Arts
Arts Visalia
Open: Tues-Sat, 11:30am-3pm, Eves. Thurs & Fri 5-8pm
Location:214 E. Oak Avenue,
Downtown Visalia
Phone: 559-739-0905
This non-profit community arts center is one of Visalia’s oldest. It is located in a delightful brick building that once was the “old creamery,” located next to what was the “old jail” and across the street from The Depot restaurant that once served as Visalia’s railroad terminal. Children’s classes are an ongoing feature and the gallery, with full-service kitchen, is available for public and private receptions. Kevin Bowman, curator
Huff's Art Center
Open: Tues-Fri, Noon – 8pm; Sat 9am-5pm
Location:118 N. Willis, Downtown Visalia
Phone: 559-723-4833
At the center you will find a variety of classes available to choose
from in many mediums, as well as artist workshop opportunities, hourly space rental for projects, and many more. We have classes for ages pre-school to adults for all levels of experience, especially the beginner, or “want to be beginner”.
The art center sponsors many community events like Art in the Park in the summer and VAST (Visalia Art Studio Tour) in the fall. -Oct. 6th, 2007-
The mission of the Huff Art Center is to cultivate the creation, appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts through classes, exhibitions and events designed to facilitate these objectives.
Design by Arenas
Open: Tues-Thurs, 10am-6pm, Fri & Sat 10am-3pm, Sun in December, 10am-3pm
Location: 208 W. Main Street in Montgomery Square
Phone: 559-733-1981
On display are artist Richard Arenas’ bronze sculptures and tiles. Many of his subjects portray the life of California’s migrant farm workers, reflecting his own family’s history. He created the statue of Hugh Mooney and his dog for the Tulare County Historical Society. Displays are varied monthly, featuring the work of other area artists.
First Arts
Gallery and Events Center
Open: Tues-Sat 11am – 5:30pm, also by appointment
Location: 208 W. Main St., Ste - Montgomery Square
Phone: 559-738-9754
This energetic and eclectic group burst onto the Visalia arts scene in recent years, introducing the outdoor Visalia Arts Market at Garden Street Plaza. Under the leadership of Carole Firstman, Aaron Collins and Thora Guthrie, First Arts introduced new events such new events as the Dia de Los Muertos celebration, the Marjorie Brandon Awards party; Earth Day’s “Trash to Fashion” show.
EaselHeads Gallery
Open: Wed-Sat 11am – 6pm, extended hours on weekends
Location:118 S. Church Street, Downtown Visalia
Phone:
American Expressionist Abby Rubinstein is the artist-in-residence at Susan Hopkins’ downtown gallery. Solo shows are held to introduce other new artists as they are discovered by the gallery owners. Also in their collection are giclees, art mugs and vintage jewelry.
Glenn Warren Hill Studio
Open: Tues-Sat 10am-5:30pm
Location:229 W. Main Street, Downtown Visalia
Phone: 559-738-9808
After a successful 23-year career in television and film production, this award-winning animation director and producer sought a slower, more rural pace when he opened his studio gallery in Visalia in 2001. His medium is oil and story telling in an illustrative manner is his genre, ranking his works under the headings Heartland, Western, Pleine Aire and Portraits.
Sierra Forge & Fire
Open: Call for availability
Location: Exeter
Phone: 559-592-2080
Sierra Forge & Fire is an educational center for fine artisan crafts, currently offering classes in three disciplines: Artistic Blacksmithing, Bladesmithing, and Glassblowing. Situated in an historic 1920's era brick building in the picturesque city of Exeter, California, Sierra Forge & Fire offers a variety of intensive classes and workshops for beginning to advanced students. Employing an outstanding lineup of instructors from throughout the United States and Europe, Sierra Forge & Fire offers a world-class learning environment for the study of the fire arts.
In addition to offering courses in Artistic Blacksmithing, Knife making, and Glassblowing, Sierra Forge & Fire is actively seeking community partnerships to develop programs and educational opportunities for adolescents and at-risk youth. The Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art
Open: Tues-Sat 1pm-5pm
Location: 1570 Tenth Avenue, south of Hanford, Take Hwy 198 west from Visalia to Hanford. Exit 10th Ave., drive south approx 6 miles)
Phone: (559) 582-4915
One of the most outstanding collections of Japanese art in the nation is housed in buildings surrounded by a working farm. It is one of only two museums in the U.S. concentrating solely on Japanese art.
The institute was founded by Elizabeth and Willard G. Clark in 1995 and is housed at their ranch. Its name honors Dr. Sherman Lee and his wife Ruth. He is the former Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art and they have been instrumental in advising the Clarks on their acquisitions since the 1970s.
On display is a superb collection of significant Japanese screen and scroll paintings, sculptures and art objects dating from the 8th to the 20th centuries. There are about 160 hanging scrolls, 30 pairs of single screens, decorative art pieces and 10 works of sculpture, mainly from the Kamakura period (1185-1333).
The Wooden Indian Gallery
Open: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, limited hours on Sun
Location:In the Mary’s Vineyard Shopping Center
1601 E. Noble Avenue
Phone:559-636-9701
This is the city’s only gallery that offers custom framing service along with fine art and unique gifts. The shop carries one of the largest collections by western artist Robert “Shoofly” Shufelt and is an authorized dealer for the Thomas Kinkade Company. Artwork in the gallery also features artists Stephen Lyman, June Care, James Christensen, Bev Doolittle and many others from the Greenwich Workshop, Somerset House, Mill Pond Press and McGaw Publishing
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