Touchstone Center for Crafts is a nationally recognized nonprofit arts organization that provides immersive educational experiences in the contemporary and traditional craft arts. Through hands-on workshops, artist residencies, exhibitions, internships, community programs, and a retail gallery, Touchstone serves artists, students, and visitors of all ages from across the region and the nation. Programming is offered across two campuses: the historic Farmington campus, home to studios and residential workshops, and Touchstone by the Falls in Ohiopyle, a year-round community arts and cultural center.

About Touchstone Center for Crafts

Touchstone Center for Crafts advances excellence in the arts by nurturing creativity, supporting lifelong learning, and fostering meaningful connections through hands-on artistic experiences. The organization creates opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds to learn, create, and engage with the transformative power of craft.

Programs & Impact

Touchstone offers dozens of workshops annually in blacksmithing, ceramics, glass, metals, fiber arts, and other craft disciplines, serving thousands of participants and visitors each year. At the historic Farmington campus, adults from across the country participate in immersive multi-day workshops often described as “art camp for adults,” combining intensive studio learning with a creative community experience. Touchstone also offers youth day camps and Teen Week programs that introduce young people to hands-on artmaking and creative exploration. Recent initiatives include expanding youth and community programming, increasing artist residency opportunities, and establishing Touchstone by the Falls in Ohiopyle as a year-round destination for arts engagement. These efforts have increased access to arts education, supported artists at all career stages, strengthened cultural tourism in the Laurel Highlands, and created new opportunities for community connection through creativity.

Get Involved

Readers can get involved by attending workshops and events, visiting exhibitions, volunteering, becoming members, sponsoring programs, shopping the retail gallery or making a charitable contribution. Community members can also support Touchstone by participating in classes and programs at either campus and helping connect others to the arts.

How Support Helps

Every donation to Touchstone Center for Crafts is an investment in creativity, education, and community. Contributions help provide scholarships for individuals who could not otherwise participate, support artists and instructors, sustain specialized studios across its Farmington and Ohiopyle campuses, and expand programs that serve thousands of people each year. By giving to Touchstone, donors help ensure that the arts remain accessible, inspiring, and transformative for generations to come.

To donate, visit touchstonecrafts.org/donate/.

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