Holiday Hours: 12/24 – 12-7pm | 12/25 – closed
Located in the ❤️ of Reading, PA
GoggleWorks
A dynamic creative hub offering artist studios, galleries, a movie theater, workshops, community programs, and more to inspire artistic exploration.
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Boscov Theater Films
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Summer Residency Applications Now Open!
The Summer Residency Program at GoggleWorks is a 10-week appointment designed to introduce new energy and interests into the GoggleWorks community with an emphasis on facilitating experimentation and cross-disciplinary projects.
Upcoming Classes & Workshops
Art classes and workshops for all ages and skill levels. Find a class for you today!
Upcoming Events
Public art & culture events presented and hosted by GoggleWorks
Figure Drawing (Tuesday evenings)
Join us this Tuesday evening for Figure Drawing! These sessions are a great opportunity to practice your figure drawing skills…
Second Sunday: Studio Crawl
🖼️Support the art community in GoggleWorks at our in-house free studio crawl featuring the second and third floors. Explore the…
Joe Hocker: Hidden River Gallery Reception
📣 Gallery Reception | Joe Hocker: Hidden River Sunday, January 11th • 3pm–5pm Schmidt Gallery @ GoggleWorks Center for the…
First Friday Gallery Reception
🖼 Join Us for an Exhibition Reception Friday, February 6, 2026 · 6:00–8:00 PM GoggleWorks Center for the Arts Galleries…
Second Sunday: Studio Crawl
🖼️Support the art community in GoggleWorks at our in-house free studio crawl featuring the second and third floors. Explore the…
Second Sunday: Studio Crawl
🖼️Support the art community in GoggleWorks at our in-house free studio crawl featuring the second and third floors. Explore the…
Playing at The Boscov Theater
Come see a great movie in our state-of-the-art film theater! We host regular showtimes seven days a week and aim to bring in a variety of limited engagement, international, documentary, and arthouse films you aren’t likely to find playing anywhere else in the area!
Exhibitions
Featuring international, national, & regional contemporary artists. Our galleries are open 9am-9pm Everyday!
GoggleWorks In-House Exhibition, 2025
The Annual In-House Exhibition at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts highlights the vibrant creativity community that makes up our day to day. This annual showcase features work by our dedicated…
GoggleWorks Annual Studio Artist Exhibition, 2025
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is proud to present the Annual Studio Artist Exhibition, a showcase dedicated to the artists who make our studios a vibrant hub of creativity. Featuring…
OPEN CALL! GoggleWorks 18th Annual Juried Exhibition
Joe Hocker: Hidden River
Joe Hocker’s work investigates the layered relationship between landscape, culture, and the regional history of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Working with photography, material processes, and historical inquiry, Hocker constructs site-based projects that…
Stephanie Rado Taormina: Time & Transformation
This exhibition brings together nearly two decades of Stephanie Rado Taormina’s creative evolution — from her earliest abstract works of 2007 to the figurative abstractions of today. Each period reflects…
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🎄 The Holiday Event That Turns a Factory Into a Festive Wonderland
You know those holiday villages in snow globes?The ones where people stroll around smiling, drinking warm drinks, browsing handmade goodies, and chatting with artists? Yeah……
🎨 Warning: You May Become Extremely Crafty After Saturday’s Workshops
Some people buy gifts.Some people make them. If you’re the second type—or even if you want to be—the Handcrafted Holiday Market on Saturday, December 6…
🎁 Step Inside the Holiday Market That Everyone in Berks Is Talking About
If you’re looking for the moment the holiday season officially begins, it’s when GoggleWorks swings open its glowing doors on Friday, December 5 from 5–8…
The IX Art Show Returns to GoggleWorks October 22–26
This week, the world of imaginative realism returns to Reading as the IX Art Show takes over GoggleWorks Center for the Arts from October 22–26,…
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GoggleWorks Now Has Art Supplies
Come visit the Art Supply Store @ GoggleWorks. 201 Washington St. Reading, PA 19601