GoggleWorks Autumn Classes & Workshops 2022

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts Autumn 2022

AUTUMN 2022

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VISITING ARTISTS LARISSA HUFF MARIA DE LOS ANGELES

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SPECIAL TOPICS

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YOUTH & TEEN

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MINI-MAKERS!

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MAKER DATES

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CORE CURRICULUM

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ARTS FESTIVAL READING

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PUMPKIN PALOOZA

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CORE CURRICULUM

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THE ALBERT AND EUNICE BOSCOV THEATRE

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THE NEW STORE

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WEDDINGS

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SCHOLARSHIPS

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STUDIO ACCESS Open Studios Studio Passports Studio Rental Program

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We offer two types of scholarships, financial and merit based, year-round on a rolling basis. Scholarships are limited to one class or camp per adult / child.

Welcome to the newest batch of creative class offerings at GoggleWorks, where we work to create opportunities for you to continue your journey of self expression, self discovery, and creative exploration.

In curating these classes each term, we seek input and feedback from you to ensure that we are opening new doors that appeal to your personal journey. Our hope is that you can find the time to celebrate yourself and your abilities. It’s a busy, daunting world out there right now, and if you don’t set aside some time to discover yourself, it could get the better of you. Lean into your passions and find your next opportunity to make something uniquely yours.

When engaging in the community we often have people step back and say, “I’m not an artist,” but that’s great, your career doesn’t have to be as a full time professional artist to enjoy GoggleWorks. When trying to help people understand the opportunities available to them, I like to ask people to think about something you created that you are really proud of. It might be a cake or a song, a plant, or maybe a piece of art, but you are proud of it because it was uniquely yours. You put in the effort, the attention, and love that it needed to succeed. Now, that piece you are thinking of probably wasn’t made yesterday, you might not have even made it a month ago. These impactful events stick with us for a long time because they shape who we are. These are the transformative creative experiences we seek to foster at GoggleWorks. The learning and growth that happens in a caring community when you take a class and say “yes” can create your next memorable experience. It certainly did for Maileysha who shared about her experience, “GoggleWorks has a special place in my heart. It was really the first time I was able to have a great experience doing a class ever in my life. It’s a place where I can be myself. Not even that, now that I think about it. I can actually be my true self when I am there. No one is judgeful there, oh, and it also has accessibility options. That’s right, it’s accessible for those in need of wheelchairs or who can’t walk the best. See what I mean, it has basically everything that you would like to have in such an Amazing Center.”

From working with clay or building with wood, pulling a print, or filing metal, there is an opportunity for you to apply your attention, effort, and love to make your next memorable experience at GoggleWorks this fall. If it’s not in this catalog, reach out to us. We want to help you find that perfect opportunity, but we only have so many pages we can print. Your curiosity and interest are the most important pieces to making it happen.

Maileysha said it best when she shared what GoggleWorks means to her, “I can’t even explain how much this place means to me. I can honestly go on forever about it if I had the chance, but, at the end of the day...

This is the place. This is THE place, full of many opportunities, entertainment, events, activities, etc. This is the place to see, the place to visit, the place to experience.”

We look forward to seeing you around the studio soon, Tim Compton Artistic Director

3 WAYS TO REGISTER 1. Online at goggleworks.org/classes 2. Phone at 610.374.4600 3. In person at our information desk 201 Washington Street, Reading, PA 19601 OPEN HOURS: Sunday - Saturday, 9am-9pm

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Visiting Artist: Larissa Huff

Larissa has been a furniture-maker and woodworking instructor for ten years. She started her professional life as a middle school math teacher in Florida before relocating to Philadelphia and accepting a woodworking apprenticeship that changed the course of her career. She designed and built custom furniture, taught woodworking classes, and was part-owner at Lohr Woodworking for nine years. She now creates work in her own studio in Philadelphia and works at the Wharton Esherick Museum.

She specializes in furniture-making but loves to create any fun and functional wooden objects. She builds her furniture from Pennsylvania hardwoods with traditional joinery and techniques but enjoys incorporating at least one element of special intrigue into each piece. Most recently that has been secret drawers, tambour doors, or hot pipe bent details.

She has written several articles published in magazines including Fine Woodworking Magazine and Woodcraft Magazine. She has also been profiled in Furniture & Cabinetmaking Magazine and was a guest on Shop Talk Live Podcast. She recently completed a residency at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts and has been accepted as a fellow at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in the fall. You can most often find Larissa making jigs and sawdust in her shop, designing classes to teach at craft schools around the country, or slowly eating her way around all the restaurants in Philadelphia.

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HUFF’S SPIRAL SPROUT BOX with Larissa Huff Friday, Saturday, Sunday Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 9am-5pm Learn how renowned wood artist Larissa Huff makes her signature sprout boxes!

Explore joinery techniques, design, planning three steps ahead, and overall functionality of wooden boxes. Larissa will explain the use of various jigs and fixtures for tablesaws, routers, and various other tools as she guides you through the entire process.

Closed-toe shoes are required. $396 / $336.60 (member)

Maria de Los Angeles Put On: Imagination, Migration, and Identity Put On: Imagination, Migration, and Identity is a story-sharing and visual arts project which will immerse visitors, students, and participants in the work of Maria de Los Angeles. The renowned Mexican-born, New York City-based artist, focuses on issues of migration, displacement, identity and otherness through work in drawing, painting, installation, performance, fashion, and sculpture.

Maria de Los Angeles’ visit is made possible due to The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant.

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Art can be more than a drawing on a page or a sculpture made of clay. These workshops help you explore and express yourself in new ways. Join us and find creativity in everyday life.

HOME STUDIO: RECORDING TECHNIQUES with Jay Fritshaffer 5 Mondays Oct. 24 - Nov. 21 4-5:30pm Looking to make music at home? Join in on this comprehensive guide to recording music with a standard home studio setup. Learn about recording with software instruments, mic’ing techniques for vocals and various instruments, mixing and mastering, and distributing. $112.50 / $95.63 (member)

VIEWPOINTS with Lady Strongman 6 Wednesdays Sept. 21 - Oct. 26 6-8:30pm Using Anne Bogart’s and Tina Landau’s The Viewpoints Books: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition as our source text, we will become more aware of our bodies and how they move through space, tell stories, and create transformative interactions with others.

Through safe and supported exercises, you will have an opportunity to create and stage a performance composition of your very own. You should wear plain, comfortable clothing (no logos or distracting patterns), and be prepared to move!

Note: All activities can be modified based on ability. $270 / $229.50 (member)

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INTRO TO GARDENING IN SMALL SPACES with Tiana Lopez 3 Tuesdays Sept. 20 - Oct. 4 6-8pm Have you always wanted to grow your own food? Join us to learn techniques to successfully start, manage, and harvest your own edible gardens in small spaces!

Leave class with your own container garden complete with transplants to be grown in the future. $90 / $76.50 (member)

Youth & Teen

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GoggleWorks’ youth classes encourage self-expression while fostering positive risk-taking in a nurturing, creative community. It’s never too early to start the artistic journey of a lifetime by embracing creative play today.

Ages 6-12 HOMESCHOOLED! EXPLORING ART MEDIA with Zoungy Kligge 5 Wednesdays Aug. 31 - Sept. 28 2-3:30pm Looking for more out of your art experience? Look no further! Sign up for fun skills-based and process-based art activities that will be offered each week, while exploring various media, artistic styles, and problem solving. Come prepared to learn, do, and grow while engaging in this all-inclusive artistic adventure!

HOMESCHOOLED! UPCYCLED ART with Zoungy Kligge

CLAY CREATIONS with Paola Mateo

5 Wednesdays Oct. 26 - Nov. 30 2-3:30pm

5 Sundays Oct. 23 - Nov. 27 2-4pm

Clean up the planet while bringing beauty into the world! Learn all about upcycling and how found objects and recycled materials can be used to create various mixed media and sculpture-based art projects. $120 / $102 (member)

Do your kids love getting their hands dirty? Check out this hands-on, processbased ceramic experience! Explore various techniques and styles of handbuilding and clay shaping as your kids make functional pieces of art. Make their day by signing them up now!

