Oil Painters of America’s 2025 Western Regional Exhibition

OPA’s 2025 Western Regional Exhibition is being hosted by Illume Gallery West, located in Philipsburg. Montana, July 11 through August 15, 2025. The Opening Reception will be held on Friday, July 11, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. with the awards presentation at 7:00 p.m.

OPA is pleased to return to Illume Gallery West for another outstanding exhibition.  Philipsburg is a 19th century mining town located in the heart of Montana’s sapphire country, where visitors pan for sapphires or tour a nearby ghost town.  You may also enjoy fishing, boating, birding, hiking and antiquing while in the area, not to mention the incredible lake scenery for painting.

Our goal is to assemble approximately 100 of the finest representational oil paintings. The focus in the jurying process will be to select paintings that show the highest quality in draftsmanship, color, and composition, emphasizing a diversity in representational style and subject matter.

The total awards will be approximately $11,500 in cash and merchandise, including a $4,000 Best In Show.

Artists eligible to compete are current 2025 OPA members who are citizens of the United States, Canada and Mexico who reside in Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Manitoba, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Oklahoma, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon Territories, and all of Mexico.

Members who are citizens, both natural born or otherwise, of the United States, Canada, or Mexico are eligible to participate regardless of where they live. For sake of convenience, citizens who reside elsewhere will compete in the region that corresponds with their last place of residence within North America.

Nonresident aliens who currently live in the above states of the United States, Canada or Mexico, are eligible to participate regardless of where they live.  For sake of convenience, citizens who reside elsewhere will compete in the region that corresponds with their last place of residence within North America.

Nonresident aliens who currently live in the above states of the United States, Canada or Mexico, may also be eligible to participate.  Please see eligibility details on the OPA website.

 

 

Oil Painters of America’s 2024 Western Regional Exhibition

OPA’s 2024 Western Regional Exhibition is being hosted by Phippen Museum, located in Prescott, Arizona, October 12, 2024 through January 5, 2025. The Opening Reception will be held on Friday, October 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with the awards presentation at 7:00 p.m.

Founded as a gold mining town, Prescott, AZ is surrounded by mountain ranges and offers a variety of activities for visitors. Horseback ride on trails ridden by Doc Holiday and Wyatt Earp, hike or motor bike in the Prescott National Forest, or pan for gold. Consider visiting the Sharlot Hall Museum, with the Governor’s Mansion, built of Ponderosa Pines, other historic buildings and gardens. Or visit one of the museums devoted to Western art and life as well as Native American history or take a walking tour of one of
the Victorian-era neighborhoods.

Our goal is to assemble approximately 100 of the finest display of representational oil paintings. The focus in the jurying process will be to select paintings that show the highest quality in draftsmanship, color, and composition, emphasizing a diversity in representational style and subject matter.

The total awards will be approximately $11,500 in cash and merchandise, including a $4,000 Best In Show.

The awarding juror will be OPA Signature member Steve Atkinson.

Artists eligible to compete are current 2024 OPA members who are citizens of the United States, Canada and Mexico who reside in Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Manitoba, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Oklahoma, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon Territories, and all of Mexico.

Members who are citizens, both natural born or otherwise, of the United States, Canada, or Mexico are eligible to participate regardless of where they live. For sake of convenience, citizens who reside elsewhere will compete in the region that corresponds with their last place of residence within North America.

Nonresident aliens who currently live in the above states of the United States, Canada or Mexico, are eligible to participate provided that they have been physically present at the address provided to OPA for eight of the last twelve months and that the residency is considered to be their permanent domicile and that they are 2024 OPA members. Nonresident aliens whose North American residency is in question will be asked to provide proof of residency including, but not limited to, employment history, references, and utility bills in the individual’s name. The decision of the Board is final.

 

 

Oil Painters of America’s 2023 Western Regional Exhibition

OPA’s 2023 Western Regional Exhibition is being hosted by Brushworks Gallery, located in Salt Lake City, Utah,  October 6 through October 31, 2023.