Open House

College Portfolio Day at Oxbow

10/02/15

Friday, October 9th 11:00am - 3:00pm: Oxbow's annual Fall Portfolio Day is held on campus at 530 Third Street, Napa, CA. We welcome local teens, teachers, counselors, and alumni to attend. The following schools will participate:

Colleges: California College of the Arts, California Institute of the Arts, The Cooper Union, Cornish College of the Arts, Kansas City Art Institute, Maryland Institute College of Art, Otis College of Art and Design, San Francisco Art Institute, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

High Schools: Idyllwild Arts Academy

To attend: RSVP by email to admissions@oxbowschool.org. Be sure to include your first and last names, cell phone number, and the name of your high school in the emai.

In the year leading up to Oxbow, I became obsessed with the program, I was entranced with reading testimonials and researching interdisciplinary learning styles. When I arrived at Oxbow I was never disappointed, despite my endless expectations. I will forever cherish the time I spent at Oxbow and the connections I made there. Through Oxbow I was able to hone into the ideas I was thinking about, to refine my artistic process and to see the world in a new light every day of my life. I'm not going to say that without Oxbow I wouldn't be the person I am today, but I will say that without Oxbow it would have taken me at least four years to become who I am after one Oxbow semester.

— Phoebe Dubisch, Fall 2018

I want to thank you all for being so supportive and wonderful, thank you for running this incredible program. And half of my acceptance to RISD is because of Oxbow. (Especially thanks to Chris who wrote my letter of rec, to Jennifer who revised my essays, to the admissions team who helped me with my portfolio.

— Jeff Shen, Fall 2014

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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