Piki mai, kake mai.
Welcome to Nelson Arts Festival 2023 

Mā te kimi ka kite, mā te kite ka mōhio, mā te mōhio ka mārama.
Seek and discover, discover and know, know and become enlightened.

Migrate/ Momentum / Movement.
Re(wild), re(move), re(wake).
Be curious.

NELSON ARTS FESTIVAL 2023
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Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa

Let us keep close together, not wide apart

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