NYU Alumni Profile Features Thrive Collective
Jeremy Del Rio (CAS ’95, LAW ’99) Brings Art Back to New York City’s Students and Spaces A native New Yorker, Jeremy Del Rio (CAS…
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Thrive Collective is one of New York City’s feel good secrets despite more than 30,000 students and 600 public art murals beautifying the city since 2014, plus hundreds of original songs, music videos, student films, art festivals, community events, sporting events, and more.
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The Today Show, 08/12/2024
Al Roker to Hoda Kotb
“We took that phrase, ‘Right on Time,’ and turned it into something very special. …
“We knew they would be the perfect group to take on this special project. Led by Marissa Molina and Thrive Collective’s founder Jeremy Del Rio, along with an amazing group of kids, we want to thank them for such a beautiful and meaningful piece of art.”
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Since 2014
Featured in: The Today Show, Good Day NY, People, The New York Times, Fast Company, TEDx, WABC, Fox5, WPIX11, CBS, NY1, News12, Tiempo, Rolling Stone, NY Daily News, CNN, Fox News, PBS, PBS Kids, NYU Alumni, Columbia University Neighbor, Telemundo, Univision, El Diario, WNBC, Black Enterprise, The MET, The Hip Hop Museum, The Journal of the Association of Consumer Research, numerous podcasts, and many more
“The Secret Sauce for National Collaboration”
“On the Level” Cover Story Features School Partners USA The current issue of “On the Level” magazine features Thrive Collective’s launch of School Partners USA…
read moreBronxNet Highlights Boone Avenue Walls Festival
Thrive Collective and Projectivity proudly partnered with Boone Avenue Walls to support the 10th anniversary mural festival this year. Special thanks to BronxNet OPEN for…
read moreHispanic Heritage: Celebrating Thrive Board Member Nadine Ramos
“From Foster Care to Mogul“ We salute Thrive Collective’s board member, friend, and mentor Nadine Ramos for inspiring audiences all month for Hispanic Heritage on…
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People Magazine: “It was a mural … that might mean the most.”
People magazine reported on the Today Show’s celebration of Hoda Kotb’s 60th birthday celebration. Of the “Right on Time” mural by Marissa Molina and Thrive…
read moreCelebrating Hoda “Right on Time”
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…
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Today Show Features Thrive: Live on 8/12
The Today Show will unveil Thrive Collective’s 600th mural in a special segment live on Monday, August 12 at approximately 8:20am. Watch online here. Here’s…
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Alma’s Way Features RHYME Students on PBS Kids
Alma’s Way, produced by Fred Rogers’ Studio for PBS Kids, revolves around a Puerto Rican girl coming of age in the South Bronx. In the…
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The Brooklyn Paper Celebrates Bay Ridge Mural
The Brooklyn Paper celebrates the “Welcome to Bay Ridge” mural by Michael “Kaves” McCleer, with support from NYC Council Member Justin Brannan and the Brooklyn…
read moreThrive Partners With The Hip Hop Museum to Celebrate Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary
On August 11th, 2023, The Hip Hop Museum threw a block party at Mill Pond Park in the Bronx to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of…
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Thrive Co-Founder Sam Wisneski: ‘Welcome’ Mural Launched A Movement
Artist Sam Wisneski, who co-founded Thrive Collective with Jeremy Del Rio and others, recently reflected on the non-profit organization’s humble beginning. In 2011, Jeremy, a…
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So Amazin! – Thrive Collective Collaborates with the Mets on Hispanic Heritage Night
Thrive Collective’s “So Amazin!” mural was featured at Citi Field when the New York Mets celebrated Hispanic Heritage Night and Roberto Clemente Day on September…
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Anti-Violence Mural at Staten Island Park Highlighted by News Site
“Peace in the Park,” an anti-violence mural created by Projectivity and Thrive Collective, was recently featured on a Staten Island news site. The mural, which…
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Meet the Mets and Meet Thrive Collective on Hispanic Heritage Night
The New York Mets recently announced a mural collaboration with Thrive Collective. Here is the Mets official press release: Mets to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Night…
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Rev. Rick Del Rio Reflects on 9/11, the Resiliency of New York City
Rev. Rick Del Rio was one of the first clergy to arrive on the scene at Ground Zero.The founding pastor at Abounding Grace Ministries on…
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Thrive’s RHYME Director Collaborates with Ice-T at Songwriting Workshop
Ice-T was impressed. He had never witnessed anything quite like Randy Mason and his cajón. The legendary rapper, actor, and producer was a guest speaker…
read moreNY1 News Shines Spotlight on RHYME Program at PS 105
Thrive Collective’s RHYME program at PS 105Q in Far Rockaway, Queens was recently featured on NY1 News. Reporter Roger Clark interviewed students, Principal Laurie Shapiro…
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How Art Changed Me and Opened Doors – New PBS Series Will Feature Pilar Batista
Pilar Batista, a former teaching artist with Thrive Collective, will be featured on the upcoming digital series, “How Art Changed Me.” Streaming on the ALL…
read moreWPIX New York Highlights Thrive Collective’s Murals, RHYME Program
Thrive Collective was recently featured on WPIX during its 6 p.m. evening newscast. On Feb. 17, at P.S. 155 and the Renaissance School of the…
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House of Slay Shines Superhero Spotlight on Thrive Executive Director
Fashion brand and comic creator House of Slay recently featured Thrive’s very own Jeremy Del Rio, Esq. on their Instagram page as part of their…
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Press Release: Thrive Collective’s Bring Art Back Movement Hits Milestone, Gains Momentum
Non-Profit Organization Has Completed Over 300 Murals, Impacted 25,000 Public School Students Since 2014 NEW YORK, N.Y. (January 10, 2023) – “A Better Tomorrow”…
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We (sort of) won an Emmy!
