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.
Core Funder
Major Funders
Kārearea Partner
Kea Partners
Kererū Partners
Tūī Partners
Venue Partners
Theatre Royal | The Boathouse | Refinery Artspace | The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū | Deville | Nelson Centre of Musical Arts | Kismet | Kirby Lane | Neudorf Vineyards | Te Noninga Kumu Motueka Public Library | Victory Boxing | Victory Community Centre | Cultural Conversations | The Brook Waimārama Sanctuary | Elma Turner Library | Mussel Inn
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Get in touchA huge, warm, personal THANK YOU from our team to:
Our whānau and friends, supporting us through the wild festival times, past, present and future. The Nelson Arts Festival whānau including Annabel, Sophie, Charlie, Amanda, Axel, Michaela, Padma, Jacquetta, Rose, Shanine, the tech fairies making it all happen behind the scenes, and all our incredible volunteers – here’s to the next 30 years of festival goodness!
THANK YOU to colleagues and mates at other festivals and arts organisations around Aotearoa and beyond. Martin, Stu & the Nelson City Council team; Eliane & the team at Theatre Royal; James, Kim & the NCMA team; Julie, Kyla, Will & the team at Suter Art Gallery; Lloyd, Janja & Heidi at Arts Council Nelson/Refinery ArtSpace; Olivia & the Boathouse team; Keegan at Kirby Lane; Pete & Glenn at RockQuest; Tess, Olive & Ru at Brook Waimārama Sanctuary; Norma, Jenny & Steve at Victory Community Centre; Paul & the Victory Boxing team; Kymberly & Nick at Kismet; Ang & the team at Tāwhiri; Meg Williams; Marnie Karmelita; Cassandra, Adrianne, Paul and the team at Creative NZ, celebrating the beautiful spark and generous spirit that was Cathryn;; John, David & the PatronBase team; Tony & the Downing team; Anna & Ramisha at MNT; Anne at Make/Shift Spaces; Tanya & the Cultural Conversations community; Debbie, Vic & Nelson Youth Council; Olivia & Nicole at NMIT; Rebecca, Rita & the NRDA team; Brent & Felicity; Donna Chapman & Jane Fisher; Bill & Mary Page; Colin Bass; Platform Interpreting New Zealand; Arts Access Aotearoa; Audio Described New Zealand; Fresh Eyes; and our furry sanity-savers Solnit, Pixie, Annie & Bella, Jagger, Bella & other packmates.
Our committed and engaged community, and of course, all the incredible artists and their support humans sharing their mahi with us and who make this Festival what it is. We see you.
THANK YOU to colleagues and mates at other festivals and arts organisations around Aotearoa and beyond. Martin, Stu & the Nelson City Council team; Eliane & the team at Theatre Royal; James, Kim & the NCMA team; Julie, Kyla, Will & the team at Suter Art Gallery; Lloyd, Janja & Heidi at Arts Council Nelson/Refinery ArtSpace; Olivia & the Boathouse team; Keegan at Kirby Lane; Pete & Glenn at RockQuest; Tess, Olive & Ru at Brook Waimārama Sanctuary; Norma, Jenny & Steve at Victory Community Centre; Paul & the Victory Boxing team; Kymberly & Nick at Kismet; Ang & the team at Tāwhiri; Meg Williams; Marnie Karmelita; Cassandra, Adrianne, Paul and the team at Creative NZ, celebrating the beautiful spark and generous spirit that was Cathryn;; John, David & the PatronBase team; Tony & the Downing team; Anna & Ramisha at MNT; Anne at Make/Shift Spaces; Tanya & the Cultural Conversations community; Debbie, Vic & Nelson Youth Council; Olivia & Nicole at NMIT; Rebecca, Rita & the NRDA team; Brent & Felicity; Donna Chapman & Jane Fisher; Bill & Mary Page; Colin Bass; Platform Interpreting New Zealand; Arts Access Aotearoa; Audio Described New Zealand; Fresh Eyes; and our furry sanity-savers Solnit, Pixie, Annie & Bella, Jagger, Bella & other packmates.
Our committed and engaged community, and of course, all the incredible artists and their support humans sharing their mahi with us and who make this Festival what it is. We see you.