Touchstone Center for Crafts Endowment
Touchstone Center for Crafts is a unique craft school located in the Laurel Highlands. The Center offers instruction in both traditional and experimental techniques in blacksmithing, ceramics, textiles, glass, painting and printmaking. Located on 150 wooded acres, the Touchstone campus is an idyllic retreat for artists of all genres and levels of expertise.
Grantees
Brownsville Area Revitalization Corporation was awarded a grant to relocate and enlarge the Frank L. Melega Art Museum in the Flat Iron Building in Brownsville. This award will help BARC reach a $25,000 match required for a USDA grant. In photo: Dennis Cremonese, BARC Executive Director; Tammy Sealy, BARC President; and Clara Pascoe, CFFC Executive Director.
The Connellsville Historical Society was awarded a grant to help re-build the Crawford Pavilion in Yough Park. The Pavilion's roof collapsed during the winter storm of 2010. In photo: Karen Hechler, Connellsville Historical Society, President and Clara Pascoe, CFFC Exeuctive Director.
Connellsville Cultural Trust was awarded a grant for the "Turn Your Town Around" program that will help beautify downtown Connellsville. In photo: Michael Edwards, Connellsville Cultural Trust, President and Clara Pascoe, CFFC Executive Director.
Fayette County Historical Society was awarded support for electrical and wiring upgrades at the organization's newly renovated headquarters in the Abel Colley Tavern, located along the Historic National Road, Route 40. In photo: Jeremy Burnworth, Fayette County Historical Society, President and Clara Pascoe, CFFC Executive Director.
