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Open House

Oxbow School College Portfolio Day

09/26/19

On Thursday November 14th, 2019 the nation's best art and design colleges will be reviewing student artwork and answering questions on our campus in beautiful Napa, CA. This event is open to all Oxbow students, alumni, and local teens.

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019
Location: The Oxbow School, 530 Third Street, Napa
Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm

For more information contact the Admissions Office at admissions@oxbowschool.org.


The full list of colleges attending:

California College of the Arts (CCA)

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)


College for Creative Studies

Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI)

Laguna College of Art + Design


Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)


Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD)

Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)

Otis College of Art and Design


Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)

San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI)


School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (SMFA at Tufts)

The Cooper Union

The New School | Parsons School of Design


University of Arts, London

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)


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 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

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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