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In May, OPAL transitions to a monthly format for its newsletter, so watch for publication on the first of every month. Members, please make note of this change as you send us news of your activities and events.
OPAL’s Spring II classes get underway on May 9th, so hurry and REGISTER this week! Be aware that member registration now requires a login and password, which current members should have received via email in early April. If you are having trouble with your login information, please contact the OPAL business office for assistance during gallery hours, M-F 1:00-5:00 pm, or email us at: oakparkartleague@gmail.com
Up next in the OPAL gallery is our Places & Spaces exhibition, an open call show for all media and interpretations of landscapes, cityscapes and interiors. “Places that Inspire” will be the topic of our CRITIQUE on Monday, May 16th and Jackie Lakely will open the session with a presentation of her recent artist residency at Sumburgh Head Lighthouse at the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland in northern Scotland. Artists are invited to bring a work in progress or finished work that expresses place and/or space as source(s) for inspiration.
Mark your calendars for the upcoming IDEA SLAM on Tuesday, May 17th at 7:00 pm in the OPAL gallery. If you have any burning ideas about what might make OPAL more exciting, we invite you to bring them to the Idea Slam. Participation from Artist Members is especially encouraged, as we are looking for feedback on exhibitions and programs. Your input will help us shape OPAL’s future as we begin planning for our centennial anniversary in 2021. Hope to see you there…pizza will be served!
Julie Carpenter
Executive Director
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In This Issue
MISSION
The Oak Park Art League believes in the freedom of expression and the importance of the creative voice. For more than 90 years OPAL has sustained an environment to develop, nurture and exhibit the work of local artists, past and present while cultivating art appreciation in the community. Our mission is to provide access to the disciplines and development processes so that artists of all ages, from amateur to hobbyist, enthusiast to professional may refine their unique creative voice in our studios and galleries.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board President: Jennifer McNulty
Secretary:Rachel Schwabe
Treasurer:Peter Vlerick
Carrie Bankes
Jill Kramer Goldstein
Rebecca Holbrook Erhart
Ginny Pitre-Hay
Alex Velazquez Brightbill
Anna Stiles
Bette Williams
Sundeepa Kaur
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EXHIBITS
Closing Friday, May 6
Congratulations to judge Frank Spidale's choices for the Spring Artist Member Exhibit.
1st - Jesse Howard - Portrait of the Westside
2nd - Bryan Northup - Sea Change
3rd - Richard Laurent - The Necessity of Beauty
HM - Gina Lee Robbins - Pyrrah's Offering
HM - Larry Day - EL on Lake
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UP NEXT:
Artists have been communicating ideas about their surroundings since the cave paintings of Lascaux. This includes the natural and built environment, and the constructed & deconstructed world. Artists may choose to idealize, exaggerate, distort or edit views of these spaces and places in the way that best communicates the thoughts, concepts, mood or meaning behind a given piece of artwork.The Oak Park Art League invites artists to submit up to 3 works of art that convey their interpretation of these Places & Spaces. All work must be original (painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, mixed media or photography), created within the last 3 years and not exhibited at OPAL in the last 18 months.
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Courtyard Exhibition
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Satellite Exhibitions
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Mondays
| 10:00am-noon |
| Beginning/Intermediate
Drawing
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| 4:00-5:30pm |
| Ceramics Chopped! |
| 6:00-8:00pm |
| Figure Drawing |
Tuesdays
| 1:00-3:00pm |
| Draw Your House |
Wednesdays
| 10:00am-noon |
| Watercolor Foundations |
| 12:30-3:30pm |
| Painting a Day: The Figure |
| 4:30-6:00pm |
| Still Life for Teens and
Adults: Inspired by Matisse
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| 7:00-9:00pm |
| Intermediate/Advanced
Drawing
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Thursdays
| 9:30-12:30pm |
| Fundamentals of Portraiture
and Figure for
Drawing and Painting
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| 6:30-8:30pm |
| Beginning Drawing |
Fridays
| 10am-noon |
| Exploring Possibilities in
Acrylic Painting
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| 1:00-3:00pm |
| Anatomy of The Human
Form
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| 4:00-6:00pm |
| Acrylic Painting |
Saturdays
| 10:30-12:30pm |
| Mixed Media Techniques |
| 10:30-12:30pm |
| Altered Book Art |
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Ceramics: Chopped! Teens 12 - Adult
Mondays 4:00-5:30pm
Kaleidoscope Painting Ages 5 - 10
Tuesdays 4:00-5:30pm
Still Life for Teens and Adults:
Inspired by Matisse Teens 12 - Adult
Wednesdays 4:30 - 6:00pm
Building Foundations of Art Ages 9-13+
Instructor: Sharron Ott Bartemio
Thursdays 4:00 - 6:00pm
Acrylic Painting Ages 14+
Fridays 4:00-6:00 pm
Saturdays 9:00-10:00am
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Workshops
Figure Drawing Workshop
with Claudia Pontarelli-Hallissey
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Saturday, June 25th, 1:00-4:00pm |
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Oak Park Art League Studio |
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Teens to Adults |
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$65 |
Dare to be an artist in Montmartre, peeking into the colorful and flamboyant cabarets and dance halls of nocturnal 19th century Paris. Quickly sketch the spunky dancers and then draw them in tableauxin coquettish and theatrical costumes.
