Oak Park Art League :: Mid April 2013 Newsletter

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	April 2013 OPAL Newsletter

	IN THIS ISSUE Upcoming Dates to Remember, mark your calendar! CLASSES - Summer camp enrollments are open now, Summer Session, Stone Carving Workshop EXHIBITS - SPRING Exhibit through May 3, New Exhibit at Prairie Title EVENTS - 3rd Thursday Opening at Prairie Title, Artist Member Jury Spotlight - Meet the Atist Member News & links to Artist Opportunities, more details on our website

	Dates to Remember

	Apr 12 - May 3 SPRING Exhibit Mar 18 - May 25 Spring Class Session Apr 18, 6-8pm 3rd Thursday, Prairie Title Opening Reception Apr 19, 5pm Deadline to submit to become Artist Member

	Art Classes

	Exhibits

	Congratulations to People's Choice winner Nancy Hlavacek! UP NEXT: Artist Member Exhibit May 10 - June 7 Opening Reception May 10, 7-9 pm Judged show- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2 honorable mentions, People's Choice. Theme: Work of any media, subject matter and size by current Artist Members Drop off work May 4-8 \| Pick up work June 8- 12

	Events

	3rd Thursday On alternating 3rd Thursdays join us at Prairie Title for an opening reception to kick off the two month long exhibit of selected artists. Meet the artists and enjoy refreshments as you enjoy a wonderful assortment artworks by fellow OPAL artists: Deborah Peacock Stoklosa, Janet Talbot, George Sinioris & Ken Reif. The next Opening Reception at Prairie Title is April 18, 6-8pm Prairie Title 6821 W. North Ave., Oak Park Become an Artist Member at the Oak Park Art League! Application Deadline Friday April 19, 2013 5:00pm Free to apply! Simply submit the following to the Oak Park Art League gallery office by the above deadline. Notification by mail within 2 weeks of submission deadline. 3 art works that represent a consistent style, ready to hang or digitally on disk Application [PDF] Artist Bio Artist's Statement

Member News & Artist Opportunities

Have some news to share? Submit ONLINE or Email the details to opal2004@sbcglobal.net and we will be happy to add it to our newsletter.

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OPAL wants to feature your artwork on our facebook page! We invite you to to submit up to 3 images via email (subject: Art for FB ) to be shared on our wall. We would love to show the world what amazing artists are a part of the Oak Park Art League. We plan on featuring one artwork per day starting in April. Join in and show us what you create!

Original Oil Paintings of Oak Park Alley Scenes by OPAL Artist: Tim Leeming

Opening Reception: Friday, April 19, 2013 7:30 -9:00 pm

Location: Harrison East Music Studio 600 Harrison Oak Park, Illinois 60302

For private viewings by appointment, E-mail Tim @ TimLeeming3@aol.com

Roberta L (Bobbie) Raymond has an exhibit "Watercolor Magic" at the Dole Library at Augusta and Harvey in Oak Park. It includes 10 paintings and will be displayed for two months.

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ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

Opportunities for artists are continually added to our website! Check it out!

NEW ARTIST OPPORTUNITY

POP-UP GALLERY PLANNED FOR FIRST TWO WEEKS OF JUNE, 2013
IN THE OAK PARK BUSINESS DISTRICT.
INTERESTED ARTISTS PLEASE CALL JACQUI FOR MORE INFORMATION AT 708-351-1550.

Whole Foods River Forest Downtown Oak Park Association

Maze & Dole Branch Libraries Trattoria 225 and many more

Spotlight Meet the Artist

NANCY HLAVACEK

I've studied at The Art Institute of Chicago, Evanston Art Center, and DuPage Art

League, Columbia College, and the University of Illinois, Chicago. I've participated in group exhibitions at the DuPage Art League and the Oak Park Art League.

Also group shows at The Fine Arts Building Gallery in Chicago where I was a member in 2006, Chicago Artist's Coalition - 2006, Women Made Gallery - August 2008, Chicago Artist's Coalition - October 2008, and 2010. In June 2005 I had a solo exhibit at the Janice Elkins Gallery in Oak Park, Illinois.

For over fifteen years I've had a portrait photo studio where I specialized in children and families while also focusing on flowers both outdoors and within interior settings. Above all, photographing the landscape in the U.S., Europe, Africa, China, Thailand and Cambodia is a passion of mine.

My most recent paintings represent an emotional experience of beauty in nature.

The act of painting is a journey into the unknown - it's mysterious and challenging.

The idea of beauty is always on my mind. I want my paintings to be perceived , not as being about something, but as being something - hopefully a nonreferential representation of beauty as I feel it. I enjoy altering my photographs of flowers and

The landscape. My calligraphic marks are the distilled and altered remembrances of nature. Painting in the genre of Abstract Expressionism, I feel a strong affinity for artists such as Helen Frankenthaler, Cy Twombly, and Joan Mitchell. I strive to capture that fleeting and spontaneous quality in my work.

See Nancy's painting that won People's Choice in our Spring Exhibit.
To see more of her work check out her website.

	Connect with Us

	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! ____________________________________________________________________________ Oak Park Art League Gallery Hours 720 Chicago Ave. M-F 1-5pm, Sat 1-4pm Oak Park, Illinois 60302 or by appointment 708.386.9853 www.opal-art.com