Formation | 1970 |
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Headquarters | 19 Kuhn Road, Layton, New Jersey, United States |
Coordinates | 41°11′46″N 74°51′04″W / 41.196047°N 74.851105°W |
Website |
petersvalley |
Formerly called | Peters Valley Craftsmen |
Peters Valley School of Crafts (formerly the Peters Valley Craftsmen) is a nonprofit arts organization and craft school within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Layton, New Jersey. [1] [2] It is located an hour and a half drive from New York City, [3] [4] and is part of the NRHP-listed Peters Valley Historic District. [5]
Peters Valley School of Crafts was incorporated in 1970 as a nonprofit dedicated to crafts, and was opened in 1971 as an experimental artist colony (or "living village") in the existing 18th and 19th century buildings. [1] [6] [7] [4] The headquarters is in the Victorian-style Doremus House.
They host the annual Peters Valley Craft Fair, to help support the school. [1] In 2020, the Peters Valley School of Crafts celebrated their 50th anniversary with a group art exhibition at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, New Jersey. [1]
The school focuses on education (non-degree) in blacksmithing, ceramics, surface design, fiber arts and weaving, light metals, photography, woodworking and glassmaking. [3] They offer workshops, youth classes, and artist residencies. The campus contains art studios, dormitories, a dining hall, offices, and a gallery. [8]
Formation | 1970 |
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Headquarters | 19 Kuhn Road, Layton, New Jersey, United States |
Coordinates | 41°11′46″N 74°51′04″W / 41.196047°N 74.851105°W |
Website |
petersvalley |
Formerly called | Peters Valley Craftsmen |
Peters Valley School of Crafts (formerly the Peters Valley Craftsmen) is a nonprofit arts organization and craft school within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Layton, New Jersey. [1] [2] It is located an hour and a half drive from New York City, [3] [4] and is part of the NRHP-listed Peters Valley Historic District. [5]
Peters Valley School of Crafts was incorporated in 1970 as a nonprofit dedicated to crafts, and was opened in 1971 as an experimental artist colony (or "living village") in the existing 18th and 19th century buildings. [1] [6] [7] [4] The headquarters is in the Victorian-style Doremus House.
They host the annual Peters Valley Craft Fair, to help support the school. [1] In 2020, the Peters Valley School of Crafts celebrated their 50th anniversary with a group art exhibition at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, New Jersey. [1]
The school focuses on education (non-degree) in blacksmithing, ceramics, surface design, fiber arts and weaving, light metals, photography, woodworking and glassmaking. [3] They offer workshops, youth classes, and artist residencies. The campus contains art studios, dormitories, a dining hall, offices, and a gallery. [8]