Rejuvenate your spirit. A class or workshop at Touchstone Center for Crafts will open new doors for creative growth. Choose from more than 130 classes and workshops for all levels of experience taught by some of North America’s finest artists and artisans. Take time to explore our beautiful wooded campus, along with the many attractions nearby including Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob, Laurel Caverns, wineries, historic sites, and outdoor adventure/recreation. Touchstone is the perfect getaway for your spirit, heart, and hands.

Touchstone’s mission is to advance excellence in the arts and crafts by educating and encouraging individuals to develop technical skills, good design, and innovative expression. Recognizing the contributions of artists and artisans to the quality of life, Touchstone serves, but is not limited to, the people of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area. Touchstone Center for Crafts offers classes, exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations, and other creative, educational programming throughout the year for people of all ages and levels of expertise.

Featuring eight studios, Touchstone Center for Crafts covers multiple disciplines. Facilities include 20 cabins, two 16-person, year-round dormitories, camping sites, dining hall, bathhouse, The Blaney Lodge, gift shop, and nature trails. Located in the Appalachian Mountains in the Laurel Highlands region of southwestern Pennsylvania, Touchstone is situated on 150 wooded acres. With only 25 acres of the property developed, Touchstone is a pristine, natural retreat.

Founded in 1972 as the Pioneer Crafts Council, Touchstone Center for Crafts is a unique three-season crafts school offering both week-long and weekend classes in a diverse array of media, including blacksmithing, ceramics, jewelry and metals, fiber, glass, painting, mixed media, photography, printmaking, sculpture, basketry, and book arts. The majority of our classes are open to all levels of experience: beginners are particularly encouraged to sample the rich repertoire of Touchstone’s creative opportunities. We also offer a children’s program so that parents and their children can take advantage of Touchstone’s many classes and workshops.