Berks Arts Council

Reading blues fest: an annual weekend celebration of traditional blues and its contemporary subgenres, held each november.

Other programs - various workshops and programs designed to promote the arts and cultural activities in berks county. Events included special concerts and exibitions held throughout the year and for the holiday seasonarts roundtable: a bi-monthly program for local arts organizations and artists to meet, share ideas, discuss current trends/programs and funding. See additional information on schedule o.pennsylvania partners in the arts: 30 creative sector flex fund grants totaling $150,000 and 30 grants totaling $60,000 for the creative entrepreneur accelerator program for business entrepreneurs in the creative industries.fast lane art: a celebration of public art and art education, in which berks arts works with local property owners to display student artwork in unique public settings.summer fest: arts partners with first energy stadium and the city of reading and county of berks to host free weekend of community concerts and activities for children each summer at the reading phillies home stadium.beginning in january 2022, a partnership was formed with music educators of berks county (mebc) for berks arts to produce/present scholastic music festivals for the cohort of teachers, resulting in performance opportunities for more than 1,200 students grades 6- 12 countywide in the areas of band, chorus, and orchestra.

Bandshell concerts - arts partners with the city of reading and county of berks to host free community concerts each summer at the city park bandshell.