GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
Levi Landis serves as the Executive Director and President of GoggleWorks Center for the Arts since February 2016, where the organization engages over 300,000 visitors annually in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania. In addition to this role, Levi has been an Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Villanova University and an Adjunct Professor of Arts Administration at Albright College since 2019. As the Founder and CEO of Floating Festivals, Levi provides customized arts production and management services across the nation. Previous positions include Director of Operations at The Center for Art in Wood and Executive Director of Philadelphia Folk Festival, as well as founding Emmaus, Inc. Levi holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from Villanova University and a Bachelor's degree from Messiah University.
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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.