Amelia Sechman studied at L'Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie in Arles in 2008, traveled to Bulgaria and spent two weeks in Pirin Mountains working at a farm that preserves extremely rare, ancient and local breed of Karakachan sheep, dogs and horses. In addition to the Karakachan project is a program to protect the native wolves in the Bulgarian mountains. Click here for the Semperviva organization’s website. She’s back now at CCA finishing up her BFA, working with Paul Schiek of TBW Books in Oakland
Oxbow School is one of the preeminent choices for creative high school students interested in the arts. Their project-based, integrated approach to learning mirrors the approach of many top art schools. At California College of the Arts, we are thrilled to see applicants who have attended Oxbow because we know they are well prepared for the rigors of college level work. I wish there had been an Oxbow School when I was a high school student!
— Stephen Beal, President, California College of the Arts
Oxbow gave Will a voice and a community. Under the nurturing attention of his wonderful teachers, he learned that he had the intellectual capability to express himself and that his unique point of view was, in fact, an asset.
— David Becker, Parent
The art that goes on in most high schools is usually relatively skill-based. At Oxbow, there is more emphasis on looking and seeing and more critical thinking about what you are doing, the human connection, that personal element. Through art you can begin to understand yourself better. That may be the biggest eye-opener for students. It is almost a preview of college. Get out of the mechanical factory high school education and get into something open, new, and invigorating in a small environment.
— Bill Barrett, Former Oxbow Board Member, Former Executive Director of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD)
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