Art & pottery classes in Berks County

228 programs. Drawing, painting, pottery and glass, for kids and adults.

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Next Steps: Garment Construction

Next Steps: Garment Construction

In progress since Oct 20, next Tue, Nov 3, through Nov 17 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00

This intermediate class at GoggleWorks builds on sewing skills you already have. You work on making simple patterns, designing your own garments, and taking an idea through to a finished piece. Along…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Flameworked Beads 101

Flameworked Beads 101

In progress since Oct 22, next Thu, Nov 5, through Nov 19 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00

This beginner class introduces flameworking, the craft of shaping glass at a torch. Working with glass rods and a torch, students learn to heat, melt and form their own glass beads, with attention to…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Intermediate Sewing: Japanese Cross Back Apron

Intermediate Sewing: Japanese Cross Back Apron

In progress since Oct 29, next Thu, Nov 5, through Nov 12 · Member: $130.05 / Non-Member: $153.00

In this sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, students make a Japanese cross-back apron, a slip-on style that works well for cooking, crafting or giving as a gift. The project is set up to…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Color Theory Painting and Drawing Class

Color Theory Painting and Drawing Class

In progress since Oct 30, next Fri, Nov 6, through Nov 13 · Member: $122.40 / Non-Member: $144.00

Learn the language of color through a series of exercises, paintings and drawings using acrylic paint and colored pencils. You will look at why some color combinations feel restful while others feel…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Drawing Exploration

Drawing Exploration

In progress since Nov 1, next Sun, Nov 8, through Nov 15 · Member: $81.60 / Non-Member: $96.00

This drawing class at GoggleWorks is open to all skill levels. Students explore what charcoal, pencil, and Sharpie can each do and build drawing skill and confidence through scribbling, drawing, and…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
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Next Steps: Wheel Throwing

Next Steps: Wheel Throwing

In progress since Oct 26, next Mon, Nov 9, through Nov 23 · Member: $235.88 / Non-Member: $277.50

This intermediate ceramics class at GoggleWorks builds on skills you already have at the potter's wheel. You work on throwing taller forms, marbling clay, and using slips to decorate surfaces, while…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Have Fun Drawing Class for Adults

Have Fun Drawing Class for Adults

In progress since Nov 2, next Mon, Nov 9, through Dec 7 · $135 ($125 members)

Have Fun Drawing is an adult class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education in West Lawn. It meets on Monday evenings, and all styles and all levels of skill are welcome. Beginners get instruction…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Adults
Printmaking Drop-In Workshop

Printmaking Drop-In Workshop

In progress since Oct 23, through 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…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Hands-On History: Molding and Casting at Hopewell Furnace

Hands-On History: Molding and Casting at Hopewell Furnace

In progress since Oct 1, through Nov 29 · Free

At Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, you can try your hand as a Hopewell molder. In this hands-on program, you work through the process of making a sand mold and learn how the molder's craft…

Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson

  • Families
Create With Me Art Class for Young Children

Create With Me Art Class for Young Children

In progress since Oct 16, through Dec 4 · $10.00

Create With Me is a drop-in style art class at GoggleWorks for young children and the grown-ups who bring them. Together you explore painting styles, play with clay, and make art side by side. Each…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Kids
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…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • 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
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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…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • 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 introductory ceramics class for adults at Clay on Main in Oley. It covers design, hand building with slab, coil, and pinching methods, surface decoration, and glazing, so…

Run by Clay on Main · Oley

  • Adults
Home School Classes at Clay on Main

Home School Classes at Clay on Main

$200.00

Clay on Main runs a home school series in Oley that gives students a new topic each week. Every session includes handouts on the subject and a hands on activity. Topics range across art, science…

Run by Clay on Main · Oley

  • Homeschool
  • Kids
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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
Kids' Summer Camp at Clay on Main

Kids' Summer Camp at Clay on Main

$300.00

Children spend five days making things in the ceramics studio at Clay on Main in Oley. They learn, play and create, and each of the first four days looks at a different part of the world. The camp…

Run by Clay on Main · Oley

  • Kids
Play in Clay

Play in Clay

Mondays 5 PM to 6 PM · $125.00

Play in Clay is a hands on pottery class for kids at Clay on Main in Oley. Young makers learn to build with clay and shape functional pieces like dishes and bowls, along with sculptural work that…

Run by Clay on Main · Oley

  • Kids
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