Jun 7th – Jun 21st: Make it Nelson - Life Drawing Nelson, Nelson / Tasman
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A nonjudgmental, calm, serene environment to explore your creative freedom and to meet other likeminded individuals. People will learn to tap into there own creativity through drawing the human figure All levels of ...
Jun 7th – Jun 21st: Make it Nelson - Simple Books and Bindings, Nelson / Tasman
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In this workshop you will learn some easy techniques to create small books which are ideal for journals, artist books, or as gifts. We will cover several different styles from folded books, through to simple stitched ...
Jun 7th – Jun 21st: Make it Nelson - Brooches, Beads & Body Adornment, Nelson / Tasman
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Discover wool as a material for modern adornment in this hands-on workshop using New Zealand wool. You’ll create a selection of wearable pieces — including brooches and beads — shaped through simple ...
Jun 12th – Jun 19th: Make it Nelson - Experimental Contemporary Basketry: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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Material Rebellion: Experimental Textile Transformations is a contemporary, fast-paced, hands-on workshop led by artist Maggy J (Margaret Johnston). This session invites participants to explore how weaving, master ...
Jun 13th – Jun 27th: Make it Nelson - Spoon Carving Intensive: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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Delve into the fulfilling craft of spoon carving in this fun and immersive workshop. Over the course of the day, you’ll learn which trees to choose and what to look for in a section of wood, how to use a carving ...
Jun 13th – Jun 27th: Make it Nelson - Pastie Pandemonium, Nelson / Tasman
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Have you ever wanted to make your pair of pasties? What the hell are pasties? Not a delicious pastry, in this case, but nipple covers that burlesque performers wear when performing. They usually are the punchline of a ...
Jun 13th – Jun 27th: Make it Nelson - One Day Ring Making: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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In this course, you’ll be introduced to jewellery techniques such as sawing, texturing, shaping, soldering, and finishing. This is a fun and relaxed course that is suitable for absolute beginners. You’ll ...
Jun 13th – Jun 27th: Make it Nelson - Handmade Paper Fun: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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Participants will be initiated into the joys of papermaking using only recovered recycled materials that don’t cost anything, and water, along with paper making equipment and to create beautiful paper. Materials ...
Jun 14th – Jun 21st: Make it Nelson - Chuffed to Knits, Nelson / Tasman
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Dive into the world of knitting with our beginner-friendly workshop. Learn to transform a humble ball of yarn into a handmade masterpiece. Starting with the basics you'll learn knitting with circular needles and master ...
Jun 14th – Jun 28th: Make it Nelson - Playing with Metal: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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It has been sixty years since Mike Ward made his first piece of jewellery. While he knows there are no shortcuts to becoming as good as one can be, from time to time, Mike finds himself wishing he had known some of the ...
Jun 14th – Jun 28th: Make it Nelson - Flame Glass Beads and Pendants, Nelson / Tasman
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Using Techniques that date back 3500 years, we will use flame working to melt and manipulate molten glass into Beads and pendants. Course is suitable for beginners or first timers, no previous experience required ...
Jun 14th – Jun 28th: Make it Nelson - Foraged Fibre Workshop: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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A one-day workshop that will give you a foundation to go and weave your heart out wherever you wander. We'll explore weaving techniques and look at a couple of different ways to put a structure together using natural ...
Jun 14th – Jun 28th: Make it Nelson - Natural Fibres as Contemporary Art: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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Join me for a fun day exploring a range of natural plant fibres and how we can use fibre to create contemporary art objects and sculpture. This will be a hands on experience looking at new possibilities with plant fibres ...
Jun 14th – Jun 28th: Make it Nelson - Ukutangi Workshop: CANCELLED, Nelson / Tasman
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Me aro koe ki te hā o Hineahuone. This hands-on workshop offers a chance to create your own ukutangi while exploring the whakapapa and significance of these pūoro. Discover their role as tools of healing, learn clay ...
Jun 14th – Jun 21st: Make it Nelson - Walk Talk Draw, Nelson / Tasman
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Join artist Claire Colvin for a stroll around the Queens gardens with your sketch book. The diverse mixture of Native and exotic plantings will be our material for various exercises to free up your approach to drawing ...
Jun 19th – Jun 20th: Make it Nelson - Shape & Spin, Nelson / Tasman
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Join us for Shape & Spin, a hands-on experience designed for those with little to no experience with clay. Across two half-days, you’ll explore the foundations of both handbuilding and wheel throwing, ...
Jun 24th – Jun 27th: Little Shop of Horrors, Nelson / Tasman
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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT AVAILABLE UNTIL 15 MAY Get ready for a night of screams, schemes, and seriously catchy tunes as Waimea College unleashes Little Shop of Horrors! This fun, B‑movie‑inspired musical follows ...
Jun 25th – Jul 4th: Laughter and Loss, Nelson / Tasman
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Laughter and Loss is a collection of one-act plays, presented in collaboration by Nelson Musical Theatre and Nelson Repertory Theatre. In Carmilla, adapted by David MacDowell Blue from the novel by Joseph Sheridan Le ...
Jul 17th – Jul 18th: MD Adventure Film Festival, Nelson / Tasman
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A celebration of the people, places, and wild adventures that make New Zealand so special. This is about grassroots films made by locals — the weekend warriors and everyday adventurers who get out there and live ...
Oct 3rd – Oct 9th: Nelson Clay Week, Nelson / Tasman
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Join us for a celebration of clay in local venues, galleries and outdoor spaces across Whakatū from 3rd - 9th October 2026. Nelson Clay Week brings together potters, ceramicists and artists from across Aotearoa and ...
