This open call exhibit asks; what are your best or strongest memories about food, or eating in community? What are your feelings about food and how can they be conveyed in an artwork to continue the long tradition of food as subject? All media welcome.

Artists and collectors alike can enjoy a vibrant pop-up Holiday Bazaar featuring member artworks and guest vendors who will exhibit and sell original works, all thoughtfully priced to make perfect gifts.

Art has always been a compass for navigating uncertainty. Help us map the territory between renewal and resolution. As we complete another revolution around the sun, we find ourselves at the threshold of new beginnings while carrying the weight of unfinished business.
This moment—suspended between what was and what could be—invites artistic exploration of transformation, persistence, and purposeful redirection.

In an age of digital connection and physical distance, how do we capture and portray what makes us most human? What does it mean to be human in this moment? Through figure and portrait, artists have long explored the complexity of human experience—our vulnerabilities, connections, contradictions, and resilience.

The Oak Park Art League celebrates emerging talent with works created in our historic classroom studio and taught by award winning artist instructors.
Our OPAL Student Showcase, highlights the creativity, vision, and artistic development of student artists of all ages and skill levels creating in our studio class room as well as work by OPAL teaching faculty.

This showcase provides a supportive platform for student artists to share their work, connect with the community, and celebrate the vital role of art education.

Celebrating 105 years of venerable history and generations of Oak Park Art League Artist Members, this biannual exhibition presents a curated showcase of work by OPAL's current membership. This exhibition honors our rich legacy while showcasing the diverse artistic voices that continue to shape OPAL's vibrant community.

Artist Members are invited to exhibit works that best represent their studio practice.

Explore the architecture that surrounds us daily—from grand buildings to humble furniture, from urban landscapes to intimate interior details. This exhibition celebrates design in all its forms: built environments, indoor and outdoor spaces, furniture, and everyday objects that shape our lives.

We invite contemporary artists to explore the timeless yet ever-evolving relationship between humanity and the botanical world in BLOOM: Art of Flowers & Foliage & Fruit. This juried exhibition celebrates the diverse ways artists interpret, reimagine, and respond to floral and botanical subjects through contemporary perspectives.

From intimate studies of botanical detail to abstract interpretations of natural forms, from environmental commentary to cultural symbolism, this exhibition seeks works that engage with flowers, foliage, and fruit as more than mere subject matter—as vessels for deeper artistic inquiry and expression.
Juried exhibition timed to align with OPRF Garden Club Garden Walk 

The Oak Park Art League invites proposals from emerging curators for our third annual Emerging Curator Exhibition—
a program designed to support and showcase curatorial talent while bringing fresh perspectives to our community.

This opportunity provides emerging curators with professional exhibition experience and platform to realize their curatorial vision within an established arts community.

How small can you work and still maintain your style?

After last year’s Microcosm Exhibit, you know what to expect! Think dollhouse meets fine art gallery. Can you capture your artistic vision in miniature while creating an immersive viewing experience?
Challenge accepted!