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SUMMARY:Tissue Farm Holiday Artisan Fair 2025
DESCRIPTION:Shop for the holidays and support local & regional artists & craftspeople! \n\n\n\nTissue Farm is located just 30 minutes from Touchstone in Confluence\, PA \n\n\n\nThis is the perfect opportunity to find unique\, one-of-a-kind gifts or treat yourself to something special. \n\n\n\nYou’ll find a curated selection of handcrafted items from Touchstone Center for Crafts’ Retail Gallery\, alongside works from other talented regional artisans & craftspeople. \n\n\n\nSaturday\, November 29\, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Address: 446 Latrobe Ave.\, Confluence\, PA 15424 \n\n\n\n\nLearn More
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/tissue-farm-holiday-artisan-fair-2025/
LOCATION:Tissue Farm\, 446 Latrobe Ave.\, Confluence\, Pennsylvania\, 15424\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Off-site Events
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SUMMARY:Union Trust Makers Market 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a pop-up holiday shopping event in the beautiful Union Trust Building in downtown Pittsburgh. You’ll find a curated selection of handcrafted items from Touchstone Center for Crafts’ Retail Gallery\, alongside works from other talented regional artists. \n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 12\, 2025\, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.in the Union Trust Building LobbyAddress: 501 Grant St.\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219 \n\n\n\nA wide variety of artisans and vendors will be set up in the lobby with their unique products and gifts. Come on down\, get some holiday shopping done\, and support small businesses!
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/union-trust-makers-market-2025/
LOCATION:Union Trust Building\, 501 Grant Street\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Off-site Events
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SUMMARY:2025 Events
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for an incredible lineup of 2025 events—stay tuned as we unveil the exciting details! Please check back as more events are being added. \n\n\n\n2025 Event Schedule\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, January 21 | 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.Scholarship Benefit Dinnerat Eleven Contemporary Kitchen in Pittsburgh’s Strip District\n\n\n\n\n\nFebruary 21-232025 American Craft Made BaltimoreBaltimore\, MD\n\n\n\n\n\nMarch 26-29NCECA Formation ConferenceSalt Lake City\, UT\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 3 | 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Veteran Obsolete Exhibition Preview and Luncheon(private event)at Touchstone Center for Crafts\n\n\n\n\n\nMay 30-June 1Forging Connections: SNAG x SIBsat Touchstone Center for Crafts\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, June 7 | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Gallery Reception and Meet the Artist: Geoffrey Bowton\, Veteran Obsoleteat Touchstone Center for Crafts\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect Saturdays\, May–OctoberTouchstone by the Falls Ohiopyle Community Pop-Up Events: May 31\, June 21\, July 19\, August 16\, September 27\, October 11at 1 Sherman Street\, Ohiopyle\, PA 15470\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, December 6 | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Winter Showcaseat Touchstone Center for Crafts
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/2025-events/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
CATEGORIES:Campus Events,Off-site Events
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SUMMARY:American Craft Made Baltimore
DESCRIPTION:American Craft Made is the largest juried craft fair on the East Coast\, attracting more than 10\,000 dedicated collectors and enthusiasts. It features nearly 400 accomplished artists and makers alongside demonstrations\, talks\, and hands-on experiences. \n\n\n\nTouchstone is participating in the School-to-Market program\, showcasing work by former interns and others connected to Touchstone. Stop by to meet Erika Broas\, Stacy Larson\, Taylor Mezo\, and Nate Weiss and explore their craftsmanship. We’ll also be featuring pieces by Dan Brockett and Anna Koplik. \n\n\n\nAbout American Craft Made 2025: Now in its 48th year\, the 2025 event will feature a juried selection of work from makers at all career stages and across a wide range of mediums—including ceramics\, glass\, jewelry\, metalwork\, clothing\, furniture\, and basketry. Visitors will have the opportunity to get to know the creators behind their favorite pieces while discovering innovative work that celebrates longstanding craft practices and pushes the boundaries of what craft can be. \n\n\n\nSingle-day tickets and weekend passes can be reserved in advance here\, or purchased onsite at the box office. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artists\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists Representing Touchstone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nErika Broas is a multidisciplinary artist\, who most often can be found making metal objects and jewelry. She graduated with a BFA in metals in 2015 from Grand Valley State University\, in Allendale\, MI. Broas has been working as an independent jeweler since 2021\, focusing on fabrication\, stone setting\, and forging gold\, sterling silver\, and steel. Alongside teaching workshops at Eastern US craft schools\, they do freelance collaborative work with artists\, design and create custom pieces for clients\, and make production works for their jewelry line\, Erika Blair.Touchstone 2018-2019 Small Metals Studio Intern2023-2025 Instructor \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStacy Larson is originally from Minnesota\, and currently an Artist-in-Residence at LUX Center for the Arts in Lincoln\, NE. She received an MFA in Ceramics from West Virginia University and her BFA in Ceramics and Jewelry from Syracuse University. Stacy recently concluded two years of board service as the Student Director at Large of NCECA. Her work has been featured in Ceramics Monthly and in