Group Retreats Information - Touchstone Center for Crafts

Experiences for Groups – 2025

Plan your perfect creative escape at Touchstone—customized group retreats offer access to studios, lodging, meals, and unforgettable experiences. Gather friends, colleagues, students, or other creatives for a memorable retreat. For a limited time, book your retreat in May and take 25% off. Special pricing is given to school groups, first responders, veterans groups, and nonprofit organizations.

K-12 Student Field Trips

Elementary, middle, and high school student groups are welcomed to campus to tour our galleries and grounds, view two live artist demonstrations, plus participate in a hands-on activity. Demonstrations and activities are dependent on the group’s size and students’ age/grade range. Lunch service is not available to K-12 student groups; however, your group may bring bagged lunches to eat at the dining hall. School groups must have one adult chaperone per ten students. Chaperones will receive complimentary tour access to attend with their group. Each student and chaperone will be required to submit a completed waiver of liability to attend a field trip.

Please review the Creative Retreat option information if your high school student group or school administration/faculty group is interested in booking an immersive studio mini workshop.

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$25 per student

There is a 15-student minimum and a 100-student maximum. Groups larger than 20-25 students will be divided into smaller groups to accommodate studio rotations and seating/workspace restrictions.

Friday, May 9
Friday, May 16
Friday, May 23
Additional Dates TBD

9:00 am – Check in
9:15 am – Tour begins
9:30 am to 10:15 am – First rotation of studio demos/hands-on activity
10:30 am to 11:15 am – Second rotation of studio demos/hands-on activity
11:30 am to 12:15 pm – Third rotation of studio demos/hands-on activity
12:30 pm – Groups have bagged lunches at the dining hall, followed by departure

*Schedule may vary slightly in time based on how many student groups are on campus, along with their respective sizes.

A $50 nonrefundable/nontransferable deposit is required to make your reservation. The final student headcount and full payment of all fees are due one month prior to the date of the reservation. No refunds or credits will be given for reductions in group size after the final headcount is submitted. Refunds less the deposit will be given for cancellation notifications given more than two weeks prior to the scheduled reservation. Cancellations received fewer than two weeks prior to the scheduled reservation will not be refunded.

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Guided Campus Tour

Get outside and get inspired! Private groups of all ages may join us on campus to tour our galleries, studios, and grounds to learn more about the organization’s history and current programming. For a more in-depth understanding of how our studios operate, your group will choose an exciting artist demonstration in blacksmithing, ceramics, glass, metals/jewelry, or painting/drawing. Demonstration options may be limited depending on the number of people in your group and studio/artist availability. Make it a complete afternoon experience and enjoy lunch at our dining hall prior to your tour. Each participant will be required to submit a completed waiver of liability to attend a campus tour.

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$15 per person, with a minimum of 10 participants and a maximum of 50 participants
$25 per person lunch add-on option, same minimum/maximum applies

Groups larger than 20-25 participants may be divided into smaller groups to accommodate studio rotations and seating/workspace restrictions.

Tuesdays, May 13 & 20
Wednesdays, May 7, 14, & 21
Thursdays, May 8, 15, & 22
Saturdays – May 10, 17, & 24
Fall Dates TBA

If booking with the add-on lunch option, arrive by 12:45 p.m.; otherwise,
1:45 pm – Check in
2:00 pm to 3:45 pm – Tour, including live studio artist demonstration

*Schedule may vary slightly in time based on how many groups are on campus.

A $50 nonrefundable/nontransferable deposit is required to make your reservation. The final participant headcount and full payment of all fees are due one month prior to the date of the reservation. No refunds or credits will be given for reductions in group size after the final headcount is submitted. Refunds less the deposit will be considered for cancellation if notification is given more than two weeks prior to the scheduled reservation. Cancellations received fewer than two weeks prior to the scheduled reservation will not be refunded.

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Creative Retreat

Get your group together and get creative! Private adult and high school groups will learn more about the organization, view current exhibitions, get a peek at all studios, and meet artists along the way. Your group will then enjoy an exciting 2-hour mini workshop in the blacksmithing, ceramics, glass, metals/jewelry, or painting/drawing studio. All mini workshops are appropriate for beginners. Each participant/student will have a keepsake they created during the mini workshop; Some projects may require that keepsake items are picked up or shipped (at group or participant cost) at a later date due to the need to kiln fire (generally in ceramics and glass). Mini workshops are dependent on the number of participants/students as well as studio and artist availability. A lunch add-on option is available. Each participant/student will be required to submit a completed waiver of liability to attend a creative retreat.

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Potential Projects

Blacksmithing: forged steel hooks, leaves, bottle openers, etc.
Ceramics: handbuilt or wheel thrown clay mugs, tiles, small sculptures, etc.
Glass: fusing a small plate or flameworking (not glass blowing) marbles, beads, small sculptures, etc.
Painting/Drawing: sketching/drawing using charcoal/colored pencils or painting using watercolors/acrylics for still lifes, portraits, or scenery, etc.
Printmaking: monotype, linocut, cyanotype prints, etc.
Metals/Jewelry: hammered or wire-wrapped jewelry, stamped key/bag tags, etc.

$150 per adult participant
$135 per adult first responder/veteran/nonprofit partner participant

For adult (ages 18+) groups, there is a minimum of 6 participants. Groups over 10-12 participants may be divided into smaller groups due to studio seating/workspace restrictions. Some studios can accommodate larger groups in one workshop.

$115 per high school student (ages 14+)

For high school groups, there is a minimum of 8 students. Groups over 10-12 students may be divided into smaller groups due to seating/workspace restrictions. Some studios can accommodate larger groups in one workshop.

A lunch add-on option is $25 per person and the same minimum number of participants/students applies as with the mini workshops.

Tuesdays, May 13 & 20
Wednesdays, May 7, 14, & 21
Thursdays, May 8, 15, & 22
Saturdays, May 10, 17, & 24
Additional Dates TBA

9:00 am – Check in
9:15 am – Tour begins
10:30 am to 12:30 pm – Mini workshop in selected studio
If purchasing lunch, 12:45 pm – Lunch at dining hall, followed by departure

*Schedule for activities and lunch may vary slightly based on how many groups are on campus, along with their respective sizes.

A $500 nonrefundable/nontransferable deposit is required to make your reservation. The final participant/student headcount and full payment of all fees are due one month prior to the date of the reservation. No refunds or credits will be given for reductions in group size after the final headcount is submitted. Refunds less the deposit will be considered for cancellation notifications given more than two weeks prior to the scheduled reservation. Cancellations received fewer than two weeks prior to the scheduled reservation will not be refunded.

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