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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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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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Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
This family clay workshop at GoggleWorks pairs each child with an adult. Together you shape a pinch pot and then turn it into a creature of your own design. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the…
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Starts Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 PM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Children and a grown-up work side by side to sew colorful mismatched throw pillows. Pairs share the experience of learning to use a sewing machine, and there is one machine for each parent and child.…
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Starts Tue, Oct 20, 10:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
This workshop introduces the basics of glassblowing and is designed just for homeschooled students. Students learn how hot glass is blown and sculpted, and pick up some of the chemistry behind the…
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Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Make your own ceramic beer stein in one evening workshop at GoggleWorks. You will use templates and handbuilding methods to roll and shape slabs of clay, then add texture to the surfaces so the…
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Starts Tue, Oct 20, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
Spend one evening in the Woodworking Studio at GoggleWorks making cutouts for Halloween or Dia de los Muertos. You draw a design on wood, then use the scroll saw to follow your lines and cut out…
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Starts Wed, Oct 21, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks puts you at a benchtop scroll saw to cut your own spooky home decor for Halloween or Dia de los Muertos. The two holidays are different, but their imagery…
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Starts Fri, Oct 23, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This single evening workshop at GoggleWorks covers the basics of warm glass. You cut glass, position the pieces, and go through the firing steps that turn them into a set of four fused coasters. The…
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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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Starts Sat, Oct 24, 2:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces you to working with hot glass. You gather molten glass from the furnace, add color, and shape it into a pumpkin, with studio artists guiding…
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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…
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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…
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Starts Tue, Oct 27, 1:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is built for homeschooled students ages 10 to 13. Students begin with the basics of drawing and still life, then build their skills by…
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Starts Wed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This one evening workshop at GoggleWorks introduces the basics of woodturning, and you leave having made a pen you can use. Mike Keiser covers the tools, the core techniques and the safety practices…
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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…
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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…
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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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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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Starts Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM · $71.00
This is a Maker Date evening at GoggleWorks, where you and your date each make a SolarFast tote bag. You will use sunlight, photographic methods and playful experimental techniques to build color and…
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Starts Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Children and their grown-ups work side by side to build a pinch pot turkey out of clay. In this family workshop with instructor Karen Adam, you learn basic pinch pot and handbuilding techniques, then…
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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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Mon, Nov 2 to Mon, Nov 9 · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
Stitching on Paper is a two session class at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts where you use needle and thread to add color and texture to paper. You work on vintage photos, postcards, book pages and…
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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…
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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…
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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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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces you to working with hot glass. You gather molten glass from the furnace, add color, and shape it into a pumpkin with guidance from studio…
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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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Starts Sat, Nov 7, 5:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
Paint Your Pet is a single evening workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts where you paint a small portrait of your pet on canvas. The instructor guides the group step by step, so the session…
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Starts Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Children learn the basics of sewing in this hands-on workshop at GoggleWorks. Students practice using a sewing machine, read simple patterns, and make a small apron to take home while building…
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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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Starts Mon, Nov 9, 5:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Teens make a ceramic mug by hand in this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading. Using a template and slabs of clay, students shape a mug for their favorite drink and press textures into…
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Starts Mon, Nov 9, 5:30 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a glass ornament or small tray in honor of a pet. An instructor walks the group through glass cutting, shop safety, and how the fusing process…
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Starts Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
Spend an evening at the potter's wheel at GoggleWorks in Reading. You start with a ball of clay and learn the basics of throwing, shaping it into a finished piece of pottery with guidance from…
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Starts Tue, Nov 10, 6:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this one evening workshop you carve your own relief block, then print with it. Blind embossing uses pressure alone to press a raised, ink free image into paper. You can also add ink if you want…
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Starts Wed, Nov 11, 6:00 PM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00
Try glassblowing in a single evening workshop and make your own beverage glass. A GoggleWorks instructor guides the work, and the session is open to all skill levels, so no experience is needed. The…
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Starts Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces acrylic paint pens. You will look at how brush tips differ from bullet nibs and try out the stylistic choices the pens allow. By the end of the…
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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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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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Starts Sun, Nov 15, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids and a grown-up work side by side to make a working fused glass nightlight for a child's room. A GoggleWorks art instructor walks the pair through safety tips, cutting glass, and how the fusing…
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Starts Tue, Nov 17, 6:00 PM · Member: $68.00 / Non-Member: $80.00
This single session ceramics workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts walks you through shaping and molding clay into a small jewelry dish. You work by hand and leave with a custom piece made for…
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Starts Wed, Nov 18, 5:30 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this single evening workshop at GoggleWorks, you weave a cabin boy basket: a basket built on a wooden base with handles attached to the sides. It is a practical shape that can hold mail…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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