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JDHS: The John Dewey Student Is …

jdhs-banner jdhs-banner2 jdhs-banner3 jdhs-banner4 Thrive Collective returned to John Dewey High School for the 2023-2024 school year to inaugurate its Project Pivot program with an integrated arts academy. Collaborating once again with our partners Projectivity and Speek Lyfe, we produced a 36-week, multimedia experience in three 12-week modules: Podcasting students produced “What We Dewin’,” a…

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PS/MS 7M: We Rise Together

Artist Andre Trenier memorialized PS 7’s red tailed falcon mascot and motto “We Rise Together” in the East Harlem school’s library. PS 7M: We Rise Together (2024) ‹ › × × Previous Next Murals by Andre Trenier

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PS 60: Harbor

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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PS 60: Garden

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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Brooklyn Nets x PS 188 x NYCHA Gravesend: 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 188 in Coney Island, and was led by veteran Thrive…

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FDR HS: The Foundations of Science

foundations-banner cougar-banner FDR High School commissioned Thrive Collective to interpret two science themed mural designs by students Daniel and Alexa, featuring several key elements: Their mascot cougar in a lab coat.  Their core values of diversity, equity, empowerment and persistence. The planets and instruments of scientific discovery. This quote by Ken Robinson: “Curiosity is the…

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FDR HS: The Universe, the Elements, and the Cougar

foundations-banner cougar-banner FDR High School commissioned Thrive Collective to interpret two science themed mural designs by students Daniel and Alexa, featuring several key elements: Their mascot cougar in a lab coat.  Their core values of diversity, equity, empowerment and persistence. The planets and instruments of scientific discovery. This quote by Ken Robinson: “Curiosity is the…

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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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Aiken Street Joy

Fresh Paint, Positive Messaging Lead a Park Transformation in East Baltimore After years of neglect, a local Baltimore park and playground received a much needed facelift thanks to a volunteer beautification project powered by a local non-profit organization Projectivity Group and local ministry Beyond The Walls Christian Ministry. Community organizers met with current and past…

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ACS Crossroad: “Knowledge is Power”

Thrive Collective proudly supports arts programming at Horizon and Crossroads Juvenile Facilities in the Bronx and Brooklyn. Supported by the work of Carnegie Hall and NYC’s Administration for Children’s Services, we have brought collaborative murals into both centers since 2021. ACS: Horizon & Crossroad (2024) ‹ › × × Previous Next Horizon & Crossroad Murals…

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