Current Installations
DCR Sessions Room for Nelson Clay Week
From: 03/10/2026 - 09/10/202699 Collingwood St (next to The Free House)
Nelson Clay Week’s DCR Sessions Room is hosting a series of talks over the week, as well as an interactive exhibition, the Biscuit Lounge. Go to www.clayweek.co.nz for all the…
Stitch Bloom – Windows on Bridge
From: 28/09/2026 - Ongoing126 Bridge St, Nelson (ex Labels Resale Clothing)
Creating community and generating well-being through the art of slow stitching
Rock on Bridge – Windows on Bridge
From: 10/09/2026 - Ongoing168 Trafalgar St, Nelson (ex-Westpac Bank on the corner of Bridge St)
The cacophony of road works is part of life now…was it really that strange to want to take some of those rocks home?
Window of Curiosities – Windows on Bridge
From: 28/08/2026 - Ongoing41A Bridge St, Nelson (ex-kebab shop)
Where magical things are on display – but not for long!
The Child Who – Windows on Bridge
From: 31/07/2026 - Ongoing142 Bridge St, Nelson (next to Gravity Bikes)
Anne Braunsteiner has used vinyl offcuts to create a vibrant artwork on a window.
Green Shoots – Windows on Bridge
From: 31/07/2026 - Ongoing16 Bridge St, Nelson (ex Crystal Affinity)
Amy Adams, Audrey Anderson, Serena Buonaguidi-Haynes, Cate Murphy, Robyn Reynolds, Jane Tan and Fleur Woods.
The Gathering Tide (Nelson Arts Festival)
From: 14/09/2026 - 24/10/2026&3 Rutherford St, Nelson (ex-Bed, Bath & Beyond)
We found the perfect rehearsal space for an epic celebration of place and belonging.
Windows on Bridge
From: 01/07/2026 - Ongoing1-200 Bridge St, Nelson
A series of art installation in empty shops, most to be viewed from the footpath.
Angel Gardeners
From: 15/10/2024 - OngoingThere are little gardens, beds and planters all over the city.
The Angel Gardeners are determined to green-ify the city, one bed, pot and planter at a time!
Matariki – Windows on Bridge
From: 09/07/2026 - 07/09/2026168 Trafalgar St, Nelson (ex-Westpac Bank on the corner of Bridge St)
Celebrate Matariki with whetu and tiny moments of joy.
A Bridge Too Far: The Maungatapu Murders
From: 01/12/2025 - Ongoing1-200 Bridge St, Nelson
Join us on a new adventure with an audio-guide-with-pictures to take you back in time.
Nelson City Centre ArtWalk
From: 23/04/2021 - Ongoing26 sites across the City Centre
With 26 sites, ArtWalk takes you on a journey past artworks by some of Nelson’s most celebrated artists, as well as artworks that have a particular poignancy to Whakatū.
Love Letters to Bridge Street
From: 02/03/2026 - Ongoing1-200 Bridge St, Nelson
A community engagement project facilitated by Make/Shift Spaces & Arts Council Nelson.
Wildlife in Layers
From: 01/02/2026 - Ongoing169 Bridge Street, Nelson
(ex-Graham’s Trading)
A delightful representation of our native flora and fauna.
Art in Transit
From: 18/05/2026 - Ongoing523 Main Road Stoke, inbetween St Barnabas and Putangitangi.
Enjoy some of Isel Park beauties as you wait for the bus!
ArtWorks around Whakatū Nelson
From: 12/10/2024 - OngoingOriginal artworks popping up all over the city!
There are little gardens, beds and planters all over the city.
ArtWorks around Whakatū Nelson is a companion project to ArtWalk and ArtDoors. ArtWorks are original artworks around the city, on walls, electrical boxes, roller doors and other surfaces that might come available, using…
ArtDoors Whakatū/Nelson
From: 01/03/2024 - OngoingWatch this space as we keep adding more doors!
ArtDoors Whakatū/Nelson is an aspirational project that aims to transform around 100 of the city’s doors over a two-year period. This project connects business and property owners with local makers…
What if Whakatū Nelson Taskforce & Spring Clean
From: 13/11/2023 - OngoingWhat If…? is about collecting ideas, starting conversations and motivating positive change on how to help make Nelson a more vibrant and liveable city for everyone.
The Wakatū Hotel
From: 03/04/2023 - OngoingWakatū Hotel, cnr Collingwood & Bridge Sts.
The Wakatū Hotel was one of Nelson’s major hotels. Now the land has been returned to the original customary owners of the Nelson Tenths – Wakatū Incorporation – who are working through exciting long-term plans.
Cycling in Style with the Red Rider
From: 06/05/2022 - OngoingOn the old Briscoes building at the western end of Montgomery Square
Oh, a bicycle! When it was not only how you reached your destination but also what you chose to wear for your two-wheeled outing.
Appo Hocton
From: 19/06/2023 - OngoingNelson English Centre (on the Church Street side)
Appo Hocton was the first person of Chinese descent to gain New Zealand citizenship. As carter, builder, roading contractor, then exporter, he was an industrious and respected resident of early Nelson.
Shared Communities Whakatū Nelson
From: 29/01/2025 - OngoingEngagement with Nelson Migrant and Former Refugee Communities. In early 2025 Shared Communities decorated a wall along Nile St. featuring the word “Thank You” in almost 50 languages. There’s a…
Masks About Town
From: 17/10/2022 - OngoingBank Lane (next to BNZ on Trafalgar St)
Paying homage to the magical legacy of the Mask Parade.
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week)
From: 13/09/2021 - OngoingElma Turner Library
27 Halifax Street
Tēnā koutou katoa. We hope you give te reo Māori a go!