
Virtual Q&A with Oxbow Faculty
Virtual Q&A with Oxbow Faculty!
Seeking the naturally curious
The Oxbow School is now accepting Semester and Gap applications for the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Semesters and registration is now open for the Oxbow Summer Art Institute!
Our early application priority date for both fall and spring semesters is February 15th, 2021. Students that complete by this date are in the best standing for early acceptance and our largest scholarships. After that date and subsequent round of application reviews, we will move into rolling admissions and will continue to accept students until both semesters are full.
Questions? Email us at: admissions@oxbowschool.org
We continue to accept applications year-round until each upcoming semester is fully enrolled.
Oxbow welcomes applicants from a wide range of backgrounds. Previous art and studio experience is helpful but not required, as instruction at Oxbow supports emerging talents in a nurturing but rigorous environment. We seek a diverse group of mature, academically sound, naturally curious students who are healthy risk-takers with a lively interest in the visual arts. All students are required to live on campus and adhere to the Oxbow community standards and, by choosing to attend Oxbow, they commit to fully engaging in the challenge of forging mature relationships with peers and faculty. Oxbow accepts applications for either the Fall or Spring semester of the junior or senior year in high school, or for one semester of a Gap Year. Oxbow has rolling admissions and accepts applications all year long. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information.
Questions about admissions should be directed to the Admissions Office at admissions@oxbowschool.org. To learn more about Oxbow and be placed on our mailing and e-mail lists, please use our request information form.
The Oxbow School has both a local and national reputation for excellence. Oxbow produces great artists. In its studio, these emerging artists have a community of creative peers who respect one another and foster an expectation to produce thoughtful, sophisticated work.
— Paul Coffey, Vice Provost and Dean of Community Engagement, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
In the year leading up to Oxbow, I became obsessed with the program, I was entranced with reading testimonials and researching interdisciplinary learning styles. When I arrived at Oxbow I was never disappointed, despite my endless expectations. I will forever cherish the time I spent at Oxbow and the connections I made there. Through Oxbow I was able to hone into the ideas I was thinking about, to refine my artistic process and to see the world in a new light every day of my life. I'm not going to say that without Oxbow I wouldn't be the person I am today, but I will say that without Oxbow it would have taken me at least four years to become who I am after one Oxbow semester.
— Phoebe Dubisch,
Oxbow forced me to create, and by creating, I established foundation for my thought.
— Jamie Roux, Spring 2003
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