WORKS70, SIMON ALLISON
Project 100 is pleased to present Works70 by UK-based artist Simon Allison.
The works in this exhibition are the result of Simon's on going exploration of all the moments throughout our lives that don't always add up or make sense in the normal way of things.
Using connections and in between spaces that help to get a ' measure ' on the unmeasurable. Leave the tape measure behind. Things that we sense just on the edge of theory and logic. Although these tools may help us map a path, they, by their very nature can mask the unseen.
Materials and process play a major role here as tools to explore, merging the domestic with industrial and quotidian with the global, producing a view from a different window.
Please Join us for the Opening Night:
5pm | Thursday 02 April
Project 100,
100 Collingwood St, Nelson
Artist Bio:
Simon was born in Auckland in 1955 but spent his early childhood growing up amidst what he describes as the ‘paradise of the Kaikoura coastline’ where his father worked as the editor of the Kaikoura Times. After the family moved to Nelson Simon completed a secondary education at Nelson College which at the time featured a strong visual arts department headed by Irvine Major an influential Nelson landscape painter. It was while living in Nelson that Simon developed an early interest in casting techniques experimenting with a collection of lead head nails ruthlessly scavenged from the city’s weathered roofs.
Simon attended the Canterbury School of Fine Arts graduating in 1978 under the tutelage of Tom Taylor who ran the sculpture department with Martin Mendelsburg, a young American sculptor. The paintings of Don Peebles who also taught at the school remain an ongoing influence on Simon’s work.
After graduating Simon worked at the Court Theatre in Christchurch as a scenic artist and set designer before traveling to England in 1984 and establishing a bronze casting facility in London called Red Bronze Studio. This was reestablished in Oxfordshire in 1993 as Lockbund Sculpture Foundry and Lockbund Gallery.
As well as developing Lockbund Simon has maintained his own sculpture practise and exhibited widely. His sculpture, including commissioned works, is held in private and public collections throughout Europe. He has also maintained strong links with New Zealand and over recent summers has worked at a studio in Nelson to produce several exhibitions the most recent being of his bones held as a pop up event at the studio.
COFFEE AND CONVERSATION: SIMON ALLISON
Project 100 is pleased to present Works70 by UK-based artist Simon Allison.
Please join us for an artist talk at Project 100 this Saturday 11 April, 10am.
Join in conversation with the artist, sip on a coffee and learn more about the exhibition and the works that form it.
BYO cup!
Artist Bio:
Simon was born in Auckland in 1955 but spent his early childhood growing up amidst what he describes as the ‘paradise of the Kaikoura coastline’ where his father worked as the editor of the Kaikoura Times. After the family moved to Nelson Simon completed a secondary education at Nelson College which at the time featured a strong visual arts department headed by Irvine Major an influential Nelson landscape painter. It was while living in Nelson that Simon developed an early interest in casting techniques experimenting with a collection of lead head nails ruthlessly scavenged from the city’s weathered roofs.
Simon attended the Canterbury School of Fine Arts graduating in 1978 under the tutelage of Tom Taylor who ran the sculpture department with Martin Mendelsburg, a young American sculptor. The paintings of Don Peebles who also taught at the school remain an ongoing influence on Simon’s work.
After graduating Simon worked at the Court Theatre in Christchurch as a scenic artist and set designer before traveling to England in 1984 and establishing a bronze casting facility in London called Red Bronze Studio. This was reestablished in Oxfordshire in 1993 as Lockbund Sculpture Foundry and Lockbund Gallery.
As well as developing Lockbund Simon has maintained his own sculpture practise and exhibited widely. His sculpture, including commissioned works, is held in private and public collections throughout Europe. He has also maintained strong links with New Zealand and over recent summers has worked at a studio in Nelson to produce several exhibitions the most recent being of his bones held as a pop up event at the studio.
HOT CHIPS - APRIL *PRIDE WEEK EDITION*
HOT CHIPS is our monthly hang-out, a casual night of drinks, yarns, and hot chippies. It’s an open invite to connect with friends, artists, and the community. HOT CHIPS is B.Y.O. drinks, but we’ll always have the hot chips covered.
This initiative is run in collaboration with the Nelson Arts Council
KERI-MEI ZAGROBELNA
Project 100 is pleased to host Keri-Mei Zagrobelna for her exhibition He Ngaki Māra this May.
He Ngaki Māra speaks to the tending of whenua — of soil, of cultivated kai such as kūmara. When understood through a rongoā lens, this whakaaro extends to the tinana: if we are the māra, what is it we are needing to clear, grow, or nurture within ourselves?
