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 Born of a desire to create a unique space for making & learning all things jewellery and metalsmithing, SquarePeg Studios was established in 2011 and is a respected and loved part of the Sydney creative arts scene.

Jewellery artist’s studios and a busy jewellery school, each with dedicated areas under the one expansive warehouse roof, combine to make SquarePeg a hub for the jewellery community.

Our five-star school has long-form courses suited to every level, from beginners to advanced students. In addition, we have a suite of specialist workshops, from favourites we have offered for over ten years to newly developed workshops as we constantly evolve in response to our community.

Jewellery artists occupying the studios’ area benefit from the opportunity to interact with a mix of emerging and established makers in a supportive and creative environment. Some resident artists also teach in the jewellery school.

Several times a year, we open our doors to the public, hosting events like open studios, meet the makers, jewellery markets and artist talks. At these times, we encourage and welcome the community to see what we are all about and experience an energetic and vibrant creative space.

We are an independently run creative arts business and we are so grateful for the patronage of our community keeping us a viable, vibrant success, even through the hard times. Thank you.

There is something for everyone at SquarePeg, and we look forward to welcoming you!

SquarePeg Studios is a creative and inspiring place. The atmosphere is laid back and welcoming and the tutors there are approachable and always happy to help. I have learned so much during my time spent there and look forward to upcoming workshops that I have booked onto.

– Alice

Thank you so much for offering all the courses you do – I consider myself very lucky to have attended various courses at SP over the last 3 years. Thank you and best regards, Andrea

– Andrea

The class was a great mix of inspirational and achievable. We began by playing with texturing techniques, which helped everyone to make decisions about their final designs and settled our beginner’s nerves. Danielle broke down the process into understandable chunks, each building on the previous, to make it easier for newbies to feel confident with each step. The demonstrations were very clear and flagged at various points to show specific new techniques, such as the colour of different metal annealing points or the angle of holding various tools. A helping hand is given when needed and a lot of encouragement along the way. All four of us, despite having no past experience, made really attractive rings within the class time frame and plan to do more jewellery classes. The set-up of the studio was great and having a teacher who is as skilled at sharing her art as making it was a real treat!

– Donyale

Wonderful studio with everything you need to make jewellery. This space has also been carefully reimagined to cater for social distancing, with spacious workspaces set up with individual tool racks.

– Nicole

Absolutely amazing loved every minute and learned so much. Definitely worth every cent. Diane is an amazing teacher and really takes the time with each and everyone of the small class. Will definitely be doing more classes.

– Karl Linguard, Long Weekend Workshop Student, 2019

Absolutely loved this course! Apart from being an inspiring artist with a beautiful portfolio, Emily is a passionate teacher with clear, straightforward communication. She has been so patient with me while dealing with the final project and she gave me many inputs to develop in the future. I cannot wait to attend the next course which is starting in just a few days – very exciting already!

– Paola

An extraordinary, nurturing environment combining design and craft to bring your ideas to life. I would highly recommend SquarePeg – no matter what level you’re at.

– Zoe, Happy Student

I was extremely pleased with the quality of the course and its delivery. It was paced at the right speed and the teacher was superb at working with each different student to their needs and wishes. Given I had chosen to do this course as I was teaching it to my year 9 students, I got so much extra help and advice even though my questions were covering areas way out of the scope of the course. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I learned a lot, thank you so much 🙂

– Ksenija

My son and I had a wonderful time doing the tweens and teens – make a ring workshop. Our teacher was kind, patient, skilled, knowledgeable, and brilliant at meeting each young person at their level. It was amazing to start with a rectangle of metal and leave with a new host of skills and a gorgeous ring to remember the experience forever!

– Wyatt, Teens and Tweens participant

I love SquarePeg and would sign up for absolutely everything they run if I could.

They offer an awesome and well-equipped space, a friendly environment and the right balance between guidance and allowing you to spread your creative wings. I can’t recommend their courses highly enough.

– Tamara