Projects
PROJECTS
We run national events in Whakatū, working with professional artists and community makers from across Aotearoa.
Nelson Jewellery Week
A biannual celebration of contemporary jewellery in Aotearoa, for makers, wearers, and viewers.
In 2025 we ran 73 events involving over 200 artists across 7 days, with artists travelling internationally to take part.
Nelson Jewellery Week will return in 2027.
Nelson Clay Week
Ceramists from across Aotearoa come together to learn, teach, build new connections and celebrate all things clay in this bi-annual festival.
After great success in 2025, Nelson Clay Week is returning in spring 2026.
Save the date: 3rd - 9th October 2026
EOIs open: 1st Nov - 15th Dec 2025
Changing Threads
The annual National Contemporary Textile Fibre Art Awards, celebrating artists who stretch the boundaries of fibre and textile art.
Changing Threads is back for 2026, taking place from 6th June - 20th July.
Submissions are now open for artists from anywhere in Aotearoa.
Make It Nelson is a curated programme of hands-on workshops running throughout June 2026 in Whakatū Nelson.
The programme brings together a mix of traditional and contemporary forms of making, from pottery to digital fabrication.
If you are an artist or a creative and would like to run a workshop, we want to hear from you!