193 programs. Drawing, painting, pottery and glass, for kids and adults.
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Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This evening workshop in the fusing studio at GoggleWorks pairs glass making with food and drink. An instructor walks you through choosing a mold and picking your colors, and you leave having made…
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Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $105.00
This one session Maker Date brings you and a guest into the hot glass studio at GoggleWorks. Working with the guidance of professional glassblowers, each of you shapes your own piece, either a…
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Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $71.00
This is a paired painting workshop at GoggleWorks. You and your date use acrylics to paint sets of wooden cut-out ornaments, then seal them with a quick drying varnish. Each person leaves with a pair…
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Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $110.00
Bring a partner to the Woodworking Studio at GoggleWorks and make a pair of candlesticks together. Each candlestick can differ in shape, height and size. Both get painted with the same color milk…
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Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $96.00
Bring a partner to this evening metalsmithing workshop at GoggleWorks and make a set of sterling silver stacking rings to take home. Instructor Lukas Kohler walks you through the basics step by step…
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Starts Sat, Nov 21, 5:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you build a modern color ladder suncatcher while learning the basics of traditional leaded stained glass. The instructor introduces the lead came…
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Starts Mon, Nov 23, 5:30 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces the basics of bead making on the torch. You shape glass beads and then use them to decorate a bottle opener you take home. The…
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Mon, Nov 23 to Tue, Nov 24 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00
In this class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you design and build your own fused glass lantern. You cut glass, learn safety practices in the studio, and work through the glass fusing process.…
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Starts Tue, Nov 24, 5:00 PM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
Turn your own pepper mill in a single evening session at GoggleWorks. You learn how to turn the body of a mill on the lathe and how to install the grinding mechanism so the finished piece works, and…
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Tue, Nov 24 to Tue, Dec 22 · Member: $331.50 / Non-Member: $390.00
This introductory glassblowing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts runs on Tuesdays from 6 PM to 9 PM for five sessions, meeting in the Glassblowing Studio in Building 5 at 201 Washington St in…
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Starts Tue, Nov 24, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a 16x20 canvas while you play trivia with the room. The session runs on Tuesday evenings and is recommended for ages 12 and up. Events in the evening allow older teens with an adult painter…
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Sun, Nov 29 to Sun, Dec 13 · Member: $81.60 / Non-Member: $96.00
In this class at GoggleWorks, you paint three small works that reflect your own feelings. The approach leans on bold color and intuition rather than careful planning, so you work by experimenting and…
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Tue, Dec 1 to Tue, Dec 8 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00
This adults class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through one piece of jewelry from raw material to finished work. In the first meeting you work with lapidary tools, cutting, shaping and…
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Wed, Dec 2 to Wed, Dec 16 · Member: $122.40 / Non-Member: $144.00
This intermediate class turns the Thorn Alley Kitchen at GoggleWorks into a sketching studio. Working on the first floor of the building, students draw and paint the scene around them as it moves…
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Starts Wed, Dec 2, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Christmas scene on a 16x20 canvas while playing along with fun trivia. A studio artist leads the painting step by step, so no experience is needed. You can paint the full set with a partner…
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Starts Thu, Dec 3, 6:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single evening workshop in the GoggleWorks hot glass studio has you make your own glass ornament or bell. You learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and shape the piece into…
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Starts Thu, Dec 3, 7:00 PM · $42-$55 per person
Paint a bright Christmas scene step by step with an artist leading the way at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book: a 16x20 canvas, a wood tray, or a 16x20…
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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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Starts Thu, Dec 3, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)
This ceramics class lets kids ages 5 to 12 make food out of clay that looks good enough to eat, but is purely for fun. Students hand-build playful versions of favorite treats such as pizza…
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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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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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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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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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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Starts Fri, Dec 11, 5:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, kids work with beads to build color patterns and make a personalized piece of jewelry, such as a necklace or a bracelet. Everyone takes their finished…
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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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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…
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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…
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Starts Thu, Sep 17, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop covers the basics of bowl turning. You work at a wood lathe and shape a raw piece of wood into a finished bowl. The instructor, Mike Kuterbach, goes over safe and…
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Starts Thu, Sep 17, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Spend a Thursday evening painting a 16x20 canvas with trivia mixed in. The class is led by studio artist Kale, who walks painters through the artwork step by step, so no experience is needed. You…
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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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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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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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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…
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In progress since Sep 10, next Thu, Sep 24, through Oct 15 · Member: $183.60 / Non-Member: $216.00
Young artists work with clay in the handbuilding studio at GoggleWorks and learn how handbuilt pottery comes together. The class covers basic techniques: pinching, building with coils, and soft slab…
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In progress since Sep 4, through Nov 20 · Free
Vibe Lounge gives kids a Friday evening of creativity, conversation, music and relaxation at GoggleWorks in Reading. Young people share a safe, creative space with other kids, watched over by a…
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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…
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