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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
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/union-trust-maker-market/
LOCATION:Union Trust Building\, 501 Grant Street\, Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, 15219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Off-site Events
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SUMMARY:Fayette Gives Day
DESCRIPTION:About Fayette Gives\n\n\n\nFayette Gives is a “day of giving” hosted by the Community Foundation of Fayette County that aims to build a stronger Fayette by engaging the community in philanthropy and supporting local charities. During this fundraising marathon\, the public donates to participating charities and special incentives are offered to promote the excitement and impact of charitable giving. Fayette Gives provides an opportunity for charities to gain exposure\, and it invites everyone to be a philanthropist in a community-wide effort to give back. \n\n\n\nMake a secure donation online at fayettegives.org on Thursday\, Nov. 7 between 8am-8pm in support of Touchstone Center for Crafts. \n\n\n\n\nFAYETTEGIVES.ORG
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/fayette-gives/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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SUMMARY:Free Your Mind Resources
DESCRIPTION:Free Your Mind @Touchstone\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree Your Mind\, led by artist Theda Sandiford\, is a public textile art project exploring personal stories of microaggressions through a multi-sensory installation. Displayed at Touchstone from May 17 – September 20\, 2024\, the installation invited visitors and workshop participants to reflect\, read\, and share their experiences. Theda also gave two artist talks for deeper engagement. To learn more about Theda\, the project\, microaggressions\, implicit bias\, and to watch the artist talk recordings\, click the link. You can also share your own experience of a microaggression online. \n\n\n\nClick to learn more about Free Your Mind @Touchstone
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/free-your-mind-resources/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
CATEGORIES:Artist Talks,Campus Events,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Bea Campbell Gallery - Tessellate: Fitting Together
DESCRIPTION:2024 Intern Exhibition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick for gallery hours and to learn more
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/bea-campbell-gallery-tessellate-fitting-together/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
CATEGORIES:Campus Events,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Free Your Mind - Artist Talks Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Visiting Artist: Theda Sandiford\n\n\n\nJoin us on Zoom or in-person for these powerful and engaging artist talks (May 22 & September 24). This event is a unique opportunity to hear directly from the artist about the Free Your Mind art installation project at Touchstone\, as Theda shares the creative journey and insights related to the project. \n\n\n\nFree Your Mind is a public textile art endeavor led by artist Theda Sandiford\, with the objective of gathering\, showcasing\, embedding\, and liberating personal narratives surrounding microaggressions through a multi-sensory installation. \n\n\n\nPlease Register in Advance for the Zoom Talks \n\n\n\n\nRegister for September 24\n\n\n\n\nAdvance registration for in-person attendance will be available soon.
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/free-your-mind-artist-talks-part-2/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
CATEGORIES:Artist Talks
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SUMMARY:Annual Open House 2024
DESCRIPTION:The best day of the yearto visit our campus!\n\n\n\nTouchstone invites you to get creative on our campus at our annual Open House! This free\, family-friendly event is THE day to visit Touchstone\, where you can learn about our seasonal workshops and date nights\, tour studios\, watch artist demonstrations\, shop artist pop-up shops\, view gallery exhibitions\, hear more about community offerings through our partnering organizations\, dance to live music\, and enjoy a delicious lunch or snack from local and regional food vendors. Adults and kids alike are encouraged to participate in hands-on activities and festivities. Held rain or shine\, join us via a free shuttle bus from nearby Christian W. Klay Winery.  \n\n\n\n\nLearn More
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/annual-open-house-2024/
LOCATION:Touchstone Center For Crafts\, 1049 Sr2003\, Farmington\, PA\, 15437\, United States
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SUMMARY:Free Your Mind - Artist Talks Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Visiting Artist: Theda Sandiford\n\n\n\nJoin us on Zoom or in-person for these powerful and engaging artist talks (May 22 & September 24). This event is a unique opportunity to hear directly from the artist about the Free Your Mind art installation project at Touchstone\, as Theda shares the creative journey and insights related to the project. \n\n\n\nFree Your Mind is a public textile art endeavor led by artist Theda Sandiford\, with the objective of gathering\, showcasing\, embedding\, and liberating personal narratives surrounding microaggressions through a multi-sensory installation. \n\n\n\nPlease Register in Advance for the Zoom Talks \n\n\n\n\nRegister for May 22\n\n\n\n\nAdvance registration for in-person attendance will be available soon.
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/free-your-mind-artist-talks-part-1/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
CATEGORIES:Artist Talks
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SUMMARY:Auböck Exhibition Luncheon & Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:1 Sherman Street\n	\n		\n		Ohiopyle\,\n\n	Pennsylvania\n\n	15470\n\n	United States\n\n\n\n\n\nModerated by Justin Gunther\, Vice President and Director of Fallingwater\, and Brittany Reilly\, Director of The Irving and Aaronel deRoy Gruber Foundation. \n\n\n\nMore information will be available soon.
URL:https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/event/aubock-exhibition-luncheon-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania
CATEGORIES:Artist Talks
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SUMMARY:Free Your Mind @Touchstone
DESCRIPTION:May 17 – September 20\, 2024\n\n\n\n\n\nFree Your Mind is a public textile art endeavor led by artist Theda Sandiford\, with the objective of gathering\, showcasing\, embedding\, and liberating personal narratives surrounding microaggressions through a multi-sensory installation. \n\n\n\nMicroaggressions\, those nuanced and sometimes unintentional daily interactions\, convey hostile\, derogatory\, or negative messages or assumptions towards historically marginalized groups. The cumulative impact of these routine encounters manifests in tangible consequences—stress\, anger\, frustration\, self-doubt\, and ultimately\, a sense of powerlessness and invisibility. \n\n\n\nThis project boldly unveils these interactions to offer a cathartic release. Participants are encouraged to share their experiences of microaggressions by inscribing them onto a ribbon\, which is then tied to a net\, symbolizing the liberation of these stories from their personal narratives. Each ribbon becomes a tangible “story ribbon.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis project is supported by Arts\, Equity\, & Education Fund\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THEDA SANDIFORD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTheda Sandiford\, is a self-taught mixed media artist based in Jersey City\, NJ. Though art is engrained in her psyche\, Theda’s first creative endeavors were in the music business as a sales & digital marketing executive. After years of ground breaking digital work for musicians\, she began applying digital and analog art processes to develop her own artistic self-expression as a means of art therapy. \n\n\n\nJoin us on Zoom or in-person for two engaging artist talks on May 22 and September 24. Share your “story ribbon” while visiting Touchstone’s campus from May to September\, 2024.
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LOCATION:Pennsylvania
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