OPAL; Ohio Pastel Artists League

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/)

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April 30 - May 31, 2019

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

2017

2024 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

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


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

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: Joe Lombardo​

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


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

2026

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​

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August 3 - 31, 2019 - OPAL Member Summer Show


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 

Spring Show - June 1 - June 30, 2026

  • Location: Westerville Community Center, 350 N Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43082
  • Theme: Coming Soon!
  • Judge: TBD
  • Reception: June 7, 2026, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
  • Members submit up to 3 paintings
  • Prospectus/Registration/Waiver: Coming Soon!


Fall Show - September 11 - October 9, 2026 (Tentative Dates) 

  • Location: Gallery 22, 22 E Winter St, Delaware, OH 43015-1924
  • Theme: Coming in Spring 2026
  • Judge: TBD
  • Reception: TBD
  • Members submit up to 3 paintings
  • Prospectus/Registration/Waiver: Coming Spring 2026


Open show for members - November and December, 2026

  • Location: Grove City City Hall
  • Open show - 30 paintings maximum in the show
  • 11"x14" or smaller (framed)
  • Details coming Summer 2026