The center sees great importance in student art shows. By being a part of an exhibit, students feel a sense of self-worth and accomplishment. We feature one elementary: one middle school per year and high school students can enter the Joan Brace Scholarship.

Current Exhibits

Lake Orion/Oxford Exhibit - Going on now through February 5th, local students have submitted their artwork to be on display for the public to see free of charge. In mid February the show will move to the Orion Township Library and be on display for the remainder of Feb. The Orion Township Library is located at 825 Joslyn Rd. in Lake Orion.

Past Exhibits

Kiichi Usui

SEPTEMBER 2004:

Kiichi Usui -- a Retrospective. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kiichi was a fine artist who was an integral part of the arts scene in New York City in the 50's and 60's. Kiichi came to Michigan in the 70's and served as a professor of art & art history at Oakland University before being appointed curator at Meadow Brook Art Gallery where he presided for more than 20 years. This exhibit will celebrate the artist and his many forms of artistic expression. The Orion Art Center is proud to display his works opening on August 2nd and showing through September.

To view Kiichi's work click here to go his memorial web page.

Orion Art Center Artist of the Year

1992 - Joan Brace

1993 - Sharyn Davis

1994 - Helen Cunniff

1995 - Doris Stauber

1996 - Isabel Van Tassel

1997 - Diana Dennington-Ostraind

1998 - John Bradshaw

1999 - Anne Donovan

2000 - Isabel Van Tassel and Helen Cunniff

2001 - Diann Benoit-Jameyfield

2002 - Bobbie Tarbunas

2003 - Joyce Kilpatrick

2004 Artist of the Year goes out to Andrea Lozano