May your holidays be filled with peace and joy. Please note: Our office and galleries will be closed from December 24 through January 4 and will reopen on January 5, 2026. A Season of Making: Reflections on 2025 Member Features from the Touchstone Members Exhibition As the year comes to a close, we’ve been spending time listening — really listening — to the artists who make Touchstone what it is. Over the past several weeks, we’ve shared a series of Member Features , each offering a glimpse into the creative lives, processes, and perspectives of artists with work in the 2025 Touchstone Members Exhibition . These conversations were conducted over email, thoughtfully and generously, with help from Touchstone Communications Committee members, Andrew Thornton and Erica Nuckles. They’ve become something we didn’t fully anticipate: a quiet archive of why people come to Touchstone, why they stay, and how making fits into their lives. If you missed the exhib...
The personal blog of western Pennsylvania journalist Dave Zuchowski.