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FOX 5 NY reports on the transformational murals at the BQE underpass at Atlantic Avenue. The report features Peach Tao, lead artist for “Biodiverse” mural on the South Wall. Kelly Carrol of the Atlantic Avenue BID explains how the project helps reclaim the waterfront. Atlantic Avenue BQE Murals 0 Atlantic Avenue Murals: The Avenue Makeover…
read moreVideo produced by Tony Horn / BRIC Arts Media for NYC Council The 8th Annual HeART Beat Festival returned to Roy Wilkins Park in Queens on May 29, 2025. Middle school students painted murals, designed video games, experienced virtual reality, danced, freestyle rapped, performed a drum circle and so much more. Thrive Collective collaborated with…
read moreTogether with the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, we’re working to spread color and creativity throughout Queens! Mets players and their family members joined Thrive teaching artists led by Peach Tao to help paint a mural that highlights the New York Mets team values of family and community. A grantee partner of the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, Thrive…
read moreWABC 7 reports on the transformational murals at the BQE underpass at Atlantic Avenue. The report features Marissa Molina, lead artist for “The Avenue” mural on the North Wall. Kelly Carrol of the Atlantic Avenue BID explains how the project helps reclaim the waterfront. Atlantic Avenue BQE Murals 0 Atlantic Avenue Murals: The Avenue Makeover…
read moreTHRIVE COLLECTIVE & ROADS TO SUCCESS PRESENT: R.H.Y.M.E. AT M.S. 206 MUSIC & MENTORING This spring in East Harlem, something special happened inside a classroom at M.S. 206. A group of initially reluctant middle school students harnessed their creativity and imagination to do something they never had before- write, record and produce an original song…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E x RSA Over the course of 12 weeks, students at Renaissance School of the Arts (RSA) in Harlem participated in the R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) program—an initiative by Thrive Collective that uses hip hop to teach essential “Mic Skills & Life Skills.” Led by teaching artists Cellus Hamilton and JSWISS, the program…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E. x Roads To Success x Level Up | Lafayette Academy & PS 333 MSC Middle School Over the course of eight weeks, students at The Level Up School participated in the R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) program—an initiative by Thrive Collective that uses hip hop music and mentoring to empower youth. Led by…
read moreThrive Collective Media Presents: The Case of Captain Manuel Rivera Jr. and the PS 279 W.I.N.G.S. Pledge A Celebration of Student Storytelling and Creative Empowerment Thrive Collective Media x PS/MS 279 is proud to debut two short films, The Case of Captain Manuel Rivera Jr. and The PS 279 W.I.N.G.S. Pledge, created entirely by PS/MS…
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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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Leadership Foundations MYL Summit February, 2025 By: Marina Mason Greetings from Chattanooga! Thrive Collective had the privilege of not only attending Mentoring Youth as Leaders Annual summit this year, but also the honor to help facilitate the three-day Leadership Foundations Annual MYL Gathering in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The focus for this year was centered around Positive…
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