Sturt Gallery & Studios
Australia’s pioneering design centre and school for contemporary craft.
Sturt School for Wood
MSF40222 Certificate IV in Furniture Design and Manufacturing
Sturt School for Wood’s renowned year-long intensive course is guided by the world’s finest master furniture makers. Nowhere in Australia can you learn from as many furniture experts of this calibre. Sturt graduates are in demand in industry and honed to become the furniture makers and designers of the future.
A History of Sturt
Founded in 1941
Sturt was founded in 1941 by Winifred West (1881–1971) when she retired as headmistress of Frensham, the independent secondary school for girls which she had established in 1913. Miss West's intent was to provide further education in crafts, music and drama for children who had left Mittagong Primary School, and for adults seeking useful and creative skills.
Frensham Schools Classes
Design and Fabrication Studios
Sturt plays an essential role in a Frensham Schools education. The Design and Fabrication Studios, formerly a weaving studio and a café, refurbished into a contemporary learning space in 2015 to form a creative hub where expert teachers lead courses in digital design and fabrication, supported by the latest technologies.
Sturt Gallery
Join us on Saturday 15 November at 11:00AM to celebrate the 2025 Sturt School for Wood Graduates at the opening of Threshold.
Threshold, the graduate exhibition, will run from Saturday 15 November until Sunday 30 November.
The exhibition is open Wednesday - Sunday from 10am - 4pm.
