Jobs at Resourceful Craft

Resourceful Craft is a programme of craft workshops teaching resourceful skills for the wellbeing of people and planet. It is based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, with additional opportunities in Whakatū Nelson and Ōtepoti Dunedin. The organisation supports a team of highly skilled craftspeople, connecting them to people who are eager to learn and facilitating those workshops.

Resourceful Craft is an offshoot of Rekindle, supported by funding from Creative New Zealand and Christchurch City Council. We share traditional craft practices that will provide people with new skills and a refreshed relationship with the local materials and resources that surround them.

A crucial part of our approach is growing in understanding of our relationships to the whenua, and the impact of colonisation on craft practices and in many other areas of life in Aotearoa. In Ōtautahi we acknowledge the awa (rivers) Ōtākaro Avon and Ōpāwaho Heathcote which give life to this area, and mana whenua Ngāi Tūāhuriri, and Ngāi Tahu whānui. We also mihi to those who whakapapa to Waitaha and Ngāti Māmoe, who are closely connected to this land. We are committed to honouring te Tiriti o Waitangi, and understanding its vital relevance today.