September 28, 2021
We are pleased to announce that our Site Superintendent, Cody Weiss, has won the Vital People Award, from the Community Foundation of South Eastern Alberta. Cody’s exceptional contribution to Medalta started when he was first […]
August 20, 2021
“What is this worth?” “How old is this crock?” “Where is this from?” The questions we receive about our historic pottery never end! To be honest, it kind of keeps us going. How many times […]
February 1, 2021
Darcey Howells, born Feb 19, 1956, was hired as Site Superintendent, Medalta’s very first employee back in 1994. Building and maintaining the Historic Clay District for almost 25 years, Darcey was an invaluable member of […]
February 14, 2020
If you’re unfamiliar with the magical term that is ‘seconds’, it refers to ceramic pieces that have an imperfection and thus have been deemed unfit for sale at full price. Don’t let this deter you, […]
September 29, 2018
Karen Sevigny’s been participating at Medalta before Medalta was the place to be. To be able to say ‘I was an Artist in Residence before the Shaw Centre!’ or ‘We played in the Factory when it […]
August 10, 2018
Pickled Tongue anyone? We’re heading into canning season – which back in the day was Medalta’s bread and butter (pun intended) since crocks are the original food preservation method. Lucky for you die hard crock […]
