# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Visual Diary – Drawing the Everyday - SOLD OUT
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Led by Melissa Davidson.

Use your passions, quirks and idiosyncrasies to draw on. Play with a visual diary to create a unique work of art that reflects who you are, what you love (or don't), and all the beauty and challenges of life around you.

We will look at contemporary artists like Squeak Carnwath, Marise Maas and Hope Olsen, to make experimental work that reflects your personal world. Emphasis is on drawing techniques.

Melissa Davidson's Sweet Plum Studio is within Balance in Nelson's Buxton Square.

Melissa has a B.Art & Media in Visual Art (NMIT), PG Dip. Art & Design (AUT) and a Grad. Cert. in Event Management (SIT). She has worked as an art therapy assistant at Te Whatu Ora, and an arts event facilitator, as well as exhibiting regularly.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/the-visual-diary-drawing-the-everyday-sold-out/200030083454245
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Nelson
- **state**: NE
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Balance, Level 1 Farmers' Arcade, Trafalgar St
- **lat**: -41.27339
- **long**: 173.28418
- **full address**: Balance, Level 1 Farmers' Arcade, Trafalgar St, 219 Trafalgar St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand, Nelson

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Visual Diary - Drawing the Everyday - SOLD OUT being held?
  - **A:** The Visual Diary - Drawing the Everyday - SOLD OUT takes place on Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Balance, Level 1 Farmers' Arcade, Trafalgar St, 219 Trafalgar St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand, Nelson.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Visual Diary - Drawing the Everyday - SOLD OUT?
  - **A:** The Visual Diary - Drawing the Everyday - SOLD OUT is organized by Make It Nelson.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Visual Diary - Drawing the Everyday - SOLD OUT is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Nelson, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If The Visual Diary - Drawing the Everyday - SOLD OUT sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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