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Help kindness go viral
During the Coronavirus quarantine, unleash your creativity with these free coloring pages, daily prompts, lesson plans, hashtag challenges and more.
Meet the student visionaries here.
Register to win a free mural here.
Share your stories, photos, media, and art on social media, and tag #KindnessBeatsTheVirus and @NYCThrive.
Win a Free Mural
NYC public school buildings may be closed through June, but this spring participating schools can win a FREE one-of-a-kind school mural. Every NYC Public School that registers as part of “Kindness Beats the Virus” will be eligible to win a FREE mural designed in the days before the quarantine by five students and street art legend Toofly. To register your school, complete this simple form. The mural will be awarded to the school that has the highest percentage of enrolled students participating in Thrive’s #KindnessBeatsTheVirus activities. The winning school will be chosen based on the number of public student Instagram posts that utilize both the #KindnessBeatsTheVirus hashtag AND the unique school hashtag included on the registration form.
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Coloring Sheets
Download individual coloring sheets, or the collections as pdfs. Share your colorized versions on Instagram or Facebook and tag #KindnessBeatsTheVirus and the artist.
New Release (6/10)
Curated by Bio, Crash, and Sonic. Presented with WallWorksNY.
Featured Artists: Bio | Crash | Coraima Santana | Daze | Joe Pimentel | Julio Olvera | Kekoa | Kristen Hubbard | La Borinqueña | Larry Valenzuela | LAZOO | MadC | Nicer | Nick Walker | Nico Collazo | Olga Correa | Oliver Rios | Ronnie Robles | SONIC BAD | Shiro | Toofly
New Release (4/29)
31 Pages: 1 a Day for the Month of May
Download the entire collection, an international, all-star selection curated by legends Bio, Crash, and Sonic. Presented in collaboration with WallWorks NY.
Featured Artists: Banga | BG-183 | Bio | BRE | COPE2 | Cren | Crey132 | Daze | Flavor | Ice One TWA | Jon Phes Souza | Kaves | Kekoa | Nicer | Nico Collazo | Pwoz | Quik | Ruse BAD | Santiago Jaén | Sar TMB | Soem | SONIC BAD | Toofly | Wuze
Featured Collab
For Masterpiece Minds
Daily Prompts
Activate your imagination everyday with these daily prompts. Share stories, pictures, media, and art on social media. Tag #KindnessBeatsTheVirus and @NYCThrive. Examples:
- Download Week 1 (pdf)
- Download Week 2 (pdf)
- Download Week 3 (pdf)
- Download 21 Days (pdf)
As Seen on Instagram
Art Lessons for Remote Learning
Lesson Plans
Written by Thrive Teaching Artists for non-artist instructors; utilizing non-specialized, readily available, at home materials. Download individual lesson plans as pdfs.
- Animal Character Design (pdf)
- Graffiti Lettering Basics (pdf)
- Guess Who Does What? (pdf)
- Hip Hop Haiku (pdf)
- Human/Animal/Machine, Pt 1 (pdf)
- Human/Animal/Machine, Pt 2 (pdf)
- Natural City (pdf)
- Paper Totem Poles (pdf)
- Personal Logos (pdf)
- Perspective Drawing (pdf)
- Self Portraits (pdf)
- Unconventional Mosaics (pdf)
Featured Partner: Projectivity
Music Samples & More. Download Projectivity’s “Producer Sample” packs and coloring book. Producer samples can be used to make your own music or videos. Download them now and make sure to tag @projectivity and the artist when you create with them, along with #KindnessBeatsTheVirus.
DownloadOnline Workshops
Interested in online arts and music workshops during the quarantine? We have options (as of 4/6).
Instagram's Top Twenty
The Hashtag Challenge
Use the #KindnessBeatsTheVirus hashtag and tag @NYCThrive. “Like” your favorites to feature them in an upcoming art exhibit. The exhibit will include two Hashtag Challenge categories. The top two entries from each category will have the opportunity to merchandise their submission as a collaboration with an acclaimed artist.
