Our Youngest Students are the Most Inspirational!

June 14, 2016

I am so grateful for the response to our Student Show this past Friday night. Hundreds of adults, teens and kids who attend One River School came out to see their artwork side by side with their peers.

One of the coolest things is seeing the really young kids at the show. Chloe Olesinksi has been attending our school since she was 4 years old. Look at the amazing work she did…. It’s based on a lesson we wrote about Kara Walker and it serves as a wonderful reminder that we are not only providing a cool place to learn art, but creating connections with contemporary artists in a way that hasn’t existed before.

Now that we have proven little kids can make cool art, we are taking their work on the road! We are exhibiting 50 artworks from our K-2 students at the Garden State Plaza and the opening is this Friday at 6PM. Please come check it out.

Here’s to the next generation of great artists…in their smallest and cutest possible form!

‘Wild Color Paintings’
An Exhibition by Kids Art Shuffle Students
Friday, June 17th 2016, 6-7PM
Westfield Garden State Plaza
(near AMC Movie Theater entrance)
1 Garden State Plaza Blvd, Paramus, NJ
RSVP Here

Matt Ross

Matt Ross is the Founder of One River School of Art + Design. Since 2012, One River has grown from one location in Englewood, NJ to fifteen schools in six states with a goal to “transform art education” across America. Prior to One River School, Matt was the CEO of School of Rock, where he built the company into the world leader in music education for kids. Prior to his experience with School of Rock, Matt held a variety of management positions in broadcasting, working for diverse media companies such as Clear Channel, CBS and Viacom. He is also active in promoting Autism awareness and supporting emerging artists and is passionate about collecting Contemporary Art with a focus on painting, mixed media and drawing.