The owner / general manager and executive chef, Art Wilson, was born and raised in Northern Michigan. Chef Art received most of his experience as an apprentice with several restaurants & hotels throughout Michigan; serving under some highly decorated European Chef’s, as well as taking charge as an Executive Chef in properties like The Embers in Mt. Pleasant, MI; the Baltimore Plaza, Springfield, MO; and most recently Executive Chef at the award winning Spinnaker Restaurant inside the Grand Rapids Airport Hilton. Chef Art has received many fine dining awards and is best known at the Conference Center, for his award winning “Chicken Vin Blanc”, a succulent chicken breast with mushroom / white wine / artichoke cream sauce. Chef Art was also Executive Chef for the Midwest premier resort, The Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, Acme, MI. Chef Art joined the Grandville Banquet Center staff in 2000, to help some friends with their business. He then took ownership in 2002 and has been involved in all phases of the properties operation. Feel free to come in & visit, Chef Art is very accommodating and would love to have the opportunity to help you with any of your event needs.

Our general office assistant and event sales coordinator is Gayle Clouse. With a background in business & education and a passion for the hospitality sector, her efforts and warm personality, have been met with a positive reaction to the diverse needs of event sales. With an eye for perfection, she has been a cornerstone to our guests needs, and is ready to serve you with guided tours of the facility and answers to all your event planning questions.

Our experienced team, including chefs, wait staff, bartenders, DJ’s and security personnel complete the picture of our hospitality staff. Each and all are eager to serve you.   

The Grandville Banquet Center is housed on the second floor, in the former Alloytek building, across Wilson Avenue from the Grandville Post Office. Although no authority on the history of this building, rumor has it this was originally built in the late 1930’s, early 1940’s to manufacture ammunition for the US Government, for use during World War II. The 2900 block of Wilson Avenue is host to other businesses behind the Grandville Center and is owned by a local investment company.

 Due to the age and grandeur of our physical space, we think of ourselves as the big old building of downtown Grandville. We boast of high ceilings, exposed rafters, creative lighting and lots of character, in this old house. Mixing the old with new, we can also boast about new carpeting, surround sound acoustics, handicap restrooms, state-of-the-art kitchen, and let’s not forget our top notch service.

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