This exhibition positions mahi toi as a form of rongoā, exploring how creative practice can support wellbeing in our everyday lives. Grounded in the rhythms of the Maramataka and the cycles of whenua, the work reflects on balance — when to act, when to rest, when to cultivate, and when to gather. Through contemporary jewellery and adornment, these ideas are carried onto the body, becoming sites of meaning, resilience, and continuity.
Set within a time of harvest, the exhibition reflects on identity, Indigenous reclamation, and Keri-Mei’s whakapapa to Whakatū. It considers the act of tending — not only to land and food, but to relationships, knowledge, and community. Cultivation becomes both literal and metaphorical: a way of understanding nourishment, care, and intentional living within Te Ao Māori.
Though now based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Keri-Mei has spent many years living in Whakatū and across Te Waipounamu, and continues to be drawn back there. There is a pull to that whenua that is hard to ignore — something felt as much in the body as it is understood. This work sits within that space of return: of trying to understand where she stands, how she connects, and what it means to claim that connection. It is an ongoing process of figuring out who she is, and where she belongs.
Building on earlier bodies of work including Whakahoki (Courtney Place Lightboxes, 2021) and Pahekoheko (Nelson Provincial Museum, 2025), this exhibition extends Keri-Mei’s research into rongoā, with a particular focus on Rongomātāne, atua of peace and cultivated foods. The work emerges from ongoing kōrero and engagement with mātauranga, including a deep exchange with a taumata held at the Nelson Provincial Museum. In this way, He Ngaki Māra invites reflection on how we might better tend to ourselves and each other through creative practice, cultural knowledge, and connection to whenua.
About the Artist:
Keri-Mei Zagrobelna is a full-time jeweller and multidisciplinary artist based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa. Alongside her creative practice, she works as a jewellery tutor and arts mentor, supporting the next generation of makers.
Her work is deeply rooted in a contemporary Māori worldview, with iwi affiliations to Te Āti Awa and Whānau-ā-Apanui, and ancestral connections to Whakatū (the Nelson region) through Te Āti Awa. Drawing on a rich upbringing immersed in museums and the arts, she creates expressive, story-driven pieces that bridge adornment and visual art. While jewellery remains her primary passion, her practice also spans murals, sculpture, carving, photography, and installation.
A graduate of Whitireia with a BaPPa in Visual Arts (2012), she has exhibited and lectured widely throughout Aotearoa and internationally. Through her mahi, she strives to honour her heritage, connect with community, and uplift future Indigenous creatives.
“I use jewellery as my language and speak through my hands. My eyes hear my thoughts and translate.”
OPENING NIGHT: He Ngaki Māra, Keri-Mei Zagrobelna
Project 100 is pleased to host Keri-Mei Zagrobelna for her exhibition He Ngaki Māra this May.
Please join us to celebrate the opening night on Thursday 07 May, from 5pm.
He Ngaki Māra speaks to the tending of whenua — of soil, of cultivated kai such as kūmara. When understood through a rongoā lens, this whakaaro extends to the tinana: if we are the māra, what is it we are needing to clear, grow, or nurture within ourselves?
This exhibition positions mahi toi as a form of rongoā, exploring how creative practice can support wellbeing in our everyday lives. Grounded in the rhythms of the Maramataka and the cycles of whenua, the work reflects on balance — when to act, when to rest, when to cultivate, and when to gather. Through contemporary jewellery and adornment, these ideas are carried onto the body, becoming sites of meaning, resilience, and continuity.
Set within a time of harvest, the exhibition reflects on identity, Indigenous reclamation, and Keri-Mei’s whakapapa to Whakatū. It considers the act of tending — not only to land and food, but to relationships, knowledge, and community. Cultivation becomes both literal and metaphorical: a way of understanding nourishment, care, and intentional living within Te Ao Māori.
Though now based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Keri-Mei has spent many years living in Whakatū and across Te Waipounamu, and continues to be drawn back there. There is a pull to that whenua that is hard to ignore — something felt as much in the body as it is understood. This work sits within that space of return: of trying to understand where she stands, how she connects, and what it means to claim that connection. It is an ongoing process of figuring out who she is, and where she belongs.
Building on earlier bodies of work including Whakahoki (Courtney Place Lightboxes, 2021) and Pahekoheko (Nelson Provincial Museum, 2025), this exhibition extends Keri-Mei’s research into rongoā, with a particular focus on Rongomātāne, atua of peace and cultivated foods. The work emerges from ongoing kōrero and engagement with mātauranga, including a deep exchange with a taumata held at the Nelson Provincial Museum. In this way, He Ngaki Māra invites reflection on how we might better tend to ourselves and each other through creative practice, cultural knowledge, and connection to whenua.
