Moving to His Own Beat: Jesse Greenberg
There is no question that artists move to a different beat. Jesse Greenberg’s beat happens to be smarter and more interesting than most. When you meet Jesse for the first time you instantly like him, but you aren’t struck with the immediate notion that Jesse is a sculptor. He presents…
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On the Works of Nicholas Buffon
Nick Buffon is an emerging artist with a practice that goes against the grain. While there are a lot of artists who make art that is focused on architecture, Nick’s subject matter ranges from tenements to bodegas to supermarkets on the Lower East Side of New York City! Not exactly…
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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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Artist in Focus: Michael Berryhill
In 2012, we had our first solo show with Daniel Rios Rodriguez, a painter whose work I really love. Shortly after the opening, Daniel called me and asked if I was going to be around; he wanted to show his artwork and our space to some artist friends. The next day,…
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Proud for Providing Careers in the Arts
One of the special things about building One River School is the chance to create great career opportunities in the arts, while also teaching people how to build a compelling business that stands out from the crowd. Funding for the arts is struggling, and as a result there is a…
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The Adventures of Life
This morning I was reading the New York Times, and I came across an amazing story that I wanted to share with you. “Why He Kayaked Across the Atlantic at 70,” tells the tale of Aleksander Doba and his amazing feat that simply boggles my mind. As an entrepreneur, I surely…
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Monday Thoughts: Genius
Every Sunday I watch CBS Sunday Morning. It is very simply the best of what television can be: smart, thoughtful segments that often share a special twist or nuance that make me feel better about the world we live in. Yesterday’s theme was “Mind Matters” and it delved into a…
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Three Tips for The Novice Contemporary Art Buyer
If you have never bought contemporary art I have 3 tips to get you started. 1.) First of all, decide what you are trying to accomplish. Is it purely a decorative goal for your home, or is there a larger goal at hand? When I say “larger goal,” I am…
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Monday Thoughts: Time Ticks By
Why do we spend so much time thinking about really silly things when time is the most precious resource we have? The basic answer is that the human brain simply doesn’t work in the most rational fashion. For whatever reason, we can’t possibly perfect how we make decisions because the…
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Behind The Canvas: Isabella Pineda
Isabella Pineda is an Art Effect, Teen Art Shuffle Plus student and a teaching assistant at One River School in Englewood, New Jersey. She is seventeen and grew up in Palisades Park, NJ. She began taking classes at One River over a year and a half ago. “I would always…
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