“Rich Tapestry” is a reflective mural on inclusion, diversity, and respect. Thrive artists Ashley Crawford and Kristy McCarthy led art lessons with over a hundred students at I.S. 117 Joseph P. Wade Academies and The Young Women’s Leadership School. Students ranging in age from 12 to 18, from junior high to high school, created pieces that focused on the beauty of varied perspectives, diversity in art, and symbolism. The theme was decided by Principals Delise Jones of I.S. 117 and Devon Eisenberg of TYWLS, who both expressed the need for their students to be represented, feel respected, and be welcomed as the school hosts a myriad of students from all walks of life. With an emphasis to celebrate the African, Islamic, and LGBTQ+ community, the mural’s title comes from a Maya Angelou quote which is featured in the design which reads, “We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”
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