The Thornwillow Institute was founded in 2015 to teach and perpetuate the related arts and crafts of the written word. They believe that how they communicate and preserve ideas matters. Objects you can touch, keep, and share are central to the identity of their culture. Thornwillow Institute is dedicated to passing down the arts and crafts of the written word which, increasingly, are endangered. They do this through partnerships with institutions and fellowships with individual artists, students, and makers.
They recently broke ground on their 100,000 square foot campus, Thornwillow Makers Village in Newburgh, with the press at its center. In this complex of historic buildings, they are developing work studios, affordable housing, a gallery and event space, a market place, classrooms, an audio recording and video studio, and a community bookstore and cafe.