The Kindness Project
One of the things I am most proud of at One River School is our ability to “Teach Life Lessons Through Art”. This month across our network of schools, teen students participated in The Kindness Project, as part of our commitment to honor Autism Awareness Month. Students were tasked with…
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The Audacity of Richard Serra
When I began thinking about starting One River School, I was inspired by the audacious thinking that went into making bold contemporary art and I wanted to create a program that allowed us to “focus on the art of today”. Everyone knew about Picasso and Van Gogh, but I was…
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Benjamin Klein
I love when I walk into one of our schools and see dazzling art on our walls. It makes me feel like we are doing our job by sharing serious work from world class artists in communities that don’t get to engage with contemporary art too often. Benjamin Klein has…
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Improving Mental Health Through the Arts
The relationship between the arts and mental health is well established and there is growing evidence that the arts can be used to help people with anxiety, depression and other issues that impact us. Making art as a form of mental health treatment dates back to the mid-20th century, when soldiers returning from…
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Adults Creating, Learning and Growing
Nothing makes me happier than seeing one of our adult students sharing a completed project. And the joy on their face doesn’t simply represent the pride that comes with making something, it also represents the personal development that comes with the process. Sandra McSorley, a student at our Middletown school,…
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The Art of Excellence
Viewing a great painting, listening to a great song, tasting great food, reading a great novel, watching an amazing dance performance are all equal to the experience of watching an amazing quarterback delivering at a high-level, with everything on the line. One of the things that excites me most in…
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Planning for Summer Camp
I know we are sitting here on February 5th and for a lot of us, summertime seems so far away. But, before you know it, you will be in the throes of trying to figure it out, so I wanted to share a couple of thoughts today. Our summer camp programs at…
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Showtime at One River
During the last few weeks, our schools presented their winter 2024 student exhibitions and the feedback has been amazing. The images coming across my desk represent a wide variety of compelling projects and spectacular outcomes, and you can clearly tell that our students have been fully engaged in the creative…
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Embracing MLK
The statue depicted, “The Embrace,” is one of the most interesting and compelling works of art. It is inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King embracing and the statue sits in Boston Common. Created by artist Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group, the purpose…
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An Eye into the Future
This artwork from Cameron Welch is one that I absolutely love. I find it to be optimistic and it provides me with a feeling of hope that is so important to be thinking about as we move into the holidays and wind down this year. It is my perspective that…
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