GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
Katie Johnsen is an experienced event coordinator and planner with a diverse background in various roles across multiple organizations. Currently serving as an Event Coordinator at the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance since November 2021 and as a Venue Coordinator at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts since October 2017, Katie has successfully organized wedding showcases for over 250 couples and coordinated more than 20 weddings. Additional experience includes functioning as an Independent Event Consultant at LEO Design Gallery, a Contract & Database Administrator at Tower Health, and administrative roles in church settings. Katie holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Muhlenberg College in English/Language Arts Teacher Education and Theater (Directing & Performance).
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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.