The Jury selected finalists for the “Of the Moment” Photo contest, hosted by the Oak Park Area Arts Council and the Oak Park Art League, will be on display for two weeks at the main branch of the Oak Park Public Library. Visit the library between January 15th and January 29th and VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES. With three different categories to vote for, your vote will determine who walks away with the cash prizes. Voting is free and open to the public!!

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.

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.

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.

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

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 !

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.