242 programs. Drawing, painting, pottery and glass, for kids and adults.
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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…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Tue, Dec 22, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a Northern Lights Reflection scene step by step with an artist leading the way at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. The class runs Tuesday evenings from 7 PM to 9 PM, and you choose…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Dec 27, 6:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a winter full moon scene that glows under blacklight at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick your own colors for the design, and an artist walks the room through each step. Choose…
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Starts Tue, Dec 29, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Paint a winter scene step by step with instructor Kale at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You choose your surface when you book: a 16 by 20 canvas or a 16 by 20 wood plank board. Everything…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Tue, Jan 5, 7:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a ruby slippers design on a 16x20 canvas while playing classic movie trivia between brush strokes. Brandalyn leads the class and walks painters through the artwork step by step, so no…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
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Starts Thu, Jan 7, 7:00 PM · $42 per person for a 16x20 canvas, $52 for a 16x20 wood plank board
Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township leads this guided painting session on Thursday evenings. An artist walks the room through the featured artwork step by step, so you can take part whether or…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Tue, Jan 12, 7:00 PM · $55 per person
This is a painting event with a trivia twist. You work on a 16 by 20 inch canvas while a studio artist guides you step by step, and trivia rounds run alongside the painting. No experience is needed…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Mon, Jan 25, 5:00 PM · Free
Write a short story from start to finish in this four part workshop for adults at the Main Library on South Fifth Street in Reading. The sessions build on each other: the short story and story arc…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Feb 22, 5:00 PM · Free
Write your own short story from start to finish in this workshop series at the Reading Public Library. The sessions build on each other: the short story and story arc, creating characters, creating…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Mon, Jun 21, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Make a small fused glass piece in this single session workshop at Clay on Main in Oley. You choose whether to build a holiday ornament or a suncatcher, and Cassie Sedlack leads the group through the…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
Starts Tue, Jun 29, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Learn the basics of hand embroidery in this workshop at Clay on Main in Oley. Kathleen Walck of Local Folk Creative Studio in Kutztown leads the session, and you make a three inch hoop art piece to…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
Starts Mon, Jul 12, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Ray Lapinski leads this short workshop at Clay on Main in Oley. You make a small trinket box and finish it using an unusual paint and spackle technique, so you leave with a piece you built and…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
Starts Mon, Jul 19 · $0.00
Clay on Main in Oley hosts this workshop with Karen Adam. You shape a small ceramic garden flower sculpture, made to decorate a garden or a patio. The session meets on a Saturday at the studio on…
Run by Clay on Main · Oley
Starts Tue, Jul 20, 10:00 AM · $30.00
Learn the basic macrame stitches and use them to knot your own air plant hanger at Clay on Main in Oley. You choose from a variety of cord colors, and air plants are provided, so you leave with a…
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In progress since Oct 22, next Thu, Oct 29, 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
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In progress since Oct 1, through Oct 29
Crochet with May is a crochet session led by May at the Berks Encore Mifflin Wellness and Activity Center on Liberty Street in Shillington. The group meets on Thursday afternoons at 12:30. It is one…
Run by Berks Encore · Shillington
In progress since Oct 26, next Mon, Nov 2, 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
In progress since Oct 29, next Tue, Nov 3, through Nov 3 · Free
Miss Betsy leads Preschool Storytime at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library each week. Children listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft together. It is a relaxed hour built for little ones…
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In progress since Oct 20, next Tue, Nov 3, through Nov 10 · Single class: $45 for Museum Members, $55 for Non-Members
The Reading Public Museum presents a four-part art history course on American illustration, taught jointly by Scott Schweigert, Curator of Art and Civilizations, and Geoff Fleming, Executive Director…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
In progress since Oct 20, next Tue, Nov 3, through Nov 17 · Member: $242.25 / Non-Member: $285.00
This class introduces the basic skills of metalsmithing and silver jewelry making. You cut, shape and join metal using hammers, flame and other studio tools, and you leave with a custom sterling…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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
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
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…
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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
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…
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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…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
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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…
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$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…
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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…
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$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…
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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
$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…
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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…
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