Six years ago I began a journey to try to learn all that I could about contemporary art and one of the most influential and amazing resources I relied on was the non-profit organization Art 21.  Art 21,  Art in the 21st Century is a PBS series, educational resource,…

It’s truly great to know what you love to do. It’s even better to have the chance to do it for your career. One River School has pioneered an innovative, new concept that is going to Transform Art Education in America and we have created a franchise opportunity for a select…

I am very interested in the mental health benefits that art provides. Before I dug deeply into visual art, music was my primary way to escape and it provided me an outlet to relax. I could pickup my guitar for ten minutes and find myself breathing more deeply while resetting…

I am feeling like we are at the beginning stages of an art movement and that One River School can be a catalyst in this movement. People are desperate to get out from behind their computers. They are begging for real, communal experiences. And they are interested in Art, but…

Sometimes I hear people talk about the “summer doldrums” and after a week of 100-degree weather and hearing this on the news, I wanted to dig a bit deeper on this term. According to Wikipedia, the phrase is rooted in historical maritime usage…there is an area near the equator where…

We are about to begin our fifth year at One River School in Englewood and I am starting to reflect on the fact that we have watched lots of kids grow up with us. We have also seen some of them turn into amazing artists and I am proud to…

It is a blessing when you find your passion in life. For me, I found it through creative education. I have seen thousands and thousands of kids grow up with music and art…and I have seen them become better people who are more equipped to navigate life, make friends and…

Almost 60 years ago, a generation of people were inspired by a movement that began in Detroit:the creation of Motown Records. The combination of “motor” and “town” helped to redefine Detroit and more importantly ushered in the racial integration of pop music in the 60’s. Art has a way of…

In the early 20th century, Picasso spent a few years working on transforming the guitar into a sculptural wall relief object. A few years ago, MOMA celebrated this work by presenting an exhibition of Picasso’s Guitars and if you know anything about me, you know that I am obsessed with…

Do you ever stop and think about how complex our world is? The rapid pace of change seems to be both exciting and sometimes overwhelming as it challenges our senses to stay up to speed and to keep things in order. For a long while, I have been interested in…