Ages 6-12

$150 / $127.50 (member) Ages 6-12

$120 / $102 (member) Ages 6-12

Ages 12-17 EXPRESSING YOURSELF THROUGH ART with Paola Mateo 5 Saturdays Aug. 27 - Sept. 24 12-2pm Express yourself by using art as a vehicle for your feelings, experiences, and emotions. Learn how to dig into your inner self as your pour your soul onto paper and canvas. Art mediums vary, all levels welcome! Sign up now! $150 / $127.50 (member) Ages 12-17

ACTING IS ACTION: INTRODUCTION TO SCENE WORK with Lady Strongman

SCULPTURE, STATEMENTS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ART with Olivia Miller

5 Mondays Aug. 29 - Oct. 3 4-6pm Looking for the spotlight? Join your peers on the stage as you are assigned acting scenes, paired with a partner, and workshop and rehearse lines as a team.

You will partake in warm up activites, memorization of lines, and real-time confidence building “on the boards” through various opportunities to use your imagination and live truthfully under imaginary circumstances. Act fast and sign up now! $150 / $127.50 (member)

5 Wednesdays Aug. 31 - Sept. 28 6-7:30pm Find the meaning in your artistic practice!

This course will discuss beginner practices of sculpture focusing on assembling and modeling. As you make art, we’ll discuss various topics and artists within the social and political world and help you develop your own artist statement. Jump into the discussion now! $90 / $76.50 (member) Ages 12-17

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Youth & Teen

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GoggleWorks’ youth classes encourage self-expression while fostering positive risk-taking in a nurturing, creative community. It’s never too early to start the artistic journey of a lifetime by embracing creative play today.

VIRTUAL TEEN DRAWING GROUP with Lily Cernak Session A: 5 Wednesdays Aug. 31 - Sept. 28 5-6:30pm Session B: 5 Wednesdays Oct. 26 - Nov. 30 5-6:30pm Looking for the next steps in your drawing development? Join this virtual space for teens where we share work with one another and learn about new topics related to comics and illustration, including everything from design to anatomy to backstories. Develop your style as we enjoy the benefits of having fun and being silly in art, while sharing tips for dispelling art block.

No two sessions are the same - all experience levels welcome! Sign up now!

ART IN THE PARK: TEEN NATURE SKETCH AT THE HERITAGE CENTER with Zoungy Kligge Saturday Sept. 3 10am-12pm Does your teen love to draw? Bring them down to the park for a day of outdoor exploration! Help them get off of technology and connect with the beauty around them by practicing sketching various foliage, animals, and structures!

Please bring your own drawing supplies (pen, pencil, paper). Sign up now! $30 / $25.50 (member)

PAINT POUR FOR TEENS with Nicole McGonigal

Explore great short stories and write your own! Here, we’ll look at five important elements that make great short stories great: Point of View, Dialogue, Setting, Exposition, and Character. In studying the exemplary short stories of diverse authors, we’ll find inspiration while reading, discussing, workshopping, and writing our own. This is a student-centric course that supports student creativity, so we’ll spend a lot of time exploring character sketches, story ideas, and original plots.

All levels of writing are welcome. $144 / $122.40 (member) Ages 12-17 5

Looking for the next steps in your ceramic art? Jump on the wheel in this clay wheel throwing intensive designed for teens. Learn how to center, compress, and pull clay while you make functional art. $150 / $127.50 (member) Ages 12-17

DIGITAL DRAWING W/ PROCREATE with Felix Ocasio 5 Saturdays Oct. 1 - Nov. 5 12-2pm

Ages 12-17

6 Wednesdays Oct. 12 - Nov. 16 5-6:30pm

5 Sundays Sept. 4 - Oct. 2 2-4pm

Ages 12-17

$90 / $76.50 (member)

CREATIVE WRITING: ART OF THE SHORT STORY with Joseph Murphy

INTRODUCTION TO WHEEL THROWING FOR TEENS with Paola Mateo

5 Mondays Oct. 24 - Nov. 28 6-7:30pm

Learn how to mix paints and pouring mediums, add silicon oils and alcohol ink, and create designs with your acrylic paint pours with expert pourer Nicole McGonigal. You will practice mixing, pouring, and experimenting in this explorative art form. Pour your soul into painting by signing up now!

Learn all of the skills of drawing in GoggleWorks’ Computer Lab! Take your drawing talents to a digital canvas where you’ll learn how to create on the screen using program tools to enhance drawings and make copies of your digital art! All levels welcome. Sign up now!

$150 / $127.50 (member)

Ages 10-15

Ages 12-17

$150 / $127.50 (member)

MEDITATIVE PAINTING FOR TEENS with Olivia Miller 5 Wednesdays Oct. 26 - Nov. 30 6-7:30pm Find inner peace today! You will learn how to paint in a way that will allow you to focus and meditate on what you’re creating. Experience stress relief and relaxation as you learn various calming painting techniques. Take your first step towards inner peace by registering today! $90 / $76.50 (member) Ages 12-17

MOMMY AND ME (AND DADDY) with Nicole McGonigal

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP with Joseph Murphy

CERAMIC PUMPKIN POT with Ceramic Instructor

Session A: Saturday Sept. 3 10-11:30am

Saturday Oct. 1 2-4pm

Session A: Sunday Oct. 9 12-12:45pm

Session B: Saturday Oct. 1 10-11:30am

Get your mind moving with this 2-hour exploration of your writing style and skills. This workshop will act as a starting point for creative teen writers, where teens will workshop a short story/ poem, peer review, and discuss various storytelling elements. Join the ‘Art of the Short Story’ 5-week class to continue expanding writing skills! Bookmark this workshop on your calendar today!

Session B: Sunday Oct. 9 1-1:45pm

Session C: Saturday Nov. 5 10-11:30am Looking for something fun and creative for your kiddos? Come down to GoggleWorks on the first Saturday morning of each month for ‘Mommy and Me’ Art where you’ll read a story then complete fun, creative art activities around the theme of the story. Grab your tickets now before they fill up! Mediums and themes vary; dads welcome!

$30 / $25.50 (member) Ages 12-17

Session C: Sunday Oct. 9 2-2:45pm Join in on the Pumpkin Palooza festivities by making your very own ceramic pumpkin pot! This workshop is perfect for kids looking to get their hands dirty while getting creative! Sign up now!

Ages 7-12 $30 / $25.50 (member)

The tuition fee covers one individual, and you must register for each adult and child attending (1 adult required).

All supplies included. $20 / $17 (member) Ages 2-6

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Mini-Makers!

Our Mini-Makers! Family Workshops are designed for aspiring artists, from ages 2-12 and their families to create something together. No experience necessary, and we’ll provide the tools and supplies. Note: At least one adult must participate in the workshop. Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each adult and child attending.

MINI-MAKERS! WOODEN CANDY MACHINE with Matt Brown

MINI-MAKERS! FUSED GLASS NIGHT LIGHT with Glass Instructor Session A: Saturday Sept. 24 2-4pm

Saturday Sept. 3 2-4pm Using only cut wood, a mason jar, and a few fasteners, you can treat yourself to candy any time of the day! Who needs the candy store when you can have your very own handmade candy machine? $45 / $38.25 (member) Ages 7-12

MINI-MAKERS! CLAY HANDBUILDING with Paola Mateo & Heidi Sensenig Session A: Saturday Sept. 10 2-4pm Session B: Saturday Nov. 19 2-4pm

Session B: Saturday Nov. 5 2-4pm Brighten up your kid’s room by creating a functional fused glass night light. In this class we’ll learn safety tips, glass cutting, and the process of fusing glass. Our art instructors will discuss all of the design principles and techniques to assemble your artwork.

Ages 7-12 MINI-MAKERS! WOODEN BIRDHOUSE with Luke Voytas Saturday Sept. 17 2-4pm Bring the birds to your backyard with this hand-made birdhouse! Help your kiddo(s) as they put together a home for all your flying friends. Help build their skills today by signing up! $45 / $38.25 (member) Ages 7-12 7

Saturday Oct. 15 2-4pm Let your kiddo(s) take the wheel as they build their very own wooden car. Learn all the basic skills, tools, and tricks to woodworking. Why buy a toy when you can make one? Sign up now! $45 / $38.25 (member) Ages 7-12

MINI-MAKERS! PAINT POUR with Painting Instructor Saturday Oct. 22 3-5pm

Ages 7-12

Session A: Saturday Oct. 1 11am-1pm

Come play with clay where you will be guided by one of our skilled instructors through the process of cutting and shaping a masterpiece. Clay, tools, and firing processing are included. $45/ $38.25 (member)

MINI-MAKERS! WOODEN CAR with Matt Brown

$55 / $46.75 (member)

MINI-MAKERS! HOT GLASS FLOWER OR PAPERWEIGHT with Glass Instructor

Session B: Saturday Nov. 12 11am-1pm Introduce the family to the art of glassblowing through this workshop designed just for beginners. Learn the process of blowing and sculpting hot glass into a fun item for your home. $65 / $55.25 (member) Ages 7-12

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Make your very own beautiful paint pour!

