Art & pottery classes in Berks County

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

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Knit, Crochet and Craft

Knit, Crochet and Craft

Starts Thu, Oct 29, 4:00 PM · Free

Knit, Crochet and Craft is a friendly club at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library where people come to relax, chat and work on handwork together. Bring a project of your own, or join the group and…

Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Intermediate Sewing: Japanese Cross Back Apron

Intermediate Sewing: Japanese Cross Back Apron

Thu, Oct 29 to Thu, 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
Autumn Brook Guided Painting Class

Autumn Brook Guided Painting Class

Starts Thu, Oct 29, 7:00 PM · $42-$52 per person

Paint an autumn brook scene step by step with an instructor leading the way. The session runs on a Thursday evening, and Kale is the artist guiding the class. You choose your surface when you book: a…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
Color Theory Painting and Drawing Class

Color Theory Painting and Drawing Class

Fri, Oct 30 to Fri, 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
Preschool Playtime Story Time and Activities

Preschool Playtime Story Time and Activities

Fri, Oct 30 to Fri, Nov 13 · Free

Preschool Playtime brings young children together at the Fleetwood Area Public Library for a story or two, followed by play and fun activities. It is a relaxed hour where little ones listen, move and…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Kids
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Halloween Still Life Painting Maker Date

Halloween Still Life Painting Maker Date

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $77.00

This Maker Date is a one evening painting workshop with a Halloween twist. You set up and paint a spooky seasonal still life while working on composition, lighting and color mixing. Instructor Amy…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
October Ceramics Maker Date: Raku

October Ceramics Maker Date: Raku

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $96.00

This one evening raku workshop at GoggleWorks is built around clay and fire. You glaze a pair of pre-made bud vases, watch a wheel throwing demonstration, and then see your pieces fired in a raku…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
October Enamel Trinket Dish Maker Date

October Enamel Trinket Dish Maker Date

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $96.00

This evening workshop at GoggleWorks pairs metalwork with a shared meal. You shape and finish a copper trinket dish, learning how to prepare the surface, apply enamel, and fire the piece in a kiln.…

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  • Adults
October Flameworking Maker Date

October Flameworking Maker Date

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $100.00

Spend a Friday evening at the torch with a partner. In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you and your date learn to use torches and hand tools to melt and shape glass, and you see how heat…

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  • Adults
October Fused Glass Maker Date

October Fused Glass Maker Date

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $96.00

This one evening fused glass workshop at GoggleWorks is set up as a date night. An instructor walks you through choosing a mold and picking your colors, then you build a glass plate, platter, or bowl…

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  • Adults
October Glassblowing Maker Date

October Glassblowing Maker Date

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $105.00

This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks pairs you and a guest for a first look at the hot glass studio. With guidance from professional glassblowers, each person makes a tumbler or a stemless wine…

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  • Adults
October Whiskey Smoker Maker Date

October Whiskey Smoker Maker Date

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $110.00

Spend a Friday evening in the GoggleWorks Woodworking Studio making a whiskey smoker. You turn the smoker on the lathe to fit a cocktail glass you bring from home, then use the hardware that goes…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Fall in the City Painting Class

Fall in the City Painting Class

Starts Fri, Oct 30, 7:00 PM · $42 to $52 per person

Fall in the City is a guided painting event from Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Over a Friday evening session, an artist walks painters through the autumn city scene step by step, so no…

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  • Adults
An Autumn Mountain

An Autumn Mountain

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM

An Autumn Mountain is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. Painters work on a 16x20 canvas with acrylic paint and follow along step by step with a studio instructor, so no…

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  • Adults
Full Moon Painting Class with Set or Solo Option

Full Moon Painting Class with Set or Solo Option

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM · $42 per person

Paint a full moon scene on a 16 by 20 inch canvas with an artist leading the group step by step. The painting comes as a set or solo option, and Kale is the instructor. Sessions run Saturday late…

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  • Adults
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Paint Pour Painting Workshop

Paint Pour Painting Workshop

Starts Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM · $40 to $50 per person

Pour paint across a canvas or board and watch the colors blend into one-of-a-kind abstract art. You choose your surface: two 12x12 canvases, one 16x20 canvas, or one 10x30 wood plank board. Extra…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
Hollow Wooden Forms

Hollow Wooden Forms

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 9:00 AM · Member: $157.25 / Non-Member: $185.00

This one day woodturning workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts focuses on making hollow form vases. You work at the lathe and practice the techniques used to shape and hollow these pieces, with…

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  • Adults
A Little Mean and Green Painting Class

A Little Mean and Green Painting Class

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 12:30 PM · $32 per person

Paint "A Little Mean and Green" on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from the studio artist, Rayven. The class runs on Sunday afternoons, and you take your finished canvas home with you.…

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  • Adults
Mini-Makers Pinch Pot Turkey Clay Workshop

