The Visual Arts Center of Richmond (VisArts) has helped adults and children explore their creativity and make great art since 1963, when the organization was founded as the Hand Workshop. Today, VisArts is a 30,000-square-foot arts center in the Fan District that boasts 15 professional-grade art studios and the True F. Luck Gallery. Each year VisArts offers more than 700 visual and creative arts classes in clay, wood, fiber, painting, photography, printmaking, glass, metal, drawing, writing, decorative arts, and other visual media, as well as creative writing. The organization touches the lives of more than 32,000 people each year through its classes, exhibitions, community outreach programs, camps, workshops, and special events.