Ashley Crawford

QPA: The Most Powerful Weapon

qpa-banner qpa-banner1 qpa-banner2 qpa-banner3 qpa-banner4 qpa-banner5 At Queens Preparatory Academy, Artists Ashley Crawford and Wale Ayeni were tasked with creating a mural that will inspire students to strive for further education, and nurture growth by hungering for knowledge. This wasn’t the first time Thrive Collective worked with students at QPA, so they were all very…

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Hyde Charter School: Hyde Heroes

hyde-feature hyde-feature2 hyde-feature3 hyde-feature4 hyde-feature5 hyde-feature6 hyde-feature7 This mural was dedicated to Hyde Leadership Charter School by after school provider Roads to Success. For twelve weeks, students worked with thrive artists to explore and celebrate Hyde’s five core principles — Truth, Humility, Each Other’s Keepers, Conscience, and Destiny — in the mural. Students ranged from…

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LoMA Energy

loma-banner2 loma-feature loma-feature2 loma-possibilities The basement wall of the Lower Manhattan Academy of Art became the site of “LoMA Energy,” an inspirational mural facilitated by artist Ashley Crawford, with students of the school. Drawing inspiration from positive affirmations and the creative spirit, our students explored becoming authentically themselves and creating without fear.  Situated within the…

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Brooklyn Nets x PS 92: The Brooklyn Way

To commemorate the Brooklyn Nets’ 10th anniversary in Brooklyn, the team commissioned Thrive Collective students and artists to interpret “The Brooklyn Way” in public art murals in four Brooklyn neighborhoods: Bay Ridge, Coney Island, Flatbush, and East New York. This project involved collaborating with PS 92 in Flatbush, at the recommendation of NYC Council Member…

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IS 217X: Behind the Shine

Students at IS 217X: School of Performing Arts contributed to the school’s Extreme Mural Makeover with “Behind the Shine,” featuring art direction by Ashley Crawford. IS 217X: Behind the Shine (2023) ‹ › × × Previous Next IS 217X: Extreme Mural Makeover 0 IS 217X: Behind the Shine Elective (Bronx 2023) More Details 0 IS…

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Taste the Tropics

Thrive Collective was asked to recommend a New York artist with roots in the Caribbean to live paint during a product launch event called, “Taste the Tropics.” Ashley Crawford was an obvious candidate, and she was selected for the collaboration between two iconic brands, Vita Coco and Captain Morgan. She described her design as: “a…

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Bed-Stuy Walls Series: Cousins

In October of 2022, Bedford-Stuyvesant held its first-ever mural festival. Entitled “BedStuy Walls,” the festival invited artists to spray a long stretch of wall on Lexington Avenue belonging to a warehouse. Artist Michela Muserra, who has worked with Thrive for several years, founded Bed-Stuy Walls alongside art curator Frankie Velez. Wanting to include Thrive in…

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BronxConnect RTG North: Blessed Community

“Blessed Community” is an homage to the work done by members of RTG (Release the Grip); they service communities within high risk areas of gun violence as visual pillars of change. This mural featured three vignettes that depict the nature of what RTG is to represent. From left to right, RTG is present to console…

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