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Arts Partners

Not only is the GoggleWorks a place for art classes, movie watching, fabulous events and watching artists work in their studios, but it is also the place that over 20 arts organizations call home. Some have likened the GoggleWorks to an "Art Think Tank."

ACOR Logo ACOR: The African-American Coalition of Reading | Studio 240

ACOR: The African-American Coalition of Reading | Studio 240

ACOR was formerly known as The African-American Planning Committee of the Reading Public Museum. It worked in conjunction with the Reading Public Museum for the February events for Black History Month for two years. Each year it holds a series of fundraisers to gear up for the February event for Black History Month. It is seeking to increase membership and invites anyone interested in becoming a part of ACOR to give us a call. Your help and input would be greatly appreciated.

ACOR´s mission is education through the arts; enlightening people to the essence of African-American art, history, and culture. ACOR is open to anyone interested in the promotion of this endeavor. Our goals are to bring African-American artists and craftsmen of all kind together for the purpose of giving them a chance at networking and exposing their talents.

Contact: 610-898-7684 office | 610-370-7857 |
acor-pa.org

Berks Arts Council 3 Berks Arts Council | Studio 523

Berks Arts Council | Studio 523

The Berks Arts Council´s mission is to encourage and promote all the arts, to develop an appreciation of the arts and to enrich and enhance the quality of life through education, presentation and collaborations with other arts organizations.

Berks Jazz Fest is a 10-day celebration of jazz, blues and soul music held in and around Reading in mid-March each year. Begun in 1991, the Berks Jazz Fest attracts over 45,000 attendees from around the globe at 130 venues in the Greater Reading area. In addition to bringing in tourist dollars and enhancing the quality of life in Berks County, Jazz Fest supports educational opportunities for area music students, offering workshops and special concert events to perform with and learn from professional musicians.

The Bandshell Concert series began in 1991 as an initiative among the City of Reading, Berks Arts Council and downtown merchants to encourage people to visit the city. Concerts, held Friday nights in July, draw 2,500+ people from all over Berks County and the surrounding area to enjoy a diverse line-up of music: reggae, big band, jazz, polka, country & western, blues oldies and more. These concerts serve the needs of the local community, offering free quality entertainment to those less fortunate within the area.

Individuals making significant contributions to the arts in Reading and Berks County are eligible for this prestigious honor presented in an annual awards ceremony. Pagoda Awards are distributed in three categories: Lifetime Achievement in Art; Patron of the Arts; and Excellence in Artistic Development.

The festival began in 2006 as the Berks Movie Madness Film Festival, and was created to celebrate the art of filmmaking in the Berks County area. Subsequent fests have expanded to showcase more independent feature and short films, as well as monthly 4th Sunday film screenings. Activities for the annual 3-day fall festival include filmmaker panel discussions, filmmaker receptions, and special screenings.

The Berks Arts Council is proud to partner with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts to make grants for public arts projects in a four-county area: Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon and Schuylkill. The impact of this program ensures that countless new arts programs begin in these counties by groups that previously did not consider seeking state dollars.

BerksArts Newsletter:
Six issues per year (2,500+ circulation) featuring the activities of Berks Arts Council and more than 100 arts and cultural organizations countywide.
Exhibition Opportunities for Artists
The Berks Arts Council partners with local businesses and organizations to showcase member art in various locations throughout the region.

Funding:
Funding for the Berks Arts Council is received through ticket sales, artists´ commissions, art council memberships, government and private grants, and the generous arts patrons of the greater Berks County community.