About the Artist:
Keri-Mei Zagrobelna is a full-time jeweller and multidisciplinary artist based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa. Alongside her creative practice, she works as a jewellery tutor and arts mentor, supporting the next generation of makers.
Her work is deeply rooted in a contemporary Māori worldview, with iwi affiliations to Te Āti Awa and Whānau-ā-Apanui, and ancestral connections to Whakatū (the Nelson region) through Te Āti Awa. Drawing on a rich upbringing immersed in museums and the arts, she creates expressive, story-driven pieces that bridge adornment and visual art. While jewellery remains her primary passion, her practice also spans murals, sculpture, carving, photography, and installation.
A graduate of Whitireia with a BaPPa in Visual Arts (2012), she has exhibited and lectured widely throughout Aotearoa and internationally. Through her mahi, she strives to honour her heritage, connect with community, and uplift future Indigenous creatives.
“I use jewellery as my language and speak through my hands. My eyes hear my thoughts and translate.”
HOT CHIPS - MAY
Join us for the final HOT CHIPS at Project 100 before we move locations for the winter months.
HOT CHIPS is our monthly hang-out, a casual night of drinks, yarns, and hot chippies. It’s an open invite to connect with friends, artists, and the community. HOT CHIPS is B.Y.O. drinks, but we’ll always have the hot chips covered.
This initiative is run in collaboration with the Nelson Arts Council
OPENING NIGHT: WORKS70, SIMON ALLISON
Project 100 is pleased to present Works70 by UK-based artist Simon Allison.
The works in this exhibition are the result of Simon's on going exploration of all the moments throughout our lives that don't always add up or make sense in the normal way of things.
Using connections and in between spaces that help to get a ' measure ' on the unmeasurable. Leave the tape measure behind. Things that we sense just on the edge of theory and logic. Although these tools may help us map a path, they, by their very nature can mask the unseen.
Materials and process play a major role here as tools to explore, merging the domestic with industrial and quotidian with the global, producing a view from a different window.
Please Join us for the Opening Night:
5pm | Thursday 02 April
Project 100,
100 Collingwood St, Nelson
Artist Bio:
Simon was born in Auckland in 1955 but spent his early childhood growing up amidst what he describes as the ‘paradise of the Kaikoura coastline’ where his father worked as the editor of the Kaikoura Times. After the family moved to Nelson Simon completed a secondary education at Nelson College which at the time featured a strong visual arts department headed by Irvine Major an influential Nelson landscape painter. It was while living in Nelson that Simon developed an early interest in casting techniques experimenting with a collection of lead head nails ruthlessly scavenged from the city’s weathered roofs.
Simon attended the Canterbury School of Fine Arts graduating in 1978 under the tutelage of Tom Taylor who ran the sculpture department with Martin Mendelsburg, a young American sculptor. The paintings of Don Peebles who also taught at the school remain an ongoing influence on Simon’s work.
After graduating Simon worked at the Court Theatre in Christchurch as a scenic artist and set designer before traveling to England in 1984 and establishing a bronze casting facility in London called Red Bronze Studio. This was reestablished in Oxfordshire in 1993 as Lockbund Sculpture Foundry and Lockbund Gallery.
As well as developing Lockbund Simon has maintained his own sculpture practise and exhibited widely. His sculpture, including commissioned works, is held in private and public collections throughout Europe. He has also maintained strong links with New Zealand and over recent summers has worked at a studio in Nelson to produce several exhibitions the most recent being of his bones held as a pop up event at the studio.
HOT CHIPS - MARCH
HOT CHIPS is our monthly hang-out, a casual night of drinks, yarns, and hot chippies. It’s an open invite to connect with friends, artists, and the community. HOT CHIPS is B.Y.O. drinks, but we’ll always have the hot chips covered.
This initiative is run in collaboration with the Nelson Arts Council
WORKSHOP: COMMUNAL STILL LIFE
Join Billie Culy for an exploration of still life and composition. The workshop will centre around a group still life installation, where you’ll learn about thought processes when composing a still life, as well as receive technical advice, and join in conversation around the connection we form to certain plants or objects.
Please bring 1-2 objects of sentimental value.
Link to tickets here
OPENING NIGHT: BILLIE CULY
Please Join us for the opening night of Fill A Bag by Billie Culy
FILL A BAG, BILLIE CULY
Project 100 is pleased to present Fill a Bag by Billie Culy.
Please view the exhibition catalogue here. Get in touch directly with the artist if you’d like to inquire about any of the work.
