Thrive Collective
Baltimore Mural Collaboration Brings Deep-Rooted Messaging to Community Baltimore, MD — March 2026 — A major public art transformation has taken place in Dundalk as Projectivity Group and Thrive Collective, two non-profit organizations, completed a month-long mural installation on the exterior of the new Hope Outlet. Over the course of November, three large-scale murals—covering approximately 1,200 square feet—were…
read moreThe Art Office of the NYC Department of Education posted their recap of Thrive Collective and Projectivity’s basketball court beautification at the Bronx High School for Visual Arts and P.S. 56 – The Harry Eichler School in Queens, on YouTube. In Spring 2024, the Arts Office of the NYC Department of Education selected Thrive Collective…
read more
Randy Mason Returns from Next Level 11.0 Cultural Exchange in Mexico We’re proud to celebrate Randy Mason, RHYME (Rhymes Help Youth Minds Excel) Director at Thrive Collective, who recently returned from Next Level 11.0 after serving as a teaching artist in La Laguna, Mexico. The program, organized by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of…
read moreCity as a Playground: A Rap on Leadership, Hope, and the Wheel of Change Cities often get described in the language of crisis—battlegrounds of competition, inequality, and noise. But artist and leader Randy Mason of Thrive Collective invites us to imagine something different. Inspired by the work of Leadership Foundations and the reflections of Dave…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E x Renaissance School of the Arts We’re proud to celebrate another powerful creative collaboration with the Renaissance School of the Arts (RSA) sponsored by New York City Council. Since 2021, Thrive Collective and RSA’s staff and students have partnered on multiple mural and music projects that highlight the community’s talent, creativity, diversity, and unity.…
read more
R.H.Y.M.E. Season Kickoff: Hip Hop Music & Mentoring in NYC Schools On Saturday, November 8th, we officially kicked off a new season of R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) at the Lower East Side Family Enrichment Center — and the energy in the room was electric. The event brought together teaching artists, mentors, and community…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E teaching artist JSWISS earns his first GRAMMY nomination JSWISS earns his first GRAMMY recognition as a prominently featured artist on drummer/composer Nate Smith’s album LIVE-ACTION, which was nominated for Best Alternative Jazz Album for the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Their collaboration “UNDEFEATED”, which also features trumpeter Marquis Hill, is the album’s only rap feature…
read more
Thrive Collective has received a 2026 Public Realm grant from the NYC Department of Small Business Services to beautify a large wall in the Lower East Side. Thrive’s Murals Art Director Marissa Molina will lead the project with us. We will host a community gathering at the Lower East Side/Chinatown Family Enrichment Center to help design…
read more
Thrive Collective has received a 2026 Public Realm grant from the NYC Department of Small Business Services to beautify a large wall in Bay Ridge. Bay Ridge’s beloved artist Michael “Kaves” McLeer will continue our 2023 “Welcome to Bay Ridge” collaboration on the same building and lead the project with us. We will host a…
read more
Thank you, Christian Penn, for choosing kindness and projecting beauty everywhere you go. It is Thrive Collective’s pleasure and great honor to partner with Projectivity to create hope and opportunity through arts and mentoring every day. Congratulations, as we celebrate ten extraordinary years today. Projectivity Celebrates 10 Years 0 Boone Avenue Walls: Family Wall Mural…
read more