Contact: P: 610.898.1930 | F: 610.898.1932 | berksarts.org

berks ballet theatre Berks Ballet Theatre | Studio 401

Berks Ballet Theatre | Studio 401

The Dance Academy has a reputation of training good, solid dancers. We are very proud of 43 years of teaching excellence and dedication to the principles of classical dance.
Our school has a staff of 5 professional teachers in all dance genres with a particular focus on classical ballet and pointe. Our dancers follow a progressive system of teaching techniques which give them strength, discipline, confidence, poise and outstanding technical abilities.
The school offers classes for 3-8 year olds in our lower levels, progressive training for young dancers, ages 8-11, and Intensive training for dancers 12 and over. The school also offers adult ballet on 2 levels, beginner and intermediate.
The school presents a yearly recital and participates in community events when possible.
Berks Ballet Theatre is a unique local dance company. It has been a vital force in the Berks County area for over 30 years and is dedicated to providing outstanding dance training for classical ballet and contemporary dancers as well as providing a venue for their performances. The company does 3 major performances a year including the annual Nutcracker with the RSO. Fall/Spring performances are held at the RACC Miller Centre for the Arts. The company has a roster of 20 senior corp dancers and 15 junior corp dancers, ages 11-13.
Both the school and the company can be reached by calling 610-373-7577 or by email at berksballet@dejazzd.com Additional information is available at our website at: www.BerksBallet.com


bccsings Berks Classical Children's Chorus | Studio 529

Berks Classical Children's Chorus | Studio 529

The mission of the Berks Classical Children´s Chorus is to enrich our community by fostering and promoting choral excellence in young people through music education and quality performances.
Since 1992, the young musicians of the Berks Classical Children´s Chorus have delighted audiences with their superb artistry and joyful enthusiasm. Through a rigorous music curriculum, BCCC singers acquire an outstanding education and learn crucial life lessons-like teamwork, time management, priority setting, self-presentation, communication and personal responsibility. And the culturally diverse, musically diverse repertoire performed with precision by these trained young voices is inspirational and uplifting for anyone who listens.
With its headquarters and rehearsals located in Reading´s geographically accessible GoggleWorks, BCCC is dedicated to making life-changing musical opportunities accessible to all children.

Contact: 610-898-SONG | Fax 610-898-SUNG | driche@bcccsings.org | bcccsings.org

berks genealogical society Berks County Genealogical Society | Studio 413

Berks County Genealogical Society | Studio 413

Have you always wanted to do your "family tree?" Dying to know your local ancestors? The Genealogical Society can help you do just that. The Society´s goal is to collect, preserve, and distribute the rich genealogical heritage of Reading and Berks County. This broad tapestry of data is ripe with history and factual accounts of life here in your own backyard. The Genealogical Society is a non-profit corporation providing many profitable results. Gathering historical facts and data is informative and fun. Staffed entirely by volunteer support, the Genealogical offers membership to anyone with an interest in genealogy."
The Berks County Genealogical Society was established in 1980.

Contact: 610-921-4970 | berksgenes.org

BCL Berks County Living | Studio 525

Berks County Living | Studio 525

Berks County Living is the region´s premier lifestyle magazine dedicated to highlighting all that is unique and wonderful about the Greater Reading/Berks area. BCL´s first issue was published in the spring of 2000. Now celebrating its 10th Anniversary, this monthly lifestyle magazine continues to inform readers about what makes Berks County an exceptional place to live.
As a high-end publication that is compelling and attractive in design, and thought-provoking and entertaining in concept, each monthly issue brings to light an abundance of activities available to Berks Countians. BCL features a variety of topics, from home improvement and décor tips to fashion and beauty trends. Also featured are regular profiles that spotlight the experience of dining out at area restaurants as well the talent of local artists, craftsmen, musicians, and locally owned businesses and organizations. The ongoing mission of Berks County Living is to adequately reflect the sense of pride Berks County residents have in their community and to encourage residents to make the most of living in Berks.
BerksCountyLiving.com

jen breton artspartner Jennifer Breton Photography | Studio 541

Jennifer Breton Photography | Studio 541

Jennifer Breton is nationally-published lifestyle portrait photographer specializing in capturing authentic and natural portraits of families, children, babies and expectant parents. She is noted for her outdoor on-location work with children and their families that focuses on the unique bond among family members. Additionally, she uses her newly-renovated GoggleWorks natural light studio to capture artistic portraits of babies and their parents. Jennifer also accepts commercial, editorial and travel assignments. She is in her studio by appointment only. 610.223.9700 | JenniferBretonphotography.com

Community School of Music and the Arts, Inc. | Studio 555

Our Purpose is to provide the highest quality instruction that will lead to a full and satisfying appreciation of music and the arts.

