Touchstone Center for Crafts

Pennsylvania’s Premier Craft School

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Membership

Help keep Touchstone strong by becoming a member.
Your membership contributions help in a variety of ways: upkeep of studios and buildings, operational expenses, upgrades to the infrastructure, and environmental stewardship of our 150-acre campus.
For more information about Membership levels visit our Membership Page. Please join now by calling 724-329-1370 or Click Here and select ‘Membership.’ It may take until the next business day for your membership to be active.

Volunteering

Hosting over 100 workshops, symposiums, and special events per season, and with over 150 woodland acres to manage, Touchstone is always looking for an extra hand (or ten) to help out.

If you have the time, expertise, and willingness to become a Touchstone volunteer, please call 724-329-1370. Volunteer activities usually revolve around cleaning, landscaping, and construction, but we are always willing to learn what your volunteering interests are and try and match them with our needs.

Donors

Touchstone is pleased to receive support from the following contributors as well as individual donors and members.

  • Community Foundation of Fayette County
  • Community Foundation for the Alleghenies
  • Craft Futures Fund, Center for Craft
  • Eden Hall Foundation
  • Fayette County Tourism Grant
  • The Fine Foundation
  • The Grable Foundation
  • Greater Pittsburgh Small Arts Capitalization Pilot Program
  • The Heinz Endowments
  • The Jack Buncher Foundation
  • Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau
  • Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
  • R. K. Mellon Family Foundation
  • Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation
  • Opportunity Fund

Touchstone sincerely thanks the individual donors and members whose generosity of time, expertise, and resources make the artistic, educational, and outreach programs possible.

Contributions are tax-deductible in accordance with applicable law. The official registration and financial information of Pioneer Crafts Council, d/b/a Touchstone Center for Crafts, may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 800-732-0999. Registration or contribution does not imply endorsement.

Board of Directors

Eben Myers, President
Colleen Ramsay Hoesch, Vice President
Diane DeNardo, Secretary
Daryl Hutson, Treasurer
Joy Knepp, Member-at-Large
 
Glen Gardner

Mary Len Hajduk
Jan Kerr
Diane Kiproff
Michael Nashef
Helen Perilloux
Lynda Waggoner
John Wilson

Emeritus Board Members

Frank Golba
Elizabeth Lawrence
Teruyo Seya
Richard Sheppard

Studio Advisors

Bridget Mayak, Sarah’s (Youth) Studio Advisor
Wayne Werner, Metals Advisor
Sharon Massey, Metals Advisor
Adrienne Grafton, Metals Advisor
Dan Kuhn, Ceramics Advisor
Jerry Wagner, Ceramics Advisor
Daniel Tomcik, Ceramics Advisor
Michael Mangiafico, Glass Advisor
Andrew Tischler, Glass Advisor
 

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 associational preference. Touchstone Center for Crafts also affirms its commitment to providing equal opportunities and equal access to its facilities and programming.

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Touchstone Center for Crafts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance excellence in the arts and crafts by educating and encouraging individuals to develop technical skills, good design, and innovative expression.


Touchstone Center for Crafts stands in solidarity with the Black community and condemns all acts of racism, discrimination, and senseless violence. We firmly believe that everyone has a right to dignity, respect, and equality without fear. As an organization, we commit to listen and learn and to grow. We will continue to work to empower people to use art as a means of expression, a way to build community, and a powerful voice for change.


2021 Registration Is Now Open!

Click Workshops to view offerings in each studio

NEW! Artist Residency Opportunities in 2021!

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In light of the current COVID-19 concerns and need for social distancing, Touchstone’s staff is working a rotating mix of office hours and remote work until further notice. Office voicemail: 724-329-1370 will be checked daily. Staff members can be reached by email: info@touchstonecrafts.org.

Our offices and campus remain closed to the public. Please follow our social media: Facebook and Instagram, and check out our digital offerings on the Virtual Events page. Thank you for your patience as we take precautions for the health and safety of our staff and community.

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