Emily Birge is a freshman at Johns Hopkins and plans on a double major in History of Art and International Studies with a minor in the Museum and Society Program. School is going really well but she misses Oxbow and having class in the garden.
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
Oxbow was, without a doubt, the best part of my high school experience. A year after leaving, and I still feel as though it were yesterday that I was sitting on the lawn, eating in the dining hall, and laughing with my friends in the studios.
— Julia Weir, Fall 2015
Oxbow forced me to create, and by creating, I established foundation for my thought.
— Jamie Roux, Spring 2003
A School Like No Other