Thrive Collective
Three schools at Walton Campus in the Bronx collaborated to celebrate the cultural diversity on campus in “The World We Make”: Kingsbridge International Academy, International School for Liberal Arts (ISLA), and Teaching Arts and Professions HS. Nearly 200 students (six classes) with roots in South and Central America, the Carribbean, Africa, and the Middle East led the effort,…
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Welcome to “See Yourself in the Story,” a collaboration between Thrive and PS 185 that aimed to reimagine classic characters so that they represented the more diverse community of Bay Ridge. Made possible by NYC Council Member Vincent Gentile and the Cultural Immigrant Initiative, the mural is for all of the different people who now call…
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Thanks to a Cultural After School Adventures (CASA) grant from NYC Council Member Andrew Cohen, students at the Riverdale / Kingsbridge Academy (MS/HS 141) in the Bronx visualized what it means to be an RKA Tiger. Their depiction emphasizes the values and aspirations that unite the students in all of their diversity. “I was there…
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At MS 183Q, Art as Catalyst for Change funding from NYC Council Member Donovan Richards allowed us to provide 220 middle school students accredited, in-school murals classes for an entire semester. In this collaboration we focused on how students can be their best selves. The murals on the different doors of the hallways students walk…
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“Choose Kindness” completes a three-year efforts to wrap the PS/MS 42 courtyard with School Murals, together with: “Keep Calm Move On” (2016) “Arverne, Dream Big” (2016) “Love Well” (2017) Once again, Art as Catalyst for Change funding from NYC Council Member Donovan Richards allowed us to: Provide 200 middle school students accredited, in-school Murals and Media…
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Favorite book characters and Steven Covey principles come alive in “The Places You’ll Go” mural at PS 250 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Our first ever mural in a school library features art direction by Christopher Gomez. Special thanks to the PS 250 Parents Association who made the project happen! PS 250: The Places You’ll Go (2018) ‹ › × ×…
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The “Every Journey” mural is Thrive Collective’s first collaboration with Carnegie Hall’s NeON Arts program. Betsy G., a junior at Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School, said this about its impact: “I just want to say, ‘Thank you.’ We started by making our own art, and I didn’t think mine was very good. But you kept…
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Welcome to PS 327’s “Soaring High,” made possible by NYC Council Members Darlene Mealy and Alicka Ampry-Samuel! This mural features the school’s Eagle mascot soaring through the skies of New York, along with students riding eagles and books. The mural also includes monuments from all over the world and the eagles themselves as students. Peach Tao,…
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The “Get Active” mural at MS 83X is our first official School Murals collaboration with one of New York City’s leading after school providers, New York Edge (formerly known as Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation). We look forward to future collaborations next year and beyond. MS 83X: Get Active (2018) ‹ › × ×…
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Thrive Collective proudly called this space at the Salvation Army Social Services Building home from November 2015 – January 2018. We are grateful to the Salvation Army Greater New York for being such a phenomenal partner and for the gift of such an extraordinary space to launch a movement. We moved in without any furniture, but lots…
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