The History of the Ox-Bow School
Shannon Stratton, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency Executive Director, will present on Ox-Bow’s 115-year history as a summer school with deep roots in the Chicago art community. Ox-Bow founders and patrons were Cliff Dwellers, including Thomas Tallmadge and John W. Norton who was a member of the Carl Street Studios with Edgar Miller.
Shannon Stratton has been Ox-Bow’s Executive Director since 2020. Previously she was Chief Curator at The Museum of Arts and Design in New York, NY. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Stratton holds an MFA in studio and MA in Art History Theory and Criticism.
As an artist-built and run school and residency, Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency is dedicated to the creation and preservation of time and space for arts education, research, practice, and community-building for artists at all stages of their artistic journey. Faculty, Visiting Artists, Residents, staff, and students live together in community on our campus in Saugatuck, Michigan, where they share meals, social time, and the exchange of ideas. Ox-Bow is a a 501 (c) (3) organization.
More information at www.ox-bow.org
Reservations are required by January 29:
reservations@cliff-chicago.org, or by phone 312-922-8080.
$30 per person includes one drink of wine or beer at the bar and the light appetizers.
Bar opens 5:00 PM
Light appetizers 6 PM
Talk starts at 7 PM.
