LAYTON, NJ — Peters Valley School of Craft received a grant of $45,000, to be allocated over three years, in support of its fall guest artist residency program.

The grant comes from the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation. 

The school also received a grant of $20,000 from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts to specifically support residencies for New Jersey craft artists in The grant funds from The New Jersey State Council on the Arts will specifically fund artists from New Jersey who will spend either two weeks or one month at Peters Valley’s studios. 

The artists will receive a private room in a fully furnished shared house and unlimited access to a fully equipped studio (all utilities included) at no cost. 

Both programs will accept artists working in blacksmithing, ceramics, fibers, fine metals, wood, drawing/painting/collage or printmaking. The deadline for artists to apply is Tuesday, August 1.

For more information, visit petersvalley.org/opportunities/artist-residencies.