Artist Opportunities

Welcome artists! This is where you will find all the opportunities we create, come across or that are sent to us especially to be shared with the OPAL community. We will keep this refreshed as we receive them.

OPAL + Opportunities = OPALtunities

Satellite and Pop-Up Exhibitions

• West Cook YMCA

• Prairie Title

• Print Innovation Lab Pop-Up

Please complete the submission form

Join OPAL in ITALY, 2027!

Our next talk about an OPAL retreat to Italy and LaRomita will be in early 2026

Find out more about La Romita School of Art and what’s in store on their website, and if you’d like to attend the next talk to ask questions and get more details about this opportunity.

OPAL Internships

We offer internship opportunities to high school junior and seniors as well as college age individuals seeking experience in the visual arts. We have art administration, art education and exhibition focused internships that may be paid or can be fulfilled for college credit.

Please fill out the application fully and attach your resume. We will respond to applicants who complete the entire application with next steps. 

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Out in the Community

Commissioned Portrait painting

Seeking Painters interested in producing commissioned portrait paintings, preferably in oil. Please have completed work available to show your proficiency and style.
Please contact TR for more details

CALL FOR ARTISTS:
Imagine Foundation CASINO NIGHT

CASINO NIGHT fundraising event for OPRFHS Imagine Foundation on November 8,
We are including an art component with a BUY NOW option for guests.
The goal is to have 50 pieces of art created by OPRFHS students, D97 & D90 middle school students and local artists.
All creative work would be an in-kind donation. Event will supply the canvases of a specific size. Below are the parameters for the art.

DETAILS:

• Format: 4×5 artworks; students may submit one piece or a small series (e.g., diptych/triptych using multiple 4×5 canvases).

• Mediums: Any 2D media (paint, mixed media, collage, printmaking, photography mounted to with a finished size of 4”×5”

• Materials: 4”×5” canvases, provided
  Artists can pick up the canvas(es) at
  1011 Lake Street Suite 202 Oak Park, IL 60302 

• Exhibit/Auction: Displayed (with artist name and IG handle or website) and auctioned at Casino Night; Event will handle tags, display, and sales

• Artwork needs to be turned in by October 24th.

CAPE (Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education)

 CAPE is hiring several artists to teach regular weekly afterschool art classes at west suburban locations this coming school year.  Specifically looking for Multidisciplinary artists such as Visual Arts, Movement/ Dance, Music, Writing to teach with other artist partners.
Interested? Here is the link to apply
CAPE Teaching Artist Application | Notion

New art display space
at the Forest Park Public Library

Now accepting applications for local artists to display their art in our library space. You can find the application and all of the details at fppl.org/art.