GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
Jamie Smith is an experienced operations manager currently serving as the Director of Operations at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts since December 2013, overseeing human resources and recruitment processes. Prior to this role, Jamie was the Associate Director at West Chester University Poetry Center, where responsibilities included managing the Poetry Conference and overseeing various logistical aspects. Additional experience includes positions as Member Services/Basketball Coordinator at Twin Valley YMCA and Marketing Administrator at Animas Corporation, focusing on team coordination and project management, respectively. Jamie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, earned between 1998 and 2002.
This person is not in any teams
This person is not in any offices
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
Mission GoggleWorks Center for the Arts exists to nurture the arts, foster creativity, promote education, and enrich the community. Vision Our vision is to become a beacon of creative culture in downtown Reading, PA which enriches the quality of life for both residents and visitors through diverse, inclusive, and relevant artistic experiences. Philosophy GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is a place to develop skills, ask questions, experiment freely, and investigate the human spirit. Here we create a dialogue between the established and the experimental, contemporary and traditional. Through exceptional arts education and engaging community programming we inspire people to expand the boundaries of art making, personal growth, and appreciation for material culture. GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, founded in 2005, consists of 145,000 square foot arts campus which was formerly the Willson Goggle Factory Building. GoggleWorks features seven large teaching studios in ceramics, hot and warm glass, jewelry, photography, wood, and 2D print; 35 juried artists' studios, exhibition galleries, and houses the offices of over a dozen arts, culture, and creative economy organizations. The complex also includes the 131-seat Boscov Film Theatre, which presents art house films daily, Belly Kitchen and Drinkery, and retail space showcasing artists from around the country.