In 2021, Thrive collaborated with students from Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School in Brooklyn to produce a 442-square-foot mural entitled “Greetings from Brownsville.” Journalist Darren…
read moreEl Bohio Mural Makeover in the Media
Video by Loisaida TV EV Grieve: “New murals depict LES history outside the long-empty CHARAS/El Bohio Community Center” New murals are in progress on the…
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UFT Features “A Rainbow of Possibilities”
“What do a rainbow, a dragon and a baseball player have in common? They are all emblazoned in bright colors on a wall at PS…
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Columbia University Neighbors Features Thrive Collective
Our Executive Director, Jeremy Del Rio, Esq., speaks with Brandee Sanders of Columbia University Neighbors to discuss arts education as a means for community empowerment.…
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Staten Island Advance Front Page features Thrive Mural Collabs
Over the last four years, Thrive Collective has partnered with Staten Island-based non-profit Projectivity Group, which has a similar mission of providing resources, opportunities, and…
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Summer Rising with Thrive
As we anticipate another extraordinary Summer of Service this year, the NYC Department of Education sent us this video recap from Summer Rising 2021. Last…
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TEDx / “Live ARTfully” by Jeremy Del Rio
TEDx recently featured Thrive Collective’s co-founder and executive director Jeremy Del Rio at the University of North Carolina’s online “TEDxUNC Roots” conference. “Live ARTfully: Six…
read moreThrive x Red Bull BC One
Grateful to see some of the Homecoming Week murals featured in this story by WPIX11 about the upcoming 2022 Red Bull BC One World Breakdancing…
read moreOutgoing and Incoming Chancellors
As outgoing NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter transitions the leadership of America’s largest public school system to David Banks, she was interviewed by NY1 last…
read moreStill We Rise: South Oak Cliff HS, Dallas
STILL WE RISE ⇑ Thrive Collective’s first School Partners USA school mural project was completed on November 12, 2021, at South Oak Cliff High School…
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Sixteen All-Star Muralists x Homecoming Week
As part of New York City’s “It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC” experience and emphasizing the historical connection between Hip Hop and graffiti art,…
read moreWPIX 11 NY: Queens Homecoming Concert rocks Forest Hills Stadium
by: Greg Mocker Posted: Aug 20, 2021 / 10:52 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 20, 2021 / 10:52 PM EDT Some of the biggest names in music have performed…
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Homecoming Concerts Kick-Off in The Bronx
“It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC” Free Concert Series Kicks-Off in The Bronx August 16, 2021 First 1,000 ticket holders who arrive at concerts…
read moreWPIX 11: Brooklyn students celebrate their community and diversity with large mural
by: Darren McQuade BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn — Students at the Metropolitan Diploma Plus High School and Brooklyn Democracy Academy in Brownsville painted a large mural that they…
read moreCBS: Students Team up with Local Artists
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) Some Bronx school kids teamed up with local artists Wednesday to brighten up their schoolyard. Children with the “Summer Rising” program painted…
read moreNews 12: McKinley I.S. 259 decorates wall with inclusion and diversity mural
Inclusion and diversity are the themes behind a brand-new mural at a Bay Ridge middle school. Each of the flags in the mural represents the…
read moreNewsworthy: Spread Love NYC
More coverage. NEW “SPREAD LOVE: STOP ASIAN HATE” MURAL BY BIANCA ROMERO AND OUTDOOR CELEBRATION PROVIDE COMMUNITY HEALING AND RESOURCES THIS ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE…
read moreNews 12: Mural unveiled at PS 288 in Coney Island
Students and staff at P.S. 288 in Coney Island now have some artwork to look at as they come to class and work. The project…
read moreABC 7 Features “Street Art Legend” Toofly
Congratulations to Toofly, whose artistry and Kindness Beats the Virus collaboration is being featured for Hispanic Heritage month by WABC 7 this week. If you’ve…
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A Garden Mural for Stapleton Houses
From NYCHA Journal. A beautiful, bright garden has sprouted on the walls of the Stapleton Senior Center at Staten Island’s Stapleton Houses. The flowers are made of paint in this new mural, “Flowers…
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Debate not Diatribe
“It’s disingenuous to condemn vandalism of private property and then praise vandalism of lawful public art. Regardless of whether one agrees with the statement Black…
