Thrive Collective
“Peace in the Park,” an anti-violence mural created by Projectivity and Thrive Collective, was recently featured on a Staten Island news site. The mural, which covers more than 200 feet of wall at Rev. Dr. Maggie Howard Park in Staten Island’s Stapleton neighborhood, was funded in part by the Staten Island Foundation and the New…
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TODAY + 14 June 2023 + LIVE Limitless: Album Release 8 Student Songs + 2 Guest Features R.H.Y.M.E. at PS 105Q (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) With Projectivity and Speek Lyfe + Watch the Videos + + Stream the Music + Watch the Videos Class of 2023 Class of 2022 Stream the Music Limitless by…
read moreOver the course of 16 weeks, students from Harlem Renaissance High School met twice a week with their peers and R.H.Y.M.E teaching artists Jason Roberts, Johnathan Montano and Ramon Sanchez to create an original Hip Hop song and music video that tells the story of ambition in the face of adversity. Students wrote and recorded…
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14 June 2023 Limitless: Album Countdown 8 Student Songs + 2 Guest Features R.H.Y.M.E. at PS 105Q (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) With Projectivity and Speek Lyfe + Stream the Music + + Watch the Videos + CantWait-2 OnMyGrind IwontLetEm-3 TheFuture-2 ps:ms 105 way up cover art HARD WORK PAYS OFF COVER ART PS:MS 105…
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Over the last four years, Thrive Collective has partnered with Staten Island-based non-profit Projectivity Group, which has a similar mission of providing resources, opportunities, and education for anyone interested in pursuing the arts. This Spring 2022 season, they collaborated on multiple projects throughout NYC. Specifically, on Staten Island, they created murals at PS60, PS9, PS8,…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E x PS/MS 105 x SPEEK LYFE x PROJECTIVITY One school. Three songs, three album covers, and three music videos produced and distributed collaboratively by PS/MS 105 students from concept to completion, over the course of one semester. An experience so incredible you need to see it to believe it. Video by: Mike Shane Teaching…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E x Speak Lyfe x Projectivity x Art Save x PS/MS 105 Q The Bay School Thrive Collective R.H.Y.M.E Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel music and mentoring youth program in partnership with Speak Lyfe, Projectivity and PS/MS 105 Q The Bay School Class 305, presents “REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE.” Students of class 305 worked together…
read moreR.H.Y.M.E x Speak Lyfe x Projectivity x PS/MS 105 Q The Bay School Class 308 x Art Save Thrive Collective R.H.Y.M.E Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel music and mentoring youth program in partnership with Speak Lyfe, Projectivity and PS/MS 105 Q The Bay School, presents “RICH” (Real, Independent, Confident & Helpful) Students of class 308…
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Thrive Collective’s executive director Jeremy Del Rio was asked by The NYC Mayor’s Office to reflect on the intersection of faith and justice at an online Memorial Service for Rep. John Lewis on September 15. Jeremy’s remarks follow. 🎨 Mural by Damien Mitchell for Projectivity 📷 by Sold magazine John Lewis Memorial Service September 15,…
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When the COVID-19 quarantine hit, our School Media team at PS 4 pivoted to turn a program that was two weeks into the semester into a remote learning experience for our students. Working closely with school administrators, Christine Casado and teaching artist Vinny Arizzo of Projectivity adapted to the extraordinary circumstances. They maintained a class…
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