Ōtepoti Dunedin Tour: Resourceful Craft workshops

Learn resourceful skills this Labour Weekend in Ōtepoti Dunedin.

Join us for a weekend of hands-on workshops where you’ll learn traditional skills using natural and repurposed materials — all designed to support the wellbeing of people and planet.

🗓 Friday 25 & Saturday 26 October
📍 Dunedin School of Art, Otago Polytechnic

Choose from a range of workshops including:
• Rag rug
• Patchwork
• Whisk, Hand and Pencil brushes
• Felting bowls
• Spoon carving
• Sharpening

Our talented craftspeople — Douglas Horrell, Gemma Stratton, Mirrabel Oliver, and Annie Mackenzie — are heading south to share their skills as part of the Resourceful Craft 2025 programme.

This Ōtepoti tour is generously hosted by the Dunedin School of Art at Otago Polytechnic Te Kura Matatini ki Otago, with thanks also to Res.Awesome (they really are awesome). Huge thanks to Creative New Zealand for their continued support of Rekindle’s work.

You may also like the following events from Rekindle:

• Next month, 11th August, 08:00 am, Monthly Mending Club in Christchurch
• Next month, 14th August, 08:00 am, Monthly Spoon Club in Christchurch

Also check out other Workshops in Dunedin, Arts events in Dunedin.