Thrive Collective
I’m Emily from Thrive Collective, a rising senior at EBT High School in Brooklyn. I’ve worked with Thrive for two years and helped paint three murals, including one at my school and two more in Coney Island and Harlem. Our goal is to help students like me bring out our inner creativity, and to use that…
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“Summer Camp for Art Kids.” Thrive Collective’s Summer Intensives allow concentrated time for some of our most passionate and skilled students to work directly with world class artists to produce public art murals. Following the tradition of past summers at the Coney Art Walls and Mexico the last two years, our third annual season revolves…
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What a privilege to be trusted with “Captain Jack’s Wonder Voyage” at PS/MS 282 this year. This mural celebrates the life and creative energy of Jack Roberts, a pre-K student at the school whose life was tragically cut short in 2016. On Father’s Day 2017, we had the honor of dedicating the mural with Mr.…
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The “I Am NYC” collaboration with the High School of Telecommunications, Arts, and Technology is a case study in why we love collaborating with teachers and NYC high school students. This, from first year art teacher Veronica Giurdanella: “This will be the view for every student attending HSTAT in Bay Ridge from now on. The…
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Volunteer with Thrive Collective’s murals projects through July 2017. Sign up here.
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Due to monsoon-like rains on Friday and a bad forecast for Saturday, we have rescheduled painting times from Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Join us from approximately 10-5 each day. Production Details Reception Info
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This spring, Loisaida Center, FABNYC, and Thrive Collective are collaborating on a community mural at First Street Green (at the corner of Houston Street and 2nd Avenue) to commemorate the twenty-six “La Lucha Continua The Struggle Continues” murals originally produced in the Lower East Side in 1985. Production of the commemorative mural coincides with the “La Lucha…
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We are thrilled to partner with Hope for New York as a new affiliate this year. That means HFNY helps us recruit amazing volunteers to serve at our arts and mentoring projects citywide. Join us in welcoming our newest affiliate @nycthrive! 🎨 🎉 Thrive Collective mobilizes students, parents, artists, & community stakeholders to partner with…
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Our Spring #SchoolMurals calendar is (mostly) set, and brings thirteen new mural projects involving eighteen great schools and dozens of community partners to Brooklyn, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Queens. Volunteer details and sign ups are online here. For the season, we’ll add approximately 100 volunteer shifts with room for 5-30 volunteers each. Join us, please. Sorry, Staten Island isn’t…
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Hosted by The United Federation of Teachers 52 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 On September 26, we will celebrate our students, artists, and community supporters with a benefit fundraiser hosted and sponsored in part by the United Federation of Teachers in Lower Manhattan. Join us for a cocktail reception, interactive experiences, auction, and showcase of student…
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