Thrive Collective
Artist Plushie returned to her elementary school alma mater to lead the “FUNdamentals of PS 171” murals for the school auditorium. This vibrant project reflects the voices and imaginations of students, brought to life through a series of classroom workshops and brainstorming sessions. Each of the six mural panels highlights one core value using student-generated…
read more
Artist Plushie returned to her elementary school alma mater to lead the “FUNdamentals of PS 171” murals for the school auditorium. This vibrant project reflects the voices and imaginations of students, brought to life through a series of classroom workshops and brainstorming sessions. Each of the six mural panels highlights one core value using student-generated…
read more
Four classes totaling approximately 100 fourth and fifth grade students collaborated with artist May Bukowski to design and paint, “Your Mind is a Garden” at Chelsea Preparatory Academy this spring. The mural explores themes of community and inclusivity based on the school’s vision of nurturing individual identities, academic and personal growth while fostering a sense…
read more
At PS/MS 83 Donald Hertz, Joshua Gabriel collaborated with students from New York Edge’s after school program to design and paint our ninth mural in the building. The design explores the theme of “Collaboration, Initiative, and Perseverance” using imagery sourced from student drawings. In our concept sessions, we discussed the definitions of each value, and…
read more
Artist Nico Collazo brings a graffiti inspired mural to Bronx Arts Middle School with our After School Arts Academy. The video above by Eric Mason provides a recap of the integrated Mural, RHYME, and DJ experience. The music video for the original song Party Shoes is below. Bronx Arts MS: Bronx Express (2025) ‹ ›…
read more
“My Bushwick Life” consists of two vibrant murals created in partnership with the students of CS 145K, celebrating their daily experiences and deep connection to their neighborhood. Inspired by student drawings and storytelling, the mural centers around a park scene — a theme that naturally emerged during our conception sessions, as students overwhelmingly associated their…
read more
“My Bushwick Life” consists of two vibrant murals created in partnership with the students of CS 145K, celebrating their daily experiences and deep connection to their neighborhood. Inspired by student drawings and storytelling, the mural centers around a park scene — a theme that naturally emerged during our conception sessions, as students overwhelmingly associated their…
read more
For this school mural, veteran Thrive Collective artist Kadeem Phillip collaborated with New York Edge students at MS 484K to visualize the affirmation, “It Takes a Village.” Both the theme and the process of designing and painting a mural collaboratively allowed students to experience how to function mission centered with a team. Initially, some of…
read more
Thrive Collective returned to our flagship school PS/MS 34 in collaboration with University Settlement’s SONYC after school program to design and produce the “I AM” mural with middle school students. We painted the mural on polytab for installation in the schoolyard after exterior school construction finishes in the summer of 2025. (Final photos of installed…
read more
New York Edge commissioned Thrive Collective to imagine the future of urbanism for the MS 61 auditorium. Artist Vince Ballantine rose to the challenge with a three-panel, futuristic urban landscape design that also features the school’s Cougar mascot and school colors, green and yellow. The auditorium is used by the school and also the community…
read more