Summer Session

Registration

Online registration begins at 10:00 a.m. ET, on Monday, April 6, 2026, your registration can be submitted to the Ox-Bow registrar via the form on our website.

The average Ox-Bow class size is seven. If you are interested in attending, we encourage you to register quickly.

Please note: Ox-Bow’s registrar does not work from Ox-Bow’s campus in Saugatuck, Michigan, and will not be available via the campus phone. For any registration questions, please direct them to our main email, oxbow@ox-bow.org.

Register for 2026 Summer courses (opens April 6, 2026)

In-Person Registration Event held at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
For-credit in-person registration at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) begins at 8:30 a.m. CT on Monday, April 6, in the Neiman Center on the second floor at 37 S. Wabash in Chicago, Illinois. SAIC students may be able to use their financial aid award from SAIC toward degree-credit tuition for courses. 

Note: Students who complete a for-credit course will receive credit through the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Ox-Bow’s for-credit tuition is the same as SAIC’s per credit.