Check out this clip from: Beanie the Spider meets a REAL Art Gallery Director, Bryan Northup of the Oak Park Art League. Part of the Beanie the Spider & Friends Talk Time interview series. See the whole video and more on YouTube.

Sunday May 5th, 10am - noon
OPAL is partnering with The Registry Of Figure Models And Artists to host a Paired Figure Model Workshop. Spaces will be limited for artists, so register ASAP. This is going to be fun!  Don’t miss it!

WE SEE YOU: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in 2024

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 4

Jurors: Pia Cruzalegui & Mia Garcia Hills

During this election year, the Oak Park Art League will host a national juried exhibition that aims to spotlight the values of the broader Oak Park community that celebrates inclusion, diversity and equity, during this time in our nation’s history when these very ideals are blatantly under attack.

Sunday March 10, 2-4pm

This event will include an After Hours Contributors Open Mic,
Featuring After Hours #47 Featured Writer Yolanda Nieves,
Followed by Albert DeGenova reading from his new book Human Nature, poems of witness. Book cover art by Jonathan Franklin

Saturday March 2nd at 2pm

The group of artists presenting Essence of Mark-Making will host a talk in the gallery and share their process and what is behind the drawings they are creating. This event is free and open to the public.

OPAL is very excited to welcome our new Executive Director, Bryan Northup (Grayson). Please read Bryan’s letter, and welcome him in his new role.

Being a member of OPAL is a wonderful way to be part of a vibrant and supportive community of artists, art enthusiasts, and creative thinkers. As a member of OPAL, you have access to a wide range of art classes, workshops, exhibitions, and events that can help you develop your skills and deepen your appreciation for art.

Small in stature, but bigger than life in attitude and impact, Bobbie Raymond left a legacy that lives on in Oak Park and beyond. Now she will forever be remembered with a bronze bust, permanently displayed on a stone pedestal in the courtyard at the Oak Park Art League (OPAL), 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park.

“A year of dance, music, poetry and visual arts.”