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.
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
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
WORKS70, SIMON ALLISON
More information coming soon…
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.
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.
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.
WORKSHOP: THE ART OF MENDING WITH CJ GHATT
In this practical workshop you will learn how to strengthen & transform the imperfections of your clothing, adding value and bringing new life through the beautiful practice of visible mending.
You will be guided through the process of mending with needle and thread, and will learn a few basic hand-sewing techniques that can be used to make simple repairs on old or damaged clothing that might have holes, stains or areas that need strengthening.
This technique is great for woven fabrics, but can also be used for knitwear. So whether you're wanting to mend a hole in your favourite jeans or reinforce socks or a sweater, come and learn about this act of caring for your clothing.
MARCH: GATHERING, CJ GHATT
'Gathering' is a series of paintings that explore the act of ‘gathering’ in both subject matter and in process of creation.
To ‘gather’ is to bring together. We gather materials, food and objects, we gather ourselves through ritual and routine, and we gather with others through meals and spaces.
These works are an exploration of materials collected over time, exploring the nature of ‘gathering’ in various forms. While the subject matter consists of gathered objects, references to ritual and routine, and places to gather with others, the name also refers to the gathering of materials to create from. A diverse variety of materials have been used to create these pieces. Including that which has been found, collected, harvested, gifted, won, sourced and purchased.
CJ Ghatt is a multidisciplinary artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau. CJ uses pigment and thread to create paintings that often bring together unexpected materials in a harmonious way.
Placing value and emphasis on work done by hand, CJ’s process involves, collecting, repurposing, painting, stitching, weaving and collaging, with her own interpretation of traditional crafts.
CJ is a graduate of Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design where she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts in Fashion and Sustainability.
WORKSHOP: CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY & OBJECT MAKING IN ANTHROPOCENE
Join Naarm-based Australian contemporary jeweller and artist Pennie Jagiello for an inspiring workshop and artist talk exploring sustainable practices in jewellery and object-making.
From the moment we are born we are given a plastic bangle to identify us. In this 4 hour intensive workshop discover how to utilise everyday materials with a focus on plastics that surround us to create a unique neckpiece, bangle, or object with Australian contemporary jeweller and artist Pennie Jagiello.
With a curated collection of found and recycled materials, participants are guided through material explorations deconstructing objects we use on a daily basis, and reconfiguring these into new transformations via a range of multidisciplinary techniques while considering our creative footprints as we work.
This workshop is a creative challenge filled with considerations for change in the way we think, make, work, and the impacts we impart on a daily basis to embody creativity through critical thinking and engagement with our own individual lifestyles and environment.
Suitable for anyone wanting to explore and develop sustainable contemporary jewellery and creative practices, and salvaging their marks in time as the heirlooms we leave behind for generations to come.
Provided:
A selection of recycled materials, tools.
Please bring along:
2-3 plastic items from your home that would otherwise be thrown away or recycled, such as a milk/juice/ laundry/ food containers and packaging.
Favourite tools or sewing implements (such as needles, scissors for cutting plastic, threads to stitch with, thread to suspend a pendant or neckpiece),
Sketch book, pen, or pencil, phone to document workshop.
Lunch and beverages for break/ snacks.
Suitable for ages 16 + No prior experience required.
WORKSHOP: CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY & OBJECT MAKING IN ANTHROPOCENE
Join Naarm-based Australian contemporary jeweller and artist Pennie Jagiello for an inspiring workshop and artist talk exploring sustainable practices in jewellery and object-making.
From the moment we are born we are given a plastic bangle to identify us. In this 4 hour intensive workshop discover how to utilise everyday materials with a focus on plastics that surround us to create a unique neckpiece, bangle, or object with Australian contemporary jeweller and artist Pennie Jagiello.
With a curated collection of found and recycled materials, participants are guided through material explorations deconstructing objects we use on a daily basis, and reconfiguring these into new transformations via a range of multidisciplinary techniques while considering our creative footprints as we work.
