Art & pottery classes for teens in Berks County

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Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session A

Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session A

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you fold, assemble and stitch your own handmade books using traditional Japanese stab binding patterns. The technique is centuries old, and the class…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Learn about the Lenape

Learn about the Lenape

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free

Darius Puff, a Lenape descendant, shares what he knows about the history and culture of the Lenni Lenape, the earliest inhabitants of the Tulpehocken area. He talks about how the Lenape lived here…

Run by Womelsdorf Community Library · Womelsdorf

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Fused Glass Nightlights

Fused Glass Nightlights

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a working fused glass nightlight. You cut glass, learn safety practices, and see how the fusing process works while the instructor walks you…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Mini-Makers: Make Your Own Sock Monkey Sewing Workshop

Mini-Makers: Make Your Own Sock Monkey Sewing Workshop

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00

In this one day family sewing workshop at GoggleWorks, you and your child make a classic sock monkey using simple sewing techniques and your own ideas. You learn basic construction and finishing…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Tabla de Embutidos

Tabla de Embutidos

Starts Sat, Sep 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This one session woodworking workshop at GoggleWorks is taught in Spanish and English. The instructor is bilingual, so you can follow along in either language. You will learn basic woodworking…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Autumn Slime Fest

Autumn Slime Fest

Starts Sat, Sep 26 · $40 ($30 members)

Autumn Slime Fest is a one-day slime making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, built around the start of fall. Kids and teens ages 8 to 14 mix and take on a batch of seasonal slimes…

Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn

  • Kids
  • Teens
Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay: Session A

Jewelry Making: Precious Metal Clay: Session A

Starts Sun, Sep 27, 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. When the design…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Junk Journal Bookmaking Workshop at GoggleWorks

Junk Journal Bookmaking Workshop at GoggleWorks

Starts Sun, Sep 27, 10:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

Make a handmade book for your ideas, memories and creativity. In this one day workshop, you turn "junk" into an eclectic journal and try different ways of applying materials to the page. You take…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Fused Glass Draped Pendant Lights

Fused Glass Draped Pendant Lights

Starts Sun, Sep 27, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you learn the basics of fusing glass and make a draped pendant light for your own home. You practice cutting, shaping and designing glass, then set up…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session B

Introduction to Japanese Stab Binding: Session B

Starts Sat, Oct 3, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00

This one day workshop at GoggleWorks introduces Japanese stab binding, a centuries old way of stitching books by hand. You assemble, fold, and sew your own handmade books using traditional decorative…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Embroidery in the Garden

Embroidery in the Garden

Sat, Oct 3 to Sat, Oct 31 · Member: $216.75 / Non-Member: $255.00

This class covers the basics of freestyle embroidery, with designs drawn from the plants growing in GoggleWorks' Gardens at Lauer's Park. You learn the basic stitches and work toward loose, flowing…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Flameworked Pumpkins: Session B

Flameworked Pumpkins: Session B

Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $80.75 / Non-Member: $95.00

This one afternoon workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of flameworking. Working with borosilicate glass at the torch, you shape a small decorative pumpkin, learning to sculpt, mash and add…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Halloween Fused Glass Candy Dish

Halloween Fused Glass Candy Dish

Starts Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

In this single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you make a fused glass candy dish with a Halloween theme. You learn the basics of cutting glass and fusing it, then design your own…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Sewing a Pumpkin Pillow

Sewing a Pumpkin Pillow

Sat, Oct 3 to Sat, Oct 17 · Member: $173.40 / Non-Member: $204.00

This sewing class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through making a pumpkin-shaped pillow. You work on basic machine sewing and hand sewing as you go, starting with cutting fabric, then…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Pokemon Club

Pokemon Club

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

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Seniors
Stained Glass Diamond-Bevel Suncatcher

Stained Glass Diamond-Bevel Suncatcher

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…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Fall Wreath

Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Fall Wreath

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

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • All ages
Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Flameworked Pumpkin

Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Flameworked Pumpkin

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…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Hot Glass Pumpkin

Pumpkin Palooza: Make Your Own Hot Glass Pumpkin

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

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • Adults
Weekend Sand Casting: Session A

Weekend Sand Casting: Session A

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…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Spooky Crafting Workshop

Spooky Crafting Workshop

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

  • Kids
  • Teens
Printmaking Drop-In Workshop

Printmaking Drop-In Workshop

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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  • Teens
  • Adults
Intro to Wheel Throwing: Session B

Intro to Wheel Throwing: Session B

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…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Flameworked Acorns Glass Workshop at GoggleWorks

Flameworked Acorns Glass Workshop at GoggleWorks

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…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Welding Basics: Session C

Welding Basics: Session C

Starts Sat, Oct 24, 11:30 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces MIG welding. An electric arc forms between a wire electrode and the metal, melting them so they join. Students learn the…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Welding Basics: Session D

Welding Basics: Session D

Starts Sat, Oct 24, 2:30 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces MIG welding. You learn how an electric arc forms between a wire electrode and metal and melts them together, then put that process to work. By the…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Mosaic Pumpkin Class at GoggleWorks

Mosaic Pumpkin Class at GoggleWorks

Sat, Oct 24 to Sun, Oct 25 · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

Learn the basics of mosaic work and make a pumpkin you can hang at home. Over two evening sessions you cut glass, arrange colored tiles into your design, and grout the finished piece. The class is…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • 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
Jewelry Making: Sterling Silver Braided Ring

Jewelry Making: Sterling Silver Braided Ring

Starts Sat, Nov 7, 3:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a sterling silver ring from start to finish. You twist and braid silver wire, then shape, solder, and finish the piece. Along the way you…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Fused Glass Cookie Tray

Fused Glass Cookie Tray

Sat, Nov 7 to Sun, Nov 8 · Member: $123.25 / Non-Member: $145.00

In this two session class at GoggleWorks, you make a fused glass cookie tray while learning the basics of working with warm glass. You cut and arrange glass, then the pieces are fused and shaped into…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Warm Glass Ornament 1-Day Workshops

Warm Glass Ornament 1-Day Workshops

Nov 9 to Dec 11 · Member: $72.25 / $80.75 / Non-Member: $85.00 / $95.00

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts runs single session ornament workshops in its warm glass studios. In each session you work in either the fusing studio or the flameworking studio to make a glass…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Weekend Sand Casting: Session B

Weekend Sand Casting: Session B

Fri, Nov 13 to Sat, Nov 14 · Member: $119.00 / Non-Member: $140.00

This weekend workshop at GoggleWorks introduces sand casting, a metalworking method used to turn molten metal into small objects. Over two evenings you make molds with casting sand, pour metal, and…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Implosion Pendant: Session B

Implosion Pendant: Session B

Starts Sat, Nov 14, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00

This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces working with borosilicate glass at the torch. Over three hours you apply color to a clear glass rod to shape an implosion pendant, then take…

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  • Teens
  • Adults
Basket Weaving: Holiday Gift Baskets

Basket Weaving: Holiday Gift Baskets

Starts Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00

In this one day workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you weave two holiday gift baskets from flat reed. Dyed reed accents and decorative tie-ons add color and a festive finish. The baskets…

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  • Teens
  • 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
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…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • 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…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Welding Basics: Session E

Welding Basics: Session E

Starts Sat, Dec 12, 11:30 AM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces MIG welding, a process that uses an electric arc between a wire electrode and metal to melt and join the pieces. Students learn the basic…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Welding Basics: Session F

Welding Basics: Session F

Starts Sat, Dec 12, 2:30 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00

This one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts introduces the basics of MIG welding, where an electric arc melts a wire electrode and metal so the pieces join. It runs on a Saturday…

Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading

  • Teens
  • Adults
Implosion Pendant: Session C

Implosion Pendant: Session C

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

  • Teens
  • Adults
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