Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists Residency

The Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists' Residency is an artists' residency program in Saugatuck, Michigan, United States, founded in 1908 by artists Frederick F. Fursman and Walter Marshall Clute, both of whom taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

The founding mission of Ox-Bow was to provide a community and laboratory for artistic experimentation away from the city. The founding members of the school were inspired by their studies in French Impressionism and wanted to create a space for plein-air painting in inspiring landscapes. Since those early years, the school curriculum has grown to include various other methods of painting, sculpture, ceramics, papermaking, glass-blowing, and weaving.

In addition to offering courses for academic credit in the summer and winter seasons, Ox-Bow offers fellowships and residencies for practicing artists of all media.