What's On - January 🎉
Happy New Year from NZTE
Goodbye 2025, you were challenging but creative. Hello 2026!
This year is already shaping up to be an eventful one for NZ Textile Experiences. Did you know we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary since we were established? That’s a whole decade of nurturing and sharing hands-on creativity to the crafty people of Aotearoa and beyond.
We want to say the biggest thank-you to all of our students across the years, and most importantly to our incredible tutors, without whom NZTE would just be a figment of our imagination.
General News
January 2026 update for fibre art and textile lovers in Aotearoa:
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Make It Nelson
- Dates: June 2026
- Location: Whakatū Nelson
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Highlights:
- A curated programme of hands-on workshops for anyone interested in making, building experimenting or trying something new!
- Brings together a mix of traditional and contemporary forms of making, from pottery to digital fabrication.
- Creatives are welcome to advertise their own workshop - contact Andy Meldrum at andy@acn.org.nz to learn more.
- More info coming late January, programme releases early March.
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Changing Threads - Contemporary Textile Fibre Art Awards
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Dates:
- Awards held 5th June 2026
- Exhibition is 6th June to 18th July 2026
- Location: Refinery Artspace Gallery, Whakatū Nelson
- Event: A national exhibition run by Arts Council Nelson (ACN)
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Submissions Now Open: We encourage everyone creative to apply - it;s a great way to get your foot in the door of NZ's artist world!
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Highlights:
- This showcase attracts the highest calibre of Aotearoa's leading contemporary fibre and textile practitioners
- Strong international interest
- Learn more at www.acn.org.nz/changing-threads
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Dates:
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10 Years for NZ Textile Experiences
NZ Textile Experiences will celebrate it's 10th anniversary in 2026 - a decade of creativity, connection and community through fibre and textile arts.
