Celebrating 38 years of excellence in Craft Education... (1970 - 2008)
Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton NJ Peters Valley Craft Center

Peters Valley Craft Center
19 Kuhn Road
Layton, NJ 07851

Telephone:
973-948-5200

Fax:
973-948-0011

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Telephone:
973-948-5202

General Email:
info@petersvalley.org


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Attention New Jersey & Pennsylvania Art Teachers

Peters Valley is a registered provider for the professional development hours as required for NJ art teachers. Through a partnership with Marywood University.

Peters Valley is an approved provider for Act 48 Professional Continuing
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Founded in 1970, Peters Valley is located within the scenic, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area  along the Delaware River.  We are in the northwest corner of New  Jersey, where NY, NJ & PA meet.  The campus is a rural setting with a wooded landscape, just 2 hours north  of Philadelphia and only 60 miles northwest of NYC. Public Transportation from NYC is available.

Peters Valley in Pictures

This is Peters Valley

Peters Valley

Entering Peters Valley in the evening is a special treat with the welcoming lights of Randy Dalton's "Blue Greenhouse".

The Blue Green House

However, entering Peters Valley during daylight hours is equally as beautiful.

Entering the Craft Center

Mailbox

You begin at the corner where the Blue Greenhouse meets with the Main Offices

Main Office Front View Main Office Side View

and the Peters Valley Store & Gallery.

Peters Valley Store & GalleryStore Interior

The second floor of the store houses the Sally D. Francisco Art Gallery which hosts Art Exhibitions on a rotating basis throughout the year.

Sally D. Francisco Gallery

To the left of the store you will see "Greek" which houses one of the Photography Studios. "Greek" also serves as housing for visiting artists.

At the corner (on the other side of the Store & Gallery), note the stone Guest House.

Guest house

Following Kuhn Road past the Store & Gallery, and "Greek" is yet another work/housing building called Lower Treible.

Treible

As you continue to navigate your way to the next stop, notice the beautiful counryside of the Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area.

Peters Valley

Peters Valley

Peters Valley

If you're lucky you might come upon the Ceramics Studio (on the left) while a firing is going on... Perhaps the Anagama Kiln!

Anagama

On the side road to Ceramics is yet another historical home for visiting artists and instructors to stay.

Upper Treible

Continue on and pass the Weaving Studio ("Hilltop") on the right.

HilltopHilltop

And just beyond we make a left on Thunder Mountain Road

Thunder Mountain Road

A mile and a half into the forest you will find five more studios.

Special Topics Studio

Special Topics,

Wood Studio

the Woodworking Studio (which is also where the Water Gap Woodturners meet monthly),

Thunder Mountain Surface Fibers, Photography and Fine Metals Studios

Photography, Surface Fibers, and Fine Metals.

Thunder Mountain Art in the Open

Let's not leave out some fine lawn art.

Peters Valley

and land, lotsa' land... and lakes, and wild life.

Peters Valley

Serene environments for artist to become inspirational.

Bevans Church & Cemetary

Coming back to the corner where you began and turn right at the Blue Greenhouse. Moving down the hill, we find the historic Bevans Church and Graveyard on the left.

Valleybrook

Continue down the road "a piece" and you will see Valleybrook (housing),

Blacksmith StudioBlacksmith Studio

and the Blacksmith Studio.

 

KitchenView from Kitchen

Now turn around and go back up to the corner once more, but continue up the mountain (to the left) to our very scenic kitchen, where three meals are served a day (during workshop season).

Sunset

Did we mention that the sun descends in the most glorious way, here at Peters Valley?

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Funding

Peters Valley Craft Center is funded in part by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Discover Jersey Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Peters Valley Craft Center is operated in cooperation with the National Park Service, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Discover Jersey Arts The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation National Endowment For The Arts National Park Service: Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area
New Jersey State Council On The Arts Discover Jersey Arts The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation National Endowment For The Arts National Park Service: Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area

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