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| Adelaide Potters Adelaide Potters is located at 84 Edmund Avenue, Unley. Adelaide Potters was started in 1949 and has continued to grow from strength to strength since then. The venue for the club is the lovely Unley Council Cottage. The cottage encompasses the studio and gallery. New members are always welcome. See the 'Contact' page for further details. Meetings are held at 7.30pm on the second Monday of every month. Adelaide Potters is open to the public each Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12:00pm until 4:00pm. Arrangements can be made for the club to open outside these hours. The facilities are also available for other groups to hire for exhibitions. |
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Current Facilities and Displays Facilities: Displays: The History of the Adelaide Potters The first venue for the Adelaide Potters was in Grenfell Street oppposite the East End Market. The club was started by a group of women working for the Red Cross who were interested in handicrafts. They named themselves The Adelaide Potters' Club after Queen Adelaide, as the club was founded on her birthday anniversary, August 13, 1949. Later, there was a move to Parkside when membership grew to 200 the club needed larger and more permanent premises. Fundraising was organised by President and founder Mrs Stow OBE, along with other members of the club. Groups made up of twenty members were given the task to earn 100 pounds each. Twelve months later a deposit was made on the property at 15 Liston Street, Parkside. The total sum raised was 2,800 pounds, an enormous amount in those days. Soon the property was freehold. The club continued to develop and was a pleasant and well equipped place to meet and work. Classes were held, special workshops given and exhibitions staged. The vine covered pergola in the back garden was an ideal spot to share a chatty lunch! The needs of the club continued to change so a move was made to the Unley Council cottage at 84 Edmund Avenue, Unley. The cottage has been developed into a very pleasant studio and gallery. Adelaide Potters has dropped the word 'club' from the name in recent times and is now known as Adelaide Potters.
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