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OPAL Artist Member FALL Exhibition 2022
Nov
10
to Dec 10

OPAL Artist Member FALL Exhibition 2022

No theme. No judges. Must have been created in the past 3 years and be no more than 36" in any direction. Let's see what you've got! OPAL Artist Member FALL Exhibition 2022. Must be an Artist Member for this exhibition but you can register to become one ($100 annually) when you deliver your work. This will be the finale to the exhibition schedule for 2022, so don't miss this chance to show what you want!!!

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HOME: Art for Social Awareness
Oct
7
to Nov 2

HOME: Art for Social Awareness

This Open Call is looking for artworks that reflect on what “HOME” means through the experiences and emotions that define our understanding of who we are, collectively and individually.

There are physical and emotional realities to where we stay, and where we stay may or may not be “HOME.”

This Exhibit is proudly sponsored by BYLINE BANK


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Art 101: A Regional Juried Exhibition
Sep
1
to Sep 30

Art 101: A Regional Juried Exhibition

Celebrating its 101st year, the Oak Park Art League (OPAL) proudly announces a regional call for art work with Art 101: A Regional Juried Exhibition. OPAL is looking for work that best demonstrates the artist's use of materials and mastery of skill in their chosen medium.

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DRAW: Ways to See
Aug
3
to Aug 26

DRAW: Ways to See

Often considered to be art in its most direct and fundamental form, drawing has expanded beyond marks made with charcoal on paper. In its most traditional sense, the act of drawing depicts the observation and continued practice of mark making by the artist. The artist creates a narrative with their choice of drawing materials and ways that line, proportion, scale, subject and positive & negative space are depicted. The physical process or act of drawing con-temporarily includes additions of other mediums, while staying true to the act of creating a line on a surface to create an image.

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Small Works
Jul
2
to Jul 28

Small Works

Bigger is not always better. The rejection of working on a large scale can be prompted by available materials or space to work, or simply the artist's interpretation of macro to micro. Artistic creation on a grand scale once depicted importance, power or influence of subject and artist. Today, work created on a much smaller scale is no less important, influential or powerful. Rather, its creation offers a more intimate relationship between artist and subject and its completion offers that to subject and viewer. This exhibition celebrates the innovation of artists that work on a small scale - whether by necessity or intended message.

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Midwest Landscape - The Relationship of Artist and Terrain
Jun
2
to Jun 24

Midwest Landscape - The Relationship of Artist and Terrain

Whether depicting scenery as illustration or storytelling, background setting or main subject, artists have a strong relationship with the landscape that surrounds them. From Renaissance painters to contemporary practitioners such as Diebenkorn, Hockney and Gornik, the depiction of landscape is not simply a matter of copying nature or the artist's view. A creative distillation of color, scale, shape, space, atmosphere and composition become the driver of the artistic inquiry. Through the reorganization and simplification of this visual information the artist becomes a translator. The Midwest landscape, rural to urban, offers ample opportunity for creative expression and query.

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Abandoned Spaces
May
4
to May 26

Abandoned Spaces

Abandoned spaces can evoke feelings from fear to idyllic nostalgia. These places can be artifacts of history, contain traces of earlier life, offer chances to reflect and give shelter or new opportunities for development and use.

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Tangible Abstractions
Mar
2
to Mar 31

Tangible Abstractions

Throughout time and across most cultures, artists have created abstract art. It unfolds and reveals itself in time and layers, needing space to develop and grow. And artists have distinct views on the outer world that goes beyond the literal, and through non-objective art expression, the viewer obtains a glimpse into those innermost perceptions.

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Hot House: A Botanical Oasis
Feb
1
to Feb 24

Hot House: A Botanical Oasis

Beat the winter blaahs! The Oak Park Art League is transforming its Carriage House Gallery into an artistic winter “hot house” as a retreat from the cold & grey of the deep winter months. This exhibit will celebrate the vibrant floral colors that spring and early summer bring upon arrival.

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Figures & Faces
Jan
4
to Feb 1

Figures & Faces

Figures & Faces, is an open call group exhibition that celebrates the practice and study of foundational & representational skills needed in drawing, painting and sculpting the human form with competency.

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