Art & pottery classes for adults in Berks County

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A Bright Christmas Tall Painting, Surface and Size Options

A Bright Christmas Tall Painting, Surface and Size Options

Starts Thu, Dec 3, 7:00 PM · $45-$60 per person

Paint a tall, bright Christmas design step by step with a Painting with a Twist artist leading the way on Thursday evenings. You pick the surface and size that suits you: a 10x30 canvas, a 10x30 wood…

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  • Adults
Merry & Bright Rustic Snowman

Merry & Bright Rustic Snowman

Starts Fri, Dec 4, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person

This is a guided painting workshop with a winter theme. An instructor walks the group through a rustic snowman design step by step, so no experience is needed. When you book, you choose whether to…

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  • Adults
Farmhouse Lamb Paint-and-Sip Painting Session

Farmhouse Lamb Paint-and-Sip Painting Session

Starts Sat, Dec 5, 4:00 PM · $42-$52 per person

Paint a farmhouse lamb step by step with guidance from a Painting with a Twist artist. You can work on a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board, and you take your finished piece home at the end.…

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  • Adults
Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay: Session B

Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay: Session B

Starts Sun, Dec 6, 12:00 AM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces jewelry design with silver precious metal clay. You work with molding tools and basic forming techniques to shape your own piece, then staff fire…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Rustic Woodland Wreath

Rustic Woodland Wreath

Starts Sun, Dec 6, 1:00 PM · Register by Nov 29

In this workshop you build a rustic woodland half-wreath on a 12 inch grapevine base. You work with a mix of evergreen greenery, eucalyptus leaves, pinecones and a ribbon, and you pick your ribbon…

Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
Warm Rustic Snowman

Warm Rustic Snowman

Starts Sun, Dec 6, 5:00 PM · $45-$60 per person

Painting with a Twist runs this guided painting workshop where you create a warm rustic snowman scene step by step with an artist leading the way. Surface choices include a canvas, a wood plank…

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  • Adults
Basket Weaving: Christmas Tree Basket

Basket Weaving: Christmas Tree Basket

Starts Mon, Dec 7, 5:30 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you weave a flat wall basket on a wooden D-handle, with a Christmas tree design worked into the front using dyed reed and finished with decorative…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session D

One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session D

Starts Mon, Dec 7, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This is a single evening on the pottery wheel at GoggleWorks. You start with a ball of clay, learn the basics of throwing, and shape a piece of your own. When your work is done, you pick a glaze from…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Manic Monday Special Rustic Farmhouse Nativity Painting Class

Manic Monday Special Rustic Farmhouse Nativity Painting Class

Starts Mon, Dec 7, 7:00 PM · $40-$50 per person

Paint a rustic farmhouse nativity scene step by step with instructor Brandalyn at this Monday evening class from Painting with a Twist. You pick your surface when you book, either a 10x30 canvas or a…

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  • Adults
Fused Glass Bubble Tray

Fused Glass Bubble Tray

Starts Tue, Dec 8, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this one evening workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading, you make your own fused glass bubble tray. You cut glass, pick a design, and assemble your piece, then leave it with the studio to be fused in…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Create Your Own Wooden Clay Ribs Workshop

Create Your Own Wooden Clay Ribs Workshop

Starts Tue, Dec 8, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

Design and make your own custom ceramic rib tools for shaping clay on the pottery wheel. You work in the woodshop to carve your designs from durable materials, so the tools suit your own throwing…

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  • Adults
Ceramic Ornaments Handbuilding Workshop at GoggleWorks

Ceramic Ornaments Handbuilding Workshop at GoggleWorks

Starts Wed, Dec 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

Design and make your own ceramic ornaments in a single evening workshop at GoggleWorks. You will use handbuilding techniques and decorative tools to shape pieces that work well as holiday decor or as…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Make and Taste Glassblowing Workshop With Thorn Alley Kitchen

Make and Taste Glassblowing Workshop With Thorn Alley Kitchen

Starts Wed, Dec 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00

Learn about glassblowing in this two part workshop and make an original beverage glass of your own. The making session meets on a Wednesday evening in the Glassblowing Studio, Building 5, on the…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Pen Turning: Session B

Pen Turning: Session B

Starts Wed, Dec 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces woodturning on the lathe, with each participant shaping a working pen. Instructor Mike Keiser covers the basic tools, the turning techniques…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Rustic Winter Snowman

