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Thrive x LES Sports Academy

Support the LES Sports Summer Camp Thrive Sports proudly supports the LES Sports Academy. 100% of any donations made on this page goes towards their bowling leagues, summer camps, flag football programs, and other sports activities for children in our home community. Download the flyer (pdf). Born and raised in the Lower East Side, Franky…

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7th Annual Thrive Collective Team Building Conference

Every year, Thrive Collective produces an annual Team Building Conference for current and prospective teaching artists and project managers. On January 30-31, we held our 7th annual two-day conference at Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub in Harlem in a space renovated and painted by our studio arts students since 2018. Everything at Thrive is built…

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Happy Holidays from Thrive

We want to extend our warmest wishes this holiday season from the Thrive Collective Family! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Thrive Collective (@nycthrive) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Thrive Collective (@nycthrive)

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Join The 300 this #GivingTuesday

Today’s the day! Our #GivingTuesday “300 for 300” campaign is officially underway, and I am thrilled to let you know that it has tipped off with an assist from the Brooklyn Nets. Last night, Thrive Collective hosted an interactive arts experience in the lobby of the Barclays Center prior to the Brooklyn Nets-Orlando Magic game.…

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Thrive on TikTok

OK, OK. Thrive finally joined America’s fastest growing social network, just in time for the Holidays. Give us a follow. @nycthrive @jasonnaylornyc joins us to paint this amazing mural for the Boerum Hill School in Brooklyn, then the students helped paint this message 💜 #jasonnaylor #nyctiktok #nycstreetart #nycmural #nycstreetartist #thefuture #bringbackart #nycart #streetart #nycpublicschools #nyccharity…

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El Bohio Mural Makeover in the Media

Video by Loisaida TV EV Grieve: “New murals depict LES history outside the long-empty CHARAS/El Bohio Community Center” New murals are in progress on the 10th Street side of the former P.S. 64/CHARAS/El Bohio Community Center between Avenue B and Avenue C. EVG contributor Stacie Joy stopped by yesterday for a work-in-progress look at the…

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R.H.Y.M.E. Originals

Over the past year, our R.H.Y.M.E. students wrote, performed, and recorded sixteen original songs, produced music videos and album art for the songs, and distributed them all online. Enjoy the music videos below. Learn more about R.H.Y.M.E. here, including how to bring us to your school or community center. R.H.Y.M.E. Originals: Music Videos & More…

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Culture Making 2022

Thank you, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, for investing in Thrive Collective’s mission to eradicate artless education since 2016. In FY22, our students and artists completed: 93 school and community murals at sixty locations in all five boroughs; 18 original songs and music videos; Two film festivals featuring ten student videos; Our 300th mural since…

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UFT Features “A Rainbow of Possibilities”

“What do a rainbow, a dragon and a baseball player have in common? They are all emblazoned in bright colors on a wall at PS 18 in the South Bronx. “Members of the school community — including 4th- and 5th-graders, school faculty, staff from partner organizations, parents and even passers-by on community painting days —…

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PS 250K: Extreme Mural Makeover

In Spring 2022, Thrive Collective partnered with PS 250 for a full mural makeover of the front entrance of their building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. After exploring different themes and design ideas with students, veteran street artists Kaves, RIBS, and Bianca Romero interpreted the student work on the wall. The completed makeover spans over 100 feet…

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