Billie Culy is a contemporary artist working primarily in photography, based In Ahuriri/ Napier,
Her images are both records of time spent in suburban and coastal communities, as well as carefully composed explorations of pigment, light and surface texture, exploring notions of memory and nostalgia, capturing the subtilties of place. Recent works are borne out of her fascination with found and donated objects and clothing. Re imaging them to create a sort of fantasy world of what might have been or who they may have belonged to. Since 2016 Culy has exhibited in solo and group shows, in public and private art galleries across New Zealand, and the UK.
“I’ve been quietly observing a place, gathering objects, feeling some of the subtleties that surround living here,
entranced by things that might be overlooked.
I collect shells on Marine parade,
Fill a bag of plastic items for a dollar,
fruit from the side of the road, fake fruit from the Op Shop.
Watching the light change, the colour the sky turns,
sometimes it feels isolated, so I spend time at the market on the waterfront,
where they sell knick-knacks and fry bread. A haircut for $15, and a bag of lemons.
Gretta’s Sunflower from the Māra. Someone’s nightgown.
Nasturtiums from the Cathedral community garden,
some coloured lace donated by the ladies at the craft shop,
small but beautiful things, that I find myself searching for connection through.” - Billie Culy
HOT CHIPS - FEB
HOT CHIPS is our monthly hang-out, a casual night of drinks, yarns, and hot chippies. It’s an open invite to connect with friends, artists, and the community. HOT CHIPS is B.Y.O. drinks, but we’ll always have the hot chips covered.
This initiative is run in collaboration with the Nelson Arts Council
WORKSHOP: TWINE A POD
WORKSHOP: TWINE A POD
WITH BIRGIT MOFFATT.
Tickets for Sale Here
Workshop Description:
Join me for a relaxed Sunday afternoon where we’ll create a simple yet beautifully effectful little pod using cane and harakeke leaves. I’ll guide you through casting on, shaping the pod, and finishing it.
The skills you learn in this workshop can later be explored using materials of your own choice.
All materials are provided. This workshop is part of the HERE/THERE group exhibition.
Location
Project 100 Gallery
100 Collingwood Street
Whakatū/Nelson
This workshop is kindly supported by CCS (Creative Community Scheme) Nelson and Project 100 Gallery.
ARTIST TALK - EVA KERER & BIRGIT MOFFATT
Join two of the artists from this group show, for an Artist Talk on Sunday 15th Feb from 11am - 12pm. Save the date!
WORKSHOP: CORDAGE YOUR OWN NECKLACE
CORDAGE YOUR OWN NECKLACE
WITH BIRGIT MOFFATT.
Tickets for Sale Here
Workshop Description:
This workshop is part of the HERE/THERE group exhibition at the Project 100 Gallery in Whakatū/Nelson.
Join Artist Birgit Moffatt for a relaxed afternoon of twisting and turning fabric into a one-of-a-kind necklace. This workshop invites slow making and creative reuse, turning worn textiles/fabrics into something fresh and expressive.
All materials are provided, but you’re welcome to bring along old clothes to repurpose.
Location
Project 100 Gallery
100 Collingwood Street
Whakatū/Nelson
This workshop is kindly supported by CCS (Creative Community Scheme) Nelson and Project 100 Gallery.
WORKSHOP: WIRE LOOPING
WIRE LOOPING WORKSHOP
WITH BIRGIT MOFFATT.
Tickets for Sale Here
Workshop Description:
This workshop is part of the HERE/THERE group exhibition at the Project 100 Gallery in Whakatū/Nelson.
Join Artist Birgit Moffatt for an evening exploring the versatile technique of looping with fine wire.
Together, we will loop around a small stone to create a taonga, or treasured object. This is a very meditative and tactile process. Looping is great fun and after the workshop, you will be able to explore it further.
All materials provided!
Location
Project 100 Gallery
100 Collingwood Street
Whakatū/Nelson
This workshop is kindly supported by CCS (Creative Community Scheme) Nelson and Project 100 Gallery.
HERE|THERE, EVA KERER, BIRGIT MOFFATT, JULIANA DURÁN, BEBAY GONZÁLEZ MILLÁN
What is home? Where is home? Is it the place where we were born and raised, or is it somewhere far from our homeland that we have come to adopt? Could it be a space we feel a spiritual or emotional connection to — or perhaps a combination of all these? Is home static, or is it fluid?
This exhibition begins with these questions and explores the evolving and often complex nature of it. Home exists both as a physical space and as an idealised concept. With Here|There, the artists examine how this concept constantly shifts, shaped by the intersections of culture, migration, and memory.
