227 programs. Drawing, painting, pottery and glass, for kids and adults.
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Starts Sat, Oct 10, 10:00 AM · Free
Lego Club is a drop-in building session for young Lego fans at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Kids bring their ideas and build alongside others who enjoy the same thing, with bricks to work…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Children and a grown-up work side by side to build a whimsical witch's hat luminary out of clay. Karen Adam teaches basic handbuilding techniques, then you add decorative cutouts and textures so the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 10:30 AM · Free
Pokemon Club brings fans together at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. The group meets once a month on Saturday mornings to make crafts, take part in activities, trade cards, and learn how to…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 1:00 PM · $45 per person
This is a guided painting workshop where you complete your own version of a pumpkin patch scene on a 16x20 canvas. An instructor walks the group through the painting step by step, so no experience is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a classic diamond-bevel suncatcher while picking up the basics of stained glass. The instructor, Katrina High, introduces the traditional copper…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 3:00 PM · $55 per person
Paint an autumn apothecary design on a 16x20 canvas and personalize it to make it your own. Rayven leads the class step by step, so no experience is needed. It runs on Saturday afternoons. The class…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 10, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a Halloween style Bootanical Garden design on a 16x20 canvas in this guided studio painting session with Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You can choose the set version of the artwork…
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Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $20.00
Make a fall wreath at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. You work with wreath forms, fabrics and other seasonal materials set out by GoggleWorks artists, and you can bring pieces from home if you…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $45.00
Make your own glass pumpkin in the Flameworking Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza. Working with a torch alongside GoggleWorks flameworking artists, you heat glass, shape it, add color, and…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 11 · $55.00
Make your own glass pumpkin in the Hot Glass Studio at GoggleWorks during Pumpkin Palooza, the center's fall event in Reading. You work at the furnace with help from the hot glass artists, shaping…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 11, 6:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Painting with a Twist walks you through the Victorian Gothic design step by step, so you leave with your own finished piece. You choose whether to paint on a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board.…
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Starts Mon, Oct 12, 1:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This single session workshop introduces charcoal to homeschooled students. Students learn the fundamentals of drawing with charcoal, work on a variety of types of paper, and experiment with this…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 12, 2:30 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, kids learn to work with clay, weave clay designs, and decorate a surface. Instructor Paola Mateo leads the class, which is open to all skill levels and is…
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Starts Mon, Oct 12, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
Make a fused glass lollipop vase to use at home in this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. You work through the glass fusing process from start to finish, including how to…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 12, 6:00 PM · Member: $59.50 / Non-Member: $70.00
This single session workshop covers the basics of drawing the human figure from a live model. Instructor Lee Shannon leads a series of guided drawing exercises and introduces methods for capturing a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Mon, Oct 12, 7:00 PM · $75 ($65 members)
In this seasonal ceramics class, kids hand build cozy clay projects that celebrate autumn. Students make items such as leaves, leaf wreaths, mushrooms, pumpkins and other fall decorations, using…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Tue, Oct 13 · $60 ($50 members)
Make fused glass ornaments to hang at home or hand out as gifts. Students learn the basics of glass fusing and design their own pieces using colorful Bullseye glass, frit, stringers and other…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Tue, Oct 13 to Tue, Oct 20 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
In this basket weaving class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you build a round bowl shaped basket on a double slotted base, then add woven flowers around the outside. The finished piece works as…
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Starts Tue, Oct 13, 10:00 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks shows you how to build a woven basket out of clay. You roll coils and slabs by hand, then shape them into a basket you can use on a table or in a kitchen. The…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Tue, Oct 13 to Tue, Nov 10 · Member: $331.50 / Non-Member: $390.00
This class at GoggleWorks is for people who have blown glass before and want to keep building on that experience. You set your own goals and work on a self-directed project, either on your own or…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Oct 13, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint a starry phonebooth scene on a 16x20 canvas while trivia rounds run alongside the painting. Brandalyn leads the class, guiding each step, so no experience is needed. This is an evening event on…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 10:15 AM · Free
Boone Area Library hosts a story time built around monsters. Children listen to monster books that are meant to be fun rather than frightening, then make a monster craft to take home. This one is for…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 10:30 AM · Free
Storytime at Wernersville Public Library is a read-aloud program for children. It meets Wednesday mornings at 10:30. Families can drop in and listen together. This session features "Dozens of…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 5:00 PM · Free
Celebrate the season at the Boyertown Community Library with an hour of pumpkin decorating. Come with family or friends, pick up your pumpkin, and make it your own. Paint one with your little ones…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Wed, Oct 14 to Wed, Nov 11 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00