This workshop is a creative challenge filled with considerations for change in the way we think, make, work, and the impacts we impart on a daily basis to embody creativity through critical thinking and engagement with our own individual lifestyles and environment.
Suitable for anyone wanting to explore and develop sustainable contemporary jewellery and creative practices, and salvaging their marks in time as the heirlooms we leave behind for generations to come.
Provided:
A selection of recycled materials, tools.
Please bring along:
2-3 plastic items from your home that would otherwise be thrown away or recycled, such as a milk/juice/ laundry/ food containers and packaging.
Favourite tools or sewing implements (such as needles, scissors for cutting plastic, threads to stitch with, thread to suspend a pendant or neckpiece),
Sketch book, pen, or pencil, phone to document workshop.
Lunch and beverages for break/ snacks.
Suitable for ages 16 + No prior experience required.
FEBRUARY: NIGHT & DAY IN THE ERA / ERRORS OF THE ANTHROPOCENE, PENNIE JAGIELLO
Please join us for the opening: 5PM, THURSDAY 05th FEB
Night and Day in the Era Errors of the Anthropocene brings together the diverse works of Pennie Jagiello in her debut New Zealand exhibition. This collection narrates an ongoing journey deeply invested in the unsustainable materiality of societal existence. Many pieces openly communicate wearability, while others explore scale, and confront themes of personal and collective discomfort, burden, and anxiety. Amidst these tensions, the works hold on to hope and incite change, embodying the ‘wearing’ of accountability itself.
The carving process is a profound presence in Jagiello’s work, as she etches not only her mark in time but also a lasting symbol for all. Her pieces embody a dedicated journey toward environmental responsibility. Through wearable narratives as social markers of our era, Jagiello highlights the relentless cycle of consumption driven by global society—day and night, night and day—a continuous, eternal loop reflecting the rhythms of our conscious and unconscious actions.
The exhibition also features existing works that incorporate sections of artefacts transformed from their original designs and purposes. Some remain in a semi-complete state, yet Jagiello curates these discarded objects into a cohesive collection. This gathering of fragments unites old and new works, demonstrating both the Anthropocene’s state of destruction and humanity’s resilience, hope, and will to create sustainable, shared futures.
In Jagiello’s creations, the body is at once present, absent, and present again, as her works invite collaboration and participation. Throughout the exhibition, she welcomes visitors to unwind emotionally and physically, encouraging conversations, interactive creative processes, and the shared experience of collaboration.
About the Artist
Pennie Jagiello is a transdisciplinary artist with over 25 years of experience, actively exhibiting and facilitating workshops both internationally and across Australia. She is a Lecturer in the Bachelor of Fashion (Design) program at RMIT University in Melbourne, where she specialises in creating inclusive and accessible creative environments.
Jagiello’s practice embraces diversity and inclusivity, catering to participants of all ages, including neurodiverse individuals and those who are non-verbal or multilingual. Her approach fosters hands-on engagement through touch and material exploration, allowing participants to engage with creativity in ways that feel natural to them.
JANUARY: MAKE FURNITURE
MAKE FURNITURE is committed to crafting spaces and pieces that bring ease into everyday life. Each design reflects a keen eye for detail, a dedication to functionality, and an appreciation for beauty, resulting in furniture that centres around functionality with the human touch.
DECEMBER: MOTHERCAKE, SAM LOE
"Mothercake" reflects the translation from Sam's mother tongue of the word Mutterkuchen, meaning placenta. This biological metaphor and often unacknowledged organ has become central to her artistic practice. Through her work, Sam explores the overlooked connections between self and other, investigating both physical and philosophical boundaries. Her drawings and paintings emerge from a deeply physical process, creating conversations between inner and outer worlds - evoking new organic body forms that exist somewhere between figuration and abstraction.
Sam completed her Post-graduate Diploma at the Dunedin School of Art this year having originally studied Fine Art and Contemporary Critical Theory at Goldsmiths College in London in the mid 90's. She has returned to her art practice with gusto in the last few years, finding ways to readdress and recalibrate the balance between finding meaning from the making and making from the meaning.
Please join us for the opening evening at 5pm, Wed 04 December