Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts (Oliver Art Center)

Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts strives to present art and art education of superlative quality to an ever-growing audience, to constantly grow and improve its programs, partnerships, and financial outlook for the benefit of the community, and to act as a crucial economic multiplier in the City of Frankfort, MI, while providing a leadership role in regional arts initiatives. We are working to expand our community impact and regional reach in furthering arts and culture. We strive to increase our programming to serve a more diverse population, and to maintain a balanced and healthy budget.

Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts applies a broad range of strategies and tactics in order to achieve its goals, including hosting art exhibitions, classes and workshops, artist talks, concerts, conferences, and by partnering with regional arts organizations and governmental institutions.

Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts has a 12-member Board, two full-time staff, twohourly staff, a corps of 70 volunteers, and a broad and committed donor base that allow it to fully exploit its programs and operations in a 10,000-square foot, historic, and LEED Platinum facility on the shore of Lake Michigan.

Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts consistently and continually improves its ability to deliver on its mission to establish and maintain an educational program and facility for the advancement of the arts, and to promote and develop visual, performing, culinary, and literary arts. Our attendance grows yearly, our class and program offerings expand, and our artists sell more work. We strive to reach a more diverse audience every year, and to impact more organizations, citizens, and communities in a positive way.