Mini-Makers Pinch Pot Turkey Clay Workshop

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00

Children and a grown-up work side by side to build a pinch pot turkey from clay. Karen Adam leads the group through basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques, then everyone adds colorful feathers…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Kids
Drawing Exploration

Drawing Exploration

Sun, Nov 1 to Sun, 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…

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  • Adults
Jack's Christmas Blacklight Painting Class

Jack's Christmas Blacklight Painting Class

Starts Sun, Nov 1, 6:00 PM · $45-$55 per person

Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township leads this guided blacklight painting event. An artist walks you step by step through the Jack's Christmas design, which glows under blacklight. You can paint…

Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading

  • Adults
Adult Art Class

Adult Art Class

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 AM · Free

This is a structured class in the appreciation and application of fine arts, offered at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. Students work through a set course rather than a one-time project, and the…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Adults
  • Seniors
Have Fun Drawing Class at Yocum Institute

Have Fun Drawing Class at Yocum Institute

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 AM · $115 ($105 members)

Have Fun Drawing is a morning drawing class at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education for adults age 50 and up. All styles and all levels of skill are welcome. Beginners get instruction in the…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Adults
Preschooler Story Time

Preschooler Story Time

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 11:15 AM · Free

Preschooler Story Time brings young children together for a half hour of stories, crafts, songs and fun at the Bernville Area Community Library. It is meant for children ages 3 to 5. The group meets…

Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville

  • Kids
Quilts: Stories Stitched Through Generations Talk

Quilts: Stories Stitched Through Generations Talk

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 1:00 PM · Free

Deborah Romig and her mother lead a lively look at quilting, from its history and creative process to the stories and memories stitched into quilts passed down through families. They share personal…

Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown

  • Adults
  • Seniors
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Fiber Friends Hands-On Fiber Arts Class

Fiber Friends Hands-On Fiber Arts Class

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 4:00 PM · Free

Fiber Friends invites children to explore the world of fiber arts through fun, hands-on activities. Each session gives young crafters a chance to work with their hands and take home something they…

Run by Reading Public Library · Reading

  • Kids
Have Fun Drawing Class for Adults

Have Fun Drawing Class for Adults

Starts Mon, Nov 2, 6:30 PM · $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
Nature Explorers Outdoor Story Time for Toddlers

Nature Explorers Outdoor Story Time for Toddlers

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 9:30 AM · Free

Nature Explorers brings toddlers and preschoolers outside for a story and a nature related activity with the Sinking Spring Public Library. Groups meet on Tuesday mornings in the pavilion at Sinking…

Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring

  • Kids
Double Digit Hangout After School Program

Double Digit Hangout After School Program

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 3:00 PM · Free

Double Digit Hangout is an after school drop-in series at the Fleetwood Area Public Library for students in grades 5 through 8. If you are looking for something to do once the school day ends, this…

Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood

  • Kids
  • Teens
Art That Glows: Glowing Art Class for Kids

Art That Glows: Glowing Art Class for Kids

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 4:00 PM · $75 ($65 members)

Art That Glows is a short art course at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education for young artists ages 5 to 8. As the days get shorter, children brighten the dark with projects that shimmer and shine…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
Intro to Digital Photography Class

Intro to Digital Photography Class

Tue, Nov 3 to Tue, Dec 1 · Member: $204.00 / Non-Member: $240.00

This class takes the technical maze out of digital photography and keeps it creative. You learn not only how to use your camera, but why certain techniques work, so you can build your own creative…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Let It Snow Rustic Snowman Painting Class

Let It Snow Rustic Snowman Painting Class

Starts Tue, Nov 3, 7:00 PM · $42 per person

Paint a rustic snowman scene on a 16x20 canvas with step by step guidance from a studio artist. Kale leads this session at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Paint, canvas and supplies are set…

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  • Adults
Children's Storytime

Children's Storytime

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 10:00 AM · Free

Children's Storytime meets on Wednesday mornings at the Exeter Community Library on Prestwick Drive in Reading. Each session runs from 10:00 am to 10:45 am. The program is recommended for children…

Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading

  • Kids
  • Adults
Native American Heritage Month Storytime and Craft

Native American Heritage Month Storytime and Craft

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 10:30 AM · Free

The Wernersville Public Library hosts a Wednesday morning storytime for children in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Children listen to a reading of "Spirit Shadow" by Ginger Reno, then stay…

Run by Wernersville Public Library · Wernersville

  • Kids
Knitting and Craft Night

Knitting and Craft Night

Starts Wed, Nov 4, 5:00 PM · Free

This is a drop-in craft circle at the Sinking Spring Public Library. Crafters gather on Wednesday evenings to work on knitting, crocheting, mending and other fiber arts while they relax and chat with…

Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring

  • Seniors
  • Adults
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Candle Making in Glassblown Vessels: Session B