This beginner class at GoggleWorks covers the basics of painting with transparent watercolor and opaque gouache. Students practice core application techniques and work on mixing and using color, with…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 6:00 PM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00
Work at the furnace and shape your own beverage glass in this one evening glassblowing workshop. A GoggleWorks instructor guides you through the basics, so no experience is needed. The class meets in…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 6:00 PM · $27
Local artist Bernadette Bresnahan leads this painting class at the Sinking Spring Public Library. You follow along step by step and paint a fall scarecrow on canvas, then take your finished work home…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Starts Wed, Oct 14, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint the Boo-tanical Love design on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Kale. The class runs Wednesday evenings from 7 PM to 9:30 PM. Optional add-ons include a glitter…
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Starts Thu, Oct 15, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of turning bowls on a wood lathe. You start with raw wood and work toward a finished bowl, learning how to hold and use turning tools…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 15, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Spend an evening learning plique-a-jour enameling, a technique often compared to miniature stained glass. You will make translucent enamel panels held within a metal framework, so light shines…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Thu, Oct 15 to Thu, Nov 12 · Member: $331.50 / Non-Member: $390.00
This five session class introduces glassblowing through demonstrations and hands-on work at the bench. Students practice basic techniques while the group talks about historical and contemporary glass…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Thu, Oct 15, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Spend a Thursday evening painting a 16x20 canvas with a Halloween twist, with trivia mixed into the class. Kale leads the session and walks painters through the artwork step by step, whether you come…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM · Free
Families paint pumpkins together at the Wernersville Public Library. Come as a group, decide on a design as a team, and bring it to life on your pumpkin. Pumpkins and all supplies are provided, so…
Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 6:00 PM · $20
Learn how to make needle felted pumpkins in this fall craft workshop at Sinking Spring Public Library. Needle felting uses special needles to work soft wool into 2D or 3D shapes, and the session is…
Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring
Fri, Oct 16 to Sat, Oct 17 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00
This weekend workshop at GoggleWorks introduces sand casting, a long standing way of shaping metal. Participants pack molds using casting sand, then pour molten metal to make jewelry or small…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Oct 16, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint the Adventure Begins design on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from instructor Brandalyn. This is a Friday evening session, and you take your finished painting home with you. Painters…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This single-session workshop at GoggleWorks looks at illustrating with colored pencils and paint pens on toned background papers. You will try blending techniques and see how each medium behaves on a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17 · $175 ($165 members)
This beginner-friendly workshop looks at drawing and painting portraits from observation. You work through the full process: observing your subject, measuring, composing, blocking in, and rendering.…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Oct 17 · $40 ($30 members)
A Halloween and autumn craft session for kids and teens who like anything spooky. Makers work on clay charms shaped like cats, witches and monsters, ghost banners made from fabric, spooky friendship…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 21 · $20.00
This drop-in printmaking workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts meets on Friday mornings, with each date standing on its own as a single session. Artist Suzanne Fellows leads the group through a…
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Sat, Oct 17 to Sat, Nov 21 · Member: $283.05 / Non-Member: $333.00
This beginner ceramics class at GoggleWorks covers the basics of working on a potter's wheel. Students learn to throw cylinders, cups, bowls and other forms, then shape and trim their pieces. Basic…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 1:00 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00
This single session workshop is an introduction to borosilicate glass and the torch. Working at the flame, you melt and sculpt a glass acorn by hand and take it home. Nikki Vitchner teaches, and the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Paint the Lovers Moon on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from instructor Brandalyn. You can paint it as a set, with two canvases that pair up side by side, or paint it solo as a single…
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Starts Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Oct 15
Penn State Master Gardeners lead this Halloween themed gardening program for kids, part of the Family Nature Series from Spring Township Parks and Recreation. The hour mixes holiday fun with plant…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
This family clay workshop at GoggleWorks pairs each child with an adult. Together you shape a pinch pot and then turn it into a creature of your own design. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Children and a grown-up work side by side to sew colorful mismatched throw pillows. Pairs share the experience of learning to use a sewing machine, and there is one machine for each parent and child.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Oct 18, 6:00 PM · $42 per person
Santorini's Blue Doors is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. An artist walks the room through the scene step by step, so you can follow along whether or not you have painted…
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Starts Thu, Sep 17, 6:30 PM · Free
Stitch & Craft is a series at the Fleetwood Area Public Library for people who do needlework, mending or other kinds of crafts. Bring whatever you are working on and make progress on it while…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
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…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading