Educators: Plan Your Retreat!
2024 ACT 48 Credit for PA Educators
Although a dedicated week for Educators’ Retreat will not be available this season, many of our 2024 workshops have been pre-approved for Act 48 Credits for Pennsylvania educators, sponsored by PAEA (Pennsylvania Art Education Association).
Touchstone is willing to collaborate with education associations from additional states to ensure that any specific requirements can be met.
Choose from 18 workshops throughout the season:
June 10-14
CERAMICS: Hand Meets Wheel - Instructor: Wes Brown
METALS & JEWELRY: Jewelry & Small Sculpture with Repurposed Materials - Instructor: Jan Loney
June 17-21
CERAMICS: Let's Talk – A Conversation Between Form & Imagery - Instructor: Kathy King
DRAWING & PAINTING: Cyanotype & Encaustic Fusion - Instructor: Michele Randall
June 24-28
BLACKSMITHING: Get Hooked on Forging - Instructor: Addison DeLisle
SPECIAL TOPICS: Large-Scale Fabric Painting & Dyeing - Instructor: Gretchen Schermerhorn
July 8-12
GLASS: Special Effects in Kiln Glass - Instructor: Drew Kail
METALS & JEWELRY: 5 Verbs Over 5 Days - Instructor: Maya Kini
July 22-26
BLACKSMITHING: Traditional Process – Contemporary Design; Instructor: Douglas Wilson
DRAWING & PAINTING: Discovering Oil & Cold Wax; Instructor: Julie Snidle
July 29-August 2
BLACKSMITHING: Making Steel Organic; Instructor: Margaret Jacobs
DRAWING & PAINTING: A Forager’s Sketchbook: Mushrooms, Fungi, & Forest Plants; Instructor: Margaret Saylor
August 5-9
CERAMICS: Pinchy Pinchy; Instructor: Emily Schroeder Willis
SPECIAL TOPICS: Traditional Yoruba Adire Eleko & Tie-Dye with Indigo; Instructor: Gasali Adeyemo
August 12-16
BLACKSMITHING: Armature Vessels; Instructor: Susan Madacsi
METALS & JEWELRY: Site Investigation-Setting your Gems!; Instructor: Motoko Furuhashi
August 19-23
BLACKSMITHING: Pattern Welded Steel to Suit Your Interests; Instructor: James Viste
SPECIAL TOPICS: Ephemeral Mapping with Handmade Paper Making; Instructor: Katy Dement
Educators' Scholarships:
This scholarship provides 50%-100% tuition for a workshop. K-12 educators and those studying to be educators are eligible.
- Scholarship applications are accepted through SlideRoom: touchstonecrafts.slideroom.com
- Scholarship applications must be RECEIVED by March 15, 2024.
- There are no fees to apply for scholarships.
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.