pictured: artwork by Mac McCusker, Elizabeth Brim, Carolyn Pierotti, Everett Hoffman, Isaac Beachy, Rachel Sager
CRAFT YOUR WEEKEND
Touchstone’s Weekend Craft Getaways! Immerse yourself in a hands-on learning experience at our beautiful, 150-acre wooded campus in the Laurel Highlands, 60 miles south of Pittsburgh. Affordable lodging and meals available.
Choose from 25 weekend workshops (2 or 3 days) for beginner to advanced artists in six different art studios including blacksmithing, ceramics, drawing/painting, glass, metals/jewelry, and more. Plus, join us for Alchemist Picnic from September 30 – October 2 for a weekend retreat celebrating all things metalsmithing - with discussions, presentations, demonstrations, and a pop-up exhibition.
2022 Workshop Schedule
Choose from over 60 weekend and weeklong workshops in Blacksmithing, Ceramics, Drawing & Painting, Glass, Metals & Jewelry, or Special Topics.
Register early - studio capacity is limited; workshops will fill quickly.
2022 Workshop Catalog
Large Print Catalog Available By Request: 724-329-1370
Registration Information
Touchstone wants to make every aspect of your experience a pleasant one, including the workshop registration process. We offer the following easy ways to register for a workshop:
Online: Definitely the most convenient and streamlined of the registration options, click on the link above for online enrollment for all workshops. Just select your workshop(s) and room and board preferences and the understandable and secure user interface will walk you through the registration process.
By Phone or Check: Call 724-329-1370 to speak with a Touchstone staff member. Once registered, payment can be mailed to:
Touchstone Center for Crafts
Attn: Registration
1049 Wharton Furnace Road
Farmington, Pennsylvania 15437
Touchstone Center for Crafts prohibits discrimination in employment, educational programs, and activities on the basis of race, national origin, color, creed, religion, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or association preference. Touchstone Center for Crafts also affirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities and equal access to its facilities and programming.
Schedule at a Glance
DATES - | BLACKSMITHING - | CERAMICS - | DRAWING/ - | GLASS - | METALS/ - | SPECIAL TOPICS - |
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JUN 20-24 -
| Forged Fashion: Body Adornment - | Figuring Out - | Mosaic Intensive - | Printmaking in the Sun: Large-Scale Printing and Dyeing on Fabric - | |||
JUN 27-JUL 1 -
| Eastern Chef Knife Start to Finish - | Thoughtful Pottery - | Introduction to Stained Glass - | Willow Traditions - | |||
JUL 11-15 EDUCATORS RETREAT - | Hot Metal Modeling Clay! - | Finding Your Voice in Clay - | Confident Watercolors in 5 Days - | Prints and Printability - | Intro to Jewelry and Metals - | ||
JUL 17-22 TEEN WEEK - | Blacksmithing for Teens - | Layered Stories: Collaging in Clay - | Expressive Mark-Making with Charcoal: A Painter’s Approach to Drawing - | Marbles and Beads - | Metallic Self-Portraits - | ||
JUL 25-29 -
| Bits and Pieces - | Throwing for Discovery - | Luminous Layering of Pattern, Imprints and Color with Encaustics - | Hinges and Joints: Standard, Invisible, & Universal - | Traditional Yoruba Adire Eleko & Tie-Dye with Indigo - | ||
AUG 1-5 -
| Organic Designs in Metal - | Taking Risks - | A Closer Look at Nature: Botanical Illustration - | Flameworking Glass Flora - | Repetition in Nature: An Enamel Workshop - | ||
AUG 8-12 -
| Toolmaking for Blacksmiths - | Pots and Other Objects - | Steel and Ceramic Jewelry - | Shibori Transformations - | |||
AUG 15-19 -
| Basic Bladesmithing - | Monoprinting on Clay: Slip Transfer - | Encaustic and Mixed Media - | Cloisonné Enameling & Haiku - | The Art and Craft of Metal Mesh Sculpture and Basketry - | Transformations in Paper – A Workshop for Veterans - | |
AUG 27-29 -
| (Up)Setting the Bar: Forged Beverage Utensils - | From Slab to Fab: Lidded Boxes - | Picture in Picture in Picture - | All Wired Up! - | Micro Mosaic Alchemy: Making Jewelry with Hot Glass and Cold Rocks - | ||
SEP 3-4 -
| FUNdamentals of Blacksmithing - | From Mud to Mugs: An Introduction to Pottery - | Learning to See as an Artist - | ||||
SEP 10-12 -
| Out of Your Element Elizabeth Brim - | Figurative Gestures - | CAD for Craft - | Set It! - | |||
SEP 17-18 -
| Fire Tools, Forged by Design - | Staying Centered: Introduction to Wheel Throwing - | Watercolor Success! - | Glass Flameworking Weekend - | Contemporary Chains - | ||
SEP 24-26 -
| The Hand-Forged Knife - | Clothing the Vessel - | Acrylic Adventures - | Designing it Wright - | Basic Bling - |