Meaford Hall
The Meaford Culture Foundation’s early days were once devoted exclusively to supporting Meaford Hall. While today, the foundation supports a wide range of arts & culture initiatives throughout the entire community, we continue to make significant investments towards capital improvements at our beautiful Hall.
Since 2006 the Foundation has raised funds for these major capital improvements through our Christmas Celebration auction, the Meaford International Film Festival (MIFF), our Friends program and our Online Auction. These improvements enhance everyone’s overall experience of Meaford Hall, and have included:
- A $145,000 contribution towards the restoration of the Opera House balcony, completed in 2017 (with additional contributions from the Federal Government, the Municipality of Meaford)
- A baby Grand Piano in the Opera house
- A state-of-the-art High Definition digital projector in the Opera House
- Special UV protection window blinds to protect art shows in the Galleries
- A new, sprung floor on the stage of the Opera House
- An upgraded sound system in the Opera House
- A fully serviced refreshment bar in the North Gallery
- New drapes for both the Galleries – north and south
- TV’s throughout The Hall used to monitor performances and inform patrons of upcoming events
- $30,000 towards the return of live Summer Theatre 2018
- A new LED sign in front of the hall in 2022
- A new $65,000 screen, surround sound, and projector system for the theatre in 2022-2025
Presenting our $145,000 contribution toward the Meaford Hall Balcony Renovation to Mayor Barb Clumpus at the the council meeting on May 8th, 2017.
The renovated Meaford Hall Balcony was unveiled at a special ceremony on Saturday May 6, with Mayor Clumpus, members of Council, Meaford Culture Foundation board members, and donors in attendance.