Community Action Group (CAN) believes there are ways to make more affordable and more diverse housing options available in Nelson. And to make renting more secure, stable and affordable.

Tēnā koutou katoaKei te harikoa a Make/Shift Spaces me te Kanihera o Whakatū kia tautoko ana i te wiki o te reo Māori. Kia kaha te reo Māori! Greetings! Make/Shift…

Poorna Daundasekara is a Sri Lankan born artist living in Nelson. In early October she ran a workshop where participants created masks inspired by original Sri Lankan designs but with their unique kiwi flavour and imagination.

Fleur Woods describes 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 paint, gouache and/or ink. Finally, she finishes the top layer with stitching to give the works texture.

Santalma uses her artwork to reflect a positive view of her homeland of Colombia. She uses the passion of her country as a source of inspiration, influenced by its colours, joy, cultural contrasts, biodiversity, flavours and rhythms that resulted from the miscegenation of Indigenous, Spanish and African heritage.

Nelson’s newest (temporary) theatre opens with one of New Zealand’s most-loved actors, Helen Moulder, in a play about family, food & five surprising characters! Don’t miss this absolute delight – from rehearsal to performance – with Helen, a few trusty props, and the magic of the theatre.

F N Jones was a man of many talents. There are more than 5,000 of his photos in Nelson Provincial Museum‘s collection, ranging from studio portraits through to his social documentary photos. He also created Coney Park and the much-loved Pixietowns.

Sally Burton’s ‘White Gold’ was developed as an installation for The Suter Art Gallery in 2009. Her inspiration was an artist residency in Sanskriti, India, as well as her immediate surrounds of the O’Connor farm on the Waimea Plains.

This collection of firewood has been built up over a number of years, with each log selected for their intuitive relationship and resemblance to seminal works of art.

Kim Ireland’s art practice is founded on research and the power of historical narratives. The Raft is the third of her Threshold series, which reconstructs global climate events.

“Everyone’s a winner, bargains galore
That’s right, you too can be the proud owner
Of the quality goes in before the name goes on…”

In 5 Warnings, Ann Braunsteiner has taken examples of the warnings on cigarette and tobacco packaging. and created new meanings – from the serious to the playful.

Small Change is a payback. It attempts to examine the often bureaucratic systems and services that facilitate community engagement and expression within, and of, the arts.

A Call to Dance celebrates a place and its people, asking questions about heritage, belonging, public expression and cultural authenticity.

Every month, Voice Collective get together for a few hours to rehearse a song, and then do a once-only performance. This month, it’s Dolly Parton’s ‘Joelene’.

Home / 2003 is a series of work that explores domestic life, where everyday life is merged with art history in a New Zealand context.

The Mask Parade & Carnivale is one of Nelson’s best-loved free community events. Before the big day, the Festival runs a series of free mask-making workshops.

Up and Away is a playful and gentle theatrical performance created exclusively for babies. Two performers use theatre, play and live music in a 30min performance.

The Festival of Architecture is a nationwide series of engaging and accessible free events that aim to celebrate and investigate the role of architecture in improving the quality of life in Aotearoa’s towns and cities.

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori had a powerful message this year – ‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori’ – keep the language strong.

Nelson has always been a magnet for those who dream of making their living through art and culture. In 1976, American Steve Fullmer established a workshop in Mahana, building Nelson’s first wood-fired kiln and producing planters and domesticware.

Jen Bowmast was the first artist to exhibit in Viewfinder Window. Her work, All my friends are psychic, was a satellite project to ‘Sacred Sites‘, a solo show at Ramp Gallery in Hamilton.