For many, home is not a single, fixed location, but a constellation of people, rituals, experiences, and places — from birthplaces and ancestral lands to current residences, and the safety found within chosen communities.
Drawing from four distinct cultural backgrounds, the exhibition presents four intertwined themes that reflect different aspects of the migration and homecoming journey: grief, guilt, nostalgia, and resilience. Each artist offers a deeply personal interpretation of these themes, revealing the complexity of what it means to find, lose, or reshape home.
Here|There brings together works in jewellery, object-making, installation, and mixed media. Each piece offers a unique perspective shaped by personal history, cultural memory, and a sense of place.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
EVA KERER
Eva Kerer is a contemporary jewellery artist based in Whakatū - Nelson. Originally from
Hamburg, Germany, Eva called Italy home for five years before immigrating to
Aotearoa in 2006. She graduated from NMIT in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts and Media,
majoring in contemporary jewellery and photography. Since then, she has exhibited
her work both in New Zealand and internationally. As a conceptual maker, she often
explores themes of identity and memory. Her practice fuses traditional silversmithing
with experimental techniques, frequently using materiality to question conventional
notions of value and craftsmanship.
BIRGIT MOFFAT
Birgit Moffatt is a German multidisciplinary artist based in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Her work spans installation, sculpture and object-making using traditional and
contemporary techniques. Her material-driven practice explores the intersection of
culture, migration and place, all of which continually shape her sense of self and
belonging
JULIANA DURÁN
Juliana is a Colombian artist residing in Aotearoa, whose creative work spans illustration, object-making, and installations.
She arrived in Aotearoa in 2017 after being awarded the "Young Talent Scholarship" by ICETEX. Juliana furthered her studies, earning a Master of Fine Arts with first-class honors from Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, in 2019.
Dedicated to promoting inclusivity and collaboration within the arts community, Juliana is a member of Sur Collective, advocating for Latin American artists in Aotearoa. She actively participates in community projects, leveraging art to enrich and empower communities in both Colombia and Aotearoa.
BEBAY GONZÁLEZ MILAN
Bebay González Millán is a Wellington-based artist and professional designer. With
a background in Industrial Design, she works across materials, media, and
technology. Her practice is informed by experience in exhibition design.Her work,
shown in Mexico and Aotearoa, draws on personal memories and her cultural
roots in Mexico.
You can view the full catalog here.
OPENING NIGHT: HERE|THERE
What is home? Where is home? Is it the place where we were born and raised, or is it somewhere far from our homeland that we have come to adopt? Could it be a space we feel a spiritual or emotional connection to — or perhaps a combination of all these? Is home static, or is it fluid?
This exhibition begins with these questions and explores the evolving and often complex nature of it. Home exists both as a physical space and as an idealised concept. With Here|There, the artists examine how this concept constantly shifts, shaped by the intersections of culture, migration, and memory.
For many, home is not a single, fixed location, but a constellation of people, rituals, experiences, and places — from birthplaces and ancestral lands to current residences, and the safety found within chosen communities.
Drawing from four distinct cultural backgrounds, the exhibition presents four intertwined themes that reflect different aspects of the migration and homecoming journey: grief, guilt, nostalgia, and resilience. Each artist offers a deeply personal interpretation of these themes, revealing the complexity of what it means to find, lose, or reshape home.
Here|There brings together works in jewellery, object-making, installation, and mixed media. Each piece offers a unique perspective shaped by personal history, cultural memory, and a sense of place.
THE ANTIPODES QUARTET - LIVE AT PROJECT 100
THE ANTIPODES QUARTET
Come and hear a dynamic young string quartet perform a free 45min concert at Project 100 Gallery. We welcome everyone to come along, and bring anyone you think might be curious to hear some classical music in a relaxed environment.
The Antipodes Quartet is part of the Fellowship Ensemble Programme, a joint venture between the Adam Chamber Music Festival, New Zealand String Quartet and Chamber Music New Zealand, as a career-development experience offered to four of this country’s most promising young string players. Over the course of two years, the group receives training at the Adam Summer School, career advice by the management of the NZSQ, a tour by Chamber Music New Zealand and are featured around town and on stage at the Adam Chamber Music Festival.
The Antipodes Quartet are Eden Annesley (violin), Mana Waiariki (violin), Tal Amoore (viola) and Lavinnia Rae (cello).
