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IN THE PRESS
Oak Park Art League and West Cook YMCA Collaborate on New Mural March 23, 2026
Oak Park Art League presents new group exhibit ‘UnderConstruction’, Wednesday Journal, January 11, 2025
Review: Abandoned Spaces Come to Life at the Oak Park Art League, May 12, 2022
Review: Exploring the Relationship Between Art and Music at the Oak Park Art League - Third Coast Review, August 7, 2021
News: Oak Park Art League receives pandemic relief grant from Landmarks Illinois, 2020
Review: The Dynamics of Quantum Physics Through Abstract Art at the Oak Park Art League Third Coast Review, March 12, 2020
Review: The Oak Park Art League’s New Exhibit Is All About Entanglements Pioneer Press, UPDATED: February 25, 2020
‘The power of art’: Oak Park exhibit shares journeys of breast cancer survivors, UPDATED: May 8, 2019
SUMMER Classes in the Studio
Our SUMMER 1 Adult Class Session June 28 - Aug 1 is open for registration.
Sign up early for best pricing.
Figure Drawing
Work on your figure drawing skills at your own pace in our three hour, non-instructional sessions.
We offer 3 sessions per week
Thursdays, 9am - noon
Fridays, 6:30 - 9:30pm
Sundays, 10am - 1pm
Instructor Spotlight
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.
Instructor Spotlight
Tony Armendariz is our Watercolor instructor at OPAL! Read more about his practice and his class in this months Instructor Spotlight.
Instructor Spotlight
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.
Instructor Spotlight
Michael Cuadrado Gonzalez is one of our newest instructors at OPAL! Read more about his practice and his class in this months Instructor Spotlight.
Instructor Spotlight
Julie Sulzen has been teaching at OPAL as our resident oil painting instructor for the past 3 years.
We are very fortunate to have Julie teaching with us and creating a community of oil painters along the way.
Workshop Drop
Here is the latest lineup of workshops scheduled at OPAL. Check out the details and sign up early as these are one-time offerings.
Instructor Spotlight
Jess Howard has been teaching drawing at OPAL for 15 years this January! And we’re all the better for it!