Thrive Collective
The first Art of Healing festival of 2024 returns to Central Harlem on 120th Street between 5th and Madison, June 29th from 12 – 4 pm. Presented in collaboration with the Manhattan District Attorney, Bethel Gospel Assembly, Union Settlement, DJ Trase, Kids Breaking League, Arts Ave, RHYME, NYPD 25th Precinct, and many more. Enjoy highlights…
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As we wrap up the 2023-2024 school year, we salute our hometown heroes, the Brooklyn Nets for partnering with Thrive Collective since 2019. In so many ways, Brooklyn is home. Jeremy‘s immigrant grandparents all landed in Brooklyn during the Great Depression. His parents experienced their own West Side love Story in the borough during the…
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In the summer of 2021 a small group of R.H.Y.M.E scholars gathered together with Thrive Collective teaching artists, Randy Mason and Kevin Toledo, at the Good Shepherd – Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence studio to write and record an original song highlighting what makes them special. The project was sponsored by the Verses Project with dinner…
read moreThe Dream Walls inspired everything. In 2007, we had no idea that a one-off school beautification project would plant the seeds that would eventually mature into: One of NYC’s largest arts education non-profits in Thrive Collective; Thrive’s flagship Murals programs, which have expanded beyond NYC to California, Maryland, Texas, Puerto Rico, and Mexico; and Over…
read moreOn the final day of Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary Year, we offer our love letter to hip hop: “Coke La Rock is Still Here.” Video by Eric Mason. Filmed at the Hip Hop 50 Block Party. Hip Hop is for the Children Thrive Partners With The Hip Hop Museum to Celebrate Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary…
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Shep and all of us at Thrive Collective. Love well. Create memories. And live ARTfully as you make merry with friends and family. – Story and Art by Sam Wisneski. A Thrive Comics production. Starting on Giving Tuesday and through the end of December, give to create hope and…
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Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo from Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. This fall, Thrive Collective completed our first two school mural programs at Colegio Católico Nuestra Señora del Pilar and Academia Bautista Sotera Sanchez in collaboration with Urban Strategies and PROSa / Grupo Nexo. Veteran Thrive teaching artist Tsvetana Dondero led the programs and art directed…
read more“Bring Art Back” (since 2014) It’s been 10 years since the City of New York confessed to eliminating arts and music programs at more than 400 schools in low income neighborhoods. The very same communities that had invented hip hop in the 1970s were denied access to even the most basic arts education in the…
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Story and Art by Sam Wisneski “Opportunities to give are everywhere. … Together we can make life a little brighter and more colorful for everyone! “Please consider giving to my friends at Thrive Collective.” Starting on Giving Tuesday and through the end of December, join GEORGIE. Give to create hope and opportunity through arts, sports,…
read more“There is a reciprocity to generosity. … Giving is contagious.” – Randy Mason Join Randy Mason and the Thrive Collective community of artists, students, mentors and educators who create hope and opportunity through arts, sports, and mentoring in public schools everyday. Give on #GivingTuesday and beyond.
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