Sam Wadsworth received a prestigious Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Annual Art Award at his graduation from The Packer Collegiate Institute. The award was established in 1984 and each year, a select number of secondary schools with noteworthy programs in the visual arts are invited by RISD's President to nominate an accomplished artist from the senior class to receive this distinction. Sam also had an unprecedented five films that were finalists in the Packer Collegiate School 2015 Film Festival and won the award for Best Experimental Film.
Oxbow forced me to create, and by creating, I established foundation for my thought.
— Jamie Roux, Spring 2003
Artistically, I learned a lot of new techniques and mediums while here. I had access to much more than before and I made the most of it. I tried everything I could and always talked to my teachers and peers about new ways I could make art. Every so often, I completely stepped out of my comfort zone. Experimenting with technique and testing my artistic boundaries has helped me realize how many paths I have to choose from in the art world and that makes me excited for the future.
— Macy Manning, Fall 2023
At Oxbow, the eye and the hand are inseparable from the mind and because their peers are also artists, students adopt fresh attitudes toward their work.
— Charles Altieri, Rachel Anderson Stageberg Chair, Professor of English, University of California, Berkeley
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