The school is open to all who wish a music or arts education. Scholarships and financial aid are awarded on the basis of ability and financial need.

Governed by a board of directors, the school is staffed by professional musicians and experienced teachers. Many hold degrees from America´s finest colleges and universities and perform professionally.

Contact: 610-374-7167 | csma@dejazzd.com


Website: www.berksmusicandarts.org

Goggleworks Artists Reading PA Adry Eberhard | 537

Adry Eberhard | 537

Adry Eberhard is both a self-taught and classically trained artist. She has studied art since she was 11 years old. Her strengths are portraits and landscapes in all mediums including pencil, charcoal, oil, acrylic and watercolor. Adry mixes her lifelong appreciation of art and her knowledge of Art History with her understanding of different methods and materials. Creative, enthusiastic, patient and skillful, Adry is well suited to help kids translate their raw creative energy and life experiences into art.

eberhardstudio@gmail.com

Mickey Getty | Studio 327

GettyMickey Mickey Getty | Studio 327

Mickey Getty lives in Reading, Pennsylvania with her husband, her son, a black cat, ans a pug who thinks she is head of the household. She graduated from Florida Atlantic University where she studied writing. She has had several nonfiction articles published in peer review journals: The Journal of American College Health, The Journal of Florida Public Health. She was the recipient of the fiction award from the 2004 Pennsylvania Writer´s Conference.

Her novel, The Junk Lottery, was published in 2006. Mickey she is seeking an agent for Soot, an historical novel depicting the struggles of an Irish immigrant wife of a coal miner who lived in Schuylkill County in the late 1800s. The Gift of Sin, her fourth novel, is a work in progress.

You can find Mickey in her studio at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, where she offers free writing critiques for anyone who brings a sample of their writing to her writing studio. She has taught Creative Writing for GoggleWorks, for the local community college´s Saturday School and for their Community School. “Helping others, especially women, find their voice, and tell their stories has enriched my own writing,” she says. Visit her on facebook, and her web site www.mickeygettyauthor.com

david himes David Himes | Studio 538

David Himes | Studio 538

David has been writing music in Berks County for the past 14 years. He has been commissioned by Reading Choral Society, Berks Classical Childrens Chorus, Fall Festival of the Arts, Reading Musical Foundation, Berks Arts Council, Trinity Lutheran Church and local individuals.
His music has been performed at the Berks Movie Madness Film Festival, by the Reading Pops Orchestra, the Kutztown Percussion Ensemble and he has written several new pieces for the Berkshire Chorale.
He is also writing music for film, video production, advertisements and gaming. Please visit www.boochmusic.com for examples of his work.

stewhimes@comcast.net

Hoffman Entertainment | Studio 410

KeyKlickDesignStudio Key Klick Design | Studio 543

Key Klick Design | Studio 543

KeyKlick Design Studio is a creative and reliable graphic design company that provides all your two dimensional print materials for your advertising and promotional needs. Our ultimate goal is to evolve our clients´ problems into profitable solutions. We achieve this
goal by implementing a well structured process for all projects which allows for quality design and very fast completion rates.

Key Klick Design Studio offers a wide variety of projects for our clients. It´s very important to us here at Key Klick Design Studio that our clients are taken care of throughout their entire experience with us. Their problems are our problems with solutions at hand. Here is a list of services that we provide.

Logos, Stationary Packages, Brochures, Postcards, Invitations, Newsletters, Sell Sheets, Fliers, Package Design, Menus, Posters and more!

