View, the new arts center in Old Forge, has announced the receipt of a generous gift from the Bob and Ellie Cohen family.

The Cohen family has graciously stepped forward with a pledge, and a challenge, to match donated funds to insure that the workshop wing of View will be known as the “Meyda Tiffany & Lighting Creative Arts Wing.”

Any and all funds donated toward the naming of the wing will be matched three-to-one by the Cohen family in an attempt to reach the $500,000 goal.

The wing houses a large pottery studio with electric and gas kilns, a glazing booth, clay recycling and hand building areas; a multi-purpose workshop for painting, jewelry, wood working and children’s classes; as well as a teaching kitchen. Continue reading →