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Combating COVID
Thrive Collective executive director Jeremy Del Rio has taught nationally for the DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative since graduating from the program in 2010. This summer…
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As Seen in the NY Times
The ‘Black Lives Matter’ Street Art That Contain Multitudes The works in Harlem and Lower Manhattan are much more than a challenge to President Trump;…
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FastCompany: More than art, the future of urbanism
NYC’s new Black Lives Matter mural is more than art. It’s the future of urbanism The process behind the street mural was just as important…
read moreThe Sun (UK) Features Thrive x BLM Mural
‘COLLECTIVE TRAUMA’ NYC artists work on Black Lives Matter mural in Manhattan for ‘art therapy’ during Floyd protests Fionnuala O’Leary, News Reporter Manhattan 3 Jul…
read moreWNBC: Black Lives Matter murals begin
Melissa Russo of WNBC 4 New York reports on the Black Lives Matter murals being painted in Harlem and Foley Square this week.
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BLM Mural: Day 2 Diary
I spy Marissa Molina, Jon Souza, Rosabella Garcia, Peach Tao, Dax Matlock, Eric Orr, Crash and many of our volunteers in today’s NY Daily News.…
read moreJuntos Podemos: Telemundo x Thrive
Telemundo recently featured Thrive Collective for it Juntos Podemos (“Together We Can”) segment in New York (5/22/2020). Bio of TatsCru represented #KindnessBeatsTheVirus brilliantly, and highlighted…
read moreUnivision Features Bio for Thrive
Univision features Bio of TatsCru for #KindnessBeatsTheVirus, and spotlights the “Wildstyle Coloring Book.” Download the entire collection at thrivecollective.org/kindness. The international, all-star selection was curated by…
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NYC Council Honors Thrive
With an enthusiastic group of students, interns, teaching artists, staff, and mentors in attendance, the New York City Council honored Thrive Collective on November 14…
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Collaborative Art: A Transformational Force within Communities
Thrive Collective exemplifies “collaborative art as a transformational force to strengthen community and enhance well-being.” So said the University of Chicago in a best practice…
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Vibrant New Murals at NYCHA
NYCHA highlights the installation of the “Roots/Raíces” murals at the Lillian Wald Houses in the current issue of NYCHA Journal. Enjoy the article by LaToya…
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#WhatComesNextProject on Social
Thank you, Clorox, for helping amplify the story! Here are just a few recent posts on Instagram. Check the latest here. View this post…
read moreMiguel Ortiz: New Yorker of the Week
Congratulations to current Thrive interns Miguel Ortiz for being named NY1’s New Yorker of the Week, and his protege Alexander Santana for being featured alongside…
read moreNews12 Brooklyn Features Thrive X NeON Arts
April 12, 2019 — News 12 Brooklyn features Thrive Collective’s NeON Arts partnership with PS 298 and Brownsville Collaborative Middle School at the Betty Shabazz…
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NY1 Noticias: Jóvenes embellecen su vecindario
From NY1 Noticias, “Jóvenes embellecen su vecindario del Bronx con murales artísticos,” by Jonathan Inoa (August 15, 2018). Watch the video here. Estos jóvenes del…
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The Art of Healing through Creativity
On Saturday, June 30th, a spirit of healing reverberated throughout our first ever Art of Healing festival where we stood, arms in arms against gun…
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DANY: Art of Healing Comes to East Harlem
[Press Release and Photos by the Office of the District Attorney of New York] D.A. Vance, Thrive Collective, Partners Host First-Ever “Art of Healing” Festival…
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Full STEAM Ahead: Diversity in Action
Fun feature by Adina Solomon in the current issue of Diversity Magazine: “As schools cut art programs, the nonprofit Thrive Collective works to fill the…
read moreMedia Amplifies the Message
Thank you, Clorox and Sterling K. Brown, for helping to amplify the message that New York City must Bring Art Back to public schools. In…
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Sterling K. Brown on Why Access to Arts Education is Important for All Kids
From the corresponding article by Carson Blackwelder: Since its founding in 2011, Thrive Collective has been evolving with the times. While it is still focused on improving…
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About Last Night
Our collective minds are blown, from an explosive cocktail of gratitude, pride, and a dash of fatigue at what transpired last night at the Power…
