The Oak Park Area Arts Council and The Oak Park Art League are having a photography contest!

The theme, “Of the Moment” is meant to encourage people to pause this holiday season and look at the moments that make this time of the year so special. From snow falling to gift giving to seeing friends and family, this contest is meant to highlight all the good things that are worth taking a moment to appreciate.

No Entry Fee!
Submissions are open now!!

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.

Our next talk about an OPAL retreat to Italy and LaRomita is scheduled! Mark your calendars for December 11, 6-8pm for a talk and wine tasting! RSVP

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!

For 2026 we are creating a new series where our creative community can meet, make, connect and share with fellow artists, in the gallery after dark, Thursday evenings, 6-8pm. Check out what’s coming up!

Community Fridge Project & Oak Park Art League unite art and action this holiday season
This Nov-Dec, join us in tackling food insecurity through creativity and community. Our partnership unites artists, neighbors, and changemakers to make a real impact during the holiday season.

Giving Tuesday will be here soon! Look for our special letter and social media coming later in November. If you'd like to give early, click here to donate your end-of-the-year gift now.
Thank you for supporting OPAL!

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.

The themed exhibition calls for art have been announced! Check out what will be coming to the Carriage House Gallery in 2026.

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

Please complete the submission form

Come shop in person in a new gift shop tucked in the corner of the Carriage House Gallery and filled with original handmade art and objects created locally. Discover new OPAL designs on swag you can wear and use to spread the word about the Oak Park Art League and help raise funds for our beloved organization.

Join us for an afternoon filled with powerful words and emotional expressions through poetry in response to escalating authoritarian threats and censorship in our nation. Free and open to the public.

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.

Our Fall 3 Adult Class Session is open for registration!

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

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

Current Micro Show

Lynn Harris Micro Quilts

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.