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Smudge Artspace
Starts Friday 17 July 2026

Studio Blueprint

Eight weeks with me, walking through everything I learned opening Smudge. All of it, in one place.

Reserve my seat: $50
Emma Dunlop standing in front of the blue Smudge Artspace front door.

A note from Emma

I get asked this question every single week.

How do I start a studio like Smudge? It's one of my favourite things to talk about, so I'm finally putting everything I know into one place.

I signed the lease at Smudge in 2023 with a lot of enthusiasm and not much of a plan. Three years later we run 15+ classes a week, host 150+ birthday parties a year, and have built a community of thousands of families. I made a LOT of mistakes along the way. I want to make this easier for you than it was for me.

Studio Blueprint is the course I wish existed when I started. 8 weeks of the real templates, real systems, and real numbers from inside Smudge.

Emma's signature

Emma Dunlop
Founder, Smudge Artspace

The Curriculum

8 weeks. 4 chapters.

Tap a chapter to see what's inside.

Why Studio Blueprint?

  • Built from 15 classes a week, 150 birthday parties a year, and three years of figuring this out the hard way.

  • The exact templates, pricing models, and policies I use at Smudge today, ready to copy and make your own.

  • 8 weekly 60-minute live calls with me, where you ask the real question, not the polished version.

  • A small cohort (max 20), so every question gets a real answer instead of a forum thread.

  • Specifics, not theory. What to look for in a lease before you sign, what to charge for a five-year-old's class, what to do when enrolments dip in week three.

First cohort

Join the July cohort

Pay $50 today to lock in your seat.

Fully refundable if the cohort isn't a fit.

Starts
Fri 17 July
Length
8 weeks
Tuition
$997 AUD

Balance due Friday 10 July. Deposit is fully refundable.

July doesn't suit?

Get on the list and I'll let you know when the next cohort opens.