Teens (Ages 14-17) learn from professional artists in our fully equipped studio spaces while they live on campus and create with other students from around the region. Evenings are open for demonstrations, group activities or work in the studio. Students are housed in single-sex dormitories or cabins. The dining hall is central to campus where delicious home-cooked meals are served with fresh local ingredients. All students take a turn helping out in the kitchen and keeping the campus clean.
2023 Teen Week Applications are under review. Recipients will be notified before the end of May.
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Teen Week Scholarships:
Ages 14-17
All teens interested in participating in Teen Week MUST fill out an application regardless of whether you are seeking a scholarship or intend to pay for all/some fees.
Please contact us at 724-329-1370 if you prefer a paper/PDF application.
LEARN MORE ABOUT TOUCHSTONE'S TEEN WEEK:
BLACKSMITHING
JUL 16-21 | 6-DAY (SUN-FRI) | TEEN WEEK
Blacksmithing for Teens
Instructor: Nathanael Weiss
All Levels (Ages 14-17)
$710 Tuition
$100 Materials and Studio Fees
Deadline for submitting Teen Week applications for 2023 is May 1st. Applications for 2024 will be available beginning January 1, 2024.
In this five-day workshop, you will go on an exciting journey that will provide you with basic blacksmithing knowledge. No prior forging experience needed! Through traditional methods, you will learn to taper, spread, isolate, punch, drift, and rivet a project to chart a course for success. An emphasis will be put on fundamental hand skills, design foundations, and fun!
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CERAMICS
JUL 16-21 | 6-DAY (SUN-FRI) | TEEN WEEK
Object, Identity, and Alternative Firing
Instructor: Sharif Bey
All Levels (Ages 14-17)
$710 Tuition
$100 Materials and Studio Fees
Deadline for submitting Teen Week applications for 2023 is May 1st. Applications for 2024 will be available beginning January 1, 2024.
During this workshop, participants will use earthenware clay and alternative/Indigenous firing methods to create functional and sculptural objects that expand notions of object, ritual, and function. We will explore pinch, coil, press-mold, and thrown and alter forms to construct objects of cultural, historical, political, and personal meaning. Participants will additionally experiment with various alternative low-firing methods including open pit firing, low-temperature salt, and saggar firings. We will further develop our unique surfaces by layering non-ceramic materials such as nail and shoe polishes, paste wax, permanent makers, and acrylic and spray paint in addition to glazes, oxides, slips and terra-sigillata.
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DRAWING & PAINTING
JUL 16-21 | 6-DAY (SUN-FRI) | TEEN WEEK
Creating Personal Storybooks
Instructor: Susan A. Wilson
All Levels (Ages 14-17)
$710 Tuition
$100 Materials and Studio Fees
Deadline for submitting Teen Week applications for 2023 is May 1st. Applications for 2024 will be available beginning January 1, 2024.
Participants will explore the multimedia techniques of collage, nature printing, drawing, graffiti and journaling, while incorporating their personal pictures to create their own story pages. Various altered book techniques will be explored to create pockets, compartments, and person pages, making each book an individual creation of their own.
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GLASS
JUL 16-21 | 6-DAY (SUN-FRI) | TEEN WEEK
Fused Glass Fundamentals
Instructor: Meredith Edmondson
All Levels (Ages 14-17)
$710 Tuition
$100 Materials and Studio Fees
Deadline for submitting Teen Week applications for 2023 is May 1st. Applications for 2024 will be available beginning January 1, 2024.
In this workshop, we will start with the basics: cutting and prepping glass, layering and patternmaking, and simple yet reliable firing schedules that can be replicated in any kiln. We will then move into to cutting complicated shapes, glass decals and image making, and slumping into molds to create unique shapes. Come with an open mind ready to design!
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METALS & JEWELRY
JUL 16-21 | 6-DAY (SUN-FRI) | TEEN WEEK
Jewelry & Mini Sculptures
Instructor: Erika Broas
All Levels (Ages 14-17)
$710 Tuition
$100 Materials and Studio Fees
Deadline for submitting Teen Week applications for 2023 is May 1st. Applications for 2024 will be available beginning January 1, 2024.
Make your own jewelry and mini sculptures! In this workshop, we will focus on building strong foundations in jewelry and metalsmithing techniques, whilst taking lots of inspiration from the incredible land around Touchstone. We will learn skills such as sawing, piercing, chain making, soldering, texturing metal, stone setting, and incorporating alternative materials from our natural surroundings like wood, seeds, stones and flowers. Participants are encouraged to lean into their own personal style and voice, creating unique wearable pieces and sculptures that couldn’t be made by anyone else! Participants are encouraged to bring their own foraged finds from home if they please, otherwise we will be collecting trinkets from the campus grounds and from provided materials.
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