Thrive Collective
Atlantic Avenue BID + Thrive Collective & NYC DOT Revamp BQE Underpass with New Murals “Constructed throughout the late 1940s, Robert Moses’ BQE displaced thousands of people, severed the connection between Atlantic Avenue and the waterfront, and created a car centric interchange in the midst of a vibrant pedestrian-heavy street. Seven artists were selected by…
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Meet Us in the Park The Art of Healing Summer Workshop Series brings visual arts workshops in multiple mediums to Washington Square Park every Wednesday in July. Paint canvases, create collages, customize totes, and more on Wednesdays from 3-5 with artists from Thrive Collective. Learn basic skills including design, color theory, and technique while creating…
read moreNew12 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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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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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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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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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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Spread Joy! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Thrive Collective. * Art by Kekoa
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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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“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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