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Not sure if it ever crossed your mind, but art collecting isn’t only for the super-rich. In 2010, when I was just beginning to think about the idea of building One River School, I started to research and take classes to better understand contemporary art, and along the way, I realized how many emerging artists…
One of the most fun parts of my life is connecting with artists to understand what goes into their craft. It takes massive time, effort, and commitment to cut through the clutter and artist Summer Wheat is one artist that is doing some really special things that I want to share with you. I…
Every week when I sit down to write my blog “Monday Thoughts”, I try to focus on a topic that may pique your interest relative to contemporary art, art education, or the overarching importance of investing in creative growth. But please forgive me because today is going to be slightly different. This Wednesday is…
One of the greatest joys I have had in my career has been creating business ownership opportunities within the arts. Almost twenty years ago, I joined the School of Rock as CEO. We quickly began franchising and to this day I have maintained such amazing relationships with our earliest franchise partners who were inspired to…
Sometimes things just hit you instantaneously. That’s how I felt when I first saw Eddie Martinez’ artwork. It was 2011 and I was deep into the process of thinking about starting One River School when I stumbled on Eddie’s paintings at an art fair. At the time, I remember thinking how playful and chaotic…
Every year there is something great about the week before Labor Day and something that I also find modestly unsettling. I guess that’s normal human behavior given the fact that summer seems to be grinding to a halt, while September brings a greater sense of seriousness as people head back to school and dive back…
Forgive me for the back to back Olympics inspired Monday Thoughts, but I had a compelling personal moment on Friday that led to this. Steph Curry is undoubtedly a wizard and one of the greatest basketball players ever. In fact, he had a fairytale performance in the gold medal game that will definitely go down…
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. But, beyond the notion of…
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 about this time, I feel…
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 present in their words what…