Thrive Collective
Three 18-wheelers that were brought to the Coney Island Gospel Assembly in 2012 for Hurricane Sandy relief never left the parking lot. So 9 years after the storm, Thrive did the only reasonable thing that an arts organization specializing in murals would do if it had 18-wheelers lying around. That’s right: we gave them a…
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The boogie down Bronx was the place to be for opening day at the Hip Hop in NYC Concert Series! The home of hip hop alone brought out fans and legends of all generations for a grand celebration. In true hip hop style, known graffiti group Tats Cru joined us to complete the New York…
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thrivecollective-homecoming-thebronx-10 thrivecollective-homecoming-thebronx-7 thrivecollective-homecoming-thebronx-8 The boogie down Bronx was the place to be for opening day at the Hip Hop in NYC Concert Series! The home of hip hop alone brought out fans and legends of all generations for a grand celebration. In true hip hop style, known graffiti group Tats Cru joined us to complete…
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“I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with scores of artists, hundreds of partners, and thousands of students and volunteers to produce more than 200 public art murals since 2007. To present this ‘Jesus Loves You New York’ Tats Cru x Abounding Grace collaboration to my parents on the 25th anniversary of our first 3-3 basketball…
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[Drone photos from Mingomatic.] On July 2 and 3, Thrive Collective joined an all-star lineup of artists led by Tats Cru to paint the Black Lives Matter mural in Foley Square. Our primary assignment: the A in “Black.” We also helped block in the word “Matters,” and finish the K in “Black” and E in…
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The “Make Space for the Arts” community mural collaboration between YUCA Arts and Thrive Collective in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, features works by nine artists, eighteen students, and dozens of volunteers from Viacom, Kenneth Cole, Resurrection Church, and the neighborhood. The project encompasses both sides of the underpass of the Major Deegan…
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The “Bring Art Back — Mott Haven Collection” is one half of the larger “Make Space for the Arts” community mural collaboration between YUCA Arts and Thrive Collective in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. The entire project features works by nine artists, eighteen students, and dozens of volunteers from Viacom, Kenneth Cole, Resurrection…
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Our students create with the best. The legendary TATS Cru crushed it with students from JHS 123 / The Bronx Urban Community Magnet School in Soundview, where they grew up and started making murals in the early 1980s. Thank you BIO, Nicer, and BG183 for embracing our students and the opportunity to elevate their sense of…
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