(GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA) GoggleWorks is lighting up the arts! Beginning now through August 15, 2008, over seven thousand LED lights will be installed on every window of the entire Washington Street façade of the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. This exciting light sculpture, titled Thought Process, is one of the largest lighting projects of its kind in Berks County. Thought Process is comprised of thousands of tiny colored lights; by mixing the three colors in each light, multiple colors can be created, from single vibrant monochrome to an ever-changing light show. Initially, the lighting installation will have seven programs. Each semester, Kutztown University design students will develop new programs for the installation. The unveiling of this grand scale artwork will be held Saturday, September 13, 2008, in conjunction with the GoggleWorks' Third Anniversary Celebration Weekend.
This installation is a collaborative effort between artist Lyn Godley, Our City Reading, and GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, and is part of Reading's "Entertainment Square", which is funded through the State of Pennsylvania. Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 743 are volunteering their time and expense of materials to install the lights after their normal work hours, often working on the project between 3:30 and 8 pm and on weekends.
Thought Process is a lighting sculpture designed specifically for GoggleWorks and was designed, created and installed by Lyn Godley, a product designer and lighting artist who teaches design at Kutztown University and Parsons School of Design. With a MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this award-winning published artist has been exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, the Denver Museum of Art, the Jewish Museum of Art, and Salone de Mobili-Milano, among others. She is also the three time winner of Excellence in Design, a Product Design Award from the Accent on Design Show in New York, New York.
GoggleWorks is excited to have this programmable LED display that will allow for different designs to be created throughout the year. The lights, visible from the street below, will add a sense of excitement and movement to "Entertainment Square". This work-in-progress directly effects the revitalization of downtown Reading, and will create a positive and artistic atmosphere while brightening the streets and enhancing the exterior of the GoggleWorks. In addition, the unveiling of this exciting installation will be a visual complement to the GoggleWorks' Third Anniversary.
The GoggleWorks' Third Anniversary Celebration weekend, themed Light Up the Arts, starts with the PreLight Night on Friday, September 12 from 6 to 9 pm. The PreLight Night is a ticketed event with cocktails and a chance to preview and enter bids on this year's gala auction items. Saturday, September 13, from 6 to 9 pm is the Third Anniversary Gala, featuring a party on the red carpet and the unveiling of the completed lighting project. On Sunday, September 14 from 11 am to 4 pm, GoggleWorks will host the Third Anniversary Open House with workshops, events, and more. For more information about the Light Up the Arts Celebration weekend, call 610.374.4600 x103, or email Brandy Jones at bjones@goggleworks.org.
The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is a community art and cultural resource center for Berks County and central and southeastern Pennsylvania, and is the largest, most comprehensive interactive arts center of its kind in the country. The mission of the GoggleWorks is "to nurture the arts, foster creativity, promote education and enrich the community." The GoggleWorks is open Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm, and Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. Free parking is available in the GoggleWorks parking lot, accessible from 2nd, 3rd or Walnut Streets. For more information, call the GoggleWorks at 610-374-4600, or visit www.goggleworks.org.
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