GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
Jesse Futter is an experienced marketing and design professional currently serving as the Marketing Director and Community Ambassador at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts since February 2022. Previously, Jesse held the position of UX/UI Designer at redpepper, guiding clients in design and strategy while creating user-centered solutions. Jesse's background includes a role as a Web/Product Designer at Personify Corp, where expertise in UI/UX design, user research, and product design contributed to innovative software experiences for events. At Whole Foods Market, Jesse worked as a Store Artist/Graphic Designer, leading design projects to drive sales. Additional experiences include freelance photo editing at iVillage and early career roles at Fossil and North Street. Jesse holds a Master’s degree in Human Centered Computing from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from Marymount Manhattan College.
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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.