Learn how to mix paints and pouring medium, and the various styles of pouring, dripping, and designing your canvas! $45 / $38.25 (member) Ages 7-12 MINI-MAKERS! HALLOWEEN POETRY with Phillip Tietbohl Saturday Oct. 29 3-5pm Join Doctor T for an interactive poetry workshop of learning, laughing, and doing that brings rhyming work to life.

Experience the creative process from start to finish and create drawings that accompany your spooky poetry!

Costumes encouraged, fun guaranteed! $30 / $25.50 (member) Ages 7-12

Maker Dates

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Grab your loved one and join us at GoggleWorks for a creative night out! During our Maker Dates you will enjoy beer, wine, and lite fare. Note: Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each adult attending.

CERAMICS with Paola Mateo

FUSED GLASS with Janice Peters

GLASSBLOWING with Scott Krenitsky

Session A: Friday Sept. 30 6-8pm

Session A: Friday Sept. 30 6-8pm

Session A: Friday Sept. 30 6-8pm

Session B: Friday Oct. 28 6-8pm

Session B: Friday Oct. 28 6-8pm

Session B: Friday Oct. 28 6-8pm

Session C: Friday Nov. 18 6-8pm

Session C: Friday Nov. 18 6-8pm

Session C: Friday Nov. 18 6-8pm

Savor your time together and join us for a creative night with clay, where you will enjoy beer, wine, and lite fare. During this Maker Date, our ceramic instructor will walk you through the basics of working on the potter’s wheel. Create a unique piece of pottery, then choose a glaze from our ceramic studio’s selection.

Relish in your creativity and join us in the fusing studio for this Maker Date where you’ll enjoy beer, wine, and lite fare. Our instructors will guide you through picking a mold and selecting your color palette to create a unique glass plate, platter, or bowl.

Get a taste of the hot glass studio with this Maker Date, where you’ll enjoy beer, wine, and lite fare. Get hands-on experience in glassblowing by making a tumbler or stemless wine glass under the guidance of our professional glassblowers.

Closed-toe shoes are required.

Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

Ages 21+

Closed-toe shoes, pants, hair tie are required.

$85 member/non-member

Ages 21+

Instructor is bilingual in English & Spanish

$95 member/non-member

Ages 21+ $75 member/non-member PRECIOUS METAL CLAY with Ed Eberhardt

METALS with Jon Bledsoe

METALS with Aaron Wozniak

Friday Sept. 30 6-8pm

Friday Oct. 28 6-8pm

Friday Nov. 18 6-8pm

Enhance your evening with a metals Maker Date, enjoying beer, wine and lite fare while you work with precious metal clay, a material that moves, forms, and binds with relative ease. Once your form is ready it will get placed into the kiln. The clay will bake away to reveal your one-ofa-kind creation

Enhance your evening and join us for a metals Maker Date. Enjoy beer, wine and lite fare while you learn the fundamentals of forming and soldering to make a copper box. Tuition fee covers one individual; you must register each person attending.

Enhance your evening with this Maker Date, enjoying beer, wine and lite fare while also getting a taste of the metals studio. During this workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of metalsmithing while creating a winter-themed ornament for your home.

Ages 21+

Ages 21+

Ages 21+

$75 member / non-member

$75 member / non-member

$75 member / non-member

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Ceramics Start with the basics and learn what it takes to turn mud and rock into objects that last a lifetime. Whether you’re shaping clay on the potter’s wheel or sculpting with your hands, you will be amazed with each step along the way.

Make sure to take advantage of the Open Studios included with enrollment because, as you know, practice makes perfect. Students are encouraged to supply their own towel/rag. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

INTRO TO HANDBUILDING with Jeff Hodges

STONE CARVING with Hannah Alpert

Session A: 5 Wednesdays (no class Sept. 21) Aug. 31 - Oct. 5 6-9pm Session B: 5 Sundays Oct. 23 - Nov. 20 10am-1pm Join in as we focus on learning introductory skills for handbuilding ceramic objects. We will cover basic techniques: pinching, building with coils, and soft slab construction. Each class will begin with some ceramic vocabulary, a look at pictures of completed work using the technique covered that day, and a short project demonstration.

A tool kit can be purchased at GoggleWorks on the first day of class for $15.00 + tax.

INTRO TO WHEEL THROWING with Heidi Sensenig & Jasmine Smith 5 Wednesdays Aug. 31 - Sept. 28 6-9pm

You don’t need to be Michelangelo to enjoy the age-old art of stone carving!

Direct carving, also known as taille directe, is a carving technique where the sculptor works with hammer and chisel to sculpt directly into stone, without a model or predetermined idea of what the finished sculpture will look like. Using a simple set of hand tools we will learn to bring out the natural beauty of our material, simply by following our own intuition and how the stone speaks to us. No prior experience is necessary to create your own abstract stone sculpture. $247.50 / $210.38 (member)

$247.50 / $210.38 (member) CERAMIC LIGHTING FIXTURE with Hannah Alpert 5 Mondays Sept. 12 - Oct. 10 6-9pm Explore light and shadow while sculpting your own lighting fixture. We will go through the design process step by step to handbuild unique hanging or freestanding ceramic lights. We will also explore additional mixed material possibilities, and learn basic wiring together. $247.50 / $210.38 (member)

Session A: 5 Saturdays Sept. 3 - Oct. 1 10am-1pm Session B: 5 Sundays Sept. 11 - Oct. 9 10am-1pm Session C: 5 Wednesdays Oct. 19 - Nov. 16 6-9pm Learn the skills necessary to throw cylinders, cups, bowls, and more in this exciting introduction to the fundamentals of working on a potter’s wheel. You will be guided through the process of throwing, shaping, and trimming your pieces.

Express your creative voice through basic surface decoration and glazing techniques.

A tool kit can be purchased at GoggleWorks on the first day of class for $15.00 + tax.

CLAY BODIES with Ben DeMott

$247.50 / $210.38 (member) 5 Fridays Sept. 23 - Oct. 21 10am-1pm

Develop personalized clay bodies while learning about a variety of clays and their fundamental properties. Through digging, and processing native clay, empirical testing, and recipe alteration, you’ll explore the relationship between raw materials and their effects within the behavior of a clay body. We will also explore experimental additions to clay bodies with fibers in paper clay, combustible materials, and more. $247.50 / $210.38 (member)

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MORE CERAMIC WORKSHOPS Clay Creations pg.4 Introduction to Wheel Throwing for Teens pg. 5 Ceramic Pumpkin Pot pg. 6 Mini-Makers! Clay Handbuilding pg. 7 Maker Date: Ceramics pg. 8

CERAMIC SURFACE with Ben DeMott

FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE with Carol Seigel 4 Fridays Sept. 28 - Nov. 18 10am-1pm

Enhance the surface of your work through this in-depth engagement with slip, oxide wash, underglaze, and glaze. Through combining and layering techniques of masking, Mishima, sgraffito, stamping, inlay, transfers, brushwork, and more we will develop ceramic surfaces of limitless possibilities. $198/ $168.30 (member)

6 Wednesdays Oct. 5 - Nov. 9 1-4pm This class will teach a variety of projects in water-based clay. You will be free to design your own figures, heads, and wall reliefs. Through demonstrations and personal guidance, you will learn the basics of working with clay tools, preparing each piece for firing, and finishing options. Create several sculptures as you increase your knowledge. $297 / $252.45 (member)

INTERMEDIATE WHEEL THROWING: COFFEE LOVERS W/ READING COFFEE CO with Jasmine Smith 5 Saturdays Oct. 22 - Nov. 19 10am-1pm Brew a deeper understanding of working on the potter’s wheel as we will develop a series of lidded mugs, pour overs, and altered thrown forms to enrich your coffee drinking experience. Learn skills to strengthen your throwing abilities and gain new techniques to further your work. The final class finishes with a complimentary tasting by Reading Coffee Co. Prerequisite: Intro to Wheel Throwing or equivalent experience. $247.50 / $210.38 (member)

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Ceramics Start with the basics and learn what it takes to turn mud and rock into objects that last a lifetime. Whether you’re shaping clay on the potter’s wheel or sculpting with your hands, you will be amazed with each step along the way.

Make sure to take advantage of the Open Studios included with enrollment because, as you know, practice makes perfect. Students are encouraged to supply their own towel/rag. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.

