space rental

Old American Can Factory

The Location: ISSUE Project Room is located in Park Slope/Gowanus, at the corner of Third St and Third Ave on the third floor of the Old American Can Factory. Originally constructed in 1886, the Old American Can Factory is a historic industrial complex home to more than 200 people working in creative industries.

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The Space: ISSUE Project Room is a 1500 sq. ft. rectangular loft space, ideal for intimate gatherings, musical performances, and photo shoots. Additionally, we have a 200 sq. ft. loft that we use for sound art installations, and a 10 ft. x 2 ft. area in our lobby that we use for visual arts installations. While we encourage and enable artists in using the performance space in any configuration (i.e. no seating or no set stage), most performances take place in approximately 350-400 sq. ft at one end of the space.

The Sound: Performers have access to a variety of speaker set-ups including a pair of JBL PRX 515 Front of House Speakers as well as a unique, handmade 15-channel hemispherical speaker system designed by Stephan Moore. Additionally, artists have free access to a variety of musical instruments and amplifiers. View the full set of tech specs. Performers will be provided with a sound-check as well as a sound engineer.

The Lights: We have a number of versatile lighting systems including an Elation 8 channel DMX lighting board, an Eliminator 4 channel dimmer pack, 3 Par Can lights, and 2 Fresnel lights.

The Accessibility: Issue Project Room may be reached by taking the 37 and 71 buses to Third Ave-Third St (Westbound) or Third Ave-Union St (Eastbound), by taking the F and G trains to the Carroll St-Smith St stop, or by taking the F, M, and R trains to the Fourth Ave-Ninth St stop. For a complete listing of possible bus, train, and driving directions, visit our contact page. ISSUE Project Room is wheelchair accessible.

The Rent: We can rent the space both by the hour and for full days. Please contact us by email for further information.