In honor of the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Abilities in Motion is partnering with GoggleWorks to present an exhibition highlighting the culturally diverse artistic talent of people with disabilities within our local community.
GoggleWorks is excited to showcase the works of our 2021 Summer Artists In Residence: Colby Charpentier, Taro Takizawa, and Dan Alexander.
GoggleWorks is excited to present a curated selection from the private collection of Deb Dersh.
GoggleWorks is excited to present a showcase of work by the 2021 Student Fellows.
GoggleWorks is pleased to host the Berks Art Alliance 41st Open Juried Exhibition.
Rachel Romano finds inspiration in personal myth, and the stories of others. The laughter, love, and sorrow of our lives fills her creative well. It is this connection to one's heart that helps her bring out the richness of story in her work. It is important for her to explore her deeper self, to discover how they find strength through change and adversity.
The Reading Symphony Orchestra and Jewish Federation of Reading are combining resources to present Violins of Hope,
Instruments for Unity, for the first time in Pennsylvania beginning Nov. 1. The mission of Violins of Hope Reading is to
promote unity and understanding in our community, utilizing instruments rescued from the Holocaust. Running through
Nov. 14, the Violins of Hope Reading project includes educational programming, exhibits, concerts and more. These will
be presented throughout Berks County at local school districts, colleges, cultural centers and other venues, with many
events low-cost or free for the public to attend.
Craig Hill is a visual artist working in painting, collage, and mixed media sculpture. His work juxtaposes varied modes of representation, creating a visual mash-up that highlights how certain iconography expresses American belief structures. His work is filled with visual contradictions and playful circumstances that are arranged in a single anxious moment.
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is proud to host the culminating show for the “Art the Block” creative series in their premier Cohen Galleries. “Art the Block” has focused on providing a safe creative space for the community every Wednesday this summer on South Fourth Street. This culminating exhibition will celebrate marquee artists who have spent the summer developing signature works. Work by community participants will also be displayed alongside the main exhibition to celebrate their creative growth from their summer efforts.
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is proud to present the 17th Annual GoggleWorks Studio Artist Exhibition!
Composed of a mix of emerging and established artists from a variety of backgrounds, the GoggleWorks Studio Artists practice and grow their craft, both individually and collectively, within our walls. Their studios, located on the second and third floors, offer them private work space with proximity to collaborate, discuss, and grow with other artists. Our seven communal studios in wood, warm and hot glass, printmaking, metals, ceramics, and photography offer them additional opportunities to explore creating across disciplines and media. Most importantly, GoggleWorks Studio Artists value their community and understand the importance of bringing the arts to others. Many of them volunteer to support our mission, teaching classes, offering open studios and demonstrations,
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts transforms lives through unique interactions with art. Our In-House exhibition celebrates the work these artists do in and around the studio spaces at GoggleWorks inspires and engages people who come through our doors every day. Through exceptional arts education and engaging community programming, they inspire people to expand the boundaries of art making, personal growth, and appreciation for material culture.
The isolation of the pandemic, and my retirement, has opened new perceptions in my painting. Language as created by line, color, and form is my focus. However, influences of the natural world are subject, such as changing weather, as seen in my work WEATHER PATTERNS or MIGRATION.
Sometimes color and marks are the subject as in ICE SKATING where the entire surface is incised with scratches that resemble the tracks of skates, the sometimes-smooth curves or awkward lines, the skaters create. Here, there is a presence of recent human activity.
Color produces an emotional response as well, as seen in A QUIET PLACE, with its cool gemlike hues of blue and violets, while RHAPSODY is charged with passion in its rich purple, gold and greens.
Together, hues, lines, and various marks will tell the story.