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Robert Spohn
Key Klick Design Studio
c: 484-794-7116
e: keyklickdesign@gmail.com

Mark and Phyllis McLaughlin | Studio 412

More information about the Arts Partner coming soon!

donna searle Donna Searle McLay | Studio 327

Donna Searle McLay | Studio 327

A former teacher and administrator, Donna Searle McLay consults with teachers and schools to facilitate writing instruction across the curriculum in educational institutions. She also teaches classes in writing for all ages from 6 to 96 plus. With a special interest in memoir, Donna leads workshops in the community. She is available to consult with authors and to edit manuscripts. See the website for classes and contact information.


writingworkshopsbydesign.com

outsider folk art gallery Outsider Folk Art Gallery | Studio 504

Outsider Folk Art Gallery | Studio 504

The Outsider Folk Art Gallery is one of the country´s leading exhibiters and proponents of “outsider art,” also commonly described as “self-taught art” encompassing expression that includes people living mainstream lives, who were not trained as artists, but make great art. Viener and his wife, Sue, discovered folk art and Americana in 1970 and have championed it ever since.

The term "outsider art", coined and articulated by Roger Cardinal in 1975, has helped legitimize the work of many fine artists, who otherwise would not have been considered artists. "Self-taught" is a more encompassing expression that includes people living mainstream lives, who were not trained as artists, but who make art. Great artists produce great art, whether they are trained or simply have a natural gift for expressing themselves..

In 1970, Sue and George Viener were introduced to the world of Folk Art and Americana during our visit to the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Museum in Williamsburg, Virginia. In 1986, we met Chuck and Jan Rosenak in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and we were welcomed by them into the world of living self-taught artists.

We will only represent art which we own or would be proud to personally live with.

We continue to enjoy the thrill of the hunt and learning about emerging artists, newly discovered art and “old masters”.

Assistant Director Emily Christensen joined the gallery in 2007. Emily has her BA in Studio Art, from Hunter College.


We welcome you to the gallery and encourage your comments and questions.

george@outsiderfolkart.com
emily@outsiderfolkart.com
outsiderfolkart.com


610-939-1737

Jane Palmer Jane Palmer | Studio 534

Jane Palmer | Studio 534

Jane Palmer is a writer and community organizer.

janesan@comcast.net

polish heritage society Polish-American Cultural Center | Studio 509

Polish-American Cultural Center | Studio 509

The Mission of the Polish-American Cultural Center is to foster and preserve the history and heritage of the Berks County Polish-American community and, in conjunction with other organizations, to promote and to share public awareness and appreciation of our Polish
heritage through cultural, educational and social activities.

Contact: 610-779-5523

RACC Classrooms | Studio 328, 329, 330

Reading Area Community College is a two-year, open enrollment college that provides the first two years of a bachelor´s degree, career education for immediate employment, courses to assist in the transition from high school to college, community education and public service activities and training for area business and industry. Classrooms at GoggleWorks are used for both credit and non-credit classes and activities.

www.racc.edu

Reading Choral Society Logo Reading Choral Society | Studio 529

Reading Choral Society | Studio 529

Founded in 1875, the Reading Choral Society is one of America´s oldest musical ensembles, and from its earliest days has pursued performances characterized by vocal excellence and musical distinction. Under its current music director, Peter Hopkins (only the eleventh person to hold this position), the Reading Choral Society continues to evolve and change. While continuing the tradition of programming choral masterworks, the Society has expanded its repertory to include the more frequent performance and commissioning of new music and the exploration of more “popular” literature, like folksong, spirituals, and musical theater.
Its educational programs now encompass regular performances with invited local high school and college choirs and continuing collaborations with the Berks Classical Children´s Chorus. In addition, the RCS sponsors a Young Composers Project and a Young Artists Competition, both designed to give college and university music students early professional experience. Recently RCS has begun an MVP award to honor outstanding high school choral singers chosen by their choral director. This award is given at the RCS Spring concert.
The Reading Choral Society is comprised now, as it has always been, of dedicated semi-professional singers from all walks of life, between the ages of 18 and 80. Determined to present the highest caliber musical performances possible, the 75-voice Society rehearses weekly in a professional atmosphere, fulfilling the lives of its members by immersing them in great music, and through RCS performances enriching and enlivening the musical life of the greater Reading community.
Contact: Susan Coughlin, RCS Business Manager
610-898-1939
readingchoral.org