This is one of five free public performances:
Nelson Library - Fri 30 January at 1pm
Project 100 Gallery - Fri 30 January at 5.30pm
Nelson Market - Sat 31 January at 9.30am
The Refinery ArtSpace - Sat 31 January at 11.30am
The Suter Art Gallery - Wed 4 February at 1pm
WORKSHOP: CREATING STORIES WITH TEXTILE
CREATING STORIES WITH TEXTILE
Due to popular demand we have added a second session - tickets for sale Here
Session 1:
11am - 1pm
Session 2:
2pm - 4pm (SOLD OUT)
Workshop Description:
Using leftover fabric and yarn, this hands-on workshop invites participants to create a small wall-hung textile while exploring the stories held within reused materials. Discover what can emerge from items that might otherwise be discarded. We’ll focus on letting the hands lead and allowing the mind to slow down.
No prior experience is required.
What to bring:
Please bring any leftover fabric, scraps, or yarn you already have at home - don’t be shy! The more the better! Think of old sheets, cloths, clothes - you name it!
(All other materials will be provided.)A drinkbottle or cold drink to keep you hydrated (it can be hot at this time of year in the courtyard!)
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Nanette de Kool is a Dutch textile artist. She studied at the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago.
Back in Europe she worked for textile studios in Antwerp and Amsterdam, where her love for 3D knits began. Nanette
loves working with circular 3D knits: remains like leftover textiles and yarns including production flaws. Imperfections are part of the creation; tactility and the texture
of the fabric add to her visual language. She screen-prints, washes, cuts and then re-assembles the textile, creating new compositions. This leads to more depth in color, character, texture and story. Next to wall-hangings,
Nanette also makes suspended screens, room-dividers and made-to-measure pieces.
HOT CHIPS - JAN
HOT CHIPS is our monthly hang-out, a casual night of drinks, yarns, and hot chippies. It’s an open invite to connect with friends, artists, and the community. HOT CHIPS is B.Y.O. drinks, but we’ll always have the hot chips covered.
This initiative is run in collaboration with the Nelson Arts Council
LIFE STORIES, NANETTE DE KOOL
In this upcoming exhibition, Nanette de Kool presents a new body of work that began during
a 7-months stay with her family in Nelson, New Zealand, and has continued to evolve in her
studio in The Netherlands. Known for her innovative 3D knit structures, she has taken a
different path for this collection – spinning and weaving.
The works are made using wool spun by the artist herself, sourced from both New Zealand
and Europe. This hands-on approach to materiality reflects a deeper inquiry into place,
process, and presence. Each woven piece becomes a layered composition, incorporating
text and possibly elements of adornment such as jewellery.
This collection reflects a period of deep immersion: in a new landscape, in traditional craft
techniques, and in the possibilities that emerge when time, hands, and fibre are given space
to speak.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Nanette de Kool is a Dutch textile artist. She studied at the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago.
Back in Europe she worked for textile studios in Antwerp and Amsterdam, where her love for 3D knits began. Nanette
loves working with circular 3D knits: remains like leftover textiles and yarns including production flaws. Imperfections are part of the creation; tactility and the texture
of the fabric add to her visual language. She screen-prints, washes, cuts and then re-assembles the textile, creating new compositions. This leads to more depth in color, character, texture and story. Next to wall-hangings,
Nanette also makes suspended screens, room-dividers and made-to-measure pieces.
HOT CHIPS - DEC
HOT CHIPS is our monthly hang-out, a casual night of drinks, yarns, and hot chippies. It’s an open invite to connect with friends, artists, and the community. HOT CHIPS is B.Y.O. drinks, but we’ll always have the hot chips covered.
This initiative is run in collaboration with the Nelson Arts Council
THE MAKERS TABLE
This December, Project 100 will transform into The Makers Table, a group exhibition which celebrates craftsmanship, homeware, and the art of living well.
The Makers Table will bring together a curated collection of artists, designers, and makers from across Aotearoa to showcase a diverse offering of homewares — from pottery and furniture to weaving, textiles, jewellery & more.
Experience the tactile pleasure of objects made slowly and with care.
Contributing Artists
Ben Tindall
Tamzin Hawkin
Annie Mackenzie
Pam McCorkindale
John Shaw
Jamie Smith
Hilary Johnstone
Southern Lakes Tartan
George Penney
& more!
OPENING NIGHT - THE MAKERS TABLE
This December, Project 100 will transform into The Makers Table, a group exhibition which celebrates craftsmanship, homeware, and the art of living well.
The Makers Table will bring together a curated collection of artists, designers, and makers from across Aotearoa to showcase a diverse offering of homewares — from pottery and furniture to weaving, textiles, jewellery & more.
Experience the tactile pleasure of objects made slowly and with care.
Contributing Artists
Ben Tindall
Tamzin Hawkin
Annie Mackenzie
Pam McCorkindale
John Shaw
Jamie Smith
Hilary Johnstone
More details to be announced.
