Art workshops

Unlock your creativity with these art workshops in Nelson Tasman

If you’re looking to get hands-on on your holiday, we have exciting creative courses and workshops for the artist in you.

The newest art experience is The Bench—School for Jewellery in Nelson’s city centre. It has bench space and offers a variety of jewellery-making courses.

For pottery lovers, Kiln Gallery, offers workshops for beginners to more advanced clay masters.

Explore Nelson Taman's art workshops

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NZ Textile Experiences

NZ Textile Experiences is based at the top of the South Island in the Nelson Tasman, and West Coast, offering individual and small group workshops. Join some of the best contemporary art textile and traditional fibre craft artists from these regions.

from NZ$120

The Bench | School for Jewellery offers small class sizes in central Whakatū Nelson.

The Bench | Half or Full Day Jewellery Workshop

The Bench | School for Jewellery welcomes visitors to Whakatū Nelson to come and spend a morning or full day with jeweller Kay van Dyk in her light filled, well equipped, central city workshop. It's fun, relaxed, and caters for all abilities.

from NZ$35

The Armarie Room

If you've always wanted to experience the creativity of print, The Armarie Room's printmaking workshops are perfect for you.

Hot Clay - Kiln Gallery

Hot Clay Kiln Gallery on Nelson’s Hardy Street is a brick-and-mortar ceramic studio and gallery.