galleries throughout the United States.Touchstone 2017 Ceramics Studio Intern2018-2023 Office & Gallery Coordinator2024 Artist-in-Residence \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNate Weiss is a metalsmith residing in Johnstown. His metalworking education was self-directed starting in 2013\, learning from craft schools such as Penland\, Touchstone\, and Peter’s Valley. Nate has worked as a professional metalsmith for several years\, doing anything from architectural ironwork\, to goldsmithing. This has allowed for him to cultivate a unique skillset\, the influences of which can be seen in his work. Focusing on traditional forging techniques\, with an interest in benchwork\, Nate’s aim is to create one of a kind objects that are dense with detail and ornamentation in an effort to elevate ordinary objects to ceremonial.Touchstone 2018-2019 Blacksmithing Studio Intern2022-2024 Instructor \n\n\n\n\n\nArtists Work on Display\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDan Brockett has been creating handwoven baskets from willow grown on his 12-acre property\, Foggy Blossom Farm\, in Leechburg\, PA since 2018. He is a self-taught weaver focused on sharing the sustainability\, functionality and natural beauty of his material. He teaches basketry workshops throughout the United States that focus on traditional European weave patterns and techniques.Touchstone 2023 Open House Demonstrator2024-2025 Instructor  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnna Koplik received her BFA in Jewelry from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn\, NY where she discovered her love for metalwork and forging. After graduating she shifted her focus to blacksmithing and began traveling\, working at crafts schools and as a journeyman architectural smith\, teaching blacksmithing workshops\, and going on adventures whenever possible. Her personal work focuses mainly on tool and utensil making\, and combining functionality with a refined\, delicate aesthetic. Anna has worked at a variety of shops\, including Atlas Forge\, Caleb Kullman Studio\, and Spirit Ironworks\, as well as taught at various craft schools such as Penland School of Crafts\, Touchstone Center for Crafts\, and John C. Campbell Folk School. \n\n\n\nTouchstone 2016-2017 Blacksmith Shop Technician2018-2019 Artist in Residence2018-2025 Instructor \n\n\n\n\n\nUnable to Join Us\n\n\n\n(due to unforeseen circumstances\, Taylor Mezo is unable to participate) \n\n\n\nTaylor Mezo is a ceramic artist from Illinois\, currently living in Pittsburgh PA.  She works primarily in sculptural and functional ware\, using red earthenware to create vessels utilizing a mixture of wheelthrowing and handbuilding techniques. In December 2019\, she graduated with her Bachelors in Fine Arts from Governors State University. Recently\, Taylor has participated in residencies at Penland School of Craft\, the Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media\, and Peter’s Valley School of Craft. Taylor was recently named one of Ceramic Monthly’s 2022 Emerging Artists.Touchstone 2020 Ceramics Studio Intern2022 Open House Vendor
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LOCATION:Pennsylvania
CATEGORIES:Off-site Events
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SUMMARY:Tissue Farm Holiday Artisan Fair 2024
DESCRIPTION:Shop for the holidays and support local & regional artists & craftspeople! \n\n\n\nTissue Farm is located just 30 minutes from Touchstone in Confluence\, PA \n\n\n\nThis is the perfect opportunity to find unique\, one-of-a-kind gifts or treat yourself to something special. \n\n\n\nList of artisans include: \n\n\n\n\nArt by Avalon from Addison PA\n\n\n\nArtwork on the Run // Craig Peterson\n\n\n\nJody Best from Confluence PA\n\n\n\nChilders Fabric Art: Fabric Landscapes from Confluence PA\n\n\n\nConrad Hamather from Ohiopyle PA\n\n\n\nNoel & Travis Cowles from Confluence PA\n\n\n\nFernwood Soap from Grantsville MD\n\n\n\nLG Leather Goods from Grantsville MD\n\n\n\nPlant Palace Botanicals and Sundries from Confluence and Acme PA\n\n\n\nS.K. Woodworks from Addison PA\n\n\n\nSticks & Bones Knits from Confluence PA\n\n\n\nTouchstone Center for Crafts from Farmington PA\n\n\n\nTurkeyfoot Valley Schools Art Dept\n\n\n\n\nAddress: 446 Latrobe Ave.\, Confluence\, PA 15424 \n\n\n\n\nLearn More
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/tissue-farm-holiday-artisan-fair/
LOCATION:Tissue Farm\, 446 Latrobe Ave.\, Confluence\, Pennsylvania\, 15424\, United States
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SUMMARY:ACRE Uniontown Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Bridgeway Capital’s Alliance for Creative Rural Economies (ACRE)\n\n\n\nAre you a creative business based in Uniontown\, PA? Bridgeway Capital’s Creative Business Accelerator (CBA) is bringing creativity-driven economic development to a community near you. \n\n\n\nAdditional cohorts are available in Oil City\, PA and State College\, PA. \n\n\n\nMore information at acrepartners.org \n\n\n\nCreativity is the key to building stronger\, more sustainable communities. That’s why the CBA created ACRE\, the Alliance for Creative Economies\, to foster and support creative entrepreneurship\, helping to drive economic growth and create meaningful change. \n\n\n\nJoin the information session to learn more about ACRE and how to join the next cohort in Uniontown. \n\n\n\nAddress: Fayette Launchbox\, 2201 University Dr.\, Lemont Furnace\, PA 15406 \n\n\n\n\nRSVP TODAY
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/acre-uniontown-information-session/
LOCATION:Fayette Launchbox\, 2201 University Drive\, Lemont Furnace\, Pennsylvania\, 15456\, United States
CATEGORIES:Off-site Events
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SUMMARY:Union Trust Makers Market
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a pop-up holiday shopping event in the beautiful Union Trust Building in downtown Pittsburgh. You’ll find a curated selection of handcrafted items from Touchstone Center for Crafts’ Retail Gallery\, alongside works from other talented regional artists. \n\n\n\nAddress: 501 Grant St.\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15219
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