CERAMIC BUTTER DISH with Hannah Alpert

SOUPER BOWL with Hannah Alpert

AUTUMN HARVEST PLATTER with Hannah Alpert Saturday Sept. 17 2-5pm

Session A: Thursday Sept. 8 6-8pm Session B: Thursday Oct. 6 6-8pm Session C: Thursdays Nov. 3 6-8pm Use your skills to help someone in need.

Souper Bowl Workshops at GoggleWorks support Opportunity House’s annual Souper Bowl Fundraiser. For each workshop registration, a bowl will be donated to Opportunity House’s annual Souper Bowl Fundraiser. $60 / $51 (member)

CERAMIC JACK-O’-LANTERN with Jeff Hodges Tuesday Oct. 4 6-8pm Get in the spooky spirit in the ceramics studio and sculpt your own clay pumpkin or jack-o’-lantern. Using simple tools and handbuilding techniques, craft a pumpkin patch for you and your fellow ghouls. $60 / $51 (member)

Saturday Oct. 1 2-5pm

Learn the fundamentals of handbuilding as you build your very own butter dish for your kitchen. Use simple tools from our studio to enhance the surface and make this butter dish you own!

Handbuild a ceramic platter to gather your garden harvest. Perfect for transporting your home grown vegetables from your garden to your kitchen.

$60 / $51 (member)

$60 / $51 (member)

CERAMIC HOT CHOCOLATE MUG with Heidi Sensenig

CERAMIC INCENSE HOLDER with Paola Mateo Saturday Oct. 22 2-4pm

Saturday Nov. 5 2-5pm

Regardless of your preferred scent, we’ll sooth our senses as we make decorative incense holders to bring good karma to any home.

Warm up this winter with your own handmade hot chocolate mug. Join us in the ceramics studio as you learn the handbuilding process while creating a functional mug for yourself or a friend.

Instructor is bilingual in English & Spanish

$60 / $51 (member)

$60 / $51 (member) CERAMIC GNOME WORKSHOP with Jeff Hodges

HOLIDAY COOKIE TRAY with Paola Mateo

Wednesday Dec. 7 6-8pm

Saturday Dec. 10 2-5pm

Gnomes are folklore creatures who live in the earth and guard the earth’s treasure. Come join us and learn simple, but effective ways to make these illusive creatures out of clay. Home is where your gnome is!

Sweeten up your table setting this winter season with your own handbuilt cookie tray. Join us in the ceramics studio as you learn the handbuilding process while creating a functional tray for your home in this one-day workshop.

$60 / $51 (member)

Instructor is bilingual in English & Spanish $60 / $51 (member)

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Far exceeded my expectations. Looking forward to using my new found knowledge to progress as a potter.

- Michael

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Drawing & Painting

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Our drawing and painting classes start with the necessary skills and build from there, allowing students to experiment and explore their creative vision as they learn new techniques. More advanced students can hone their techniques and build toward a collection of accomplished works. Come join us and learn to recreate the beauty of everyday life.

INTRO TO PAINTING with Zoungy Kligge

INTRO TO PROCREATE with Melanie Linder 5 Wednesdays Aug. 31 - Sept. 28 6-9pm

Get your palette ready! Develop your watercolor and gouache techniques in waterbased media. Perfect for new learners or anyone wanting to refresh their painting skills. $210 / $178.50 (member)

INTRO TO DRAWING with Zoungy Kligge 3 Wednesdays Aug. 31 - Sept. 14 6-8pm

Learn the basics of digital drawing through Procreate for the iPad. A great introduction to accessible digital art, you will make mandalas and hand-drawn embellished lettering that is uniquely yours. $84 / $71.40 (member)

DIGITAL PORTRAIT DRAWING with Suzanne Fellows

FANTASY PAINTING with Zoungy Kligge 5 Wednesdays Oct. 26 - Nov. 30 6-9pm

6 Fridays Oct. 14 - Nov. 18 9:30am-11:30pm Showcase expressions in digital portraiture using Procreate for the iPad. Our instructor Suzanne will guide you through learning various portrait drawing techniques by using digital layers and brushes. $168 / $142.80 (member) LIGHT AND LANDSCAPE with Zoungy Kligge

Paint the impossible! We will use maquettes and lighting to insert fantastical creatures into ordinary scenes, with believable lighting. Put a dinosaur on a swing in your backyard, or a dragon on top of your home. Let your imagination run free! The aim is to learn the step by step process, and build toward one, completely invented, imaginative illustration. $210 / $178.50 (member)

5 Thursdays Oct. 27 - Dec. 1 6-9pm Learn how to paint believable color and light while painting the landscape and changing seasons. We will use open, slow drying, acrylic paints. $210 / $178.50 (member)

COLOR THEORY with Suzanne Fellows 3 Fridays Dec. 2-16 9:30-11:30am Our instructor Suzanne will guide you through the mixing of colors and demonstrate the basics of color theory using various mediums including painting and drawing. $84 / $71.40 (member)

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5 Thursdays Sept. 1 - 29 6-9pm Build confidence in your technical skills and the ability to look at art critically in this five week class covering the fundamentals of drawing. Using a variety of materials, learn elements of line, value, shape, form and texture. Experiment with gesture drawing, contour lines, negative space, shading, and the intricacies of light, one point and two point perspective applied to interior spaces, urban spaces, and still life drawing. $210 / $178.50 (member) EXPRESSIVE ART JOURNALING with Nelly Bittle 5 Tuesdays Oct. 25 - Nov. 22 5-8pm You will be guided through the concept of identifying and expressing emotions through the use of art, as well as learning different mixed media techniques and how to use them to express yourself in a weekly art journal. Each week we will focus on not only different mixed media techniques to create art, but also focus on a different emotion.

You will need to supply a 3-ring binder of your choice. $210 / $178.50 (member)

EXPRESSIVE ART JOURNALING with Nelly Bittle

COLORS OF FALL IN WATERCOLOR with Fran Parzanese

ENCAUSTIC PAINTING with Nelly Bittle

Session A: Saturday Sept. 10 12-3pm

Session A: Tuesday Sept. 13 10am-1pm

Session A: Saturday Sept. 17 12-4pm

Session B: Saturday Oct. 8 12-3pm

Session B: Tuesday Oct. 11 10am-1pm

Session B: Saturday Oct. 15 12-4pm

Our instructor Nelly will guide you through the concept of identifying and expressing emotions, as well as learning different mixed media techniques and how to use them to express yourself to make a unique piece of art.

The leaves are turning! Celebrate Fall by painting its glorious colors in watercolor.

All levels welcome in this class as our instructor demonstrates, provides individual attention, and critiques your work.

$45 / $38.25 (member)

$45 / $38.25 (member)

BOTANICAL SKETCHBOOK IN THE GARDEN with Margaret Saylor

ART IN THE PARK: PLEIN AIR PAINTING AT BERKS COUNTY HERITAGE CENTER with Fran Parzanese Sunday Sept. 25 4-7pm

Saturday Oct. 8 10am-2pm

Gather in GoggleWorks’ Gardens at Lauer’s Park to illustrate leaves and flowers from our garden space. We will guide you through the process to capture the character of the plants and design beautiful sketchbook pages in the process.

Meet at Berks County Heritage Center to paint from life using watercolor. Supply list found online. Rain date is Oct. 15. $45 / $38.25 (member)

You should bring micron pens, a travel watercolor palette, and high-quality sketchbook for mixed media or watercolor i.e. Stillman & Bern Zeta Series/Moleskine.

Session C: Saturday Nov. 19 12-4pm Create a unique work of art for your home full of natural elements. Our instructor Nelly will guide you through the process of creating an encaustic painting using various mixed media materials, including local pressed plants. You will learn about the process of hot wax painting and assemblage as you create your piece. $55 / $46.75 (member)

OH. MY. GOURD! with Zoungy Kligge Thursday Oct. 13 6-9pm One night only, join together to learn to paint a beautiful, bountiful scene of gourds, gourds, and even more gourds!

We will use gouache paint to create this fall favorite. $45 / $38.25 (member)

$45 / $38.25 (member)

GELATIN PLATE PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING WORKSHOP with Suzanne Fellows Saturday Dec. 4 9am-12pm Our instructor Suzanne will walk you through the beginner-friendly process of creating gelatin prints using various inks and stencils, and then use those prints to create one of a kind handbound books. $45 / $38.25 (member)

MORE DRAWING & PAINTING WORKSHOPS Virtual Teen Drawing Group pg. 5 Art in the Park: Teen Nature Sketch pg. 5 Paint Pour for Teens pg. 5 Digital Drawing w/ Procreate pg. 5 Meditative Painting for Teens pg. 6 Mini-Makers! Paint Pour pg. 7

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10TH ANNUAL

ARTS FESTIVAL

READING

& Holiday Market DECEMBER 3 & 4

10AM-5PM

Arts Festival Reading and Holiday Market is back for it’s 10th year on December 3-4, 2022.

