Jewellery (Experienced) Night Class and Morning Class
Visual Arts
A course by
Otago Polytechnic
An advanced course for experienced jewellery makers to build and refine their skills in a collaborative studio environment, covering a different technique each term.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Dunedin School of Art, P Block, Dunedin
It will take a total of 8 weeks
This course requires 2 hours per week
Core skills this course teaches
Advance jewellery making skills
Develop and extend your practical abilities in jewellery making through a range of advanced techniques.
Execute specific jewellery techniques
Learn to apply new methods including sand casting, stone carving, chain and brooch making, and hydraulic pressing.
Use tools and equipment safely
Demonstrate safe and proficient use of workshop equipment such as soldering tools, jewellery saws, and grinding tools.
What You're Signing Up For
This non-beginner short course offers experienced jewellery makers the opportunity to extend their craft through group demonstrations and personalised projects, led by specialist tutors at the Dunedin School of Art. Each term features a new skill such as sand casting, stone carving, chain and brooch making, or saw piercing with hydraulic press forming. Participants must have basic workshop skills and prior jewellery making experience, particularly in soldering and saw use. Classes run mornings or evenings each week, and you must enrol per term. Additional materials costs apply.
Course Content
- Term 1: Casting using Delft clay (sand-casting process for metal objects)
- Term 2: Basic stone carving and stone setting; use of wet diamond grinding tools
- Term 3: Chain and brooch making; working with silver, copper, or brass
- Term 4: Saw piercing and hydraulic press; creating intricate and 3D lightweight shapes
- Individual projects supported by tutors
- Group demonstrations on advanced jewellery techniques
What you need to know first
Previous experience in jewellery making
Basic workshop skills
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Arts
Visual Arts
Jewellery
Future employment opportunities might be
Independent jewellery maker
Further study in visual arts or jewellery making
Otago Polytechnic is known for high quality, hands on learning that leads to strong outcomes. With excellent student satisfaction, high graduate employment rates, and a commitment to sustainability, it’s a place where practical skills meet purpose. Their award winning programmes span design, fashion, creative arts, trades, health, and business, giving you real experience and real confidence for whatever comes next.