Who is your favorite artist today?
When someone asks you this question, they generally don’t add the “today” and the answers that follow almost always include the likes of Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, Matisse and others. Once in awhile Warhol will slide in there. Truth be told, for most people it is a very hard question…
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ONE RIVER IS COMING TO LONG ISLAND
This March we open our 10th location in Woodbury, NY, our first location on Long Island in the heart of northern Nassau County. Sometime this spring we will open a second location in Suffolk County as well, in the quaint town of Port Jefferson. I am so excited to bring our concept…
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Nice People Make a Real Difference
A few weeks ago, I was working behind the counter at our school in Englewood, NJ, when one of our regular members came in. After chatting for a while, I asked her “how are things going here for you and your kids”? She said “they were in love with One…
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Your First Exhibition
This past Saturday, I went to our Millburn, NJ school to be a part of their first student show. Late morning before the opening, I ran into an adorable little girl who was searching for her artwork among a sea of objects. I could tell she was sad and I…
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One River Teens Take Over The Capital of Emerging Art!
Yesterday, I walked around the lower east side of New York visiting galleries and looked at some of the most compelling emerging art in the world. This dense and cool part of Manhattan is one of the most important proving grounds for contemporary artists worldwide. And, there we were! One…
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Creativity and Aging
One of the things that I have been studying, which also happens to be a substantial part of the book I am writing, is “why do some people in middle age thrive while others decline”? There are countless theories and a lot of obvious elements that make up the general…
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Tyree Guyton
For 30 years, Tyree Guyton has shared his Heidelberg Project and tried to shed some light on the urban blight of Detroit and the role art can play in creating hope. Now the artworld is sharing back. The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit has celebrated Tyree with an exhibition this fall that runs till…
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Business Ownership in the Arts
Twelve years ago I shifted my career after 20 years in the media business and I invested in a School of Rock franchise. At the time it was part of a major career shift for me where I also joined School of Rock as the CEO and committed myself to…
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How often do you look at contemporary art?
When I started One River, in addition to teaching in our classrooms, I wanted our schools to show work from contemporary artists so that anyone walking in our doors could view something current and compelling. I felt strongly that this would allow us to extend our educational process so that…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving may be the most universally loved holiday for Americans. It comes with no quid pro quo, just a simple pause to hang with family and friends and to share a moment of gratitude. To this point, I want to take a moment to share some gratitude of my own.…
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