Straight Ahead: Intro to Stop-Motion
With Charlotte Hong
Saturday November 23rd and Sunday November 24th
1pm - 5pm
This hands-on workshop is a primer in the production skills and principles of stop-motion animation. Students will learn to craft paper cut-out puppets, collaborate on an exquisite corpse and be introduced to a selection of techniques to create their own stop-motion animated films.
Weaving Memories into Form with Bethany Cordero
with Bethany Cordero
Sunday November 24 10am-1pm
Join OPAL’s current Artist In Residence, Bethany Cordero, for an engaging and creative hands-on workshop where we'll explore how memories can be physically woven into meaningful, tactile art forms.
Fused Glass Ornaments
with Bryan Northup
Saturday, December 7 from 1pm - 4pm
Make some handmade fused glass ornaments just in time for the holiday season. Surprise your friends and family with one-of-a-kind glass ornaments made by you!
Oracle Card Making with Mixed Media Workshop
with Jackie Lakely
Sunday, December 8th, 10am - 4pm
Oracle cards mean different things to different people, but I see them as intuitive, uplifting messages to your future self, or visual ideas/messages/thoughts that you like to have around you.
Finishing, Photographing & Presenting Work - Professional Development Series
with Bryan Northup
Saturday, December 14th from 12pm - 2pm
Learn some tips and tricks on how to wire framed work properly, sign work, and present artworks for photographing or to gallery preparators to hang in a show. Bring a piece you want help with.
Making a Reel - Professional Development Series
With Bryan Northup
Saturday November 23rd 1pm - 3pm
Learn some tips and tricks with a walk-through for making reels to represent your artwork, process, and personality behind your art on Instagram and Facebook.
Cartooning Basics
With Fox Graham
Sunday November 17th 2pm - 5pm
In this 3-hour course, you will learn about the process of making comics from drafting your story to having a finished page.
Oracle Card Making with Mixed Media Workshop
with Jackie Lakely
Saturday, November 16th, 10am - 4pm
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL
Oracle cards mean different things to different people, but I see them as intuitive, uplifting messages to your future self, or visual ideas/messages/thoughts that you like to have around you.
Cartooning Basics
With Fox Graham
Sunday November 10th 2pm - 5pm
In this 3-hour course, you will learn about the process of making comics from drafting your story to having a finished page.
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Clothed Model
Sunday, November 3rd, 10am - 1pm
Model: Brey
This figure session will be a clothed model session open to teens 12+ as well as adults.
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Fused Glass Ornaments
with Bryan Northup
Saturday, November 2nd from 1pm - 4pm
Make some handmade fused glass ornaments just in time for the holiday season. Surprise your friends and family with one-of-a-kind glass ornaments made by you!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, October 31st, 9am - 12pm
Model: Mia
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, October 27th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Sean
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, October 24th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Jason
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, October 17th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Tony
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, October 13th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Andy Olsen
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, October 10th, 9am - noon
Model: Deandrea Brown
Figure session for drawing from a live model. This is a 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Kintsugi for Beginners
with Mami Takahashi
Sunday October 6th, 3pm-5pm
Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese art form in which gold is used to repair broken ceramics. The practice of Kintsugi highlights the break rather than erasing it and emphasizes that the break is what makes the ceramics more valuable and beautiful. In this beginner’s workshop, participants will learn the basic technique of Kintsugi on a small porcelain plate or a small ceramic plate to understand the fundamentals of this process.
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, October 6th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Emma Ramirez
This figure session will be a clothed model session open to teens 12+ as well as adults.
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, October 3rd, 9am - 12pm
Model: TBD
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, September 29th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Sean Walsh
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, September 26th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Dalawn
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, September 22nd, 10am - 1pm
Model: Jason Schroeder
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, September 19th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Sean Walsh
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, September 15th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Daniel
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, September 12th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Cynthia
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, September 8th, 10am - 1pm
Model: Mia Kelly
This figure session will be a clothed model session open to teens 12+ as well as adults.
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Communicating Architecture Workshop: Conceive, Develop, Convey
Friday September 6th, 1pm-4pm
How do architects conceive, develop, and convey their ideas? This hands-on workshop for beginners will introduce the critical thinking and conceptual form-making processes of architectural design.
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, September 5th, 9am - 12pm
Model: Deandrea
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, August 29, 9am - 12pm
Model: Deandrea Brown
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, August 25, 10am - 1pm
Model: Jenny Salgado
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
THURSDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Thursday, August 22, 9am - 12pm
Model: Joshua Heinlein
Figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
SUNDAY Figure Drawing Non-Instructional with Model
Sunday, August 18, 10am - 1pm
Model: Holden
This is the traditional OPAL Sunday figure session for drawing from a live model. These are 3-hour, non-instructional figure drawing sessions. Work on your figure-drawing skills at your own self-directed pace!
Endless Home: Reflective Forms with Ozge Sahin
Saturday August 17th, 10am-1pm
Join artist Ozge Sahin for a free, 3-hour workshop titled "Endless Home: Reflective Forms" for residents and neighbors of Oak Park. This workshop will explore the concept of "home" through shared memories and creative expression, fostering a sense of community and collective memory.