Free Art Experience on OCC’s Five Campuses in Partnership with Detroit Institute of Arts

Oakland Community College (OCC) and the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) partnership continues in 2024 with the museum’s popular Inside|Out program. Now in its fifth year, the latest collection features 15 high-quality reproductions and a diverse set of artists and genres.

The DIA’s high-quality reproductions are designed to connect community with art in fun, accessible way. The pieces are placed outside, within walking or biking distance of each other, on each of OCC’s five campuses. The experience is free to the public and available now through October.   

DIA Orchard Ridge
A reproduction of Mexican Pueblo by Jose Clemente Orozuco  is featured on the Orchard Ridge campus in Farmington Hills.

The locations and art include: 

OCC Auburn Hills Campus 
-The Lily Pond, Charles Harry Eaton 
-Mosquito Nets, John Singer Sargent  
-Untitled, Al Loving 
-The Window, Henri Matisse  

OCC Highland Lakes Campus (Waterford) 
-Boy with Plaid Scarf, Robert Conzad Henri 
-A Women, Amedeo Modigliani  
-Merrymakers, Carolus Duran 

OCC Orchard Ridge Campus (Farmington Hills)   
-Love Flight of a Pink Candy Heart, Florine Stettheimer 
-Mexican Pueblo, Jose Clemente Orozuco 
-Lovers on a Balcony During a Monsoon, Anonymous 
-View of Le Crotoy from Upstream, Georges Seurat  

OCC Royal Oak Campus 
-Still Life: A Letter Rack, Edwart Collyer  
-Ellen’s Isle, Loch Katrine, Robert S. Duncanson 
-The Art of the Negro, Hale Woodruff 

OCC Southfield Campus 
-Mother and Child, Solomon Irein Wangboje   

Royal Oak DIA
The Art of the Negro by Hale Woodruff on the Royal Oak campus.

“This is the fifth year we have partnered with the DIA on the Inside|Out program,” said OCC Chancellor Peter Provenzano. “We are excited to have 15 new reproductions from the museum’s nationally recognized collection on our campuses. The Inside| Out program brings tremendous advantages to our students, employees and local communities with open access and an opportunity to both learn and enjoy the important subject matter and history that each piece represents.”    

Information about where to find Inside|Out installations, including the ones featured on the OCC campuses, can be found at dia.org/insideout. 

About OCC   

Oakland Community College offers nearly 100 degrees and certificates programs with the resources students need to be successful and advance our community. As a top transfer institution, OCC offers one of the state’s most affordable tuition rates and flexibility in scheduling with face-to-face and online options. The College is nationally recognized for its high-demand career training with expert faculty in their fields. More than 1 million students have enrolled in the College since it opened in 1965. Learn more at oaklandcc.edu.   

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