Rustic Winter Snowman

Starts Wed, Dec 9, 7:00 PM · $45-$55 per person

Paint a rustic winter snowman step by step with a studio artist leading the way. The evening session runs on a Wednesday evening, and you choose your surface when you book: a 10x30 canvas or a 10x30…

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  • Adults
Lumen Prints: Camera-Less Photography Workshop

Lumen Prints: Camera-Less Photography Workshop

Starts Fri, Dec 11, 6:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

Make photographs without a camera. In this hands-on workshop at GoggleWorks, you work with photographic paper, natural light and found objects to create soft, experimental images. Instructor Juliana…

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  • Adults
Lapidary Tree Stone

Lapidary Tree Stone

Starts Sat, Dec 12, 12:00 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you learn how to cut, shape, and polish a stone into a finished, custom cut tree gem. You can work with stone available in the…

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  • Adults
Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session C

Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session C

Starts Sat, Dec 12, 11:00 AM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00

In this single session at the GoggleWorks hot glass studio, you make your own glass ornament or bell. You learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and shape it into a holiday form.…

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  • Adults
Welding Basics: Session E

Welding Basics: Session E

Starts Sat, Dec 12, 11:30 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces MIG welding, a process that uses an electric arc between a wire electrode and metal to melt and join the pieces. Students learn the basic…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session D

Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session D

Starts Sat, Dec 12, 2:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00

This single session workshop at the GoggleWorks hot glass studio has you make your own glass ornament or bell for the holidays. You work with hot glass straight from the furnace, learn how to gather…

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  • Adults
Welding Basics: Session F

Welding Basics: Session F

Starts Sat, Dec 12, 2:30 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces the basics of MIG welding, where an electric arc melts a wire electrode and metal so the pieces join. It runs on a Saturday…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Turned Holiday Tree

Turned Holiday Tree

Starts Sat, Dec 12, 3:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this single session at GoggleWorks, you use a lathe to turn a small wooden holiday tree. It is a keepsake you can set out as holiday decor or give as a gift. The workshop is open to all skill…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Flameworked Snowman Glass Workshop for Teens and Adults

Flameworked Snowman Glass Workshop for Teens and Adults

Starts Tue, Dec 15, 5:30 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00

This single evening workshop is an introduction to working with borosilicate glass at the torch. You melt and sculpt your own glass snowman by hand and take it with you. Phil Hackman teaches. The…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Implosion Pendant: Session C

Implosion Pendant: Session C

Starts Sat, Dec 19, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces borosilicate glass and the torch. You apply color to a clear glass rod and shape it into a pendant with an imploded design inside. You take the…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Accessible Art Lab

Accessible Art Lab

Starts Tue, Jan 5, 10:30 AM · Free

Accessible Art Lab is a drop in art session for adults at the Reading Public Library's Main Library. Participants work at their own pace on arts, crafts, and puzzles set out for self guided use, so…

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  • Adults
Sourdough for Beginners

Sourdough for Beginners

Starts Sat, Jan 9, 10:30 AM · Free

This beginner class at the Reading Public Library introduces sourdough bread making from the ground up. Participants work with dough in class and learn the basic steps and handling that make…

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  • Adults
Intro to Wheel Throwing: Session A

Intro to Wheel Throwing: Session A

In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Oct 19 · Member: $283.05 / Non-Member: $333.00

This introduction to the potter's wheel covers the basics of throwing cylinders, cups, bowls and other forms. Instructor Heidi Sensenig guides students through throwing, shaping and trimming, along…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Intro to Handbuilding

Intro to Handbuilding

In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Oct 12 · Member: $235.88 / Non-Member: $277.50

This ceramics class covers the basics of building pots and other objects by hand, without a wheel. Students work with pinching, coil building, and soft slab construction. Each session opens with…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Learn to Turn

Learn to Turn

In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 21, through Oct 19 · Member: $306.00 / Non-Member: $360.00

Learn to Turn is a woodturning class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading. You work on the lathe and pick up the core techniques behind turned wood projects, such as bowls, pens and…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Intro to Sewing: Session B

Intro to Sewing: Session B

In progress since Sep 15, next Tue, Sep 22, through Oct 13 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00

This introductory sewing class at GoggleWorks covers the groundwork: machine maintenance, seam ripping, stabilizing fabric, telling fabric types apart, and other basic skills. By the end you should…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Intro to Screen Printing

Intro to Screen Printing

In progress since Sep 16, next Wed, Sep 23, through Sep 30 · Member: $130.05 / Non-Member: $153.00

This class covers the basics of screen printing at GoggleWorks in Reading. You begin by drawing your idea, then learn how to prepare a screen and pull ink across it to print your design. It runs over…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Junk Journal Club

