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Causes: Job Training
Mission: Peters valley enriches lives through the learning, appreciation and practice of the art of fine craft. Peters valley school of craft, inc. Serves four groups of constituents. 1. Students who come to peters valley to learn the skills for the making of fine craft;2. The general public who come to peters valley to appreciate fine craft; and3. Artists who come to peters valley to practice their craft. 4. Provides art in the park experiences to visitors of the delaware water gap national recreation area
Programs: Vocational instruction programs in blacksmithing, ceramics, fiber arts, fine metals, photography, special topics, woodworking, glass, print making and youth art programs. Additionally, the school has public outreach programs which include demonstrating artists at schools and assisted living facilites. Peters valley hosts and produces gallery exhibitions on fine crafts in addtion to operating a retail gallery featuring over three hundred artists. During september, peters valley produces a nationally juried craft fair which is attended by aprroximatley 150 artists. The campus is comprised of 38 hostoric structures which allows for a cultural experiecne for visitors to the park.