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Dear Members and Friends, Happy New Year from OPAL staff and board! Stepping into the new year can feel unsettling, overwhelming, in some ways daunting or maybe just like more of the same, but even so, we are choosing to be hopeful and celebrate 2025 in a few ways while looking forward to creating exciting exhibitions and studio experiences in the coming year. Acknowledging that we are all UNDER CONSTRUCTION, and will remain open while the work is being done; we welcome the year with a call for artwork addressing the varied meanings of “under construction”, unfinished works are welcome, (#wip) works in progress that may illuminate the process of creating. Phoebe has been working diligently to get our classes online sooner and make them available to register earlier. You can find Winter 1 and 2 Sessions and more about our new courses and instructors we are so excited to offer. Sunday Jan 5, 10am - 1pm. First of 2025 - FREE figure drawing session with a clothed model, open to youth 12+ and adults.
Please register for a spot as space is limited. Crochet Coral Club is a community art project open to all. We will learn to crochet plastics into coral forms with the goal of displaying our work as an installation in OPAL’s July show SPIRALING. We start meeting monthly on the third Sunday from 1-3pm, first meeting is January 19. Join us no matter your skill level. Let us know you’re coming here We are excited for a new community connection and a wonderful partnership with Kribi Coffee Air Rostery.
OPAL is your new coffee spot Saturdays & Sundays 1-4pm.
Weekend Kribi coffee starts at our Under Construction reception, Saturday Jan 11, 1-4pm. Lastly, a huge thank you to all who donated to the Oak Park Art League during our annual year end appeal. It is certainly encouraging to know the support is there for our mission and programming and for expanding it in 2025. I look forward to seeing you at OPAL soon. Sincerely,
Bryan Northup Grayson
Executive Director
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