Our Festival Whānau of Partners
It truly takes a village. Like a flock of birds, our community comes together every year to create the way forward for our Festival.
From the joyful Pīwakawaka to the mighty Moa, our partners all play a part in making the Nelson Arts Festival possible.
From the joyful Pīwakawaka to the mighty Moa, our partners all play a part in making the Nelson Arts Festival possible.

Pīwakawaka Partners
Venue Partners
Theatre Royal | The Boathouse | Refinery Artspace | The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū | Deville | Nelson Centre of Musical Arts | Kiss Me (By Kismet) | Kirby Lane | Neudorf Vineyards | Te Noninga Kumu Motueka Public Library | Food Factory | Fairfield House | The Brook Waimārama Sanctuary | Victory Boxing | Victory Community Centre
Auncles
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A huge, warm, personal THANK YOU from our team to:
THANK YOU
Our whānau and friends; colleagues at other festivals and arts organisations around Aotearoa - what a time!; Nelson Arts Festival whānau including Annabel, Sophie, Charlie, Amanda, Michaela, Axel, Jacquetta, Padma, Rose & Shanine; Tanya, Mark and the team at Nelson City Council; Eliane and the team at Theatre Royal; John and the team at PatronBase; Meg, Marnie, Ang, Sasha and the team at Tāwhiri; Mary Old; Tim Blake; Amanda, Richard & the team at Creative NZ; Michelle, Ali and the team at Elephant Publicity; Tony, Oriwa, Joe and the team at Downing; Luke Acland; Donna McLeod; Richard and Allan at BlueBerry; Jo Brady; MYNTies; Gabrielle Vincent; Felicity Connell; Ella Routledge and Orbit Nelson; Rebecca Leach & team at NRDA; Ange & Lynet at Morrison Square; Simon & team at Uniquely Nelson; Platform Interpreting New Zealand; Stace Robertson and Arts Access Aotearoa; Nicola Owen and Audio Described Aotearoa Ltd; and our sanity-makers Solnit, Pixie, Bella and other packmates.
Our committed and engaged community, and, of course, all the incredible artists involved in both this year's festival and last year’s downscaled offering. We see you.
Our committed and engaged community, and, of course, all the incredible artists involved in both this year's festival and last year’s downscaled offering. We see you.