HOT CHIPS
HOT CHIPS is our monthly hang-out, a casual night of drinks, yarns, and hot chippies. It’s an open invite to connect with friends, artists, and the Project 100 community. HOT CHIPS is B.Y.O. drinks, but we’ll always have the hot chips covered.
In collaboration with the Nelson Arts Council
OPENING NIGHT - ELFI SPIEWACK
Please join us to celebrate the opening night for the latest exhibition, ‘Bond’ by Elfi Spiewack.
Elfi Spiewack is a contemporary jewellery artist based in Õtautahi, Christchurch, with a degree as a certified goldsmith and a BA in Design from the FHG (University of Applied Sciences), Pforzheim in Germany. Her jewellery draws inspiration from her surroundings, blending European training with a passion for 'odd' material combinations, experimentation, and play. Nature's forms, media, and phenomena often spark her creativity, while urban culture and current events influence her work. Constantly pushing boundaries, she explores new ways of seeing, wearing, and redefining jewellery. Since 1993, Elfi has exhibited in solo and group shows in public and private art galleries across New Zealand, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, and the USA.
Her Exhibition Bond is showing from 05 - 29 NOVEMBER
OPENING NIGHT:
5PM, FRIDAY 07 NOVEMBER
100 COLLINGWOOD STREET
BOND, ELFI SPIEWACK
Why do certain objects become so precious to us? What transforms a simple item into a
vessel for memory, emotion, and meaning? How can we capture a fleeting moment — and
what happens when that memory becomes the starting point of an artwork?
These are the questions currently inspiring my practice. I’m drawn to the challenge of
transforming the past — the “been” — into something newly resonant.
At the heart of this work is the idea of connection and bond: between people, between
unlikely materials, and between objects that carry traces of a former life. Through these
bonds, I create new forms that embody the act of completion — a way of reimagining
memory through material form, two parts coming together as an integrated whole, forming a
new conceptual body.
Artist Bio
Elfi Spiewack is a contemporary jewellery artist based in Õtautahi, Christchurch, with a degree as a certified goldsmith and a BA in Design from the FHG (University of Applied Sciences), Pforzheim in Germany. Her jewellery draws inspiration from her surroundings, blending European training with a passion for 'odd' material combinations, experimentation, and play. Nature's forms, media, and phenomena often spark her creativity, while urban culture and current events influence her work. Constantly pushing boundaries, she explores new ways of seeing, wearing, and redefining jewellery. Since 1993, Elfi has exhibited in solo and group shows in public and private art galleries across New Zealand, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, and the USA.
Please join us to celebrate the opening on FRIDAY 07 NOVEMBER, 5PM
FULL CATALOGUE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE CONTACT THE ARTIST DIRECTLY TO ARRANGE PURCHASE.
elfi.spiewack@gmail.com
THIS MONTH’S WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP: STARS, DII MOFFATT
Saturday 11 October 2025
2:00 pm 4:00 pm
In this class you will make your own painting on a supplied canvas learning and utilising Dutch leaf, colour change pigments and metallic in acrylic pens.
We will be discussing how these media might be utilised in your own work and having a lot of fun. You get to take home your own art piece about the stars from your own imagination, extra Dutch leaf, colour change paint you have made up and a metallic ink pen.
$20 per person.
What to bring along:
A small paint brush if you have one.
A ( jam) jar of water and a rag to clean your brushes.
A pencil for sketching up on the canvas.
Clothing you are happy to paint in (dress for possible mess)
A notebook.
Pre-booking essential - head to Humantix to purchase a spot!
WORKSHOP: NERIKOMI COOKIES, FOX STEVENS
Saturday 18 October 2025
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Nerikomi (練り込み) is a Japanese Pottery term describing the artistic technique where multiple colors of clay are combined to create various designs.
We’ll be making nerikomi cookies by using different colours of dough to create patterned blocks that can be cut into cookies to reveal a unique design. Each participant will leave with their own cookie dough, ready to bake at home.
Class limited to 8 people
16 plus years of age
$10
Please bring:
a baking sheet (large enough to accomodate 10-12 cookies)
a tea towel
a small paring knife
HOT CHIPS
HOT CHIPS is our monthly hang-out, a casual night of drinks, yarns, and hot chippies. It’s an open invite to connect with friends, artists, and the Project 100 community. HOT CHIPS is B.Y.O. drinks, but we’ll always have the hot chips covered.
WORKS ON CANVAS & CLAY, DII MOFFATT, FOX STEVENS
Dii Moffatt is a native of Nelson who completed her Masters degree at the Otago Polytech Art School. Previously her work has shown in various galleries in Nelson, Dunedin and Auckland.
