Winter Camps 2021
Winter Camps at One River School are typically held the last week of December, with students having the opportunity to explore new mediums. We wanted to share a snapshot of our camps from last year to showcase some of the amazing outcomes. If you’re looking for something fun & creative…
Read MoreEducator Showcase: Erica Murphy
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I’m an average nerdy art teacher. I graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College with a B.F.A in Visual Arts. I’ve had experience from teaching painting classes and creating comics, to framing final artworks. From those ventures I got to see…
Read MoreTeam Showcase: Julie Witkowski
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I graduated from Kutztown University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in painting. Since graduating, I have worked as a public school Ceramics/Visual Arts teacher and did window displays for Anthropologie. I specialize in textural and…
Read MoreStudent Showcase: Magnus J.
Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. I’ve always been very artistic from a young age and enjoyed sketching and was always interested in design. I originally wanted to be an architect but I realized that math was not my strong suit and…
Read MoreArtist Exhibitions Fall 2022
Our One River Schools have been holding their artist exhibition openings over the past several weeks. There are so many talented contemporary artist works on display at our schools. Here’s a snapshot from some of those opening reception events and a list of artists who are currently exhibiting in our schools.…
Read MoreProject Snapshot: Art Shuffle: Digital: Teen: Words to Live By
Art Shuffle®: Digital: Teen Words to Live By Grades 6-12 Overview: Students designed an editorial illustration for a provided article title/quote, making use of a visual metaphor. Students learned about: creating imagery that seeks to convey the essence of an entire saying within a single visual graphic. Artist Inspiration: Pete…
Read MoreTeam Showcase: Heather Kipper
Heather Kipper, Director, One River School Evanston (IL) Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Most of the vacations I had growing up were not to tropical destinations or historic monuments, but a 40-mile drive away from the Illinois suburbs to “the city” of Chicago. Our frequent…
Read MoreStudent Showcase: Ava Bourne
Ava is 17 years old, and has been a student at One River in Englewood, NJ for 3 years. Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist? I’ve always liked doing art. When I was younger I would sit outside painting the concrete…
Read MoreArt 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…
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.…
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