Not too long after students left mid-semester during the Spring of 2020, two Oxbow faculty members co-authored an article entitled, “Reflections on Distance Learning and Quarantine in Spring 2020: The Oxbow School’s Pandemic Story”. The article was published in this month’s edition of Art Education, the official journal of the National Art Education Association. A copy of the story can be found here. Teaching remotely brought new awareness to the importance of an arts education, especially during a time when the creative process was a much needed outlet for young people forced into quarantine for an unknown period of time. Not surprisingly, the Oxbow faculty and students rose to the occasion to produce meaningful work as featured in Art Education.
Never a dull moment — always something exciting going on at Oxbow, both on and off campus.
Oxbow Virtual Open Houses!
09/07/21
The Oxbow Admissions Office is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023 semesters and the 2022 Summer Art Institute. We are in rolling admissions for Spring 2022 and will continue to accept students until the program is full. If you are interested in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, or the Summer Art Institute, our priority application date is February 15th, 2022. After that point, we will move into rolling admissions until each program is full.
We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a series of Virtual Open Houses this Fall for prospective students and families to share details about our semester and summer programs and the application process. We would love for you to join us! These info sessions are designed to acquaint you with a semester or summer away at Oxbow and provide an excellent chance for you to meet our Admissions Team and members of our faculty. Please find the dates and respective links below:
Sunday, November 7th - 1 PM PST:
https://zoom.us/j/99066916804?pwd=UFpuRTZSUzZTd2xBL3lkRmwrdkp5Zz09 Meeting ID: 990 6691 6804 Passcode: OXBOW
Sunday, December 5th - 1PM PST:
https://zoom.us/j/93426775230?pwd=S3dlZWFZNVhTSWRtdVdLT3JPVXpCUT09 Meeting ID: 934 2677 5230 Passcode: OXBOW
Sunday, January 9th - 1PM PST:
https://zoom.us/j/93881391194?pwd=cXlMTzNVWUc2ci92SkQvdHRwM0lmdz09 Meeting ID: 938 8139 1194 Passcode: OXBOW
We look forward to meeting with you soon!
Annual Report 2021
07/26/21
We are truly grateful for the generous support of our many donors from across the globe and the significant impact their contributions make on the lives of Oxbow students. Our commitment to creating opportunities for all students to create, grow, and thrive would not be possible without them.
Sundays in the Studios
03/17/21
The Oxbow School is now accepting registrations for Sundays in the Studios, a limited series of Spring on-campus workshops!
This is an exciting opportunity for Bay Area residents to have access to our well-equipped studios overlooking the Napa river. For those interested in receiving individualized art instruction, technique workshops will be led by experienced arts educator and working artist, Annie Duncan. Participating artists will have the chance to work alongside like-minded peers while working uninterrupted in a scenic location in downtown Napa. For safety reasons, space is limited. Course descriptions are listed below. Register early to reserve your spot!
- Textile Design: March 28th, April 4th, April 11th
- Relief Printing: April 18th, April 25th, May 2nd
Cost: $250 per person/per Sunday, sign up for as many as you'd like! Membership includes technique workshops and access to the Oxbow studios from 11:00am - 6:00pm. Art supplies will be made available, but artists will be responsible for providing their own meals.
(100% net proceeds from this initiative will go to the Oxbow School Scholarship Fund)
Ages: 14+ (Oxbow Semester and Summer alumni & families are welcome to join us!)
Time: 11:00am - 6pm each Sunday
Skill level: All levels welcome!
Space limitation: 5 artists per session
COVID-19 info: All state guidelines apply during the pandemic. Studio doors will remain open for ample air circulation. Artists must wear masks on campus, abide by a 6-foot distancing policy, and sign a liability waiver upon arriving to Oxbow's campus.
REGISTER NOW BY EMAILING ADMISSIONS@OXBOWSCHOOL.ORG
After we receive your email, we will follow up with further information. Please be sure to mention the date(s) you are interested in attending!
Please join us is thanking our incredible family of supporters and dedicated stewards for equitable arts education.
Reopening
08/11/20
Dear Oxbow community members,
We are very excited to welcome our next student community onto our campus in the spring! The Oxbow community has always been marked by resilience, and we look forward to responsibly reopening with you and your children and our team during this pandemic.
As we continue to monitor the conditions of COVID-19 in our community and across the country, please keep in mind that our reopening plan may shift accordingly, especially as we get closer to reopening for in-person instruction for our spring 2021 semester cohort. The health and safety of our students and staff continue to be our utmost priority and at the forefront for establishing thorough safety precautions that will enable all of us to have a successful semester. Despite these efforts to implement strict protocols to keep us healthy, please be aware that the virus could still make its way onto our campus. To prevent this from happening, we must have support from all community members prior to arrival and throughout the semester. There are obvious risks associated with running a school during a pandemic. It is important that all staff and parents work together as a team to ensure the safety of the entire Oxbow community, as well as the local Napa community. While The Oxbow School is in very close proximity to state of the art hospitals and medical services, it is our goal to maintain a “prevention mindset” so that local members of the community can still easily access much-needed medical attention if necessary. We appreciate your support and look forward to partnering with you during these unprecedented times!
Please find the Oxbow Spring 2021 Reopening Plan below and reach out to us at any time with questions.
Warm regards,
Jennifer Jordan
Head of School
COVID-19 School Safety Plan
As a community of artists, The Oxbow School stands in support of black communities across the country. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Sandra Bland, Tyisha Miller, Nina Pop, and Ahmaud Arbery are tragic victims of white supremacy and brutality and their deaths and those that precede them serve as an urgent call to action for organizations like ours.
In an effort to continue the work of improving The Oxbow School and honoring the social justice movements we believe so strongly in we are sharing resources here for our community.
Gratitude
04/30/20
A personal and in-depth essay from The Oxbow School's Director of Advancement and Communications.
OS42 Quaranzine
04/24/20
Projects showing OS42's creativity, grace and grit have been compiled into the Quaranzine magazine by Oxbow's Dean of The Arts, Chris Thorson. Please enjoy this magazine with student works that include selections from OS42's distance learning art projects, materials lists, and "Who are you?" projects.