Attendees can shop handcrafted art and holiday gifts from some of the country’s finest artists, artisans, and craftpeople, as well as enjoy unique holiday activities, performances, food, & fun.

Featuring: • original works from regional & local artists • locally-sourced food • multi-media artist demonstrations • live music Workshops: Hot Glass Workshops - 11am-4pm (Sat. & Sun.) Fused Glass Workshops - 11am-4pm (Sat. & Sun.) Flameworking Workshops - 11am-4pm (Sat & Sun.)

LEARN MORE & PURCHASE TICKETS AT : GOGGLEWORKS.ORG

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Pumpkin Palooza

Sunday, October 9th, 2022 12-3pm

Pumpkin Palooza features hundreds of handblown glass pumpkins for sale, including a limited edition 2021 pumpkin available at Pumpkin Palooza only. Visitors can also make their very own pumpkin in hot glass, fused glass, and flameworking. Registration links are below.

Admission to the main event is free and includes: •handmade pumpkin hunt •kids activities •cider tastings •caricature artist •gourd slingshot

•artists’ alley •s’mores •live music •food trucks •beer and wine (for purchase)

Workshops: Hot Glass Workshops - 11:30am-2:45pm Fused Glass Workshops - 12-2:30pm Flameworking Workshops - 12-2:30pm Metal Workshops - 12-2:30pm 16

Warm Glass

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From stained glass to torch work, learn the heat and grace it takes to see your ideas take shape. Fusing, stained glass, and flameworking are housed together under one roof to help you see your creation in all its glassy glory.

Please wear closed-toe shoes, pants, natural fabrics (cotton not polyester) and tie back long hair while working in the studio.

INTRO TO FLAMEWORKING with Tyler Smith

INTRO TO FUSING with Janice Peters 5 Thursdays Sept. 1 - 29 6-9pm

Ever since the first human looked at sand and thought, “What would happen if I melted that?” people have been in love with glass. Learn the art of flameworking as you use torches and tools to melt and sculpt. You will learn how to safely operate your equipment, the fundamentals of glass manipulation, and various ways to add color and create different visual effects.

5 Thursdays Sept. 1 - 29 6-9pm Score and break glass in order to achieve a variety of shapes to build your piece.

Each class will focus on a different technique or process, all of which will end with a functional piece of glass art. You can expect to take home at least five finished pieces. $247.50 / $210.38 (member)

PAINTED STAINED GLASS PANELS OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY with Harry Stuart and Zoungy Kligge 6 Fridays Sept. 2 - Oct. 7 10am-2pm Delve into the rich history and culture of stained glass. Gain inspiration from simple, yet traditional designs and patterns. Then, create imagery by painting on your individual glass panels.

The process will be like the windows of old, but the product will be completely new. $396 / $336.60 (member)

$247.50 / $210.38 (member)

INTERMEDIATE FLAMEWORKING with Tyler Smith 5 Thursdays Oct. 20 - Nov. 17 6-9pm Taking your skills to the next level, this class will dive deeper into coloring and sculpting techniques. You can also expect to begin to work with hollow tubing and blowing. $247.50 / $210.38 (member)

INTERMEDIATE FUSING with Alex Newhall

OPEN FACED KILN CASTING with Maggie Gallen 5 Thursdays Oct. 20 - Nov. 17 6-9pm

Take your fusing experience to the next level by working thicker pieces and dancing across the line of control and movement. Projects include pot melts, color bars, and on edge assembly with an emphasis on various cold working applications.

5 Thursdays Oct. 20 - Nov. 17 1-4pm Get your hands dirty making claybody forms and plaster molds! The negative space created from these will be filled with glass and kiln fired for several days.

From this process, your sculptural piece will emerge. $247.50 / $210.38 (member)

$247.50 / $210.38 (member)

MORE WARM GLASS WORKSHOPS

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Mini-Makers! Fused Glass Night Light pg. 7 Maker Date: Fused Glass pg. 8

IMPLOSION PENDANT with Ellen Mitnick

HONEYCOMB SUNCATCHER with Alex Newhall

Session A: Tuesday Sept. 6 6-9pm Session B: Tuesday Oct. 4 6-9pm Session C: Tuesday Nov. 1 6-9pm Gain a great introduction to working with borosilicate glass and the torch. In this three-hour workshop, make a beautiful glass pendant by applying color to a clear rod of glass. Take it home and make a lovely necklace for yourself or gift it to someone you love.

Saturday Sept. 10 1-4pm First finding inspiration in our own gardens and learning about the magic of honeybees with a short walk and tour.

Later in the glass studio you will cut and shape warm colored hexagons and build adorable glass bees. The piece will get fired with a hook to hang in a window and act as a reminder of nature at work. $70 / $59.50 (member)

$121 / $102.85 (member) FLAMEWORKED HAND PIPE with Zebulon Rentschler Session A: Saturday Oct. 8 12-8pm Session B: Saturday Nov. 12 12-8pm

Learn a new fusing technique using glass frit and enamels. Join us to create a joyfully colored bowl that will be functional in your home! You must be familiar with using glass tools and cutting glass. $70 / $59.50 (member) GLASS WAVE with Maggie Gallen

Saturday Sept. 17 1-4pm

SILVER & GLASS BEAD with Ellen Mitnick + Aaron Wozniak

Learn the basics of glass bead-making, along with various color applications, sculpting methods, and advanced skills.

You will spend the first class in the glass studio, manipulating the material in front of a flame to create several beads. In the second class, utilize your favorite bead, working with fine silver. You will be cutting, soldering, and polishing the metal around the bead to create a wearable piece of finished art.

Tuesday Sept. 13 6-9pm

Thursday Oct. 6 1-4pm

FLAMEWORKED SCULPTED LEAF PENDANT with Ellen Mitnick

$75 / $63.75 (member)

Tuesday & Thursday Sept. 13 & 15 6-9pm

FUSED GLASS FRIT BOWL with Marie Stalnecker

Celebrate falling leaves! Create a mass of hot glass, then stamp with a leaf press, stretch, and cut the glass to sculpt your very own leaf pendant. This is a fun experience with various ways to work molten glass.

Cut and layer glass into a pattern that mimics the rolling sea. A light firing will leave texture on the surface, creating an inspiring and visually stunning piece of glass art. $70 / $59.50 (member) FUSED GLASS SUSHI DISH with Alex Newhall

$75 / $63.75 (member) PAINTING ON GLASS with Ellen Mitnick Tuesday & Thursday Oct 11 & 13 6-9pm Create permanent designs on glass with a unique combination of painting and sgraffito. The finished design will be baked to a high temperature, giving the paint itself a glassy appearance.

Instruction will focus on creating a spring-themed image, but you are welcome to paint any design of your choosing.

Tuesday Oct. 25 6-9pm Build an elegant glass platter that will be slumped, or molded into a unique form with space for soy sauce and chop sticks. Later picking up and putting your functional art to work. You will be led through traditional sushi rolling 6-7pm Nov. 10. This is too good to experience alone, dine with a friend! $90 / $76.50 (member) FUSED GLASS STACKED PLATTER with Marie Stalnecker Tuesday Nov. 15 6-9pm

$121 / $102.85 (member)

Ages 21+

Maximize your creativity with this interesting technique in fused glass. You will make a functional square plate or platter that contains glass ‘stacking’ up to three levels high. You must be familiar with using glass tools and cutting glass.

$160 / $136 (member)

$70 / $59.50 (member)

Working with hollow tubing, students will begin to garner the necessary skills to heat, turn, and blow borosilicate glass.

The end goal being a functional form.

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Hot Glass Come experience the heat in GoggleWorks’ state-of-the-art glassblowing studio. Whether you’re a total beginner gathering liquid glass for the first time or a seasoned pro doing roll ups, we offer a variety of learning experiences for every level. Closed-toe shoes, and hair tie are required.

