A Moment to Pause and Reflect
There is no American holiday like Thanksgiving, and there is no holiday that provides a better opportunity to pause and reflect on what we are grateful for. This has been an intense year, and it seems like time ticks by so fast these days while the noise and discontinuity hum…
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One River School CEO Agnes Mauro
We recently had a change in our leadership, and it brings me great joy to announce the promotion of Agnes Mauro to CEO of One River School. Agnes has been with the company since we opened our doors in the fall of 2012, and for the last two years…
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Veterans Day
Every week when I sit down to write my Monday Thoughts, once I decide the topic I try and find an image that blends interesting artistic qualities into the message that I’m trying to convey. I’m an arts educator and love the fact that we could take any topic and…
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Team Introductions: Tara Kalnitsky
Tell us a little bit about you and your background Hello! My name is Tara and I have been creating art using every medium I could get my hands on since childhood. I graduated from Rutgers with a degree in Painting and Ceramics but found a passion for illustration markers…
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Educator Showcase: Alanna Califra
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I graduated from Stony Brook University with a degree in Studio Art and double minors in Art History and Digital Art. Over the past few years, I’ve had the privilege of working two fulfilling roles, one as an art teacher…
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Student Showcase: Leo
Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. As a young artist, I am still working to improve my skills and get better at the craft. I love to make art because it allows my imagination to come outside of my brain. I can’t…
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The Day After Tomorrow
I run an art school because my mission in life is “to be positive and to help people find their magic and their creative inspiration”. I wasn’t built to be in politics and it’s even hard for me to talk about it because everything is so layered and so multi-faceted.…
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