ x 16’
Capacity: 70 standing guests or 45 seated
Adjacent to the mezzanine, the deck provides a beautiful outdoor extension for events that are ideal for outdoor receptions, casual gatherings, or creative photo and video shoots.
Second-Floor Deck
We offer a variety of equipment for event use:
100 stackable chairs
8-foot and 6-foot tables
JBL EON 710 Speakers (2)
SHURE Wireless Microphones (4)
Sanyo Christie LX505 Projector
ONYX16 Analog Mixer
Zenbooth soundproof booths (2)