Thrive Collective
R.H.Y.M.E x Speek Lyfe: Summer Hip-Hop Intensive Empowers Youth to “Keep That Energy” at MS 42 Through a vibrant partnership between R.H.Y.M.E. (Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel) and Speek Lyfe, students at MS 42 in Queens NYC came together for a dynamic Summer Hip-Hop Music and Mentoring Intensive — a one-of-a-kind experience that combined the…
read moreHundreds of young people faced off against police officers in a friendly game of basketball. The event raises money for the families of first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty. PIX11’s photojournalist Darren McQuade has the story. Thrive Sports and our friends at Chosen NYC proudly supported the 4th Annual Detectives…
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…
read moreVideo produced by Tony Horn / BRIC Arts Media for NYC Council As the Art a Catalyst for Change provider at three schools in The Bronx and Manhattan, it was our pleasure to collaborate with the Bronx Museum in producing the 7th Annual Art a Catalyst for Change final event at the Bronx Museum on…
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. Music & Mentoring Program at CASA Cornerstone Academy for Social Action Over the course of 12 weeks, students at CASA 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 teaching artists Randy Mason, Godfrey Moye and Kareem…
read moreNew12 photojournalist Carolina Rudas reports on the transformation of the BQE underpass at Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Thrive Collective produced a gallery of murals for the Atlantic Avenue BID featuring the following artists. North Wall “The Avenue,” Marissa Molina South Wall “Reframe,” Christian Penn “Dockworkers,” Will Power “Industry,” Vince Ballantine “Restore,” Jodi Dareal “Recreate,” Miki…
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