Holiday season is here ! “Dragon Lion Medley “ , latest festive mural of chinatownmuralproject with peacheeblue and nycthrive 🦁🐲 ! Mural designed by peacheeblue and painted with peacheeblue miki__mu tunamelt.nyc abhifornow chinatownmuralproject and skioding Wish everyone the best for the coming year of 2021! Stay strong and healthy! #mural #muralart #murals #streetart #chinatownmuralproject #chinatown #manhattan #nycthrive #thrivecollective #kindnessbeatsthevirus #lunarnewyear #fun #liondance #dragondance #dragon #tradition #fire #streetarteverywhere #muralista #streetartnyc #paint #painting #colorful #chinesenewyear #holiday #confetti #dumplings #2020 #2021
“You can make a difference! Your life matters!...” It doesn’t matter where you’re from, what race you are, where you’ve been, not what you’ve done. “Queens get the money, you know the vibes!” #yktv #qgtm #art #potential #talent #creativity #genius #group #together
Introducing our brand:
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We are a company that, via social media and other means of connecting, will encourage people that think they have no talent, to go out and find it - as well as those that have already talents, to go and do the same and encourage, enlighten, and enrich people.
My name is Eric Khan, art_by_eric , and I am the founder of theofficialithco . Here we see a clip from carnegiehall with nycthrive and lc3speaks , as well as artists minhafofa , tunamelt.nyc , randymasonmusic , art_by_eric , and sponsors Neon Arts, officialnycdoe and carnegiehall - where a reflection is given about the wall mural project completed in the summer of 2019. Located in the heart of Queens, New York - Jamaica Avenue. The wall mural made with cooperation with the youth of firstchurchjamaica and artists from nycthrive as well as local street artists as myself, we created this wall mural to symbolize the life transformation of a human individual. This mural serves to bring peace, hope, and joy to the neighborhood of South Jamaica, Queens, New York.
I grew up in Jamaica Queens, and I remember seeing people get beat up, consistently hearing cop sirens in the vicinity, I’ve watched the superintendent of my apartment building have to scrub the blood-covered concrete floors with bleach because someone got stabbed to death the night before. The neighborhood, like every neighborhood, had it flaws, it’s perks and it’s not-so-well’s. Growing up, I always wanted better for my hometown, and instead of leaving it to rot and abandon it for a thriving neighborhood, I decided to do something about it. I joined forces with some amazing minds, super talented artists, and the local church, and together - tranquility came up from turmoil and peace came from prejudice and pride. You all can make a difference!
Union Square. New York, 4/10/2020, #wsp_covid19 , #covi̇d19, #HonorHeroes , adobe , #creativityuncontained , #covidstoriesnyc, #nytimes, #jcalamericanstories , jamaicaartscenter nycthrive #kindnessbeatsthevirus #covidstoriesnyc museumofcityny
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Created during de quarantine time in NY, my work is inspired by those essential workers that keep our community functioning. Emerging from isolation encouraged me to document stories of courage and resilience.
Super excited to be a part of the next coloring book iteration from Wall Works. Amazing artists involved to help break up the monotony of quarantining. Check it out!! wallworksny ・・・
first one was so nice, we had to do it twice! VOLUME 2 of our free quarantine coloring book is now available!
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#wallworksny #wallworksnewyork #wallworksgallery #wallworksatkreatehub #quarantinecoloringbook #wallworkscoloringbook #volume2 #free #download #supportsmallbusiness #supportart #kindnessbeatsthevirus
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JOIN THE CORONA CHALLENGE AND SPREAD KINDNESS‼️‼️. How to join
1. Make a video 45 sec 1 min max!! 2. Introduce yourself in the video 3. State one thing you been doing during quarantine!
