Brooklyn

Little kids, big art! Ridge school makes mural

Thrive Collective proudly collaborated with Lutheran Elementary School in Brooklyn for our first non-public school mural project this year. The Brooklyn Daily reported: Who says they don’t teach art in schools anymore?! Bay Ridge artists, students, teachers, and community members painted a mural at Lutheran Elementary School on June 4. The day taught kids how…

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2016 Thrive Collective Mural Celebration

Work Hard. Then Celebrate (17 Times)!

What’s better than to celebrate twelve murals, a South Bronx art festival, three recitals, and three film festivals throughout the city? Celebrating this accomplishment with all our friends! The completion of public art, whether murals, music, or media, testafies to the creative capacities of our students and their communities. From local art stores and artist…

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Supplying Smiles and More

“Thank you!” from 3,000 students and 8 public schools who received #WeServe school supplies in October 2015. As part of SchoolPartners.NYC‘s #WeServe campaign, Thrive Collective partnered with NY CityServe, the Luis Palau Association, World Vision, and neighborhood churches to distribute school supplies to 3,000 students at eight elementary schools in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island and…

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Meet Zanab and Josh

In 2015, Jeffrey Deitsch commissioned street art legend DAZE for the Coney Art Walls exhibition. DAZE collaborated with students from SchoolMurals.org to create a signature piece. Enjoy the “Under the Sea” School Mural portfolio here.

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PS 102 Says “Thank You”

Students from Brooklyn’s PS 102 say, “Thank you!” to all our School Murals schools, partners, students, artists, volunteers, and sponsors this year. Together, 1,100 students from thirteen schools and 550 volunteers from 34 partner organizations produced ten murals totaling 5,900 square feet of public art this school year.

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DOE: “PS 102 Says ‘Welcome’ with Mural”

For the month of October, the NYC Department of Education has featured the PS 102 mural on its homepage. “Welcome” to our school! As featured in: The Brownstoner // The Bay Ridge Eagle // Brooklyn Family // Department of Education // New York Teacher BAY RIDGE’S PS 102, “THE BAY VIEW SCHOOL,” CELEBRATES DIVERSITY WITH COMPLETION OF A NEW SCHOOLYARD MURAL Inspired by…

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Mural Shows Resiliency Of Brooklyn Schoolkids

As reported on NY1: Brooklyn school kids are showing off their community’s resiliency after Hurricane Sandy. A new mural was unveiled at P.S. 329 in Coney Island this weekend. Nearly 250 students helped to design it this spring by responding to the question, “How do you help a neighbor in need?” Their answers were the…

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