Thrive Collective
These two murals – Choose Joy and Create Memories – hit a little differently. What we now call Thrive Collective started as an after-school and summer camp in NYCHA Jacob Riis Houses in 1996. Generation Xcel was co-founded by 13 teens from the Lower East Side and a then 21 year old Jeremy Del Rio in…
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These two murals – Choose Joy and Create Memories – hit a little differently. What we now call Thrive Collective started as an after-school and summer camp in NYCHA Jacob Riis Houses in 1996. Generation Xcel was co-founded by 13 teens from the Lower East Side and a then 21 year old Jeremy Del Rio in…
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IMG_2203 IMG_2260 Screenshot Screenshot today-feature today-feature7 today-feature6 today-feature5 today-feature4 today-feature3 today-feature2 today-show-feature today-show-banner Happy Birthday, Hoda! Thrive Collective’s 600th mural came “RIGHT ON TIME” to celebrate Hoda Ktob’s 60th birthday with the Today show. Mural by Marissa Molina Project Management by Pelumi Ayeni Student Artists: Eli, Chris, Josh, Charlize, Aaliyah, John, Aaron, Henry, and CJ Mural painted…
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In Spring 2024, the Arts Office of the NYC Department of Education selected Thrive Collective and our partners Projectivity and JM Custom Studios, to makeover three public school basketball courts in The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. This schoolyard basketball court mural at PS 56 in Richmond Hill, Queens, was designed by iconic artists Queen…
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In Spring 2024, the Arts Office of the NYC Department of Education selected Thrive Collective and our partners Projectivity and JM Custom Studios, to makeover three public school basketball courts in The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. This schoolyard basketball court mural at Bronx High School for Visual Arts, was designed by iconic artists and…
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Projectivity and Thrive Collective returned to PS 60 The Alice Austen School in the Summer of 2024 to complete Phase Two of their extreme mural makeover, with three more full hallway productions. Curated by Projectivity Director Christian Penn, three teams of artists each completed over 1,200 square feet of murals for different areas of the…
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Projectivity and Thrive Collective returned to PS 60 The Alice Austen School in the Summer of 2024 to complete Phase Two of their extreme mural makeover, with three more full hallway productions. Curated by Projectivity Director Christian Penn, three teams of artists each completed over 1,200 square feet of murals for different areas of the…
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Projectivity and Thrive Collective returned to PS 60 The Alice Austen School in the Summer of 2024 to complete Phase Two of their extreme mural makeover, with three more full hallway productions. Curated by Projectivity Director Christian Penn, three teams of artists each completed over 1,200 square feet of murals for different areas of the…
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ps86-banner ps86-banner2 ps86-banner3 ps86-banner4 ps86-banner5 ps86-banner6 ps86-banner7 ps86-banner9 Artist Kristy McCarthy interprets what it means to “SOAR High” at the main entrance to the PS 86 building in Queens. This four part mural series embodies PS 86’s motto of “soar high” and encourages students to dream big as they aim for the sky. The left…
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ps86-banner ps86-banner2 ps86-banner3 ps86-banner4 ps86-banner5 ps86-banner6 ps86-banner7 ps86-banner9 Artist Kristy McCarthy interprets what it means to “SOAR High” at the main entrance to the PS 86 building in Queens. This four part mural series embodies PS 86’s motto of “soar high” and encourages students to dream big as they aim for the sky. The left…
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