INTRO TO GLASSBLOWING with Glassblowing Instructor Session A: 5 Tuesdays Sept. 6 - Oct. 4 6-9pm Session B: 5 Sundays Sept. 11 - Oct. 16 10am-1pm Session C: 5 Thursdays Oct. 20 - Nov. 17 6-9pm Learn the fundamentals of molten glass forming and other techniques used in glassblowing. Studio time is divided between explanations on the use of basic glassblowing equipment, demonstrations, and hands-on instruction, while always emphasizing safe studio habits. Gain a basic understanding of glass, while still having the opportunity to experiment using various tools and techniques. $247.50 / $210.38 (member) INTERMEDIATE GLASSBLOWING with Glassblowing Instructor Session A: 5 Thursdays Sept. 8 - Oct. 6 6-9pm Session B: 5 Tuesdays Oct. 18 - Nov. 15 6-9pm Have you already taken a few glassblowing classes? Refine your glassblowing skills by developing personal goals while working independently, or with a partner, on a self-directed project. Your instructor will help you problem solve and confront the challenges of intermediate/advanced glass work. $247.50 / $210.38 (member)

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GLASSBLOWN PUMPKIN with Glassblowing Instructor Session A: Saturday Sept. 10 2-4pm Session B: Saturday Oct. 1 2-4pm Session C: Saturday Oct. 22 2-4pm Get some hands-on experience with glassblowing as you learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and sculpt it into a glass pumpkin. Our artists will guide you through the process of making a one-of-a-kind centerpiece for the fall season. $75 / $63.75 (member) GLASSBLOWN ORNAMENT OR BELL with Glassblowing Instructor Session A: Saturday Nov. 12 2-4pm Session B: Saturday Dec. 17 2-4pm Ring in the holiday season in our hot glass studio by crafting your own ornament or bell. Learn how to gather hot glass from the furnace, add color, and sculpt it into a holiday classic. $75 / $63.75 (member)

MORE GLASSBLOWING WORKSHOPS Mini-Makers!

Hot Glass Flower or Paperweight pg. 7 Maker Date: Glassblowing pg. 8

Metals Start with cold metal, add fire, and watch your ideas come to life. Whether throwing sparks in our welding classes or polishing stones for delicate jewelry, you are bound to walk away feeling accomplished. From beginners to professionals, we offer a little something for everyone. Closed-toe shoes are required.

INTERMEDIATE JEWELRY AND METALSMITHING with Martha Westbrook Session A: 6 Wednesdays Aug. 31 - Oct. 5 10am-2pm Session B: 6 Wednesdays Oct. 19 - Nov. 16 10am-2pm In this class, experienced jewelry makers will further develop their skills while taking their designs to the next level. A wide range of metalsmithing fabrication techniques will be covered, including stone setting, complex soldering, forming, etching, enameling, and finishing.

INTRO TO SILVERSMITHING with Aaron Wozniak

METAL FORMING with Jon Bledsoe

Session A: 5 Tuesdays Sept. 6 - Oct. 4 6-9pm

5 Thursdays Oct. 20 - Nov. 17 6-9pm

Session B: 5 Tuesdays Oct. 25 - Nov. 22 6-9pm

You will learn the principles of creating volume in a flat sheet of copper to construct a cup or dish of your choosing. Both sinking and raising will be demonstrated and can be used to great effect by combining the two methods.

Explanations of joining multiple pieces of copper and the geometric shapes involved in creating advanced vessel creation will be explained, and if time allows, demonstrated. Hammer texturing for finishing will also be introduced.

Explore the essential techniques for metalsmithing and silver jewelry. We will cut, shape, and join metal with hammer and flame, and other various tools.

Finish this class with a custom sterling silver pendant, and a healthy dose of artistic confidence. $247.50 / $210.38 (member)

$247.50 / $210.38 (member)

$396 / $336.60 (member) WELDING BASICS with Brian Glaze

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PRECIOUS METAL CLAY with Ed Eberhardt

BANGLE SET with Mike Daddario

Session A: Saturday Sept. 10 12-2pm

Session A: Saturday Sept. 17 1-4pm

Friday Sept. 30 10am-1pm

Session B: Saturday Sept. 10 2:30-4:30pm

Session B: Saturday Nov. 5 1-4pm

Session C: Saturday Oct. 15 12-2pm

This might sound a little magical, because it is! Work with a clay-like material that moves, forms, and binds with relative ease. Once your form is ready it will get placed into the kiln. The clay will bake away to reveal unique pieces of jewelry.

Riveted, soldered, and twisted….bangles are an ornamental braclet, that hangs loosley. Bangles are accessories but in different cultures meaning can be attached to the wearing of bangles.

Bangles are circular closed designs without a clasp Workshop participants will develop three bangles to fit over one’s hand. You will be given the option to add one bead to one bangle. Start building both creative and technical skill confidence for future possibilities in jewelry creations.

Session D: Saturday Oct. 15 2:30-4:30pm Welding isn’t as intimidating as you might think! Learn the basic principles of MIG welding, a process in which an electric arc forms between a wire electrode and metal, causing them to melt and join together. At the conclusion of the workshop, leave with a miniature metal sculpture.

$60 / $51 (member)

$60 / $51 (member)

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Metals Start with cold metal, add fire, and watch your ideas come to life. Whether throwing sparks in our welding classes or polishing stones for delicate jewelry, you are bound to walk away feeling accomplished. From beginners to professionals, we offer a little something for everyone. Closed-toe shoes are required.

COPPER SPOON WORKSHOP with Jon Bledsoe

COPPER LEAF WORKSHOP with Jon Bledsoe

Tuesday & Thursday Oct. 11 & 13 6-9pm

Saturday Oct. 1 10am-1pm Create a leaf pendant just in time for the fall season. Work from a template or create your own personal design.

The leaf will be cut on the contour, or outside, first. The second cut will be pierced on the interior of the leaf. The bail will be formed from the stem of the leaf. Complexity to this project can be accomplished by texturing, etching, or adding a patina. Suspend this piece on a chain or a cord for a beautiful seasonal pendant. $60 / $51 (member)

You will learn to forge a spoon by hammer forging, upsetting, and bending or shopping a section of copper rod with hammers and refining with filing and sanding. There will be demonstrations utilizing plasticine for you to practice the shaping of their individually forged design. You will learn principles of upsetting to create the dish portion and using their hammer to draw out the stem portion of the spoon. Principles of hot forging and cold forging will both be demonstrated and used. $105 / $89.25 (member)

WELDING WITH FOUND OBJECTS with Brian Glaze

STONE SET RINGS with Mike Daddario

Saturday Nov. 5 9am-3pm Explore the art of welding with metal found objects in this one-day workshop.

Starting with a visit to a local scrap yard, you will learn how to identify weldable metals for your project. After a lunch break, use a MIG welder with other related hand tools to create your own found object sculpture. Be prepared to walk in an industrial setting; gloves and boots/work shoes are highly advised.

Welding Basics or equivalent experience is necessary to ensure your success in this class.

Using premade bezel cups and wire you can create a simple, yet elegant, stone set ring. The bezel cups safely house and display a cabochon stone.

Basic techniques like measuring, filling, soldering, and polishing will be used in the creative process. This is a great project for a novice but all are welcome. You will get to take home two rings of your own! $75 / $63.75 (member)

$105 / $89.25 (member)

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CREATING FANTASTIC SCULPTURAL VIEWS IN JEWELRY WITH TITANIUM with Doug Wunder Thursday & Friday Oct. 20 & 21 10am-2pm Wild strange places, far away worlds, fantastic views of mother nature with a twist of bio-mechanical surrealism.

Come join this workshop and release the creative potential of your imagination.

This workshop is intended to familiarize yourself with the understanding in how to transform titanium into a piece of jewelry.

You will learn how to draw visual concepts on paper then develop them into metal objects using the techniques of piercing, sawing, and cold connecting with rivets. Coloring techniques of titanium will also be explored. Participants are encouraged to come with an imaginative, experimental approach to jewelry making. $120 / $102 (member)

Friday Nov. 18 10am-1pm

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ENAMELING WORKSHOP with Mike Daddario

PINECONE PENDANT with Mike Daddario

CIGAR BAND RING with Mike Daddario Saturday Nov. 19 10am-2pm

Friday Dec. 9 10am-2pm

Saturday Dec. 10 10am-2pm

Create a beautiful piece of jewelry while learning the basics of enameling (the application of color by fusing sifted powdered glass onto copper). Techniques that will be explored include stenciling, drawing with pencil, rubber stamps, and sgraffito.

Cigar band rings are simple wide style rings, that can be open or closed. The open style ring is easy to adjust to one’s finger size. The closed style ring requires accurate measuring and soldering.

