Nelson Clay Week

Celebrating contemporary ceramic art and showcasing Aotearoa’s pottery community through displays and hands-on workshops.

Celebrating contemporary ceramic art and showcasing Aotearoa’s pottery community through displays and hands-on workshops. Offering a varied programme of workshops and masterclasses carefully curated to inspire practitioners and expand practices.

Pottery lovers and the wider community are invited to join in the celebration through a number of public activities and exhibitions across Nelson’s CBD and the Nelson Tasman region.

Clay Week was initiated in 2022 just after the strong-hold COVID held on the country began to loosen. Released to a hungry audience, tickets were snapped up, flights were booked and a wave of excited pot heads made their way to our sunny shores.

Clay Week is brought to you by Arts Council Nelson in collaboration with Kiln Studio with support from CreativeNZ and the Nelson Regional Development Agency plus all of our amazing sponsors and supporters.