Art for Autism: “The Sun Shines on Everyone”
April is Autism Awareness month and this cause is quite personal to me because I am the parent of a 27-year-old with profound Autism. The young lady you see pictured with me is Hannah Rose Weissman, an instructor at our school in Allendale. Hannah painted this extraordinary mural titled…
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Artist Mary Devincentis
Over the last two weeks, we have opened new exhibitions in our Allendale and Montclair locations celebrating the work of Mary Devincentis. I am enamored with Mary’s artwork and after watching her connect with students at our schools, I’m a huge fan of her as a person as well. …
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Artmaking for Adults
Ten years into building One River School, there is a prevailing theme that continues to surface. We think of artmaking as great for kids, but we don’t prioritize it for ourselves when we get older. Recently, I was on Facebook and noticed that my friend updated his cover photo…
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Experience Summer Camp
As I reflect on our 10th anniversary, one of the things that I’m most proud about is the Summer Camp Experience that we built at One River School. What started off as a small, boutique menu of weekly camps has grown into the most compelling creative camp program anywhere. All…
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Time Ticks By
As part of our 10th anniversary year, I am going to reshare some previous Monday Thoughts from the past…I thought this one from five years ago was “timely”. 😊 Why do we spend so much time thinking about really silly things when time is the most precious resource we…
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Artist EJ Hauser
Over the last 10 years, I have developed so many relationships with artists that I treasure. In some cases, we have had the chance to exhibit their work as well. This past weekend was really special because I happened to be lucky enough to have a West Coast trip timed…
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The Art of Self-Awareness
This is one of my favorite images from our 10 years at One River school. First of all, you could see the pride on this boy’s face when he shared his completed drawing . And he is as cute as can be. This particular project was a form of self-portrait…
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New Goal: Happiness
Yes, it is the 16th of January and I am still talking about goals, but I am going to keep it simple. Happiness. There I said it. Isn’t this the baseline of what we all strive for, but we never really define what it is that makes us happy and…
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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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Holiday Gratitude
On behalf of the entire community of One River School, I want to take this moment to personally wish you and your families a happy and healthy holiday and joyous new year. There are so many things that I love about the holiday season. In particular, one of the…
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