Art & pottery classes in Berks County

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Bowl Turning: Session C

Bowl Turning: Session C

Starts Thu, Nov 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of turning wood bowls. You work at a wood lathe, learn how to handle turning tools properly, and practice safe, efficient technique…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Jewelry Making: Stacked Silver Bangles

Jewelry Making: Stacked Silver Bangles

Starts Thu, Nov 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks covers the making of sterling silver bangles that can be worn on their own or stacked together. You measure, form, solder, texture and finish several…

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  • Adults
November Ceramics Maker Date: Raku

November Ceramics Maker Date: Raku

Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $96.00

This is a single evening ceramics workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading, built as a Maker Date for two. You glaze two pre-made bud vases, watch a wheel throwing demonstration, and then see your pieces…

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  • Adults
November Cyanotype T-Shirt Maker Date

November Cyanotype T-Shirt Maker Date

Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $71.00

Make a wearable cyanotype at GoggleWorks. In this one session Maker Date, you and your plus one print on a T-shirt using sunlight, objects and photo negatives. Instructor Alex Crawford covers the…

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  • Adults
November Flameworking Maker Date

November Flameworking Maker Date

Starts Fri, Nov 20, 6:00 PM · $100.00

This is a one evening flameworking workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, set up as a date night. You and your date work with torches and hand tools to melt and shape glass, and you see how…

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  • Adults
November Fused Glass Maker Date

November Fused Glass Maker Date

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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  • Adults
November Glassblowing Maker Date

November Glassblowing Maker Date

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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  • Adults
November Maker Date: Painted Ornaments

November Maker Date: Painted Ornaments

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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  • Adults
November Mismatched Wooden Candle Sticks Maker Date

November Mismatched Wooden Candle Sticks Maker Date

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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  • Adults
November Sterling Silver Ring Stack Maker Date

November Sterling Silver Ring Stack Maker Date

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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  • Adults
Mini-Makers Glassblown Flower or Paperweight Workshop

Mini-Makers Glassblown Flower or Paperweight Workshop

Starts Sat, Nov 21, 11:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

Young makers try glassblowing in a short workshop built for beginners. Working in the hot shop with a GoggleWorks instructor, each participant learns how hot glass is blown and shaped, then makes a…

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  • Kids
Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session A

Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session A

Starts Sat, Nov 21, 2:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00

In this single session at GoggleWorks, you make a glass ornament or bell in the hot glass studio. You learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and shape the piece into a holiday…

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  • Adults
Turned Wooden Apple

Turned Wooden Apple

Starts Sat, Nov 21, 4:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces woodturning by way of a small project: a turned wooden apple. You work on a lathe with guidance from instructor Luke Voytas, learning how the tools…

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  • Adults
Modern Leaded Suncatcher: Session B

Modern Leaded Suncatcher: Session B

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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  • Teens
  • Adults
Beaded Bottle Opener

Beaded Bottle Opener

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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  • Teens
  • Adults
Fused Glass Lantern

Fused Glass Lantern

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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  • Teens
  • Adults
Pepper Mill Woodturning Workshop at GoggleWorks

Pepper Mill Woodturning Workshop at GoggleWorks

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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  • Teens
  • Adults
Intro to Glassblowing: Session C

Intro to Glassblowing: Session C

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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  • Adults
A Little Mean and Green Trivia Painting Class

A Little Mean and Green Trivia Painting Class

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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  • Adults
Rustic Christmas Painting: Pick One and Personalize

Rustic Christmas Painting: Pick One and Personalize

Starts Sun, Nov 29, 1:00 PM · $45-$55 per person

Paint a rustic Christmas design and make it your own at this Painting with a Twist studio session in Exeter Township. You pick your surface, either a 10x30 canvas or a 10x30 wood plank board, then…

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  • Adults
Painting with Emotion

Painting with Emotion

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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  • Teens
  • Adults
Embroidered Felted Ornaments

Embroidered Felted Ornaments

Starts Tue, Dec 1, 10:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you make a pair of felted ornaments to keep or give as gifts. You mix and match fabrics, felt and sequins, and use simple embroidery…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Jewelry Making: Silver and Stone: Session B

Jewelry Making: Silver and Stone: Session B

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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  • Adults
Intermediate Painting: Urban Sketching in Thorn Alley Kitchen

