Educator Showcase: Madison Bender
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I’m a multimedia artist with a background in painting but an interest in all kinds of materials and methods of art making! I received a Fine Arts Degree from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2020 and have been making…
Read MoreTeam Showcase: Julia LaMarca
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I have always been drawn to art and creativity and have been making art most of my life. I graduated from SUNY Old Westbury with a degree in Fine Arts where my focus was large ink paintings based off of stories of…
Read MoreStudent Showcase: Maya (Remus)
Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. My journey as an young artist has been a learning process. There’s so much I still don’t know and yet so much I can do. I enjoy difficult projects that make me think outside the…
Read MoreStudent Winter Shows
Last month, student artwork was on display during our Winter Student Shows across all school locations. Many thanks to everyone who stopped to view the work of our talented artists who have been exploring a variety of art materials while learning new techniques over the past few months. Check out…
Read MoreWinter Camps 2022
We wanted to share some highlights from our Winter Camps 2022, from across our schools. Enjoy some of the amazing art created in the various classes offered in Winter Camps!
Read MoreEducator Showcase: Mike Moran
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Besides an educator I’m an award-winning illustrator whose work is focused on the children’s market. Having illustrated over 35 children’s books, my partial client list includes Viking Books, Simon & Schuster, Dial Books, Scholastic, New York Times, Major League Baseball,…
Read MoreTeam Showcase: Rachel Cohen
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I’ve been an art educator since 2014 working with students aged Pre-K through adults in various settings. I first started teaching art in extracurricular settings before finding work in private and charter schools. I love working outside of traditional schools because our…
Read MoreStudent Showcase: Mika T.
Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. I feel like before I joined One River, I was more closed off, especially about what type of art I liked to do. I didn’t know what my art style was. Now I feel like I’m…
Read MoreProject Snapshot: Natural Elements & Textures
Art Focus®: Drawing Representation & Abstraction: Natural Elements & Textures Overview: Students create three studies of natural objects and their textures as an exploration of a final piece. They then select 1 piece to take to the final. Essential Skills: Learn the qualities of charcoal, chalk, and inks. Gain experience…
Read MoreEducator Showcase: Emma Reid
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Art class has always been my favorite place in the world! I graduated from SUNY Purchase with a degree in Graphic Design in 2020. I worked as both a TA/tutor and a freelancer in college, exploring everything from tattoo…
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