Thrive Collective
***MEDIA ADVISORY. COVERAGE AND CAMERAS WELCOME*** Arts Collective Commemorates 30 Years With Monumental 800th Mural On Lower East Side NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 18, 2026) – A new large-scale mural on the corner of Avenue C and E 6th Street will pay homage to the history of the Lower East Side neighborhood and its thriving…
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Celebrate the “Loisaida Thrives” mural with us at the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival on May 24, 2026, for the official unveiling at the corner of Avenue C and 6th Street. The mural by Marissa Molina will be highlighted on the Festival’s main stage at 2pm, followed by a ribbon cutting in front of the mural…
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Join us live at the 39th Annual Loisaida Festival on May 24, 2026, for the official unveiling for the “Loisaida Thrives” mural at the corner of Avenue C and 6th Street. The mural by Marissa Molina will be highlighted on the Festival’s main stage at 2pm, followed by a ribbon cutting in front of the…
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On the southwest corner of Avenue C and Sixth Street, in the heart of Thrive Collective’s multigenerational work, the new “Loisaida Thrives” mural is taking shape. Although Thrive Collective has now painted over 750 murals across New York City, Dallas, Oakland, and more, this one is arguably the most personal and significant yet. The early…
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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…
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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 moreFOX 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…
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TimeOut New York calls the murals at the BQE underpass at Atlantic Avenue, “One of the most ambitious street art projects in NYC right now.” Read the full story in the slider below or on TimeOut NY here. Next time you’re sitting in traffic on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (knock on wood), take a glance out the…
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…
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Brooklyn Artists Transform BQE Underpass As the city weighs how to repair the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway near Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights, the Atlantic Avenue underpass beneath the highway has been transformed into a work of art. By Emma Delahanty for BK Reader July 10, 2025 As the city weighs how to repair the crumbling…
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