Art Fest September 2022
Our One River Schools have been celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the opening of our first location by hosting Art Fest, our annual Fall Festival art event. There were artist galleries, workshops, raffles, activities, and time to meet the staff at our schools. Here’s a snapshot of some of those…
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The Joy of Doing vs. The Joy of Sharing
For the last 10 years I have loved sneaking into the studios to see our students engrossed in making artwork. I have become fascinated with the process of making art and the deep concentration that’s required. Without a doubt, you can see the wheels turning, the problem-solving skills at work…
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Defend the Imagination
Ten years ago I was trying to figure out how to connect Contemporary Art to a compelling and fun classroom experience. And, in order to do so, I needed to truly understand what drove artists to do what they do. While this was going on, I was also uncovering so…
Read MoreStudent Showcase: Max Zimmerman
How long have you been a student at One River? I have been at One River since I was in 4th grade, so it’s been about 4 years (I think!). Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist? I have always enjoyed art.…
Read MoreProject Snapshot: Identify: Objects & Patterns
Art Shuffle®: Kids Identify: Objects & Patterns Grades 3-5 Overview: Students made an autobiographical assemblage consisting of objects and spaces that represent them. Students learned about: creating a diorama of a room or space that represented them. They learned various techniques including plaster, collage, and acrylic painting. Artist Inspiration: Njideka…
Read MoreTeam Showcase: Viviana Maciel
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Teaching art is something that happened entirely by accident. I was always interested in creating since I was a young girl, taking apart old shirts to see how they were made, so I could fashion patterns to create new ones.…
Read MoreEducator Showcase: Kate Annen
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. My name is Kate, and I was born and brought up in South Africa, where I had a comprehensive education in Fine Art and History of Art! My marriage took me to Germany where I lived for 7 years and…
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The Best Art Project? Starting a New Art School!!!
A couple weeks ago, I wrote “Monday Thoughts” with the promise of sharing some learnings that you may find both interesting and personally helpful as we approached our 10th anniversary. The photograph above captures our “window sign” during the construction phase leading up to the opening of our first school…
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