SAVE THE DATE! 2023 Open House is scheduled for Saturday, June 3, 2023

Annual Open House & 50th Anniversary Kick-off

Saturday, June 11, 2022 | 11am-4pm

The event is scheduled rain or shine with many of the activities indoors.

Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy the day and everyone who helped make the Open House a success!

FREE Family-Friendly Event!

Touchstone invites the community to our campus in Fayette County, PA from 11am-4pm on Saturday, June 11th for a free, family-friendly event! This is the perfect day to come out and visit our rural wooded campus in the beautiful mountains of the Laurel Highlands and learn about all that Touchstone has to offer.

Parking on campus will be limited to accessible parking only. Please take the free convenient shuttle buses from nearby Christian W. Klay Winery (scroll down for more details).

Demonstrations
Gallery Exhibitions
Campus & Studio Tours
Community Resource Tables
Kids Craft Activities
Artists Pop-up Shops
Gallery Store
Food Trucks
Drum Circle
Live Music
Raffles
And More!

Accessibility: Touchstone’s woodland campus is made up of gravel walkways, grassy areas, and uneven terrain. Please call 724-329-1370 if you have questions about accessibility.

Visitors can:

Participate in a drum circle, enjoy kids craft activities, and tour our campus and studios. View demonstrations in blacksmithing, ceramics, drawing & painting, glass, metals & jewelry, and more! Visit two brand new gallery exhibitions featuring members of Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and Touchstone’s 2022 workshop instructors. Enter our raffles, enjoy live music, shop our gallery store and artist pop-up shops featuring handmade items from local artisans. Speak to representatives from some of our community partner organizations. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Activities & Entertainment:

Hands-on, kid-friendly art activities with Touchstone's 2022 Artist Interns
Drum circles with Ed Boas of Creative Rhythm
Face painting by Douglas Education Center, with Laura Smith and Tanner Shepherd
Live music by The Turpentiners
Origami activity with Ben Phillian
Puppet parades featuring puppets provided by Cheryl Cappezzuti and Puppets for Pittsburgh

Food Trucks and Beverages:

Demonstrating Artists:

Bill Pfahl (plein air painting) of William Pfahl Fine Art
Edward Eberhardt (glass art)
Erika Broas (jewelry) of Erika Blair Jewelry
Glen Gardner (blacksmithing) of GSG Design/Metalwork
Glenn Horr (blacksmithing) of Highland Forge
Jared Ondovchik (blacksmithing) of Artifact Metalworks
Jim Bové (jewelry)
Jim Lavrinc Calligraphy
Joy Knepp (glass art)
Julia Castor (ceramics)
Michael Mangiafico (glass art) of FiG Studios
Paige Tibbe (painting)
Shane Pilster and Max Gonzales (graffiti art) of Rivers of Steel Arts
Travis Winters (ceramics)
Yoko Sekino-Bové (ceramics)

Artist Pop-up Shops:

Aileen Lampman of Ai Jewelry
Andrew Thornton of Allegory Gallery
Chris Tower of Mural Man Arts
Jen Allen Ceramics
Jim Lavrinc Calligraphy
Karlie Kendig of Flood City Stitch
Kim Wright of Ohiopyle Pottery
Lisa Guiliani of Lock House Studio
Samantha Briegel of Briegel Ceramics
Taylor A. Mezo Ceramics

Participating Organizations:

Park and Shuttle:

Due to limited parking on Touchstone’s campus, visitors should park at Christian W. Klay Winery (412 Fayette Springs Rd.) and take the free convenient shuttle buses to campus. Shuttles will run from the Winery beginning at 10:30 am, until final departure from Touchstone at event closing.

Parking at Touchstone will be limited to accessible parking only.