School Murals

Thank you, “Loving Our Neighbor” Volunteers!

“I’ve been trying to find ways to get my kids involved and helping other people. A lot of us don’t know each other but we came together for a common goal to paint this mural because it shows that it’s a form of sacrifice and that we care about the community and it’s appearance.” Thanks…

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When Presidential Politics meets #SchoolMurals

When #SchoolMurals meets Presidential politics – a fun @abcnews #WorldNewsTonight shoutout to @nycthrive and @dazeworldnyc as @BernieSanders visits one of our pieces in #ConeyIsland. #FeelTheBern http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/democratic-battle-york-heats-38295678 A photo posted by Jeremy Del Rio (@2020schools) on Apr 12, 2016 at 4:47am PDT Watch the video.

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Painting Trains 101: Thanks Tats Cru!

Thank you for hosting our #SchoolMurals #BSSWA students! @tatscru @biotatscru @nicertatscru @bg183tatscru @sonic002bad @thepoint @sjwisneski #wearethrive A photo posted by Jeremy Del Rio (@2020schools) on Apr 12, 2016 at 5:32am PDT Thank you for hosting our #SchoolMurals #BSSWA students! @tatscru @biotatscru @nicertatscru @bg183tatscru @sonic002bad @thepoint #Repost @nycthrive with @repostapp ・・・ Fun school trip! High school…

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Loving Our Neighbor: Wall Prep Day

Attention Artists and Thrive Volunteers: Help bring color to New York City! Starting Saturday, April 9 we will be working on seven outdoor school murals throughout New York City until the beginning of June. Volunteer

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Studio Artists at Play

Thanks to all who made Winter Break at the Studio so much fun. More panels coming mid-March. Stay tuned for dates/times. Thanks to Krystin Bruan/NY CityServe and Jeremy Del Rio for the photos!

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Leave Your Mark this Winter Break

A student in one of our Bronx schools helping to transfer the design onto panels which will be painted afterwards. Attention Artists and Thrive Volunteers Volunteer with School Murals this week in our Thrive Studios. Starting on Tuesday, February 16 to Friday, February 19 from 11am – 9pm, we will be working on two murals in studio. We will transfer…

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Street Art 101

More fun with Sonic, from the Instagram collection. Street art can be used to bring new life into a place. Our students learned the art of blending, how to speckle, shadow and highlighting. This is the before and after pictures of today's class. Learn more at thrivecollective.org – @sonic002bad @2020schools #wearethrive #thrivecollective #thrive #streetart #graffiti…

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Make a Difference while Making Art

Sam Wisneski, Thrive’s Creative Director, inspires artists to provoke “creative disruptions.” Are you a painter, dancer, film maker, or musician? Are you looking for new opportunities to use your talents? Interested in beautifying public spaces and transforming students and schools? Join us at our second Artist Talk at Thrive Collective Studios. Let’s explore creative ways in which you serve through…

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I Am the The Bronx

Since November, visual arts teaching artists Naomi Kuo and Sam Wisneski have worked at IS 117 and The Young Women’s Leadership School on a collaborative school mural in their shared Bronx building. Here’s the initial concept drawing based on the student’s work for an interior mural at the main entrance. The theme, “I Am the…

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