On Collecting Art & Building Culture
There is a misunderstanding that one who collects art has to be wealthy. I recognize this makes sense, as art is typically expensive and not in everyone’s monthly budget. I thought this way until I heard a Donna Nelson artist talk at The New School in 2015. Donna, an acclaimed…
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Monday Thoughts: Train Your Brain
Over the last ten years, I have put my heart and soul into building arts education businesses that provide compelling and fun ways for people to develop their creative skills. Along the way, I have learned so much about how humans think and the pure benefits of doing artistic things…
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Head in the Clouds
Whenever I’m on a plane it’s hard for me to avoid thinking about all philosophers, artists, writers, and eager romantics of the past that would have relished the opportunity to see the world from that unique vantage point. We take it lightly now in modern life but for centuries people…
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Entrepreneurship = Art-Making?
We have become enamored with entrepreneurship in America in a way in which I have not seen in my lifetime. Twenty-somethings and baby boomers are sharing the same spirit… the will and motivation to create something unique and to turn it into a profit generating entity. Last night, I was reading the Rhode…
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Art Effect
One of the most special aspects of One River School is the fact that we really focus on teaching art AND making it fun to learn here. As part of that philosophy, we are just as excited about the students who want to come here once a week for a…
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Best Place and Best People
Without a doubt, one of the key elements of our mission is to be the “best place to work in the arts”. Having said that, it goes without saying that the promise comes full circle when we find the best people. Today, I am happy to announce that we are…
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What a Special Exhibition
Every once in a while, I am moved by something that my team and our students are able to accomplish. During the month of October, we gave our teen students in New Jersey a really cool assignment and ten days ago we installed over 100 paintings in the Garden State…
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Art for Boys!
When I was the CEO of School of Rock people used to say to me at times that it was a great place for boys to learn music. At which point I would jump in and lobby that there was no better place for girls to learn to play music.…
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