Our Communities
It is so amazing to see the turnout and support for our student exhibitions across all our communities. Everyone who has attended so far was in for a real treat. We use these moments as an opportunity to reflect on how important it is to be part of something that…
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The Joy of Sharing
As I was clicking around Instagram this weekend, I was so happy to see this photo. It demonstrates something I feel so strongly about that is at the essence of what Artmaking does for us when we have a chance to share it with the world. Our student exhibitions have…
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Showtime at One River
During the last few weeks, our schools presented their winter 2024 student exhibitions and the feedback has been amazing. The images coming across my desk represent a wide variety of compelling projects and spectacular outcomes, and you can clearly tell that our students have been fully engaged in the creative…
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The Best Place to Work in the Arts
As I reflect on our learnings over 10 years, one of the things that I am most proud of is our mission to “be the best place to work in the arts”. This is at the core of why I started One River and remains central to our goal of…
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Two River Has Come a Long Way Too
Don’t be confused by the title above because in September 2013, we presented an exhibition entitled “Two River” that featured five female artists from Brooklyn. At the time, we wanted to share with our community some of the most compelling female emerging artists from Brooklyn (located two rivers away from our first location…
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Painting in a Pandemic
This past weekend, we opened a new exhibition at our Allendale location with artwork by Jared Deery. Jared is one of my favorite people in the art world… he is self-aware, thoughtful, hard-working and talented. When I was talking with Jared about the exhibition, he told me that so much of…
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Dillon and Agnes
Art making is a journey that allows you to reflect on what went into making an object long after it was completed. The same goes for building an art school or any business. There’s some synergy in this photo that is worth describing as we reflect on the 10th anniversary…
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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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Art Exhibitions With a Lesson
One of the coolest things we do at One River School is show work from world class artists AND invite them in to do a lesson with our students. This is one of the drivers that I believe in…support living artists by sharing their work and creating more passion for…
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Meet Corianne Darienzo, Assistant Director of One River Allendale
One of the primary goals in building One River is to make our company the best place to work in the arts. And, we have been so lucky to find talented and caring people to deliver our experience. I recently decided to share a bit more about some of the…
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