Ohio pastel artists league (opal)

2021

2016 OPAL MEMBER Exhibition

Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

Fall Member Show: September 2 - September 29, 2022

Theme: "Travel Notes"

Location: Westerville Community Center, 350 N. Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43082

Judge: Rod Hayslip (https://www.rodhayslip.com/)

View the Show

April 30 - May 31, 2019

• Location:  Inniswood Metro Gardens, 940 S. Hempstead Rd, Westerville, OH
  
• Theme:  "Celebrate Spring!"
  

2017

Fall Show Award Winners.  Thank you to Blick's Art Materials, Cheap Joe's and Dakota Pastels for sponsoring our awards.

2024

October 17 - December 28, 2019

• Location:The Works, 55 S. 1st St, Newark, Ohio (https://attheworks.org/)
  
• Theme: "Beautiful Ohio"
  

April 19 - May 25, 2024 - High Road Gallery, 12 E Stafford Avenue, Worthington, Ohio 43085

• Theme: "Power of Pastel"
  
• OPAL Artist's Reception and Awards Ceremony: Sunday, April 21, 2024 - 2-4 pm
  

July/August 2024 - Online OPAL Member exhibition

• Theme:  "Pastel talents of OPAL"
  
• View Here
  

October 19 - December 28, 2024 - The Works, 55 S. First St, Newark, OH 43055

• Theme: "Movement"
  
• Judge: Meredith Martin (https://www.frontporchguild.com/#aboutus)
  
• Opening Reception: Saturday, October 19 - 2-4 pm - Public Welcome!
  

Spring Show - April 6 - May 15, 2025

• Location: Upper Arlington Lutheran Church (UALC), Mill Run Campus, 3500 Mill Run Drive, Hilliard, OH 43026
  
• Theme: "Through the Eyes of the Artist"
  

Fall Show - September 2 - September 30, 2025

• Location: Westerville Community Center, 350 N Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43082
  
• Theme: "Creative License"
  
• Judge: TBD
  
• Prospectus coming in the summer
  

2018

August 27, 2021 - September 28, 2021

Theme: The Best of OPAL

Location: Sunbear Studio, 22 West Main St., Westerville, Ohio  43081

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2025

1st-"Endless", Ginny Stocker; 2nd-"The Artists Mother", Angela Gage; 3rd-"View to the Sunny Side", Nancy L. Vance;

Honorable Mention:  "Insulators in a Basket", Karen Everhart; "Patiently Waiting", Kathryn Smithson; "South by Southwest", Nina Hawranick

2019

2017 OPAL Member Show

Sunbear Studio, Alexandria, Ohio

September 1 - 30, 2023 - Westerville Community Center, 350 N Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43082

• Theme: "Outdoor Curiosities"
  
• Member Show with awards-No artwork shown in previous judged OPAL shows
  
• Judge: Kevin Buckland (https://kevinbucklandart.com/)
  
• View Exhibition Here
  

May 5 - June 25, 2023 - Gallery 22, 22 E Winter St, Delaware, OH 43015

• Theme:  "Hues of Imagination" 
  
• Member Show with awards-No artwork shown in previous OPAL shows
  
• Judge: Vasiliev Nini (https://www.vasniniart.com/)
  

March 5 - April 30, 2023 - Java Central and Roaster, 20 S State St, Suite B, Westerville, OH

• Show your art ... entries in previous OPAL shows welcome
  

2022

2018 OPAL Member Show

"Art from the Heart"

Westerville Community Center, Westerville, Ohio  43082

2023

2016

February 1, 2022 - March 1, 2022

Theme: The Wide World of Pastels

Location: Innis House at Inniswood Metro Gardens, 940 S. Hempstead Rd, Westerville, OH

• Location: Griffin Gallery at Creekside, 77 Mill St., Gahanna, OH  (https://griffingalleryatcreekside.com/)
  
• Theme: "Our Inspirations..."
  

2020

2018 OPAL Show

"Quest for the Best"

October 1, 2018 - November 29, 2018, Quest Conference Center, 8405 Pulsar Place, Columbus, OH (Near Polaris)

October 1 - December 31, 2020

• Summary:  Twenty-two OPAL members submitted 42 original pastel paintings.  Many of the paintings are available for purchase.  Enjoy!
  
• Location: OPAL Online 2020 Fall Member Show