For 104 years, the Oak Park Art League has been a refuge and respite from daily stresses,
a place to learn, exchange, create and connect in our community.
We are deeply grateful for your continued support, which enables us to:
🎨 Lower barriers through scholarships and free art programs
🎨 Reach underserved schools with vital art instruction
🎨 Offer engaging, art-focused programming
🎨 Keep this historic “third space” open to everyone as a place to connect and create.
After more than a century, you might think we’re indestructible—but like any artist’s tools and supplies, we need renewal to thrive. In a time when arts funding is increasingly scarce,
community-supported places like OPAL are more important than ever.
Thank you for helping us continue this legacy of creativity and connection.
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OPAL NEWS
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.
Holiday Crafting Fundraiser
Saturday Dec. 6, 10:30 - noon
$35. per person - Limited seats, ALL AGES WELCOME!
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.
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!
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
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.
Carriage House Gallery