Gaines 1 at Benton Convention Center

Gaines 1 is 13.1 x 14.9 m (43 x 49 ft), 195 m² (2,101 sq ft), with a 3 m (10 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 3 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 2 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 14.9 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 23 x 2 (3864 x 336 px, 460 kg, 8.5 kW).

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, Gaines 1 holds about 247 theater seats, 101 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 69 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 7.9 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Benton Convention Center

• Piedmont Hall68 x 63.4 m (223 x 208 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Gallery Ballroom46.3 x 65.2 m (152 x 214 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
• Piedmont Hall 441.1 x 63.4 m (135 x 208 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
• Salem Ballroom29 x 61.6 m (95 x 202 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
• Winston Ballroom29 x 59.7 m (95 x 196 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Piedmont Hall 12326.8 x 63.4 m (88 x 208 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
• Salem 229 x 34.1 m (95 x 112 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
• Winston 229 x 34.1 m (95 x 112 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Salem Foyer88.7 x 7.3 m (291 x 24 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
• Winston Foyer88.7 x 7.3 m (291 x 24 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
• Piedmont Hall 323.8 x 25.6 m (78 x 84 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
• Piedmont Hall 219.2 x 25.6 m (63 x 84 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Benton Convention Center · Venues in Winston Salem