Dancers from Intuit Dance Performance Company will model several ten minutes poses and two, one-hour long poses. A short Power Point presentation on Toulouse Lautrec, the "artist in residence" at the Moulin Rouge, will be shown before the drawing begins.
Students supply own drawing/painting materials of choice.
Models provided by: Jessica Hallam and Intuit Dance Performance Company
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Figure Sessions
Drawing | Painting | Sculpting
For decades the Oak Park Art League has recognized the importance of figure study to artists of all skill levels and media and offers an array of live model figure drawing and painting opportunities that
are open to the public on a drop in basis. We welcome you to join us!
Please note, no paper or art materials are supplied. These are self-instructed sessions.
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OPAL Members
$10 per session
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Non-members
$15 per session
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| SUNDAYS, 1-4pm |
Figure Drawing |
| TUESDAYS, 9am-noon |
Figure Painting |
| TUESDAYS, 6:30-9:30pm |
Figure Sculpting & Drawing |
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May Critique: Monday, May 16th, 7-8:30pm
Topic: Places & Spaces that Inspire!
Jackie Lakely, OPAL Artist Member and teaching artist, will open the session with a short discussion about her artist residency in Sumburgh Head Lighthouse in Scotland. Jackie will share how a change in venue for a month inspired a new body of work and allowed for her to focus on specific goals and let surprises find their way into her paintings.
Artists are invited to bring a work in progress or finished work that expresses place and/or space as source(s) for inspiration. Jackie teaches Watercolor Foundations, Acrylic Painting and Mixed Media classes at OPAL.
IDEA SLAM: Tuesday, May 17th, 7pm in the OPAL gallery
If you have any burning ideas about what might make OPAL more exciting, we invite you to bring them to the Idea Slam. Participation from Artist Members is especially encouraged, as we are looking for feedback on exhibitions and programs. Your input will help us shape OPAL’s future as we begin planning for our centennial anniversary in 2021.
Hope to see you there… pizza will be served!
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Thank you to all the members who recently volunteered for our Spring Clean-Up of the courtyard and for participating in last Saturday's Youth Art Expo at Cheney Mansion. There are always upcoming opportunities to volunteer at OPAL...
-Including A Day in Our Village-
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On Wednesday, April 27th, OPAL welcomed the Chicago Artists Coalition Chartwell Collectors Circle and several Artist Members for a lecture on collecting. Many thanks to Jay Dandy and Melissa Weber for bringing us this wonderful talk about their private collection of mid-century objects and contemporary art.
Thanks to all of the Artist Members who helped out at the West Suburban Consortium of Young Artists Expo at the Cheney Mansion on a beautiful Saturday in April.
A special thank you to Intuit Dance, who provided a trio of lovely ballerinas for OPAL's Figure Drawing demonstration, coordinated by Claudia Hallissey and Mike Vest. Thanks also to Ted Gordon for lining up Plein Air demonstrations throughout day day.
Many thanks to Anna & Eric Stiles, Bette Williams, Jim Sweitzer and Jonathan Franklin, for all generously volunteering time on Saturday, April 16th to tidy up OPAL's garden courtyard. Our sculpture garden is looking good for the upcoming garden walk this June!
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Have some news to share? Exhibit, award, art related event? Please email the details to oakparkartleague@gmail.com with "MEMBER NEWS" in the subject line, and be sure to include the end date of the event.
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The personal art collection of cartoonist Nicole Hollander, best known for her character Sylvia, is available for sale as part of an online auction through Caring Transitions of LaGrange-Oak Park.
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Gallery PINK on Harrison Street is hosting a Pop Up Clearance Sale for Ridge Art Gallery, featuring Haitian, African and American Fine and Folk Art, two weekends in May.
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Ceremony for Agoue
by Hugh Guy Rouanez
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Congratulations to Jill Kramer for being selected to create artwork for promoting Downtown Oak Park!
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May 7 - 11 - Places & Spaces - Artwork Pick-up / Drop-off
May 13, 7-9pm - Opening Reception for Places & Spaces
May 16th, 7-8:30pm - May Group Critique with Jackie Lakely
May 17th, 7pm - Idea Slam in the OPAL Gallery
May 9 - June 11 - Spring II Session begins
June 5, 11am-6pm - A Day in Our Village
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STAY CONNECTED
At the Oak Park Art League you can learn something new, express yourself and meet new friends! For those just starting out or for the experienced artist, OPAL is a place to share your enthusiasm for art and art-making.OPAL is a home away from home where art classes, exhibits, potlucks and receptions have become a proud tradition and are just a few ways to get involved. We welcome you to join our family and have a place to call your own.OPAL is a great place to connect with an artist community. Join Us!
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