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Black Enterprise Features Thrive Collective
“There’s often a straight if dotted line between the arts … and the sciences. Kids who miss out on the arts often lack the chance…
read moreOn Tiempo: DACA Advocacy
On December 17, 2017, Jeremy Del Rio and Vanessa Upegui appeared on Tiempo on WABC 7 to advocate for a clean Dream Act and discuss…
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#DreamActNow
The Camino de Sueños that began in Detroit in October officially ended in Washington, DC, on December 5th. But the work continues to urge Congress to…
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El Diario: Create an Immigrant Sanctuary
The June 11, 2017 issue of El Diario newspaper includes a photo essay from the production of La Lucha Continua: “’La Lucha Continúa’ se renueva en…
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La Lucha is Finished, but the Struggle Continues
“La Lucha Continua” (2017) Art Direction by Sam Wisneski / ThriveCollective.org Loisaida Center + FABNYC + Thrive Collective Community Mural at First Street Green Corner…
read moreGrand Marshal
Brooklyn’s 65th annual Norwegian Day Parade honored Thrive Collective executive director Jeremy Del Rio as grand marshal and guest speaker on May 21st. “This year’s…
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Dishonorable Mention: Rolling Stone Corrects the Record
Ed. Note: On March 23, 2017, Rolling Stone magazine published false allegations about Thrive Collective conspiring with Betsy Devos to undermine public education, and using murals and mentoring programs…
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Talking #BringArtBack with Eric Metaxas
EMS 01-18-17 Hr1 On January 18, 2017, Salem Radio Network host Eric Metaxas welcomed Thrive Collective co-founders Jeremy Del Rio and Walter Sotelo into his…
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More Coney Art Walls Buzz
Thank you to the amazing response from the media last week celebrating the great work by NYC public school students and dedicated artists beautifying West 15th…
read moreFox 5 NY Celebrates Thrive Collective at Coney Art Walls
Coney Island Art Walls, an outdoor museum of art, is hosting a student arts program called Thrive Collective. New York City has 419 schools with…
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Mayor de Blasio: Thrive Empowers a More Equitable Tomorrow
Here is one of our student artists holding up Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proclamation that was presented to us last week at #WeAreThrive. The City…
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Little kids, big art! Ridge school makes mural
Thrive Collective proudly collaborated with Lutheran Elementary School in Brooklyn for our first non-public school mural project this year. The Brooklyn Daily reported: Who says…
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When Presidential Politics meets #SchoolMurals
When #SchoolMurals meets Presidential politics – a fun @abcnews #WorldNewsTonight shoutout to @nycthrive and @dazeworldnyc as @BernieSanders visits one of our pieces in #ConeyIsland. #FeelTheBern…
read moreSchool Murals on WABC
Thank you, Joe Torres and Tiempo at WABC 7, for celebrating students and schools that thrive! Guests: Jeremy Del Rio and Emmanuel Delgado Original Air…
read moreNY1: Student Artists Unveil ‘Thrive’ Mural
NY1 VIDEO: [April 16, 2015] After months of sketching and painting, some young artists are finally showing off their latest masterpiece. New Dorp High School…
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Norwegian American Weekly: “Spectacular” Art, but “More Valuable” Collaboration
The Norwegian American Weekly newspaper featured the “Generations” mural in print and online last week. About the artwork itself, author Victoria Hofmo writes: “This fine tradition of connecting art…
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Students create ‘Generations’ mural for Norwegian Christian Home
From “Students create ‘Generations’ mural for Norwegian Christian Home,” By Paula Katinas (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 5/15/14) The idea of the mural is to reinforce…
read moreDOE: “PS 102 Says ‘Welcome’ with Mural”
For the month of October, the NYC Department of Education has featured the PS 102 mural on its homepage. “Welcome” to our school! As featured…
read moreMural Shows Resiliency Of Brooklyn Schoolkids
As reported on NY1: Brooklyn school kids are showing off their community’s resiliency after Hurricane Sandy. A new mural was unveiled at P.S. 329 in…
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Case Study: An Empowered Parent
Although inspired by 20/20’s Vocational Calling, a Brooklyn father struggled to identify where he fit into 20/20’s strategy. He didn’t run a community group or…
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