After 12 years of fostering great local artists and sharing the art of pottery with the community Turnstile Pottery Co-operative (2733 Agricola Street) has announced that come the end of May it’ll be disbanding. The tough decision came up in January when its current north end home was put up for sale. The pending loss […]
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Pretty pottery
There was a little backlash when the city put the holiday decorations up—“too early” Twitter screamed, but festive elves everywhere would agree, really, it’s never too early to slap on a little holiday spirit. Enter Turnstile Pottery, a co-op ceramic studio that opened in 2001 and has been providing Halifax with a varied and gorgeous […]
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Turnstile Pottery Co-op’s Spring Show & Sale
“Come look at the work and soak up some food for your soul,” says director Bethany Butterworth of Turnstile Pottery Co-op (2733 Agricola Street, 431-2529). She’s talking about their Annual Spring Show & Sale, next weekend, June 9t and 10, 11am to 5pm both days. Butterwworth and the other seven artists of the co-op will […]
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Turnstile offers new classes
Two new adult classes are starting up this month at Turnstile Pottery Cooperative (2733 Agricola Street, 431-2529). Intro to Throwing, an introduction to wheel throwing, trimming, glazing, and other basic pottery practices, runs from January 25 to February 22, Wednesday evenings 7pm – 9pm, 3-5 students per class, $200 (tax included). Hand Built Ceramics is […]
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Turnstile Annual Holiday Sale this week
Turnstile Pottery Co-op (2733 Agricola Street, 431-2529) is hosting its Annual Holiday Sale on Saturday, November 12 and Sunday November 13, from 11am–5pm. A variety of pottery and sculpture from each of these eight Turnstile members will be for sale: Lily Greer, Rosanne Tanner, Bethany Riordan-Butterworth, Jenny Morton, Dorota Forfa, Christine Waugh, Elizabeth Woodyard and […]
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Go Local: Agricola
Halifax’s coolest strip is a thriving mix of independent shops and boutiques (the only chains are bands and the province’s booze store), making Agricola the unofficial Main Street of the local Shop Local movement. Finer Things Antiques 2797 Agricola Street, 456-1412 Proprietor Jack Craft “urges you to peruse your attic, basement, outbuildings cubby holes and […]
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Turnstile Pottery Spring Sale this weekend
Turnstile Pottery Co-op (2733 Agricola Street, 431-2529) is hosting their annual Spring Sale. It runs Saturday June 4 and Sunday June 5 from 11am to 5pm. The pottery studio is managed by artists through membership, providing classes, workshops, and retail sales to the public. Turnstile’s current membership boasts ceramic artists from across Canada, including Nova […]
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How to enroll in a summer course
Academic, my dear Watson Are you too busy to take a course? Well, why not take a course in Time Management through the Nova Scotia Community College. Hurry, the one-day workshop is happening on June 20 and will teach students things such as how to save up to one hour per day of time, overcome […]