Thrive Collective
Thrive Collective’s RHYME program at PS 105Q in Far Rockaway, Queens was recently featured on NY1 News. Reporter Roger Clark interviewed students, Principal Laurie Shapiro and RHYME staff on June 2, and returned three days later for a live segment with Jeremy Del Rio, founder and executive director of Thrive. Three years ago, Thrive Collective…
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This post was adapted from the March 2023 edition of the Fordham/NYC CSTAC Community Schools Spotlight e-newsletter. A complete mural makeover at P.S. 9 in the Fordham Heights neighborhood of the Bronx has been credited with helping to improve school culture and create a welcoming environment at the school. Partnering with Thrive Collective, P.S. 9 recently…
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Pilar Batista, a former teaching artist with Thrive Collective, will be featured on the upcoming digital series, “How Art Changed Me.” Streaming on the ALL ARTS network’s app, website, and social media platforms, the series explores the transformative potential of arts by highlighting personal stories. Batista, who will be featured on the second episode of…
read moreThrive Collective was recently featured on WPIX during its 6 p.m. evening newscast. On Feb. 17, at P.S. 155 and the Renaissance School of the Arts (RSA) in East Harlem, WPIX reporter Michelle Ross interviewed Jeremy Del Rio, founder and executive director of Thrive Collective, and sixth-grader Justin Guanilo, a student in the organization’s R.H.Y.M.E.…
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Fashion brand and comic creator House of Slay recently featured Thrive’s very own Jeremy Del Rio, Esq. on their Instagram page as part of their Superhero Spotlight! View this post on Instagram A post shared by HOUSE OF SLAY (@houseofslay) View this post on Instagram A post shared by HOUSE OF SLAY (@houseofslay) View this…
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Non-Profit Organization Has Completed Over 300 Murals, Impacted 25,000 Public School Students Since 2014 NEW YORK, N.Y. (January 10, 2023) – “A Better Tomorrow” in the Bronx. “Peace and Unity” in Staten Island. “Be Your Own Superhero” in Brooklyn. These were just a few of almost 100 public art murals completed at New York…
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On Saturday, December 17, an intergenerational group of Lower East Side leaders came together to celebrate the ribbon cutting for a series of murals that paid homage to the CHARAS/El Bohio Community Center, which was located at 605 East 9th Street from 1979 until the beginning of this century. The 152,000-square foot complex, once home…
read moreOur #GivingTuesday 300 for 300 campaign launched with an assist from the Brooklyn Nets. #ThriveCollective interactive arts experience in the lobby of the Barclays Center prior to the @BrooklynNets – @OrlandoMagic game. Fans painted side-by-side with Thrive teaching artists and graffiti legend @dazeworldnyc. And the Nets pledged four more Thrive mural collars this year, becoming…
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300 murals. 25,000 students served. 130,000 square feet of art! On Giving Tuesday and throughout the end of 2022, Thrive Collective is celebrating these amazing milestones with our 300 for 300 Campaign. Thrive Collective’s “300 for 300” Giving Tuesday campaign is underway and has tipped off with an assist from the Brooklyn Nets. Thrive is…
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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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