4.one thing you can’t wait to do and why!!! When you done tag 3-5 you want to join you than #kindnessbeatsthevirus as well!! Let’s spread this challenge and spread kindness when it’s most needed!!! ALL POST WILL BE SHARE ON OUR thrivecollectivekids STORY
Brian seemlessly capturing so much of our everyday, I Miss it 🍕 #vans #contest #arteducation #arted #art #shoedesign #remotelearning #nyc #newyorkcity #localflavor ##vans #contest #arteducation #arted #art #shoedesign #remotelearning #metrocard #nyc #newyorkcity #localflavor #kindnessbeatsthevirus
Completed 5th grade mural collaboration for Taft Elementary School in Washingtonville, NY. Unfortunately the kids couldn’t participate this year but they all contributed their self portrait drawings to the project. #schoolmural #schoolmurals #washingtonville #hudsonvalley #hudsonvalleymagazine #hudsonvalleyartist #mural #muralist #muralart #muralpainting #muralsdaily #kindnessbeatsthevirus #diversity #kindness #pimentelmurals #gpmuralpaints #goldenmuralpaint
A huge Thanks to Durok sacred_glyphs for judging Week 1 of the Summer Throwdown, In colab with nycthrive “Word Wednesday”. Thank you for taking time to judge and show love to all the artists. 🙏🏼 Durok is a dope artist from SCB, originally from El Paso, TX, and residing in Phoenix... he has roots in shaping the hiphop culture from east coast to west coast, graffiti, bboy, DJing, and teaching students.
When he’s not hanging with his daughter, you can catch him writing or spinning, as of most recent in Los Angeles.
Join me in showing Durok some love 👇🏼 #graff #graffiti #hiphop #bboy #together #wildstyle #stylemaster
#kindnessbeatsthevirus
#Shoutout to Mr. Glenn, #BUGS Regents Living Environment Teacher, for inviting his Kitchen Botany class into his kitchen for a virtual lesson about how to make sourdough starter from scratch and the chemistry reactions that make it effective. This warm and wonderful lesson included reminisces of living in San Francisco, baking tips, and how to thoughtfully craft a meal that meets the needs and tastes of different family members.
#BUGSRemoteLearning #KindnessBeatsTheVirus #StayHome
"Bartlett’s Anthias" 50X70 cm Art Print #dikuka The Bartlett`s Anthias is also known as the Bartlett’s Fairy Bass. The males have a more intense coloration with a violet body and yellow running along the back through the upper caudal lobe. The females tend to be lavender in color with a yellow back and caudal fin. #BartlettsAnthias
#KindnessBeatsTheVirus #WeRiseWeMake
We are super proud to collaborate with the amazing nycthrive collective for a media production class in Brooklyn. Check out this great video the Thrive team put together featuring some of the students` work and their feedback on the experience. nycthrive
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Today`s #KindnessBeatsTheVirus challenge is inspired by our BandLab Music Makers at PSMS282.
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Prompt: What music helps you feel better when you`re scared or sad or angry?
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Share a photo, video, or any image that captures it on social media, and tag #KindnessBeatsTheVirus NYCThrive
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About the video: PS/MS 282 students produced their own music during #ThriveCollective’s winter 2020 #SchoolMedia after school program using #BandLab. They talk about the importance of creating music during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I don’t like hearing about coronavirus, when people die and stuff. But as Mr. Josh says, if you feel something, let it out in music! When I let it out, I feel like it’s gone.” Special thanks to teaching artist Joshua Labidou, our collaborating partner projectivity, NYC Council Member brad.lander, the NYCCouncil #DigitalInclusion Initiative, nycyouth , Principal Rodriguez and the staff of #psms282, and our participating students.
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Stay home, healthy, and safe. AND help kindness go viral during the #Coronovirus Quarantine.
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#WeAreThrive #BringArtBack #CultureFromHome #DYCDatHome nycschools nyculture NYCService nycmayor nygovcuomo #covid19 #covidkindness
• nycthrive Black Lives Matter mural, Day 1, is a wrap. Friday morning touch ups and detailing, then redeploy #ThriveCollective team to assist other letters. Join us 8am.
What a gift to help bring artoftijay`s artistic vision to life, and work next letter to crashone and orrdesigns.
Walk all three blocks in our story.
#BlackLivesMatter #KindnessBeatsTheVirus #WeAreThrive #BringArtBack #CreateWithUs nycyouth nycyouth nyculture nycschools galeabrewer nyccouncil nycmayor tatscru wxystudio artoftijay materialsforthearts
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