Intermediate Painting: Urban Sketching in Thorn Alley Kitchen

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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  • Teens
  • Adults
Christmas Means More Set or Solo Painting Trivia

Christmas Means More Set or Solo Painting Trivia

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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  • Adults
Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session B

Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session B

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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  • Adults
A Bright Christmas Painting Class With Surface Options

A Bright Christmas Painting Class With Surface Options

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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  • Adults
A Bright Christmas Tall Painting, Surface and Size Options

A Bright Christmas Tall Painting, Surface and Size Options

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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  • Adults
Snow, Snow, Snow

Snow, Snow, Snow

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…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
Merry & Bright Rustic Snowman

Merry & Bright Rustic Snowman

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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  • Adults
Holiday Gift Giving & Ornaments

Holiday Gift Giving & Ornaments

Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $30 ($20 members)

Kids make personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love in this gift making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Students work with a variety of materials and their own…

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  • Kids
Little Artists: Holiday Gift Giving & Ornaments

Little Artists: Holiday Gift Giving & Ornaments

Starts Sat, Dec 5 · $25 ($15 members)

Little Artists is a gift making workshop for children ages 3 to 5 at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education. Young students make personalized ornaments and keepsakes for the people they love, using a…

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  • Kids
Farmhouse Lamb Paint-and-Sip Painting Session

Farmhouse Lamb Paint-and-Sip Painting Session

Starts Sat, Dec 5, 4:00 PM · $42-$52 per person

Paint a farmhouse lamb step by step with guidance from a Painting with a Twist artist. You can work on a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20 wood plank board, and you take your finished piece home at the end.…

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  • Adults
Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay: Session B

Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay: Session B

Starts Sun, Dec 6, 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, then staff fire…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Rustic Woodland Wreath

Rustic Woodland Wreath

Starts Sun, Dec 6, 1:00 PM · Register by Nov 29

In this workshop you build a rustic woodland half-wreath on a 12 inch grapevine base. You work with a mix of evergreen greenery, eucalyptus leaves, pinecones and a ribbon, and you pick your ribbon…

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  • Adults
Mini-Makers Pinch Pot Jingle Bells Clay Workshop

Mini-Makers Pinch Pot Jingle Bells Clay Workshop

Starts Sun, Dec 6, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00

In this family workshop at GoggleWorks, children and an adult work side by side to make a set of jingle bells out of clay. Instructor Karen Adam covers basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques…

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  • Kids
Warm Rustic Snowman

Warm Rustic Snowman

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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  • Adults
Basket Weaving: Christmas Tree Basket

Basket Weaving: Christmas Tree Basket

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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  • Adults
One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session D

One-Day on the Wheel Workshop: Session D

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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  • Teens
  • Adults
Manic Monday Special Rustic Farmhouse Nativity Painting Class

Manic Monday Special Rustic Farmhouse Nativity Painting Class

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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  • Adults
Fused Glass Bubble Tray

Fused Glass Bubble Tray

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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  • Teens
  • Adults
Create Your Own Wooden Clay Ribs Workshop

Create Your Own Wooden Clay Ribs Workshop

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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  • Adults
Ceramic Ornaments Handbuilding Workshop at GoggleWorks

Ceramic Ornaments Handbuilding Workshop at GoggleWorks

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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  • Adults
Make and Taste Glassblowing Workshop With Thorn Alley Kitchen

Make and Taste Glassblowing Workshop With Thorn Alley Kitchen

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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  • Adults
Pen Turning: Session B

Pen Turning: Session B

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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  • Teens
  • Adults
Rustic Winter Snowman

Rustic Winter Snowman

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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  • Adults
Creative Kids Beading Jewelry Basics Workshop

Creative Kids Beading Jewelry Basics Workshop

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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  • Kids
Lumen Prints: Camera-Less Photography Workshop

Lumen Prints: Camera-Less Photography Workshop

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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  • Adults
Lapidary Tree Stone

Lapidary Tree Stone

Starts Sat, Dec 12, 12:00 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you learn how to cut, shape, and polish a stone into a finished, custom cut tree gem. You can work with stone available in the…

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  • Adults
Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session C

Glassblown Ornament or Bell: Session C

Starts Sat, Dec 12, 11:00 AM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00

In this single session at the GoggleWorks hot glass studio, you make your own glass ornament or bell. You learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and shape it into a holiday form.…

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  • Adults