The addition of stamping, texturing or a patina create interresting finishing possibilities. In this workshop each participant will fashion two rings. You cannot lose with these rings while having a fun experience.

Pinecones are a sign of regeneration and new life. Pinecones are appealing but are large and fragile. Using 24 gauge copper sheet, disk cutter, dapping block, binding wire and some jewelry tools one can create a city pinecone out of metal. Create a pendant or a small set of earrings, that will last forever. Join the class in a fun and creative atmosphere to fabricate a miniature pinecone sculpture.

$75 / $63.75 (member)

$75 / $63.75 (member)

$75 / $63.75 (member)

MORE METALS WORKSHOPS Maker Date: Precious Metal Clay pg. 7 Maker Date: Metals pg. 7

“My teacher really took the time giving each of us his attention and care. He was extremely knowledgeable on the subject and flexible.”

- Tiana

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Photography

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As easy as a snapshot or as complicated as a masterpiece, learn what it takes to capture a moment in time.

Whether you’re looking to learn the traditions of the darkroom (we have one of the few publicly accessible, still functioning in the area) or master your newest high tech DSLR, we will gladly introduce you to the language and techniques of photography. Come join us as we capture the beauty of everyday life.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY ETHICS with Taylor Ecker

INTRO TO FILM PHOTOGRAPHY with Daniel Lobdell

INTRO TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY with Daniel Lobdell

5 Mondays Aug. 29 - Sept. 26 5-8pm

5 Tuesdays Aug. 30 - Sept. 27 5-8pm

5 Sundays Sept. 11 - Oct. 9 2-5pm

Whether you are a hobby photographer or working professional, there are ethics to photography. From photographing infants and children, to nude models and weddings, there is an ever growing list of codes, conducts, and ethics every photographer should stand by. This course will shed light on the basic ethics every camera operator should take when photographing human subjects. Consent, respect, and open communication are the guiding principles of this course.

This course will introduce you to the basics of fine art black and white film photography. Topics covered will include camera technique, film development, and black and white gelatin-silver printing.

Personal vision and subject interest will also be emphasized. Class sessions will consist of lectures, technical demonstrations, group darkroom work, and positive and supportive critique sessions. A camera will be provided; you may need to purchase paper for this class after the first 1-2 weeks.

Your photographic journey starts here!

Learn to use all the functions of your camera, manual controls for available light photography, and how to compose a beautiful photograph. After capturing images, learn to use basic computer tools for photo editing techniques.

This will be a fine art course that will emphasize the making of well-crafted and expressive images. Please bring your own digital camera to class.

$225 / $191.25 (member)

$225 / $191.25 (member)

$225 / $191.25 (member)

DIGITAL PHOTO SPECIAL TOPIC with Daniel Lobdell 5 Sundays Oct. 23 - Nov. 20 2-5pm Your photographic journey starts here!

Learn to use all the functions of your camera, manual controls for available light photography, and how to compose a beautiful photograph. After capturing images, learn to use basic computer tools for photo editing techniques.

This will be a fine art course that will emphasize the making of well-crafted and expressive images. Please bring your own digital camera to class. $225 / $191.25 (member)

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Printmaking

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Discover the joy of more than one masterpiece! Whether your image is carved out of a block of wood, pulled from a piece of metal, or pushed through a screen like many commercial images today, GoggleWorks offers a variety of printmaking classes to make sure things roll out smooth. Please bring an apron or smock with you to class.

INTRO TO SCREEN PRINTING with Abby Ryder

INTRO TO ETCHING with Brooke Smith

5 Wednesdays Aug. 31 - Sept. 28 6-9pm Learn the foundations of screen printing, a popular printmaking technique. This intro course walks you through all of the basic components needed to create your own screen prints: starting with drawing your idea, preparing a screen, and pulling ink to bring your design to life. You should bring a sketchbook and ideas to class.

3 Thursdays Sept. 1 - 15 7-9pm Our Instructor Brooke will guide you through the process of creating etched plates with drypoint technique using a sharp needle-like tool, then guide you through making your own run of prints with the plate you create. $90 / $76.50 (member)

$225 / $191.25 (member)

“My teacher did a very nice job sharing his personal experience with the medium.

There was a good balance between skill and inspiration.”

- MaryAnn

SPECIAL TOPICS IN PRINTMAKING: SCREEN PRINTING ON FABRIC with Abby Ryder 5 Wednesdays Oct. 26 - Nov. 23 6-9pm Explore screen printing fundamentals along with tie dye techniques to customize your own fabric goods. Bring in fabric items from home and brainstorm with our instructor about how they could be transformed. GoggleWorks will provide tote bags and blank bandanas. $225 / $191.25 (member)

SCREEN PRINTED THROW PILLOWS with Abby Ryder

SCREEN PRINTED TOTE BAG with Abby Ryder

Saturday Sept. 10 12-3pm Cozy up your couch with unique throw pillows for your home! Choose from a selection of provided designs, then customize your color to match your living space. Explore the screen printing studio as you walk through the printing and heat setting process to create a pair of throw pillows.

Saturday Nov. 12 12-3pm Stylize your own tote! Choose from a selection of designs provided by GoggleWorks and choose your preferred colors for your ink and tote bag. Abby will lead you through the screen printing and heat setting process to create a unique tote bag for you to take home and use. $45 / $38.25 (member)

$45 / $38.25 (member)

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Wood

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Grow your skills as you learn what it takes to turn a tree into a finished piece. Whether spinning wood on a lathe or flattening boards for another construction, you will be amazed at the simplicity and effectiveness of woodworking.

Closed-toe shoes are required.

WOODTURNING FUNDAMENTALS with Luke Voytas

WOODWORKING I with Matt Brown

WOODWORKING II: SHAKER STEP STOOL with Matt Brown

6 Tuesdays Aug. 30 - Oct. 4 5-8pm

5 Thursdays Sept. 1 - 29 5-8pm

6 Thursdays Oct. 3 - Nov. 17 5-8pm

Learn the basics of woodturning while transforming raw pieces of wood into functional and beautiful turned objects. Working on wood lathes, you will learn safe and efficient woodturning techniques along with proper turning tool usage. This class is designed for beginners and those wanting to continue building on the skills learned in previous turning classes.

Learn the basics of woodworking in a safe and structured environment. This course focuses on the safe use of power tools, such as the table saw, jointer, planer, bandsaw, hollow-chisel mortiser, and routers. Students will learn the properties of wood, how to mill a piece of wood four-square, the basics of joinery, and then make a laminated end grain cutting board using the milling and joinery skills learned in the class.

Create a step stool in the traditional shaker styler using a variety of power and handtools. Build your woodworking skills as you practice cutting several types of classic wood joints to make a strong and attractive step stool.

$297 / $252.45 (member)

$247.50 / $210.38 (member)

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Prerequisite: Wood I or instructor’s approval. $297 / $252.45 (member)

TURNED WOODEN APPLE with Luke Voytas

ROLLING PIN with Luke Voytas

CARVED WOODEN SPOON with Luke Voytas

Wednesday Sept. 7 5-8pm

Tuesday Oct. 18 6-8pm

Saturday Nov. 5 12-4pm

Starting with a simple square blank of hardwood, learn the fundamentals of woodturning, including the safe use of the lathe, turning gouges, and lathe tools.

Leave with a beautiful French rolling pin and basic skills which can be applied to a wide range of future turning projects.

Try your hand at using the wood lathe as you create a beautiful hand-turned apple from a piece of local hardwood. You will learn the basics of working on the wood lathe using a variety of tools and techniques. Once the apple is turned we will add the stem, a leaf or two, and finish.

A perfect decoration for fall!

Make a one-of-a-kind wooden spoon or cooking utensil using traditional hand tools. Learn to orient your piece of wood for strength and efficient carving while using a variety of techniques and grips to remove material.

$60 / $51 (member)

$75 / $63.75 (member)

$60 / $51 (member)

SALAD BOWL with Luke Voytas Wednesday Nov. 16 4-8pm Bowl turning is a fun and rewarding way to learn about woodturning or to freshen your turning skills. Learn the basics of open-bowl turning, focusing on tool selection, sharpening, various mounting methods, tool presentation, finishing choices, and the safe operation of the wood lathe. Leave with a handsome turned wooden bowl of your own. $75 / $63.75 (member)

LASER ENGRAVED WOODEN COASTERS W/ BERKS LAUNCHBOX with Luke Voytas Thursday Dec. 1 5-8pm Learn to use a variety of power tools and equipment to create a set of four coasters from a blend of local woods.

