Longform 2026

Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency is now accepting scholarship applications and registrations for Longform 2026. This intensive, three-week studio residency serves artists from all generations and career stages who are seeking deep creative development and meaningful connection. Occurring August 9–29, 2026 on Ox-Bow’s historic campus in Saugatuck, Michigan, the residency brings together one facilitator, visiting artists, and a small cohort of residents for an immersive and collaborative experience. Longform is especially well-suited for painters, printmakers, fiber artists, and writers seeking a focused, discussion-driven environment that supports independent practice and thoughtful feedback.

Residents receive private accommodations, a dedicated studio space, and three chef-prepared meals per day. This structure allows participants to focus fully on their practice while benefiting from Ox-Bow’s supportive and communal environment.

Inspired by alternative learning models and low-residency academic programs, Longform cultivates a rhythm of rigorous engagement and open exploration. Participants take part in group discussions based on readings and topics selected by the facilitator, weekly studio visits with visiting artists, and hands-on workshops that expand familiarity with Ox-Bow’s facilities—including printmaking and papermaking. In the evenings, residents share their work through informal presentations that celebrate dialogue, curiosity, and exchange.

Application, tuition, and scholarships
The cost of Longform is 5,750 USD and requires a portfolio application. Applicants may indicate interest in need-based funding and include a brief statement of need within the application.

This year, Longform will be facilitated by kg Gnatowski, who will guide the cohort through a series of conversations, readings, and shared inquiry across the three-week residency. The program will also feature a dynamic group of visiting artists who contribute through workshops, studio visits, and dialogue. Adelheid Mers, Matt Morris, and Hope Wang will join as Guest Artists, each leading a three-hour workshop open to residents and offering individual studio visits. In addition, Dianna Frid will participate as a Visiting Artist, presenting an artist talk and conducting studio visits with all residents. Together, these engagements create multiple points of exchange, feedback, and connection throughout the residency.

If you have questions regarding the applications process or the Longform program please email oxbow@ox-bow.org.

As an artist-built and run school and residency, Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency is dedicated to the time and space for arts education, research, practice, and community-building for artists at all stages of their artistic journey. Founded in 1910, Ox-Bow’s egalitarian and intimate environment encourages all artists, regardless of experience, to find and amplify their impulse to create. 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. We actively encourage our participants to engage across differences in age, regional location, race, and gender identity, learning what it means to be a community by participating in one. Ox-Bow is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization.