Thrive Collective
On January 18, 2017, Salem Radio Network host Eric Metaxas welcomed Thrive Collective co-founders Jeremy Del Rio and Walter Sotelo into his NYC studio to talk #BringArtBack. Listen to the broadcast above, or download the .mp3. Great time in studio with my friend and @nycthrive co-conspirator @walterlsotelo discussing #BringArtBack with @metaxastalk . Thanks for living…
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Thank you to the amazing response from the media last week celebrating the great work by NYC public school students and dedicated artists beautifying West 15th Street in Coney Island as part of the Coney Art Walls initiative. Here are a few of the reports. 1. “Brush with Fame: Kids paint mural with acclaimed artist” by…
read moreConey Island Art Walls, an outdoor museum of art, is hosting a student arts program called Thrive Collective. New York City has 419 schools with no arts program at all. The collective is working to change that. In the end, the art also changes the students who get involved. – Christal Young, Fox 5 NY
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Here is one of our student artists holding up Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proclamation that was presented to us last week at #WeAreThrive. The City of New York Certificate of Recognition presented to Thrive Collective on the occasion of its inaugural “We Are Thrive Experiential Art Exhibit,” for its wonderful contributions to our great city.…
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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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When #SchoolMurals meets Presidential politics – a fun @abcnews #WorldNewsTonight shoutout to @nycthrive and @dazeworldnyc as @BernieSanders visits one of our pieces in #ConeyIsland. #FeelTheBern http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/democratic-battle-york-heats-38295678 A photo posted by Jeremy Del Rio (@2020schools) on Apr 12, 2016 at 4:47am PDT Watch the video.
read moreThank you, Joe Torres and Tiempo at WABC 7, for celebrating students and schools that thrive! Guests: Jeremy Del Rio and Emmanuel Delgado Original Air Date: Sunday, March 29, 2015 Part 2
read moreNY1 VIDEO: [April 16, 2015] After months of sketching and painting, some young artists are finally showing off their latest masterpiece. New Dorp High School students unveiled a new mural Wednesday during a ribbon cutting ceremony. About 300 students collaborated on the project that features 36 panels covered in acrylic paint. The mural spells out…
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The Norwegian American Weekly newspaper featured the “Generations” mural in print and online last week. About the artwork itself, author Victoria Hofmo writes: “This fine tradition of connecting art to public schools is continuing through 20/20 Vision for Schools. … The most recent mural project, ‘Generations’ was unveiled on the lawn at the Norwegian Christian Home & Health Center…
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