After completing your work in the wood shop, visit Berks LaunchBox at GoggleWorks 4-8pm Dec. 15 to learn to use the laser engraver. Select from a variety of provided images to laser into the surface of your new creation!

HARDWOOD CUTTING BOARD with Ben Richards Thursday Dec. 8 5-8pm Get a taste of what the wood studio has to offer while making a beautiful and functional cutting board. You’ll begin with a rough blank composed of several species of local hardwoods which you will surface and shape using a variety of shop tools and equipment. This course is great for those who are eager to learn more about tools and processes in the shop! $60 / $51 (member)

$60 / $51 (member)

MORE WOOD WORKSHOPS Huff’s Spiral Sprout Box pg. 1 Mini-Makers! Wooden Candy Machine pg. 7 Mini-Makers! Wooden Birdhouse pg. 7 Mini-Makers! Wooden Car pg. 7

“It was relaxed, but safe, and fun. A good amount of knowledge, not too much, and a good balance of watching us and trusting us.” - Carrie 26

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The Albert & Eunice BOSCOV THEATRE

Showtimes:

Fridays & Saturdays 12PM, 3PM, & 7PM Sundays 12PM & 3PM* *with Community Discussion following second screening

Tickets: Adults: $9 Seniors: $7 Students: $6

Stay tuned for brand new programming on Thursdays starting this fall. We update our website every Monday, so check back often for exciting new offerings.

Pre-sale tickets available for purchase online at goggleworkscenterforthearts.com

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"Everything was truly beyond my wildest dreams and everyone had such an amazing time. Every single staff member we interacted with at GoggleWorks went above and beyond." - Andrew

Weddings at GoggleWorks

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GoggleWorks has been hosting weddings for over 15 years in our industrial, loft-style studio spaces.

Attention to detail, excellent customer service, and the freedom of creativity all come together to ensure your day is just as you imagined it.

Contact: Margaret Pendleton, Events Rental Director mpendleton@goggleworks.org

Scholarships GoggleWorks transforms lives through unique interactions with art regardless of financial means. To this end, we offer two types of scholarships, financial and need based, on a year-round rolling basis. Scholarships are limited to one class or camp per adult / child. Find the need based scholarship below or go online to fill out the merit based scholarship.

Section A / Student Information Name of Student Age of Student Ethnicity (optional)

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Asian/Pacific Islander

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Address City/State Zip code Phone Email Have you previously taken a class / workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts?

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No

If applicant is under 18, please provide the following

Name of Parent/Guardian Current School Current Grade

Section B / Course Selection

Indicate the class/workshops you are interested in below. Please note that scholarship seats are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and depend on the current enrollment in class/workshop specified. Age restrictions are noted per class. Any exceptions must be pre-approved by the Programs Department.

First Choice Start Date Second Choice Start Date Third Choice Start Date Note: Scholarship covers tuition only. Applicant (or parent/guardian) is responsible for any material fees associated with the class/workshop of their choice. GoggleWorks does not discriminate based on race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual preference or ability, nor on the basis of an individual’s physical or mental disability.

Section C / Financial Documentation

The following information is required to determine eligibility for scholarship acceptance. All information will be kept confidential.

Please attach a complete copy of your most recent Form 1040 income tax return, number of individuals (adults and children) supported by this income

AND if applicant is under 18, please provide one of the following : - copy of the student’s free and reduced lunch program ID card - copy of student’s Medicaid card The information supplied is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false information will result in cancellation of this application and any scholarship granted.

Signature Date

Please return this form to GoggleWorks or visit goggleworks.org/programs/scholarships/ to fill out an online application.

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Studio Access OPEN STUDIOS Open studio hours can be accessed by students enrolled in 5+ week courses for the duration of that course. Approximately 10-12 hours of non-instructional time per week are available.

Schedules are posted online and in each studio on a monthly basis.

Open studio hours are included with some 5+ week course tuitions.

STUDIO PASSPORTS Studio Passports allow individuals to access open studio hours during each term. Limited to those with basic knowledge of the medium and overseen by a monitor instead of instructor, studio passports offer a great opportunity to work at your own pace. Priced per month; registration available online at goggleworks.org/classes. Member discounts do not apply.

CERAMICS $75 / month FLAMEWORKING $120 / month WARM GLASS $100 / month METALS $75 / month PRINTMAKING $75 / month WOOD $100 / month STUDIO RENTAL PROGRAM The Studio Rental Program at GoggleWorks is designed for individuals with previous experience who can work safely and productively without supervision, giving them the opportunity to pursue their passion at their own pace. Priced per month; depending on studio. Visit our studio pages online at goggleworks.org/visit/studios to learn more about our facilities. Contact our studio managers/technicians below for information on availability and pricing.

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CERAMICS Benjamin DeMott bdemott@goggleworks.org

FLAMEWORKING/FUSED GLASS/METALS Maggie Gallen mgallen@goggleworks.org

HOT GLASS Scott Krenitsky skrenitsky@goggleworks.org

WOOD Luke Voytas lvoytas@goggleworks.org

PRINTMAKING Alex Crawford acrawford@goggleworks.org

Policies REGISTRATION Registration closes five business days prior to the start of class in order for instructors to facilitate the best experience.

PAYMENT Students must pay for classes in full upon registration. We accept cash and checks (on site only) and all major credit cards. Read course descriptions carefully for dates, times, and required supplies.

GoggleWorks will send email an confirmation after registration.

CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS In the event that a student must withdraw their registration from a class or workshop, GoggleWorks will issue a full refund if cancellation is made seven days prior to the start of class. There will be no refunds or pro-rating options for missed classes. No refunds are issued for cancellations made within one week (seven days) of the first day of the scheduled class. GoggleWorks reserves the right to cancel any program due to insufficient enrollment. If a course is canceled, you will be notified of the cancellation five business days prior to the start of class and will be offered to transfer to another course for a substitute or issued a full refund.

In the event that a class or workshop is canceled due to inclement weather, GoggleWorks will schedule a make-up date.

LOCATION Classes at GoggleWorks are located all around campus depending on your medium. One week (five days) prior to class, GoggleWorks will send a welcome email including where to find your class on campus. If you are unsure of where your class is meeting, check in at the information desk in our lobby for assistance. Our facility is handicapped accessible.

MINORS GoggleWorks requires written permission for all students under the age of 18 who are enrolled in any adult course. Please contact programs@goggleworks.org if you are enrolling a minor and a permission form will be provided via email before the start date of the course. This does not apply for Mini-Makers! Family Workshops or Youth & Teen classes.

WAIT-LISTS If a class reaches maximum capacity, you will have the option to join a waitlist at the time of registration. If open spots become available in a wait-listed course, wait-listed students will be contacted to register in order of when they were added to the wait-list. If enough students join the wait-list, GoggleWorks will try to add an additional class or workshop.

MATERIALS & SUPPLIES Most materials required for your course are included in the price of tuition. If additional supplies are needed before the beginning of class, a supply list will be included with the course description and emailed to registered students prior to the start of class.

MAKE-UP DATES GoggleWorks does not offer make-up dates for any student who is unable to attend a scheduled class.

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) In an effort to keep all participants safe in the ongoing pandemic, GoggleWorks asks that you please not attend in the event that you are exhibiting any symptoms of sickness. If you are feeling unwell, please contact the programs department at programs@ goggleworks.org as soon as possible so we can work with you proactively to find an acceptable solution.

ARTWORK PICKUP If your class or workshop project(s) requires additional treatment after the course is over, GoggleWorks will contact you when work is completed and ready to be picked up. GoggleWorks does not ship work to students. Student artwork will be held 60 days after course end date. All work is subject to discard after the 60-day period.

VIDEO & PHOTOGRAPHS GoggleWorks reserves the right to use photographs and/or videos taken during classes and other programs to market and promote GoggleWorks and its programs. Any student or legal guardian who does not wish to have his or her child photographed or photographed themselves, is asked to notify programs@goggleworks.org upon registration.

DISCOUNTS Become part of our creative and dynamic community and enjoy annual benefits as our thanks for your support. GoggleWorks members receive a 15% discount on eligible classes and workshops. Learn more and become a member at: goggleworks.org/ support/membership.

SCHOLARSHIPS GoggleWorks offers two types of scholarships year-round on a rolling basis; need-based (100% off tuition) and merit-based (50% off tution). Supply fees are not included. Learn more and apply at: goggleworks.org/programs/scholarships.

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