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 he makes and the wonderful…

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 she’s excited about the upcoming…

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, Frank Stella’s “black paintings” challenged…

One of the things I am most proud of at One River School is our ability to “Teach Life Lessons Through Art”. This month across our network of schools, teen students participated in The Kindness Project, as part of our commitment to honor Autism Awareness Month. Students were tasked with the challenge of creating imagery…

When I began thinking about starting One River School, I was inspired by the audacious thinking that went into making bold contemporary art and I wanted to create a program that allowed us to “focus on the art of today”. Everyone knew about Picasso and Van Gogh, but I was disappointed that most people didn’t…

I love when I walk into one of our schools and see dazzling art on our walls. It makes me feel like we are doing our job by sharing serious work from world class artists in communities that don’t get to engage with contemporary art too often. Benjamin Klein has an exhibition that is now…

The relationship between the arts and mental health is well established and there is growing evidence that the arts can be used to help people with anxiety, depression and other issues that impact us. Making art as a form of mental health treatment dates back to the mid-20th century, when soldiers returning from the battlefields of World War…

Viewing a great painting, listening to a great song, tasting great food, reading a great novel, watching an amazing dance performance are all equal to the experience of watching an amazing quarterback delivering at a high-level, with everything on the line. One of the things that excites me most in life is recognizing excellence in…

I know we are sitting here on February 5th and for a lot of us, summertime seems so far away. But, before you know it, you will be in the throes of trying to figure it out, so I wanted to share a couple of thoughts today. Our summer camp programs at One River School are among…