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Founder's Ballroom at The Trade, Autograph Collection

Published dimensions

Founder's Ballroom is 14.3 x 36 m (47 x 118 ft), 515 m² (5,541 sq ft), with a 4.3 m (14 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 4.3 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 4 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 36 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 57 x 4 (9576 x 672 px, 2,280 kg, 42.2 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	48 x 7 = 336	28.8 x 2.4 m	15360 x 1260	1,613 kg / 3,556 lb	85.3 kW, 410 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	57 x 4 = 228	28.5 x 2 m	9576 x 672	2,280 kg / 5,026 lb	42.2 kW, 203 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	57 x 4 = 228	28.5 x 2 m	7296 x 512	2,166 kg / 4,775 lb	36.5 kW, 175 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Founder's Ballroom holds about 957 theater seats, 391 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 269 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 29 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at The Trade, Autograph Collection

Founder’s Ballroom + Pre Function Space31.1 x 31.1 m (102 x 102 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Founder’s ABC18.9 x 18.9 m (62 x 62 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Founder’s CDE18.6 x 18.6 m (61 x 61 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Founder's Ballroom Foyer14.7 x 14.7 m (48 x 48 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Founder's AB13.6 x 13.6 m (45 x 45 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Founder's DE13.1 x 13.1 m (43 x 43 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Founder's C12.5 x 12.2 m (41 x 40 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Founder's D8.2 x 12.2 m (27 x 40 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Founder's E8.2 x 12.2 m (27 x 40 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Founder's A11.6 x 8.2 m (38 x 27 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Founder's B11.6 x 8.2 m (38 x 27 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling
Walker Room6.1 x 14 m (20 x 46 ft) · 4.3 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at The Trade, Autograph Collection · Venues in Milwaukee