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Get in touch with us for any questions and inquiries.

ACN Community Arts Advisor / Nelson City Creative Communities Scheme Administrator
Lloyd Harwood
lloyd@acn.org.nz 027 326 9166

Billing and Accounts  
Heidi Lucas accounts@acn.org.nz

Refinery ArtSpace
Janja Heathfield
refinery@acn.org.nz


Events 
Andy Meldrum
andy@acn.org.nz

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Our three latest exhibitions are open and we had a wonderful kick off celebration . Vandal | Jayde McDonald Paintings by Nicholas Analog Decay | Nicholas Males Three remarkable shows that deserve some time spent with them. On until 28th February.
Working across object, print and video, Nicholas Males juxtaposes forgotten technologies with the systems emerging to replace them. His prints abstract 1980s telephony advertising, pairing it with video stills and scans of obsolete devices. His Ardui
Jayde McDonald presents a body of work that confronts the tensions around graffiti. Painted in oil and acrylic, these gritty urban scenes argue for graffiti as a legitimate art form rather than mere vandalism, while remaining honest about the street
You are warmly invited to this fabulous exhibition opening: Monday 26th January from 5.30pm All Welcome. Paintings by Nicholas Grounded in existentialism, Nicholas Clark sees himself as an eternal student of painting, and like all great painters,
Last days to view RAW 25 | Work outside the edge. We have so enjoyed this exhibition and for those of you who would like to see the show but can't make it in to the gallery, our awesome friends @uniqelynelson have produced a VR walkthrough for us. Y
Come and hear a dynamic young string quartet perform a free 45min concert Refinery ArtSpace. We welcome everyone to come along, and bring anyone you think might be curious to hear some classical music in a relaxed environment. The Antipodes Quartet
Free Workshop! Thanks to @nelsoncitycouncil through their Arts and Heritage Partnership Grant Preston McNeil gets down and nerdy about all the technical aspects of building an arcade machine. Each participant gets a joystick kit with all the compo
RAW 2025 celebrates artists with no formal or traditional art training. It's a chance to work outside the edges, with individuality and inventiveness. Take a walk through the gallery and soak up this truly dynamic show, on now!
Beautiful arcade games designed by artists across Aotearoa, including Gina Kiel, Flox, Otis Frizzell, Joe Sheehan, and Otis Chamberlain. in collaboration with designer Preston McNeil. Arca Arcade “Round One” emits a distinctive flavour t