I am an advocate for contemporary artists and art making and have spent a disproportionate amount of my time trying to understand “what is well done and what is for me”. This is the lens that I look through when I think about collecting art and living with it.  …

Check out this image. What a beautiful reflection of the commitment and outcomes that are happening every day at One River this Summer. When I walk into our schools, this is what greets me and it is pure joy to see the look on everyone’s face.   Every year at…

One of the coolest things about our summer camp experience is the Friday Exhibition / Recap. Parents and friends join us at all of our schools and our student campers get to present their artwork / outcomes. What makes this most fun for me is hearing our Teens and kids…

It has been almost 250 years since we declared our independence. I am grateful to be an American and notwithstanding the challenges we face today, we continue on our journey as a country that is continuing to evolve and to do its best across a magnitude of complicated topics. Having…

For the last 20 years, I’ve invested my life in creative education, and I have seen the blessing of what it can do for adults and kids through the lens of my experiences as CEO of School of Rock and One River School. The metaphor, “grow or fold”, is a…

Take a look at the image. The smile and the pride on our student’s face. The artwork on display. And, our bold statement above.   I often ask parents, “what would make a difference in your kid’s life?”  And, quite often I hear a blend of: “I want them to…

It is showtime at One River School … each of our locations have either had their official Student Exhibition opening or it is about to happen.  Either way, our fifteen locations in six states are celebrating the amazing efforts of our students and team, and having previewed a bunch of…

Artists like Jeffrey Gibson inspired me to create One River School and these days Jeffrey’s art and his personal story are inspiring others across the world. He is representing the United States this year in the Venice Biennale and this recognition is so deserving given both the unique art that…

What better way to understand the current projects in process than to hear from London, an eight year old student at our Englewood, NJ location. Click here. Her class project that will be exhibited in June is titled “Character Turnaround” and London shares a little bit about the project and why…

We have all seen these paintings but, I’m not sure that we’ve all spent the time to really contemplate with Frank Stella meant to the art world and to our culture today. Stella died yesterday at 87 and left a big, bold and colorful mark on the world. In 1959,…