Peters Valley School of Craft | |
Formerly: | Peters Valley Craftsmen |
Headquarters: | 19 Kuhn Road, Layton, New Jersey, United States |
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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.[6] [7] The headquarters is in the Victorian-style Doremus House.
They host the annual Peters Valley Craft Fair, to help support the school. 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.
The school focuses on education (non-degree) in blacksmithing, ceramics, surface design, fiber arts and weaving, light metals, photography, woodworking and glassmaking. They offer workshops, youth classes, and artist residencies. The campus contains art studios, dormitories, a dining hall, offices, and a gallery.[8]