Junk Journal Club

In progress since Sep 14, next Mon, Sep 28, through Sep 28 · Free

Junk Journal Club is a drop-in craft club at the Reading Public Library's Northwest Branch. People come together to journal, scrapbook, collage and decorate pages, all in one sitting. It is a relaxed…

Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading

  • Adults
  • Kids
  • Teens
2026 Woodworking Open Studio

2026 Woodworking Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $100.00

Open Studio gives woodworkers time to use the GoggleWorks Woodworking Studio on their own. You bring your own project ideas and work independently, with a studio monitor on hand for oversight and…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Darkroom Open Studio

2026 Darkroom Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $85.00

This is independent work time in the darkroom and photography studio at GoggleWorks in Reading. Sessions run Thursdays from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM, and access is sold by the month. Bring your own…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Ceramics Open Studio

2026 Ceramics Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $85.00

Ceramics Open Studio gives experienced potters time to work on their own projects in the ceramics studio at GoggleWorks in Reading. Access runs on Fridays and is sold by the month, so you can keep…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Fine Metals Open Studio

2026 Fine Metals Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $85.00

Fine Metals Open Studio gives metalsmiths independent access to the Metalsmithing Studio at GoggleWorks. You work on your own projects at your own pace, using the studio space and equipment. A studio…

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  • Adults
2026 Flameworking Open Studio

2026 Flameworking Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $120.00

Flameworking Open Studio at GoggleWorks gives experienced glass artists independent time in the Flameworking Studio to work on their own projects. Access runs by the month, and sessions are available…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Fused Glass Open Studio

2026 Fused Glass Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $100.00

Open Studio at GoggleWorks gives fused glass makers time to work on their own projects in the warm glass studio. You set the agenda and work independently, with a studio monitor present for oversight…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Printmaking Open Studio

2026 Printmaking Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $85.00

This is independent studio time in the Printmaking Studio at GoggleWorks in Reading. You come in and work on your own projects during open studio hours, with a studio monitor on hand for oversight…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
2026 Welding Open Studio

2026 Welding Open Studio

In progress since Jan 1, through Dec 31 · $70.00

Welding Open Studio at GoggleWorks is independent work time for welders who already know their way around the equipment. You bring your own project ideas and work at your own pace, with a studio…

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  • Adults
Basic Wheel Throwing

Basic Wheel Throwing

Fridays 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM · $260.00

Basic Wheel Throwing is an adult ceramics class at Clay on Main focused on the potter's wheel. Students get instruction in throwing forms such as cups, bowls, plates and vases, and can keep building…

Run by Clay on Main · Oley

  • Adults
Beginners Glass Class

Beginners Glass Class

Sundays · $220.00

In this beginner glass class at Clay on Main, students make a stained glass sun-catcher from start to finish. The class covers the basics of working with glass, including safe and effective use of…

Run by Clay on Main · Oley

  • Adults
Ceramic Sculpture and Basic Handbuilding Class

Ceramic Sculpture and Basic Handbuilding Class

Thursdays 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM · $260.00

This adult ceramics class at Clay on Main focuses on sculpture and basic handbuilding. You start with core concepts and building techniques and move toward more advanced skills as you go. Along the…

Run by Clay on Main · Oley

  • Adults
Clay at Night

Clay at Night

Tuesday, Wednesday 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM · $260.00

Clay at Night is an evening studio class for adults at Clay on Main in Oley. Sessions run Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, with Pirjo L'seperance leading the Tuesday group and…

Run by Clay on Main · Oley

  • Adults
Drawing Class

Drawing Class

$50.00

This class at Clay on Main in Oley is a good fit for beginner and intermediate artists who want to improve their drawing from observation. You will learn techniques like stippling, cross-hatching and…

Run by Clay on Main · Oley

  • Adults
Foundations in Clay: Adult Ceramics Class

Foundations in Clay: Adult Ceramics Class

Saturdays 10 AM to 12 PM · $260.00

Foundations in Clay is an adult ceramics class at Clay on Main in Oley. It introduces design and hand building, including slab, coil, and pinch methods, along with surface decoration and glazing. It…

Run by Clay on Main · Oley

  • Adults
Introduction to Fused Glass

Introduction to Fused Glass

Saturdays · $50.00

This one-day workshop with Clay on Main covers the basics of fused glass. You cut and arrange glass pieces, then leave with a finished project: either a suncatcher or a small dish. The class is led…

Run by Clay on Main · Oley

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults