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News12: “Artists Transform BQE Underpass”

New12 photojournalist Carolina Rudas reports on the transformation of the BQE underpass at Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.  Thrive Collective produced a gallery of murals for the Atlantic Avenue BID featuring the following artists. North Wall “The Avenue,” Marissa Molina South Wall “Reframe,” Christian Penn “Dockworkers,” Will Power “Industry,” Vince Ballantine “Restore,” Jodi Dareal “Recreate,” Miki…

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Atlantic Avenue BQE Murals: Meet the Artists

The new murals at the Atlantic Avenue BID features the following artists. Read their artist statements below. North Wall “The Avenue,” Marissa Molina South Wall “Reframe,” Christian Penn “Dockworkers,” Will Power “Industry,” Vince Ballantine “Restore,” Jodi Dareal “Recreate,” Miki Mu “Biodiverse,” Peach Tao View this post on Instagram A post shared by Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn (@atlanticavebk) View this post on Instagram A…

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New Murals Revamp BQE Underpass

Media Contact: Stacey Sherman, Good PR: stacey@hellogoodpr.com, 917-656-3665 Atlantic Avenue BID and Thrive Collective Revamp BQE Underpass with New Murals Seven artists transform the Atlantic Avenue BQE Underpass to beautify, reconnect, and celebrate Atlantic Avenue’s historic relationship to the waterfront, confront the loss inflicted by the construction of the BQE, and celebrate the corridor’s enduring…

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Kekoa Fighting Cancer

Aloha, friends and ohana In January my heart broke when Kekoa was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), a cancer of the bone marrow and blood. It was hard to believe that my super husband and the unstoppable Sifu (head of his martial arts school) was now facing this terrible killer. Anyone who knows Kekoa…

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The Brooklyn Pop Foundation

Thrive Collective proudly welcomes The Brooklyn Pop Foundation (“Brooklyn Pop”), to our network of affiliated arts organizations. Founded in 2024 by multimedia artists Michael (“Kaves”) and Donna McLeer, Brooklyn Pop preserves and celebrates Brooklyn’s unique place in pop culture and art, and educates future generations of  storytellers how to live and tell great stories through…

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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 ’95, LAW ’99) (he/him) grew up near the NYU campus and had his heart set on attending college close to home. While an undergrad student at NYU’s College of Arts…

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“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 as a case study in multicity collaboration. Here’s a fun excerpt, from their interview with Jeremy Del Rio: The success of the multicity collaboration also meant that resource networking would…

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Double your Donation for Giving Tuesday

In support of #GivingTuesday this year, a generous friend will double December donations dollar for dollar up to $10,000. That means every $1 you give, will equal $2. Help us raise $20,000 to Bring Art Back to 100 New York City public school students without art or music teachers of any kind. Thanks to a…

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