Reading_Musical_Foundation Reading Musical Foundation | Studio 503

Reading Musical Foundation | Studio 503

Over 80 years old, RMF is a public charity that provides financial support for music presenters in Berks County, music scholarships by audition and in response to financial need, and extensive music outreach, including programs in most of Berks County´s public and parochial schools. RMF is governed by a self-perpetuating board of volunteer trustees and is administered by two full-time employees. The Foundation depends upon the public´s support each year.

Contact: Keri Shultz, Executive Director | 610 376-3395 | kshultz@readingmusicalfoundation.org | ReadingMusicalFoundation.org

Donn Shires | Studio 542

shires.smugmug.com

Shirk Communications | Studio 533, 535

shirkcom.com

Sharon Wells Wagner & Steven Wagner | Studio 540

SharonWellsWagner.com

Soothing Moments 2011 Soothing Moments Massage | Studio 508

Soothing Moments Massage | Studio 508

Soothing Moments Massage Therapy is owned and operated by Nicole Guzowski. Nicole is a nationally certified massage therapist and a graduate of the Academy of Massage Therapy and Bodyworks in Pottstown, PA. At Soothing Moments, you can experience the art of massage therapy as you receive a massage custom tailored to your needs.

Phone: 610.463.6847
Email: soothingmoments@verizon.net
Visit Soothing Moments Online

Unproofed Studio, Joan and Elliott Groves | Studio 536

joan elliot groves Unproofed Studio, Joan and Elliott Groves | Studio 536

Here at the GoggleWorks in Studio 536, we--Joan and Elliott--desire to utilize the gifts that God gives to us all to produce art in word and image that is positive, peaceful, and pure. In the fearless light of wholeness, we desire to help illuminate the fearful dark and to be worthy stewards of these gifts.

Visit their website here

Email: jandebooks25@yahoo.com

Kim Woerle | Studios 545, 547

Kim W Kim Woerle | Studios 545, 547

Kim Woerle, owner of EVOKE by Design, LLC., is honored to bring her 20+ years of Advertising, Marketing, Web and Communication Design experience to the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts.

A life-long resident of Berks County, Kim is a graduate of Kutztown University and has worked for a number of Advertising and Interactive Agencies. As lead creative director at EVOKE by Design, Kim blends award-winning, brand-building creative with professional partners and resources that best fit the need of the client… at savings that are smart for businesses and organizations looking to stretch their budgets even further. That´s the Art of Business!
On-line and On Target!
Being a member of our area´s first Interactive Agency, Kim had the opportunity to help design, program, content develop and launch many websites, micro-sites and cross-media campaigns for local and national clients highlighted by:
HASBRO (developing their first Mr. Potato Head and Tonka brand broadcast email campaigns, geared for parents)
Association of National Advertisers in NY (creating their first "Brand Building" website which became the communication portal for its super-brand members)
Off-line and Best for Your Bottom Line!
Kim has developed over a hundred brand identities for businesses and products. A designer for print and other traditional media, we welcome you to visit the EVOKE studio and see the complete portfolio.
Core Services: Branding, Marketing, Design, Web, Social Media, Content and Project Management, SEO, Illustration, Catalogs, Flyers, Brochures, Ads, Signage, Invitations and Cross Media Campaigns.
Personalized One-on-One Training in Adobe Creative Suite (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), Web Development Applications and Digital Illustration.
Contact: 610.781.5239 | kim@EVOKEbyDesign.com
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