230 programs. Drawing, painting, pottery and glass, for kids and adults.
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Starts Wed, Sep 23, 10:00 AM · Free
Preschool Storytime brings young children together for stories, songs, writing practice and an activity that ties in with the week's theme. It meets Wednesday mornings in Room 111 at the Fleetwood…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 12:00 PM · Cost is $20 for both classes
This felting series at Wyomissing Public Library runs across two sessions, and each person makes a pair of miniature wool succulent plants to take home. The first session covers wet felting, where…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 12:45 PM
Open craft time is a drop-in session for seniors who want to make decorations and other handmade items for the Festival of Trees. It runs on Wednesdays in the early afternoon as part of the regular…
Run by The Center at Spring Street · Boyertown
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 1:30 PM · Free
Annette Pearson, known as Nette P, leads this card making class at the Wernersville Public Library. Bring an idea for a card you want to make, and she will help you work through it so you leave with…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Wed, Sep 23 to Wed, Oct 28 · We are welcoming back artist, Kristina Smith, to teach us to paint a camping scene! This painting class will cost $10 per student
Kids Painting Class at the Boyertown Community Library gives young artists a guided painting session with artist Kristina Smith, who is returning to lead the group. Together the class paints a…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Wed, Sep 23, 7:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person
A guided painting workshop where you follow step by step to make your own version of the Pagoda at sunset. No experience needed. Paint, sip, and take your artwork home at the end of the evening.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 10:00 AM · Free
Color with Sheldon is a relaxed coloring session at the Brandywine Community Library in Topton. Drop in, find the table set out with coloring supplies, pick a page and color for as long as you like.…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 3:30 PM · Free
Art Blast featuring Latino Artists is a hands-on art session for children at the Reading Public Library, held in the children's area of the Main Library at 100 S 5th St in Reading. The program marks…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 4:00 PM · $80 ($70 members)
Little Artists: Sculpey and Squishies is a hands on class for young children who like to squish, roll and shape things. The focus is three dimensional work, and students use a variety of media…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 4:30 PM · Free
Kids ages 7 to 12 get a look at famous artists and the techniques they used, then put those ideas to work on a piece of their own. Each session pairs a short lesson with hands-on making time, so…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a cloisonné enamel pendant. You shape fine wire into small cells on a metal surface, then fill those cells with enamel to build up color and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:00 PM · Free
Sit and Stitch is a monthly gathering for people who like to work on handwork in good company. It meets at the Hamburg Public Library on the fourth Thursday of each month, in the evening. Bring your…
Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
A Spooky Night is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. An instructor walks the room through a Halloween themed design step by step on a 16x20 canvas, so you can follow along whether…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 3:00 PM · Free
Friday Crafternoon is a craft session for kids at the Robesonia Community Library. Miss Leah leads the activity, and children work on crafts in the library's space on South Brooke Street. This is a…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $86.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks is a Maker Date for two. Working with templates and handbuilding methods, you shape slabs of clay and add texture to the surface to build your own ceramic…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This is a one evening fused glass workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading, set up as a date night for adults. An instructor walks you through choosing a mold and picking your colors, then you arrange…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $105.00
This one evening glassblowing workshop at GoggleWorks is built for two. You and your plus one work in the hot glass studio with professional glassblowers and make a tumbler or a stemless wine glass.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This is a one evening Maker Date in the Metalsmithing Studio at GoggleWorks in Reading, built for two people who want to make something together. You and your plus one design and build a personalized…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $71.00
This one evening watercolor workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading is set up as a date night. You and your partner paint a handmade card set together while sharing a charcuterie spread from Thorn Alley…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26 · $40 ($30 members)
Autumn Slime Fest is a one-day slime making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, built around the start of fall. Kids and teens ages 8 to 14 mix and take on a batch of seasonal slimes…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 AM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Bring your child into the printmaking studio at GoggleWorks and make prints from nature. Together you will stamp leaves to create prints you can keep at home or give to a friend. The class is open to…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Free
Kids Read and Walk brings stories outdoors at Blue Marsh Lake. On select Saturday mornings, families gather on the Dry Brooks Sensory Trail for stories, nature activities and more. The program is run…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
Start with a simple square blank of hardwood and learn the fundamentals of woodturning. Instructor Luke Voytas covers the safe use of the lathe, turning gouges and other lathe tools, and you leave…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · $45-$55 per person
Paint a jeweled turtle step by step with instructor Laela at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick your own colors, so every turtle leaves the studio looking different. Choose a 16 by 20…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids play with clay and learn to use the pottery wheel in this single Saturday morning workshop at GoggleWorks. Working as a team, the child and their adult shape clay together and create forms on…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sat, Sep 26 to Sat, Oct 24 · $25 payable to the instructor at the start of class, includes all supplies
Kristina Smith leads this painting class step by step, so you work along with her from a blank surface to a finished painting. It is built for adults who want a guided session rather than open studio…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you carve a wooden spoon or other cooking utensil using traditional hand tools. You learn how to orient your piece of wood for…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks puts you in front of the furnace to make a glass pumpkin. You gather hot glass, add color, and shape the piece with guidance from the studio artists. The…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:30 PM · $35 per person
Paint a glowing Halloween scene on a 16x20 canvas in a blacklight studio at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick one of the featured Neon Halloween designs and follow along step by step…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 4:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
This is a guided painting workshop at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An instructor walks the group through the featured artwork step by step, so no experience is needed. Guests choose…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 6:30 PM · Free
Mom's Night Out is a relaxed evening for moms at the Boone Area Library, co-hosted by Melanie Hughes. You work on a simple craft while chatting and unwinding with other moms. It is a time to take a…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 7:00 PM · $47 per person
Paint a Halloween scene that glows under blacklight in this Saturday evening class with Painting with a Twist. Brandalyn leads painters step by step on a 16 by 20 inch canvas, so no experience is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 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. When the design…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 10:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Make a handmade book for your ideas, memories and creativity. In this one day workshop, you turn "junk" into an eclectic journal and try different ways of applying materials to the page. You take…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 11:00 AM · $35 per person
Paint a glowing mountain scene with blacklight stars on a 16 by 20 inch canvas, guided step by step by artist Kale. Sunday sessions run late morning into the early afternoon. The painting is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Young makers play with clay and learn a variety of techniques to build their own spooky pumpkin lantern. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the workshop, and all skill levels are welcome. It meets on a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 3:00 PM · $55 per person
Paint the Endless TBR design on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Brandalyn. You can personalize your painting, so it works well for a book club or any group that…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you learn the basics of fusing glass and make a draped pendant light for your own home. You practice cutting, shaping and designing glass, then set up…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 6:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Mountain Flowers design on a 16x20 canvas in a guided studio session on Sunday evenings. An instructor walks the group through the painting step by step, so no experience is needed. Laela…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Mon, Sep 28 to Mon, Oct 5 · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This class at GoggleWorks introduces two ways of working with wool. You try wet felting and needle felting, and you use both to finish two small projects: a decorative felted acorn and a pumpkin. It…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 10:15 AM · Free
Boone Area Library hosts a story time built around bears and berries. Children listen to themed stories and join in songs that follow the theme, then take part in a craft or activity that ties it all…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 5:30 PM · Free
This is a casual gathering for knitters and crocheters at the Bernville Area Community Library. It meets on Monday evenings every other week, and you can come to learn some basic stitches or simply…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 6:00 PM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks covers traditional herbal medicine making. Participants choose and prepare herbs, mix them into tea blends, and make tinctures. The session also covers how…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Sep 28, 7:00 PM · $40-$50 per person
Paint Pour is a guided pour painting workshop with Painting with a Twist. You tilt, pour and swirl paint across canvas to make one of a kind abstract art, with an instructor leading the session.…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 29, 3:15 PM · Free
Tweens and teens are welcome at the Kutztown Community Library after school on Tuesdays for snacks, crafts, games, and a safe place to spend time with friends. Each week brings a different activity…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
Starts Tue, Sep 29, 3:30 PM · Free
The Northwest Branch of Reading Public Library marks Hispanic Heritage Month with an Art Pod craft session. Children and teens make their own maracas, a shaker instrument with deep roots in Latin…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northwest Branch · Reading
Starts Tue, Sep 29, 6:00 PM · Free
Artist trading cards are small artworks made at the size of a trading card, and people swap them with each other. At this session at the Robesonia Community Library, participants make cards carrying…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Tue, Sep 29 to Tue, Oct 27 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00
In this class at GoggleWorks, adults design a fantasy creature of their own and then print it. The first part covers concept art basics, so you draw your creature and get it ready to become a print.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Sep 29 to Tue, Oct 27 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00
This class walks you through black and white film photography from start to finish. Working with a 35mm camera, you learn how to compose and expose your shots, develop your negatives in the darkroom…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Wed, Sep 30 · $40 ($30 members)
In this one day fused glass workshop, kids design and build their own mini monster magnet using colorful Bullseye glass. Spooky, silly or just plain strange, anything goes. Students work with precut…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn