Current Events

2026 National Exhibition & Convention Featured Image
2026 National Exhibition & Convention
Entries accepted November 1, 2025 through March 6, 2026. Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Location: Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Show Dates
May 29, 2026 12:00 am - August 29, 2026 12:00 am
Submission Dates
November 1, 2025 12:00 am - March 6, 2026 11:59 pm
2026 Sixth Annual Student Art Competition Featured Image
2026 Sixth Annual Student Art Competition
Location: North America
Submission Dates
December 1, 2025 6:00 am - April 1, 2026 11:59 pm
2026 OPA Online Showcase Spring Featured Image
2026 OPA Online Showcase Spring
Entries accepted January 1 through April 15, 2026 International Associate, Associate and Student Associate members only.
Location: Virtual Show
Submission Dates
January 1, 2026 6:00 am - April 15, 2026 11:59 pm
Lunch and Learn – 1/30/26 – Out of Thin Air: Painting Beyond the Reference Featured Image
Lunch and Learn – 1/30/26 – Out of Thin Air: Painting Beyond the Reference
Location: Location To Be Determined

Future Events

2026 Virtuosos of the OPA Featured Image
2026 Virtuosos of the OPA
Entries accepted June 15, 2026 through August 20, 2026. Principle Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Show Dates
October 9, 2026 12:00 am - November 8, 2026 11:59 pm
Submission Dates
June 15, 2026 12:00 am - August 20, 2026 11:59 pm

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Cheater, Cheater

Suzie Baker OPA - Board Member - Past President Ferdinand Hodler, The Disappointed Souls, 1892, 120x299cm, Guggenheim Museum, New York - Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons Names and offending images have been omitted to protect the not-so-innocent. Oh, the cheaters we’ve seen over the … Read More about Cheater, Cheater