Candle Making in Glassblown Vessels: Session B

Wed, Nov 4 to Fri, Nov 6 · Member: $114.75 / Non-Member: $135.00

This two-part evening workshop at GoggleWorks pairs hot glass with candle making. On the first night you work in the hot shop to shape your own glass vessel and learn how glassblowing works. On the…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Film Photography: Portraits

Film Photography: Portraits

Wed, Nov 4 to Wed, Nov 18 · Member: $122.40 / Non-Member: $144.00

This workshop at GoggleWorks looks at how to make portraits of people, including strangers. Instructor Isa Brito, a street-portrait photographer based in New York, covers ways to get the picture you…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Screen Print & Sew Throw Pillow Cover: Session B

Screen Print & Sew Throw Pillow Cover: Session B

Wed, Nov 4 to Wed, Nov 11 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

This workshop at GoggleWorks walks you through making a throw pillow cover from start to finish. On the first evening you work in the Printmaking Studio, where you pick from a set of designs and…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Ceramic Chip and Dip Bowl

Ceramic Chip and Dip Bowl

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks walks you through making your own ceramic chip and dip set. You shape the piece using basic handbuilding methods, so no wheel work and no prior clay…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Adults
Crafter Hour Monthly Craft Night at Hamburg Library

Crafter Hour Monthly Craft Night at Hamburg Library

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 6:00 PM · Free

Crafter Hour is a monthly evening of crafting at the Hamburg Public Library. Each month brings a different project, so there is always something new to make and learn. The group meets on Thursday…

Run by Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg

  • Seniors
  • Adults
Food Creations: Clay Food Art Class for Kids

Food Creations: Clay Food Art Class for Kids

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 7:00 PM · $60 ($50 members)

Food Creations is a ceramics class where kids make food out of clay just for fun, not for eating. Students hand-build playful ceramic versions of pizza, hamburgers, cupcakes and other favorite…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
Morning Winterscape Painting Class

Morning Winterscape Painting Class

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 7:00 PM · $45 per person

Paint a winter morning scene on a 16 by 20 inch canvas in a guided studio class with Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Kale leads the class step by step, so no painting experience is needed.…

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  • Adults
Naughty Santa Fun Trivia Night Painting Class

Naughty Santa Fun Trivia Night Painting Class

Starts Thu, Nov 5, 7:00 PM · $42 to $62 per person

Spend a Thursday evening painting a Naughty Santa design while playing trivia along the way. Kale leads the session and walks painters through the artwork step by step, with a choice of surfaces that…

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  • Adults
Holiday Gift Tags and Zines Craft Night

Holiday Gift Tags and Zines Craft Night

Starts Fri, Nov 6, 5:30 PM · A $15 donation is due at the time of registration and may be paid by cash or check

Spend a Friday evening making holiday gift tags, greeting cards and one-of-a-kind holiday zines at the Sinking Spring Public Library. The library's craft supplies are on hand, so you can draw, cut…

Run by Sinking Spring Public Library · Sinking Spring

  • Adults
  • Teens
Farmhouse Frosty Paint and Sip Class

Farmhouse Frosty Paint and Sip Class

Starts Fri, Nov 6, 7:00 PM · $42 to $62 per person

Farmhouse Frosty is a guided painting class on Friday evenings at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township, led by instructor Brandalyn. You follow along step by step and take your finished piece…

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  • Adults
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Grateful and Thankful Gratitude Art Class

Grateful and Thankful Gratitude Art Class

Starts Sat, Nov 7 · $30 ($20 members)

Young artists at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education celebrate the season of thankfulness through art. The class takes its inspiration from the book The Giving Tree, and students explore ideas of…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
Plasma Cutter Workshop

Plasma Cutter Workshop

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces the plasma cutter and the ways it can be used. You learn how to work with the tool safely, then put that practice to use by…

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  • Adults
Sewing a Crossbody Bag

Sewing a Crossbody Bag

Sat, Nov 7 to Sat, Nov 21 · Member: $173.40 / Non-Member: $204.00

In this sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, students build a crossbody bag from start to finish. You work through the steps of putting in a zipper, sewing a lining, and attaching an…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Fall Kids Read and Walk @ Blue Marsh Lake

Fall Kids Read and Walk @ Blue Marsh Lake

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 9:00 AM · Free

Kids Read and Walk brings stories outdoors at Blue Marsh Lake. On select Saturday mornings, families gather on the Dry Brooks Sensory Trail for stories, nature activities and more. The program is run…

Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Leesport

  • Kids
Fine Table Making

Fine Table Making

Sat, Nov 7 to Mon, Nov 9 · Member: $505.75 / Non-Member: $595.00

Over three full days in the Woodworking Studio at GoggleWorks, you build a wooden side table from start to finish. The work centers on the classic mortise and tenon joint, and the instructor covers…

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  • Adults
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