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We are honored to announce three fun video updates right before Christmas. First, the most recent Met Stories video by the Metropolitan Museum of Art features clips of the Create! Harlem mural. New York City’s tourism office includes a clip of the Make Space for the Arts mural in a recent “All In” video feature…
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“The students and community of P.S. 249 are so thankful for the beauty you helped bring to our community during such a difficult time!” “Blossoming” at PS 249 ❤️ Thank you, Peach Tao, for leading this project so well, and NYC Council Member Matthieu Eugene and NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs for making it possible.…
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Giving Tuesday launches our greatest Matching Fund ever. Up to $150,000 Will Be Doubled in December! In 2020, your support helped Thrive Collective directly serve 3,000 students at 40 public schools despite COVID-19. Thanks to a generous donor, every dollar you give during the month of December will be matched up to $150,000! No gift…
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Thanksgiving trumps Covid every time. GIVE THANKS 🙏 Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Thrive Collective. In the spirit of #KindnessBeatsTheVirus, we remember our first Turkey Drive collaboration in 2016 with DJ Trase and the Clement Soto Velez Cultural Center. Art direction: Sam Wisneski (2016) View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
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Remix the Sky (Album) Remix the Sky (Album) SHOP 🎄 Thrive Collective for the holidays. 100% of profits help #BringArtBack despite COVID-19. All merch designed by Thrive Collective students and artists. 🎁 Art 🎁 Apparel 🎁 Accessories Shop our store for the complete holiday collection.
read moreR.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) teaches mic skills and life skills through the art of emceeing, with Bronx emcee and Thrive Studio Arts Director Randy Mason. This video recaps a RHYME workshop in collaboration with La Bodega Studios in the Bronx, sponsored in part by Bronx Council on the Arts, The Bronx Native, Empanology,…
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What an inspiring story! Thank you, Ladoru, for reminding us why we do what we do, and for so generously investing in others. 10% of all profits made between 9/24-10/31 will be donated to Thrive Collective. 💥🙏❤ Support the cause here. Shop Ladoru “Art changes people, people change the world.” – Anonymous “Several years ago…
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It’s so good to be back. On Saturday, 9/23/2020, we proudly hosted our first (mostly) socially distant Thrive Sports 3-on-3 basketball tournament since COVID-19! ☄ 23 teams ☄ 92 competitors ☄ 30 volunteers and coaches ☄ Energized spectators ☄ Sanitizers, face masks, temperature checks ☄ Swag, trophies, pizza, water, snacks, and more 💯 Gratitude for our…
read moreCongratulations to Toofly, whose artistry and Kindness Beats the Virus collaboration is being featured for Hispanic Heritage month by WABC 7 this week. If you’ve worked with her, you know she’s amazing. The report captures her beautifully, and includes footage of our #KindnessBeatsTheVirus mural production at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center in the Lower…
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Thrive Collective’s executive director Jeremy Del Rio was asked by The NYC Mayor’s Office to reflect on the intersection of faith and justice at an online Memorial Service for Rep. John Lewis on September 15. Jeremy’s remarks follow. 🎨 Mural by Damien Mitchell for Projectivity 📷 by Sold magazine John Lewis Memorial Service September 15,…
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