In November 2017, Arts Visalia is pleased to host Sequoia High School’s exhibition, Sequoia High School Art: Revealing a Parallax. The gallery will be showing work by a number of students from the school. Sequoia High School offers a fresh start to students in an accepting and non-threatening atmosphere, as well as success in earning a living through vocational and career preparation. This exhibition will offer collaboration with students who feel misrepresented and suppressed in society. The theme of the show is related to View Masters and the idea that people will be given an alternative view of Sequoia High School through the "reels" that the students have to offer. Just like the old View Masters were designed to give people a chance to "experience" other views or destinations, these works will offer an opportunity to experience the students’ ideas. View Masters work on the idea of parallax which is related to how things are viewed from different angles; thus, the idea behind a different view of Sequoia High School as its interpretation paralleling an alternate way of thinking. The Sequoia High School art program has about 120-140 students. Art teacher, Sarah Coker states, “I have the most popular electives on campus and I say this humbly when I state that students will fight to get into my classes.” Sequoia High School offers both Studio Art and 3D Media (introduced last year). Coker is also in charge of the Art Club which provides an open platform for students to have a voice and choice of theme and media. Many of the students express the desire to become better artists and to learn new techniques by exploring their creativity and passion and have talked about how therapeutic art is to find calmness and overcome anger. The exhibition runs from November 1st through 17th. The opening reception will be held on Friday, November 3rd, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and is sponsored in part by Bueno Beverage, Safco, Arts Consortium Community Grant, Board of Supervisors Step Up, and Tandoori House. For part of November and December, Arts Visalia will host their annual Holiday Show & Sale. This special exhibition will have many items for sale by a variety of artists from the gift shop expanded through the exhibit space. Exhibit will run from November 22nd through December 16th, with First Friday being December 1st from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This is a great opportunity to purchase gifts for loved ones. Arts Visalia’s Fall Fund Raiser will be a raffle starting First Friday, November 3rd and continues thru Friday, December 8th. Each Board Member has donated at least two raffle items worth at least $25 each. We will sell tickets for $5 each or 5 for $20. The raffle drawing will be on December 8th at 5pm so we will have time to get the raffle items to the winners before we go dark for 2 weeks. Please stop in the gallery and purchase your raffle tickets and support Arts Visalia! We are counting on you. Join Arts Visalia for a morning of free face painting at the 13th Annual Race Against Hunger’s Kid’s Zone on Thursday, November 23 rd, Thanksgiving Day! Arts Visalia is partnering with the Visalia Emergency Aid Council to provide fun activities for the children of this beneficial event. All proceeds from the Race Against Hunger benefit the Visalia Emergency Aid Food Pantry. The Race Against Hunger provides critical funding for food assistance to more than 1,100 families (2,500 children) in need each month. Arts Visalia is happy to be a part of such a cause. Art classes for children and adults are ongoing at Arts Visalia. Please download registration forms from our website artsvisalia.org, or stop in and pick up the fall schedule at the gallery! For more information and class descriptions, please go to artsvisalia.org, call us at 559-739-0905 or visit us at the gallery, 214 East Oak Avenue, Visalia, California 93291.