Thursday brings the Second Thursday West Seattle Art Walk back to California Avenue SW, with storefront displays, gallery stops and an added holiday-season push for gift shopping at local businesses.

One featured stop is West Seattle Realty at 2715 California SW, where photography by students in the West Seattle High School arts program will be on display. The show is also being used as a fundraiser for the program after major cuts to arts funding for classroom materials.

West Seattle Realty says it will provide a matching grant of $1,000 for money raised during the fundraiser. Organizers say most venues hosting shows will start at 5 p.m. Thursday, and the official Art Walk map is continuing to update artists and hours ahead of the event.

The evening pairs neighborhood shopping with a chance to see student work in a storefront setting, one of the recurring features that gives the West Seattle Art Walk its local character.

Originally reported by West Seattle Blog.