2023 Festival Archive
19-29 October 2023
Wrap Video time! Walk down memory lane with us:
AFTER DARK II: DUSK CHORUS
Brook Waimārama Sanctuary
Mon 23 Oct | 7.30pm | 130 min
CAPTURING WHAT CANNOT BE CAPTURED
ATELIER Studio|Gallery + Christ Church Cathedral
Throughout Festival | Gallery Weds-Sat 11am-5pm | Cathedral daily 8.30am-5pm
CATHERINE BAGNALL
The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū
Throughout Festival | Open daily 9.30am-4.30pm
CELEBRATION OF HIWA
The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū
Sat 21 Oct | 5pm | 60 min
RSVPs essential
COULD BE BIGGER.
Nelson Airport + Refinery ArtSpace Window
19–29 Oct (Terminal daily 5am-late, window accessible 24/7)
Artist Talk: Sat 28 Oct 1pm (Refinery ArtSpace)
DAZZLING NEW VOICES
Suter Theatre
Sat 21 Oct | 4pm | 60 min
FORAGING YOUR WAY TO WELLNESS
Moutere Hills Community Centre
Mon 23 Oct | 12pm | 60 min
FORCE OF NATURE: CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF FOREST & BIRD
NCMA
Mon 23 Oct | 5.30pm | 90 min
GATHERED VOICES: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FLETCHER TRUST COLLECTION
The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū
Throughout Festival | Open daily 9.30am-4.30pm
IN THE TEMPLE
The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū
Thurs 19 Oct | 5.30pm | 20 min
JAZMINE MARY
Deville Music Hub
Thurs 26 Oct | Doors 8pm, Support 8.30pm, Main Act 9.30pm
JUJULIPPS & INFORDIN
Deville Music Hub
Sat 28 Oct | Doors 8pm, Fam 8.30-9.30pm, Jujulipps 9.30-10pm, INFORDIN 10-late
KANOHI KITEA (the seen face)
The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū
Throughout Festival | Open daily 9.30am-4.30pm
LITERARY CITIZENSHIP: A WORKSHOP FOR WRITERS
Elma Turner Library
Sun 22 Oct | 3pm | 60 min
MĀ & THE FLY HUNNIES
Deville Music Hub
Thurs 19 Oct | Doors 8pm, Support 8.30pm, Main Act 9.30pm
MASK CARNIVALE 2023
WHAKATŪ NELSON CBD
Fri 27 Oct | 5-10pm
Parade starts 5.15pm, Carnivale from 5.45pm
MOKORUA: NGĀ KŌRERO MŌ TŌKU MOKO KAUAE – MY STORY OF MOKO KAUAE
Suter Theatre
Sat 28 Oct | 2pm | 90 min
NELSON SUTER ART SOCIETY’S SPRING EXHIBITION
The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū
Throughout Festival | Open daily 9.30am-4.30pm
PRIDE THROUGH POETRY WITH EMMA | WORKSHOP
Surprise Location
Fri 20 Oct | 4.30pm | 60 mins
RANGATAHI YOUTH & FAMILY FRIENDLY
Rangatahi Youth & Family Friendly
Throughout the Festival | 19 – 29 Oct
SENSORY SELF PORTRAITS
Refinery ArtSpace
19-28 Oct | Thurs 19 Oct 5pm-8pm, Tue–Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am–2pm
SPANISH LANGUAGE STORYTIME
Cultural Conversations
Thurs 26 Oct | 6.30pm | 60 min
TACKLING HATE: FACING UP TO FEAR & LOATHING IN AOTEAROA
Theatre Royal
Sun 22 Oct | 11am | 60 min
TE ARA O HINE RĒHIA – A JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF KAPA HAKA
Nelson Provincial Museum
Throughout Festival
TENSE
Te Noninga Kumu Motueka Public Library
Wed 25 Oct | 7.30pm | 60 min
Theatre Royal
Thurs 26 Oct | 8pm | 60 min
Schools Show: Fri 27 Oct | 1pm
TOOLS FOR NAVIGATING OUR CRAZY WORLD
Suter Theatre
Fri 20 Oct | 12.30pm | 60 min
TŌRUA
Meet at Refinery ArtSpace
Fri 27 Oct | 6pm + 8pm
Sat 28 Oct | 10am + 12pm
50 min
VICTORY POETRY SLAM
Poetry Workshop: Victory Community Centre
Mon 23 Oct | 11.30am | 120 min
Performance: Victory Boxing
Mon 23 Oct | 4pm | 60 min
VISUAL ART AND CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL AUDIO DESCRIBED TOUR
Starting at Refinery ArtSpace
Sat 28 Oct | 2.30pm-5.30pm
WHISPERS IN THE STREETS
Whakatū CBD + NMIT G Block Atrium
19-29 Oct | Tues-Fri 9am–5pm (NMIT)
+ Bollard takeover Sun 22nd – Sun 29th
WINE O’CLOCK MYTH MEETS THE DRINKING GAME
Suter Theatre
Fri 20 Oct | 6pm | 60 min
WITI & FRIENDS GALA NIGHT
Theatre Royal
Sun 22 Oct | 7pm | 90 min
WRITING FUNNY STORIES: SCHOOLS’ WORKSHOPS
Elma Turner Library
Wed 18 Oct | 1.30pm | 75 min
Te Noninga Kumu Motueka Public Library
Thurs 19 Oct | 9.30am | 75 min
Curatorial Statement
2023 Nelson Arts Festival Team
Lydia Zanetti
Director
Annie Pokel
Rose McGrannachan
Kerry Sunderland
Olivia Flanagan
JR Richardson
Michelle Lafferty | Elephant Publicity
Antony Hodgson
Maria Anderson
Wendy Clease
Natalie Gilberd
Sam Cole
Sylvan Thomson
Rosie Pidd
Small but mighty team from around Aotearoa
Nelson Festivals Trust
The Trustees would like to thank all previous Board members for their contribution, advice and support of the Trust and the Festival: Brent Thawley, Zoe Palmer, Johannah Kātene-Burge (Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Tama), Debbie Hannan, Sarah Sharp, Caroline Marshall and Pic Picot.
Ali Boswijk (Board Chair)
Cynthia Greep
Johny O'Donnell (Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri)
He is passionate about the potential of arts and culture in Te Tauihu, particularly championing and supporting the growth of Ngā Toi Māori. He was involved in the creation of the city's arts and creativity strategy He Tātai Whetū and has been supporting the development of an iwi-led approach to Toi Māori in the region. As a massive Nelson Arts Festival groupie, he excited to give back to the festival that gives so much to Whakatū Nelson.
Gemma Laing
Gemma has also worked on the Fringe Festival, International Arts Festival, Cuba Street Carnival and WOW, as well as the opening Entertainment for the All Blacks test matches and Bledisloe Cup.
Her board experience includes being the current vice chair of the First Years Community pre-school board and she is a member of the national dance board -Street Dance New Zealand.
Sarah Yarrow
Sarah is a founding board member of the Nelson Festivals Trust and was part of the group that assessed and recommended how the Festival could be moved successfully from council to community governance and management. She has had a life-long involvement in the arts, growing up in a family heavily involved in the am dram scene in provincial New Zealand.