Sally Chen

IS 201: As I Learn and Grow (1 of 2)

Students from I.S. 201 explored concepts of self representation and processes of transformation. Each week during class sessions, students created individual artworks that eventually led into group projects and group art pieces.  To represent transformation, students came up with the ideas ranging from a bird hatching from an egg and taking flight and a caterpillar…

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IS 201: As I Learn and Grow (2 of 2)

Students from I.S. 201 explored concepts of self representation and processes of transformation. Each week during class sessions, students created individual artworks that eventually led into group projects and group art pieces.  To represent transformation, students came up with the ideas ranging from a bird hatching from an egg and taking flight and a caterpillar…

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PS/MS 183Q: I Dream Of Spaces for Us to Grow Together (5 of 5)

This is the 8th year Thrive has received the Art as Catalyst for Change Grant for PS/MS 183Q. Council member Donovan Richards awarded Thrive Collective the Anti-Gun Violence Initiative continuously over the past 6 years, and District 31’s current Council member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers has continued the tradition. For this project, Thrive has teamed with…

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PS/MS 183Q: I Dream Of Spaces for Us to Grow Together (4 of 5)

This is the 8th year Thrive has received the Art as Catalyst for Change Grant for PS/MS 183Q. Council member Donovan Richards awarded Thrive Collective the Anti-Gun Violence Initiative continuously over the past 6 years, and District 31’s current Council member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers has continued the tradition. For this project, Thrive has teamed with…

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PS/MS 183Q: I Dream Of Spaces for Us to Grow Together (3 of 5)

This is the 8th year Thrive has received the Art as Catalyst for Change Grant for PS/MS 183Q. Council member Donovan Richards awarded Thrive Collective the Anti-Gun Violence Initiative continuously over the past 6 years, and District 31’s current Council member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers has continued the tradition. For this project, Thrive has teamed with…

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PS/MS 183Q: I Dream Of Spaces for Us to Grow Together (2 of 5)

This is the 8th year Thrive has received the Art as Catalyst for Change Grant for PS/MS 183Q. Council member Donovan Richards awarded Thrive Collective the Anti-Gun Violence Initiative continuously over the past 6 years, and District 31’s current Council member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers has continued the tradition. For this project, Thrive has teamed with…

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PS/MS 183Q: I Dream Of Spaces for Us to Grow Together (1 of 5)

This is the 8th year Thrive has received the Art as Catalyst for Change Grant for PS/MS 183Q. Council member Donovan Richards awarded Thrive Collective the Anti-Gun Violence Initiative continuously over the past 6 years, and District 31’s current Council member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers has continued the tradition. For this project, Thrive has teamed with…

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Mitchel Community Center: Memories at Mitchel

Thrive artists teamed up with Mitchel Community Center in the Bronx during their 2022 summer program to design a yard mural. We weaved together several themes for the mural’s design, including Ancient Egypt, the center’s values (kindness, respect, equity, being a “bully-free zone”) and students’ favorite memories of growing up and attending the center. During…

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PS/IS 30: Dreams In Motion

This mural was designed and created in partnership with the students and staff at PS/ IS 30 -the Mary White Ovington School located in Bay Ridge. Residing on the first floor in the Dual Language Hallway, the mural has been inspired by PS/IS 30’s diverse student population- with many of the students being immigrants or…

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