Since those early years, the school curriculum has grown to include various other methods of painting, sculpture, ceramics, papermaking, glass-blowing, and weaving.

The owners of the then Riverside Hotel, the Shriver Family had hoped that the area would be a major port for commerce along the Great Lakes.

However, after the river channel was reshaped to flow directly into Lake Michigan, the area saw a great decline in both leisure and commercial visitors.

[4] That building, now dubbed "The Inn," still stands on Ox-Bow campus and serves as gallery space, offices, and dormitories for students, staff, and visiting artists.

The Leroy Neiman Fellowship Program[6] offers 12 students from around the country to have the opportunity to spend the entire summer at Ox-Bow.

Former executive director of Ox-Bow Jason Kalajainen remarked in a recent interview that the student body is consistently diverse.

In addition to artistic programming, Ox-Bow House will also be home to our administrative office and archives, the latter expected to be made available to the public for research in 2023.