Grand Opening in Port Jefferson Station!
Register Online for Free Art Workshops – February 24th-27th
One River School is pleased to announce that a new art and design school is coming to Port Jefferson Station. One River, a company built to transform art education in America, announced it will officially open its newest location and with a Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting on February 29, 2020. The Grand Opening will be preceded by a week of FREE Workshops from February 24-27, 2020. This franchise location at 5070 Nesconset Highway Port Jefferson Station, New York (in the Home Goods/Carnival Shopping center) is owned by Matthew Boskin and Joe Tsai and managed by Jacquelyn Lipp.
Beginning March 2nd, the school will offer year-round studio and digital art classes for all ages and skill levels in their new state of the art facility. They teach through the lens of living artists incorporating contemporary art into their curriculum. In addition to a vibrant art curriculum, One River also provides an on-site open gallery space that exhibits work from professional contemporary artists, as well as student and community exhibitions.
With their innovative curriculum, One River School has developed hundreds of proprietary lesson plans that connect students to the most current artistic movements and explore the practices of living artists at the forefront of the global art scene. The program is designed to engage students through fun and interactive learning, focused programs to build fundamental skills, and energetic environments to foster friendships. The talented instructors at One River are masterful artists who connect their students to projects that highlight the student’s individual interests and skills.
Their program offerings include classes that accommodate the needs of the students through a flexible membership with numerous benefits. Twice a year One River School holds Student Exhibitions, they have special events, discounts on classes and merchandise, exclusive events, and more.
Jacquelyn Lipp, the Director of One River School Art + Design in Port Jefferson Station holds a Masters from SUNY New Paltz in fine arts in painting and art history. Born and raised in St. James, New York, Jacquelyn has always been engaged in the arts and local community activities. She left to study abroad in Florence, Italy and has lived in various places including Maui, Hawaii. She indicated when this opportunity came to her she just knew it was a perfect fit.
“I am beyond excited and feel blessed for this opportunity to provide the local community with a fun engaging space to expand their creative potential. Giving emerging artists opportunities to share their work, collaborate and expose others to their artistic vision is something I have always been passionate about. Now it is a reality” said Jacquelyn Lipp, Director. “I am thankful for the opportunity to share contemporary art through our transformative art education programs. I entirely encourage the community to come and experience our FREE workshops and meet our amazing art educators.”
The Grand Opening celebration starts with a week of FREE workshops from February 24th – 27th.
Enjoy free art and digital workshops (materials provided) for all ages, tours of the school’s art studios and digital suite, meet the staff and instructors and enroll in the perfect art class for your interests.
Monday, February 24
4:00PM – 6:00PM: Kids Comic Night, Grades 3-5
Tuesday, February 25
6:00PM – 7:30PM: Teen Manga Night, Grades 6-12
Wednesday, February 26
5:00PM – 7:00PM: Sketch Night: Life Drawing, Teens & Adults
Thursday, February 27
10:00AM – 2:00PM: Adult Art Shuffle Workshops
6:00PM – 8:00PM: Art Teacher Wine Tasting (Private Event)
During Grand Opening weekend, One River will host two full days of hands-on art workshops, school tours, opportunities to meet One River School’s teachers and staff, and open enrollment for their classes. Online PRE-REGISTRATION is highly encouraged to RESERVE SPACE in the FREE Workshops. Classes begin on March 2 with Summer camps beginning on June 29th.
Saturday, February 29
Open House: Art and Design workshops for ALL Ages, Ribbon Cutting, School Tours
10AM – 5PM: All Day workshops for All Ages
12PM: Ribbon Cutting with Elected Officials, Community Leaders, Professionals and community
Sunday, March 1
10AM – 5PM: All Day Workshops for All Ages
Registration for Classes and Summer Camp is Open Now.
About One River
Two years ago the founders of One River designed the franchise concept specifically to fill a significant gap for art education in the communities resulting in a magnificent impact of the One River Schools on kids, teens, and adults. Matt Ross, the founding CEO of the School of Rock, has developed a proprietary curriculum that provides a 360-degree perspective of art that teaches through the lens of living artists. This approach of introducing new art students to today’s most compelling artist has unleashed confidence and creativity in tens of thousands of students of all ages.
Founded by Matt Ross in September of 2012 “One River” west of New York City, One River School of Art + Design is transforming art education in America. We have generated critical acclaim for our inspirational experience. One River School is helping people of all ages to invest in their own creative growth as a pathway for maximizing happiness and personal development. One River’s innovative program teaches thousands of students in nine schools across five states with many more openings on the horizon. One River School has developed a proprietary method for teaching art and digital design programs to students of all ages in a state-of-the-art facilities. The Port Jefferson Station school is the newest of several One River School locations.
One River’s process allows students to have more fun, make inspiring artwork, develop new friendships and grow their art-making skills along the way. The school’s exhibition program has become a national taste-maker for emerging artists across the country. We present the most current, and compelling artworks in our school galleries. Inevitably, our exhibition series supports working artists and our mission to create more awareness for contemporary art.
To Register for FREE Workshops and for more information please call 631-743-7001 or find us online at www.portjefferson.
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