Peters Valley Craft Center: Craft Education, Store & Gallery

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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.

Guest Artist Residency Exhibition Postcard

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Dave with art: Artist David Robinson, whose Bluebird Nest Box is part of the exhibition, views artwork by other participants of the Guest Artist Residency Program.

Dave with art II: Artist David Robinson, whose Bluebird Nest Box is part of the exhibition, views artwork by other participants of the Guest Artist Residency Program during the exhibition opening at the Peters Valley Gallery.

Artist Gary DiBenedetto with angela Klaerner and Director, Jimmy Clark

Gary Angela Jimmy: Artist Gary DiBenedetto talks about the sound creating aspects of his work with Angela Klaerner and Jimmy Clark, Executive Director of Peters Valley.

Jenna and budding artists: Participating artist, Jenna Wetmore, looks on as two young art lovers explore the sound qualities of artwork by artist Gary DiBenedetto.

Artists Marissa DiPoala, Amy Hufnagel and David Ennis with a visitor

Artist Gary DiBenedetto and Wood Studio Department Head, Steve Butler

Marisa Amy Dave: Participating artists, Marisa DiPaola, Amy Hufnagel and David Ennis (L to R) talk about art with a visitor during their exhibition opening at the Peters Valley Gallery.

Steve and Gary: Woodworking Department Head, Steve Butler and artist Gary DiBenedetto find a moment to talk during the exhibition opening at Peters Valley Gallery. Mr. DiBenedetto’s residency took place in the Peters Valley wood studio

Kicking off with an Opening Reception Saturday, March 29, 4pm-7pm, Peters Valley celebrated the artists who expanded their vision during the new Guest Artist Residency program which takes place each year from November to April.

The exhibition highlights the 50 artists who have taken part in the program, which began in 2005.

The new program gives artists the opportunity to utilize the studios at Peters Valley while enjoying the pristine landscape and peaceful historic structures of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

Through the generosity of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, a limited number of scholarships are available through this program to New Jersey residents.

Residencies can be as short as one week or as long as two months and artists must undergo an application and selection process. Peters Valley is thrilled to showcase these artists in the first ever Guest Artist Residency Exhibition.

Please join us through April 27th in the Sally D. Francisco Gallery (on the second floor of the Store and Gallery which is located across the street from the main office) at the intersection of Rt. 615 and Kuhn Rd., just minutes from the Dingman’s Ferry Bridge and Layton.

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Peters Valley Store & Gallery Hours Thurs-Tues, 10am –6pm (no Wed. hours)

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.