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.…

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…

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…

  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…

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…

  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.…

Art Shuffle®: Kids Identify: Objects & Patterns Grades 3-5 Overview: Students made an autobiographical assemblage consisting of objects and spaces that represent them. Students learned about: creating a diorama of a room or space that represented them. They learned various techniques including plaster, collage, and acrylic painting. Artist Inspiration: Njideka…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Teaching art is something that happened entirely by accident. I was always interested in creating since I was a young girl, taking apart old shirts to see how they were made, so I could fashion patterns to create new ones.…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. My name is Kate, and I was born and brought up in South Africa, where I had a comprehensive education in Fine Art and History of Art! My marriage took me to Germany where I lived for 7 years and…