Community Fridge P r o j e c t
Holiday Crafting Fundraiser
$35. per person - ALL AGES WELCOME!

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’s Last exhibition of 2025 is an OPEN CALL for food themed artworks in all media!
From the still lives of the Renaissance and Dutch Golden age to the soft sculptures of Claus Oldenburg, or the lush impasto of Wayne Theibaud, food is everywhere in art!  Food is sustenance, it brings us together around a table, it can bring joy or anxiety, it can be factory-farmed or farm-to-table.

A weekend-long holiday market Pop-up at the Oak Park Art League and will feature local makers selling their creations in our gallery on
Saturday Dec 13 from 10am - 4pm and Sunday Dec 14 from 1-4pm.

Please submit this form to be considered for the market.
Submissions will be reviewed for acceptance.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE November 23, 2025

Juror: Sheri Rush
Oct 10 - Nov 2nd
ONLINE EXHIBIT CATALOG

Artist Reception & Talk - Sunday November 2, 2-4pm

Terrain Biennial is here and OPAL is hosting two artists, Bethany Cordero and Pia Cruzalegui, with works in our courtyard exhibition space - October 1 - November 15, 2025

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. There are a few options now and you can sign up to exhibit at

• West Cook YMCA

• Prairie Title

• Print Innovation Lab Pop-Up

Please complete the submission form

Current Micro Show

Lynn Harris Micro Quilts

Our Fall 2 Adult Class Session is open for registration!

OPAL’s artist residency program began in May 2024 and is once again open for proposals through November 1, 2025.
Visit Artist Residency page for more details, past resident projects and a portal for residency submissions.

This is where you will find all the opportunities we come across or that come in especially to be shared with the OPAL artist community.

Thank you for joining us to celebrate HOUSE of OPAL! We had a great time and met our fundraising goal with help from attendees and sponsors and donations from the community.
Take a look at some of the moments from the runway and beyond.

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.

Stop by to see Distorted Lens, Betty Kim’s camera obscura installation in our residency space, now through Sept 28.
You also have the chance to take a digital photography class with Betty in our upcoming class session!

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.

JOIN US!
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!

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 !