Touchstone Center for Crafts will be closed September 3-6 for the Labor Day holiday weekend, and will re-open Tuesday, September 7.

Enroll in a fall weekend class and receive $25 off tuition, plus a
FREE CABIN or a $25 DORM ROOM with each paid tuition!
(Offer is subject to availability. Some restrictions may apply.)
Touchstone is a unique three-season crafts school in the beautiful Laurel Highlands, only 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1972 as Pioneer Crafts Council, Touchstone's original mission was to foster interest in the preservation of traditional mountain crafts. Today, this unique craft school has expanded to include contemporary and experimental techniques in addition to traditional and historic methods in disciplines such as blacksmithing, ceramics, metals, textiles, glass, oil and watercolor painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. As Pennsylvania's only residential craft school, Touchstone offers both beginner and seasoned artists more than one hundred week-long and weekend courses taught by some of North America's finest artists and artisans.
At Touchstone, nature and creative energy combine in harmony to produce a unique synergy, not often found. Touchstone is a place for quiet contemplation, for introspection, for a wealth of revelations. Students gather to learn in an atmosphere of friendship and camaraderie. Touchstone has, for over thirty-eight years, been providing adults and children with unique skills and lasting memories...
9 Oct 2010 • Touchstone Center for Crafts
14 Oct 2010 02:30 PM • Touchstone Center for Crafts Great Hall