Nelson Clay Week

28 Sep – 4 Oct at various venues across Nelson 

www.clayweek.nz

Nelson Clay Week is a celebration of pottery as a craft, an artform and an industry, with ceramicists from all over the country coming together to share ideas and techniques, and to show their work. There are talks, special events, a Potters Market, and Potters Square with free demonstrations and firings, as well as the opportunity for people to get their hands into some clay and help create a public sculpture.

A highlight of the event is the number of exhibitions happening – more than a dozen exhibitions will be showcasing local, national and international work. Must-sees are Pushing Clay with the Forsyth Barr Contemporary Ceramics Award at Refinery ArtSpace; Hineukurangi, curated by leading Māori ceramicist Carla Ruka at Suter Art Gallery; and Ten Hands with Aaron Scythe, Christine Thacker, Elise Johnston, Marama Hannah and Steve Fullmer at Quiet Dog Gallery. Most exhibitions continue throughout October. The full list of exhibitions is here: https://www.clayweek.nz/gallery-exhibitions