BARELY THERE: micro art showcase
How small can you work and still maintain your style?
After last year’s Microcosm Exhibit, you know what to expect! Think dollhouse meets fine art gallery. Can you capture your artistic vision in miniature while creating an immersive viewing experience?
Challenge accepted!
PERMISSION TO WORK: OPAL Student Exhibition
Calling all current and past OPAL students and instructors! Kick off 2027 with us at the Student & Instructor Exhibition, a celebration of the work happening inside our classroom studio all year long.
Figure & Portrait Exhibition
OPAL invites artists to submit figurative and portrait work in any medium for our judged annual Figure & Portrait Exhibition.
/wEirD/ReAMs/ Abstract & Surrealist Exhibition
Step into the strange and the sublime. OPAL's /wEirD/ReAMs/ exhibition celebrates abstract and surrealist works. We want to show pieces that bend logic, dissolve form, and follow the subconscious somewhere new.
Spring Artist Member Exhibition
Our Spring Member Exhibition is a showcase for OPAL's own community of exhibiting artists. We are proud of the unique artists voices who show in the Carriage House Gallery, and this is a chance for active members to share their latest work on the gallery walls that have exhibited generations of artists work.
Young Artist Exhibition
OPAL invites middle and high school artists from across the area OPRF, Hinsdale, and beyond, to join a school-year-long collaboration culminating in a fully student-run exhibition.
AvantGardeN ~ Botanicals Upside Down
AvantGardeN turns the garden and nature on its head. For this juried exhibition OPAL is looking for bold, unconventional botanical work — nature reimagined, turned inside out, not just observed — for this extended-run summer exhibition.
Guest Exhibition: Chicago Sculpture International
OPAL's Carriage House Gallery and courtyard garden become one big gallery. We're hosting a guest group exhibition of sculpture by members of Chicago Sculpture International, installed both inside and out in the garden.
Fall Artist Member Exhibition
Our Fall Member Exhibition is a showcase for OPAL's own community of exhibiting artists. We are proud of the unique artists voices who show in the Carriage House Gallery, and this is a chance for active members to share their latest work on the gallery walls that have exhibited generations of artists work.
ALT MYX: Material Exploration
ALT MYX celebrates material thinking and innovation in the form of assemblage, found object work, mixed media, collage and more. Go crazy! Put something in the mix that will be a treat to read on your gallery label. This is your call to bring us the unexpected material choices and the stories they tell.
Fall Artist Member Exhibition
Celebrating 105 years of venerable history and five generations of Oak Park Art League Artist Members, this biannual exhibition presents a curated showcase of work by OPAL's current membership.
Artist Members are invited to exhibit works that best represent their studio practice.
Designer Call: HOUSE OF OPAL
Be a part of OPAL’s Annual Gala! The House of OPAL needs fashion designers to show their looks!
HOME: Art of Architecture Everywhere
Explore the architecture that surrounds us daily—from grand buildings to humble furniture, from urban landscapes to intimate interior details. This exhibition celebrates design in all its forms: built environments, indoor and outdoor spaces, furniture, and everyday objects that shape our lives.
OPAL Student Showcase
The Oak Park Art League celebrates emerging talent with works created in our historic classroom studio and taught by award winning artist instructors.
Our OPAL Student Showcase, highlights the creativity, vision, and artistic development of student artists of all ages and skill levels creating in our studio class room as well as work by OPAL teaching faculty.
This showcase provides a supportive platform for student artists to share their work, connect with the community, and celebrate the vital role of art education.
Being Human: Figure & Portrait show
In an age of digital connection and physical distance, how do we capture and portray what makes us most human? What does it mean to be human in this moment? Through figure and portrait, artists have long explored the complexity of human experience—our vulnerabilities, connections, contradictions, and resilience.
Holiday Bazaar
Artists and collectors alike can enjoy a vibrant pop-up Holiday Bazaar featuring member artworks and guest vendors who will exhibit and sell original works, all thoughtfully priced to make perfect gifts.
SPIRALING: Eco-Art for Kid’s Sake
This open call judged exhibition seeks to showcase innovative “green” eco-art works and aligns with Plastic-free July, seeking to inspire action and social change through the use of found objects, repurposed for art.