Wayves: Announcing: The Turret Arts Space
Wayves staffAt a press conference on the second floor of the Turret Building, The Turret Arts Space Society announced a chunk of current funding and plans to raise a further $18.5 million to have the space ready for renovation -- "adaptive re-use" -- starting in the fall of 2025.
Half of that oney will be secured from multiple levels of government; the other fundraised from private citizens.
The initiative aims to preserve and revitalize the iconic space, ensuring that it survives and thrives.
The reimagined Turret Arts Space will become a dynamic, inclusive hub where youth, artists, and the broader public can connect and flourish in a space designed to be physically, economically, and culturally accessible. The revitalized building will feature distinct four floors, each serving a unique purpose. A cornerstone of the project is the Artist Residency Program, which will occupy the entire fourth floor and serve as a creative incubator. The space already has two community anchor tenants: The Khyber Centre for the Arts, which will be coming home to the building, and Leave Out Violence Nova Scotia (LOVE), both of which are dedicated to serving Halifax's 2SLGBTQIA+ community, among other important core mandates.
