Frederick Nelson Jones, better known as Freddy, or Pompy to his friends, was a man of many talents who made a huge contribution to Nelson. Born in Nelson in 1881, Jones worked in his father’s Tattersall’s Stables. In 1904, news spread that Nelson College’s main building was on fire. Quick as a flash, Jones “packed …
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This artwork was created by Takaka-based artist Dean Raybould for the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary’s entrance area. When the Sanctuary’s visitor facilities are fully developed, the art installation will find a permanent home in the Sanctuary’s visitor entrance area. In the meantime the Sanctuary will build its presence in Nelson’s CBD and the partnership with Makeshift …
Fleur Woods is a local artist based in Upper Moutere. The installation is a high quality photo of one of Fleur’s original artworks. Fleur describes the style of her work as ‘Stitched Paintings’. Her process begins with painting a blank piece of linen in abstract washes, and then adding botanical and illustrative details with acrylic …
White Gold was developed as an installation for The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū in 2009. It then travelled to Forrester Gallery in Oamaru and Southland Museum & Art Gallery in Invercargill, before Dairy NZ installed it in their Head Office in Hamilton until 2018. Living next to the O’Connor dairy farm on …
With its wide frontage overlooking Wakatu Square, this building is easy to find. Plus, the interior is spacious with heaps of natural light, and ready for use. So when Nelson Arts Festival approached us about ending a space for a whole range of activities, we knew we had a match. This property is owned by …
This little store right in the centre of Trafalgar Street is currently undergoing extensive refurbishment, which allows for Viewfinder Window to utilise the window space for its series of window exhibitions. This property is owned by J. S. Lewis Building Ltd.
With prime location in central Trafalgar Street, this shop is currently undergoing refurbishment – the perfect time for Make/Shift Spaces to use the windows! This property is owned by John Fitchett Family Trust Ltd, and managed by:– Colliers Nelson – Geoff Faulkner – Bayleys Nelson – Paul Vining– GBU Reality – Grant Unsworth
Graham’s Trading was a well-known Nelson retail business for nearly 40 years, closing their doors for the last time in March 2019. There is work to be done to the interior, so Make/Shift Spaces only has access to the windows along the wide frontage – perfect for window displays. This property is owned by Gibbons.
The formidable Ann Bird made a huge contribution to Nelson’s early European settlement. Born in England, Ann was in her early 20s when she arrived in Nelson on the Fifeshire with her husband Reuben and daughter Anne, in 1842. Reuben soon opened a butcher shop. Regulations weren’t so stringent in those days, and in 1847 …
