During OPAL’s Fall Fundraiser HOUSE of OPAL, the work by Oak Park Art League members on the gallery walls will create a rich backdrop of creative expression, epitomizing OPAL’s mission and reflecting our unique artistic community.

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OPAL invites anyone interested in creating coral-shaped forms out of crocheted plastic to our monthly ‘make something’ meet-ups. Our final maker’s meet-up is June 15!

The Oak Park Art League has partnered with La Romita School of Art in Umbria Italy to form a group artist retreat in summer 2027. Currently we are sharing this opportunity and gathering interested artists who would like to learn more join in this exciting art adventure!

OPAL is honored to host Betty Kim as our artist-in-residence July through September 2025.
Betty is a lens-based artist and educator in the Chicago metropolitan area. She incorporates self-portraiture, archival materials, pop culture, and a range of fiction

and non-fiction sources through her exploration of the following mediums: photography, printmaking, fiber arts, and sculpture.

We are always open to enhancing our garden courtyard, especially with works of art!

Check out what has landed and stop by to see the sculptures in OPAL’s courtyard garden.

SUMMER 3 session is live on our site and you can sign up now to make sure you get your spot.

Category is: “Come as Your Art!”

OPAL artists have thrown many costume parties in the past 100 years, so let’s get dressed to express!
Create and wear your favorite artwork aesthetic as wearable fashion. Design to wear for yourself, or pair up with a model to serve your look on the runway.

The evening will include small bites and beverages, music, a silent auction of one-of-a-kind wearable art fashion accessories and more!

Tickets available NOW!

Our June through September featured OPAL Artists at Prairie Title are Sandra Ferguson and Dave Ottens.
The Oak Park Art League is once again offering members a chance to display their work outside our main gallery, in local businesses we have partnered with to provide more exposure for artists.

OPAL is honored to host Shanelle Harrison as our artist-in-residence April through June 2025, and back as the curator for OPAl’s August exhibition, Stories from the Soul.

Thank you!

The Oak Park Art League at Oak Park Farmer’s Market, held a Bake Sale fundraiser on JULY 19, 2025. We are grateful for the help from our membership to both bake items to sell and help organize and work at our tent the day of.

Catalina Gongora is an artist and educator from Colombia, South America. Catalina loves teaching and interacting with the community, she is passionate about helping others express their feelings through art.

OPAL is publishing its first ARTISTS of OPAL Cookbook, planned to be released in November 2025, just in time for the holidays and aligned with our Food for Thought exhibition. We’re launching this call for recipes now and the deadline to submit will be in late summer 2025.

Happy Independence Day! This is how we parade!

Join us walking !

How small can you work and still maintain your style?  Find out!

We look forward to meeting many Oak Parkers at our booth at this year’s Day in Our Village, Sunday June 1!

Help us represent OPAL. Sign up for a slot here

Tony Armendariz is our Watercolor instructor at OPAL! Read more about his practice and his class in this months Instructor Spotlight.

Our next Open Critique is May, 29, 6-8pm

Anyone can bring in a single piece of their own artwork and get feedback from fellow artists.
Artists participating in this critique are expected to bring a piece of artwork to discuss.

OPAL has hosted many artist talks over the decades, both by artists and by individuals in related fields of interest to the visual art community. Talks are a great way to share information with our interested member body with the goal of improving our individual art practices. Talks offer another learning opportunity and a chance to connect at OPAL.

What if you were invited to exhibit at EXPO Chicago? What one work would you want to show?

For our 104th Anniversary Spring Member’s Exhibition, this is what we invite all active Artist Members to bring. The hanging fee is reduced to $15. for one work.

Mike Barett Kolasinski is our ever popular Pastel Painting instructor at OPAL! Read more about his practice and his class in this months Instructor Spotlight.