Thrive Collective
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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“Bronx Legacy” explores both the cultural legacy of The Bronx and its contributions to science and technology through iconic institutions such as: the NYC Botanical Gardens (botany), The Bronx Zoo (zoology), the revitalization of the Bronx River (ecology), and Yankee Stadium and borough bridges (engineering and architecture). We once again had the pleasure of collaborating…
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Three schools at Walton Campus in the Bronx collaborated to celebrate the cultural diversity on campus in “The World We Make”: Kingsbridge International Academy, International School for Liberal Arts (ISLA), and Teaching Arts and Professions HS. Nearly 200 students (six classes) with roots in South and Central America, the Carribbean, Africa, and the Middle East led the effort,…
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Welcome to PS 327’s “Soaring High,” made possible by NYC Council Members Darlene Mealy and Alicka Ampry-Samuel! This mural features the school’s Eagle mascot soaring through the skies of New York, along with students riding eagles and books. The mural also includes monuments from all over the world and the eagles themselves as students. Peach Tao,…
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[Video by Catherine KittyRose Warren.] The “I Am Harlem” mural celebrates Harlem past, present, and future, and features art direction by Harlem’s own Aleathia Brown. Made possible by the SAFE in Harlem Coalition and Harlem’s teens, special thanks also go out to the Pillars Recovery Center, Infinity Mennonite Church, Felecia Pullen, Rev. Al Taylor, Marissa Molina, Nico Collazo, and…
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Longtime partners Lead.NYC invited Thrive Collective to facilitate another event mural at Movement Day NYC for a second consecutive year. This time facilitating the mural was longtime teaching artist Marissa Molina, and the up and coming Nico Collazo. Conference guests explored the Creator theme by filling in the blank: “Create in me/us ________.” An added…
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Video by Vladimir Goroshnikov (Facebook). Music by Finsta Bundy (Facebook / Soundcloud). To celebrate the new school year, the Burton Flagship store in Soho sponsored an evening of creative expression and youth empowerment on September 7, 2017. Three organizations that create positive impact for the youth of New York City joined forces in an event about movement, marks of…
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It’s easy to define our differences, much harder to find the common ground that unites us. Community murals memorialize the shared vision that binds us together. That’s why projects like “Create! Harlem” bring such joy. When we take the time to bridge divides, drab spaces transform into places where beauty thrives. We are so grateful…
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This spring, thanks to a grant from Council Member Rosie Mendez and support from Abounding Grace Ministries, University Settlement, and SONYC, we completely re-did our very first Dream Walls school mural project from 2007, increasing the total number of columns and wall surfaces by 40%. Many of the same artists returned, including DURO CIA, Toofly,…
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The three high schools at Grand Street Campus have long partnered with Thrive Collective for assemblies, mentoring, interns, art programs, and more. “Rooted” represents the second mural completed by students at Grand Street students after “Legacy” by Progress High School in 2014; and the first completed as a campus-wide collaboration with students from all three…
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