Quality Art Education

Our goal is to provide quality art education, combining hands-on projects with art history instruction. Our classes promise a fun introduction to the basic elements of art, with an emphasis on imagination and creative problem solving. We have courses in drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, and mixed-media.

Fall, Spring & Summer Sessions

We offer Fall, Spring, and Summer sessions.  During the Fall and Spring months, classes are held after school and on Saturdays. There is a variety of 2- to 4-week courses from which to choose, with new courses beginning each month. The summer session, during June and July, consists of new week-long courses beginning each week.  Participants in our summer session are encouraged to display their masterpieces in our annual Young at Art Exhibition in August.

Young At Art Gallery Exhibition

The hard work of the summer art classes culminates in our annual Young at Art exhibition featuring artworks by each and every student who participates in the summer program.  Held annually in August, the Young at Art exhibit is always the most joy-filled exhibit of the year as students, along with their families and friends, have the opportunity to see their artistic creations presented in the professional gallery setting.

In 2020 we created a virtual gallery tour showcasing the amazing art our students created from our at-home summer art kits and have created a new Virtual Gallery tour for our 2022 Summer Classes.

View the virtual gallery tours by following the links below.

Enrollment
To enroll your child, please fill out the enrollment form and return it to Arts Visalia.  Class sizes are limited with enrollment on a first-come first-served basis.  To guarantee a place in a class, tuition must be paid at the time of enrollment.  Tuition is non-refundable unless cancelled by the parent at least one week prior to the start of class.  In the event a class is cancelled by Arts Visalia, a full refund will be given.

Classroom Volunteers and Notice to Parents
All instructors and volunteers over 18, including parents who would like to be in the classroom, are required to complete a livescan through Arts Visalia, to  ensure the safety of our students.  A livescan fee of $20.00 will be billed to the recipient.  We may occasionally have class observers for educational purposes. Thank you for your understanding.

The Young Imaginations Gallery

In our Young Imaginations Children’s Gallery you will find the creative works of the 5-17 year old participants in our year-round art classes.  Each month showcases a new group of young artists who were involved in the previous month’s art classes at Arts Visalia.  In addition, it provides a safe place for children and families to visit during gallery hours.

Through the City of Visalia’s Measure N Grant, Board of Supervisors Step-Up program, and Groppetti for Kids we target participation of at-risk and underserved youth in our after-school and summer art classes.  Working with at-risk and underserved students has enabled us to see how art impacts these children.  Art has been considered a deterrent to negative behavior.  Our art classes provide a positive atmosphere where children explore and expand their creative abilities, work collaboratively with peers and instructors, and make new friends.