This exhibition presents entirely new works in a variety of painting media. The themes reflect on the place of humanity on this planet from the very beginning, the failures and possibilities inherent in the human condition and possibilities for the future.
Fox Stevens has been pursuing ceramics for the past 5 years. She uses her decades long career as a hairdresser to form her approach to working with clay. This collection uses coloured clay inlays and nerikomi to decorate the manipulated wheel thrown and hand built pieces.
WALK & TALK: MOMENTS OF JEWELLERYNESS
Please join us for the opening night of “Moments of Jewelleryness”
Contemporary jewellery artists Fran Carter and Caroline Thomas will be setting up headquarters in the Project 100 gallery space with their evolving project Moments of Jewelleryness. Visit them during their residency as they explore their ideas around ‘jewelleryness’ and research new ‘moments’ to be found around Whakatū.
Fran & Caroline met whilst studying contemporary jewellery at Whitireia NZ, and since 2017 have been engaged in this collaboration together that has seen them exhibit nationally and abroad. The pair share a collective understanding of ‘jewelleryness’ whilst exhibiting a distinctly individual approach to their making, transforming inspirational moments into objects.
“Our evolving project explores the mysteries of the creative process, celebrating the idea that inspiration often lurks in the most unlikely places.”
JUNE: MOMENTS OF JEWELLERNESS HQ: FRAN CARTER & CAROLINE THOMAS
Contemporary jewellery artists Fran Carter and Caroline Thomas will be setting up headquarters in the Project 100 gallery space with their evolving project Moments of Jewelleryness. Visit them during their residency as they explore their ideas around ‘jewelleryness’ and research new ‘moments’ to be found around Whakatū.
Fran & Caroline met whilst studying contemporary jewellery at Whitireia NZ, and since 2017 have been engaged in this collaboration together that has seen them exhibit nationally and abroad. The pair share a collective understanding of ‘jewelleryness’ whilst exhibiting a distinctly individual approach to their making, transforming inspirational moments into objects.
“Our evolving project explores the mysteries of the creative process, celebrating the idea that inspiration often lurks in the most unlikely places.”
WORKSHOP: MAKE ONEIRIC CLAY SCULPTURE
Project 100 is thrilled to present “Irrational Workshop - Make Your Oneiric Clay Sculpture”
Inspired by the working approach of Project 100's exhibiting artists Marco and Vanessa, this workshop invites participants to create small clay sculptures that reflect on our dreams.
Each participant is asked to think of a dream that left a strong impression, a symbol they feel connected to, or even just objects they feel drawn to. Based on these elements, the first part of the workshop will include a series of drawing exercises designed to free the mind and hands. This phase will help in designing a symbolic sculpture born from each person's unconscious. Participants will then move on to the creation phase, focusing on shapes, volumes, and textures.
MAY: CINEMA BIANCHINI / A WAKING DREAM, MARCO MACULAN, VENESSA CARLESSO BORTIGNON
Project 100 is thrilled to present CINEMA BIANCHINI / A Waking Dream by Marco Maculan & Vanessa Carlesso Bortignon.
Vanessa and Marco are two artists with distinct practices who, while not working explicitly as a collective, share both their daily lives and a common vision of the artistic process.
Through their work, the two aim to extrapolate what humans attempt to suppress during the day—only for it to reemerge in our dreams. It is our irrational side that speaks the language of symbols, creating a dreamlike atmosphere that we often try to evade. Natural elements, imperfect geometries, body parts, and the objects that adorn them converge in their works.
Using ceramics, wood, and fabric, they explore the dual aspects of reality. Fascinated by the 'rite of creation,' in which time is marked by repetitive movements, they connect with their spiritual side, drawing inspiration from the archetypal world.
This exhibition centres on a series of evolving works, created since September 2024 while the artists have been travelling throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
APRIL: INDICATING RIGHT, TURNING LEFT
Project 100 is thrilled to announce a group show in celebration of Nelson Jewellery Week 2025.
Featuring work from local jewellers Kay Van Dyk, Hilary Johnstone, Jennifer Laracy & Vanessa Arthur, the title of the show Indicating Right Turning Left invites a response that is unplanned and instinctive.
It suggests that decisions are made without rigid direction, allowing each artist to create work that is individually reflective, relying on intuition and experimentation to bring new ideas to life.
This process is fluid and reactive, shaped by moments of discovery and play.
Here you will see a variety of concepts and approaches—from the raw honesty of cognitive states. to responses to materials and processes, to ideas we hold dear to us.