The Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) presents the 43rd Annual Secondary Art Exhibition at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. The exhibit is available for viewing during the normal gallery hours, Sunday – Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Art educators from Berks County schools select artwork from students in grades ninth through twelfth to display in the Cohen Gallery at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. There are over 2,400 pieces of art displayed for the 2025 exhibition. Students’ artworks are judged in the following categories: oils/acrylics, water media, color drawing, black and white drawing, pen and ink drawing, printmaking, mixed media/collage, black and white photography, color photography, digital and photo illustration, hand-built pottery, wheel-thrown pottery, digital art 3-D/motion graphics, graphic design, sculpture, textiles non loom, textiles loom, and none of the above. The Berks County Guild of Craftsmen and the Berks Art will award pieces they choose, also.

Awards will be placed on Monday, March 31st, 2025 by end of day.

A selection of artwork by faculty will be on display in the 4th Floor Community Gallery (outside of event space #420) for the duration of the exhibition.

Reception & Award Ceremony

A reception and award ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 13th, 2025 from 1-3pm.

Friends and families of the exhibiting students are invited to browse the galleries before attending the award ceremony in studio #420 at 1:30pm at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts.