Thrive Collective
Mona Oman worked with PS 74 students in Staten Island to interpret a series of affirmations and positivity in three mural installations this year. “You Got This” “You are Part of Our Story” Emoji Together, they expand the “Future Leaders on the Rise” schoolyard mural by Josue Mendez in 2023. PS 74 Affirmation Murals (2024)…
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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 6th Annual Art a Catalyst for Change final event at the Bronx Museum on June 5, 2025. Middle school students painted murals, designed stickers, competed in…
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The 7th Annual HeART Beat Festival returned to Roy Wilkins Park in Queens on May 29, 2024. Middle school students painted murals, designed video games, experienced AI, break danced, freestyle rapped, competed at drama games and so much more. Thrive Collective collaborated with Museum of the Moving Image, Black Spectrum Theatre, Speek Lyfe Movement, and…
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The 7th Annual HeART Beat Festival returned to Roy Wilkins Park in Queens on May 29, 2024. Middle school students painted murals, designed video games, experienced AI, break danced, freestyle rapped, competed at drama games and so much more. Thrive Collective collaborated with Museum of the Moving Image, Black Spectrum Theatre, Speek Lyfe Movement, and…
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Artist Chey Nelson and students from PS 171 in Queens interpreted the theme of “Model for our Future.” As students focused primarily on their love for family and friends and animals, the design took shape around the values of friendship, hope, and kindness. This was an eight-week after school program in the art room. Most…
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PSX 012 is a wonderful school catering to middle and high school special needs youth. The principal, staff, and students collaborated on two murals celebrating the special care and beauty they all bring to the school community. Both murals, “Just the Way You Are” and “Grow Forever,” consist of uplifting words and positive affirmations. The…
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PSX 012 is a wonderful school catering to middle and high school special needs youth. The principal, staff, and students collaborated on two murals celebrating the special care and beauty they all bring to the school community. Both murals, “Just the Way You Are” and “Grow Forever,” consist of uplifting words and positive affirmations. The…
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Thrive artists Marissa Molina and Pelumi Ayeni collaborated on the Workspace Series at PS 101 in Brooklyn resulting in six murals: Tech Deck, by Marissa Molina Journey of Technology, by Marissa Molina Showcasing the World, by Marissa Molina Custodian Engineer, by Marissa Molina Main Office, by Pelumi Ayeni Nurse’s Office, by Pelumi Ayeni PS 101:…
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Thrive artists Marissa Molina and Pelumi Ayeni collaborated on the Workspace Series at PS 101 in Brooklyn resulting in six murals: Tech Deck, by Marissa Molina Journey of Technology, by Marissa Molina Showcasing the World, by Marissa Molina Custodian Engineer, by Marissa Molina Main Office, by Pelumi Ayeni Nurse’s Office, by Pelumi Ayeni PS 101:…
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Thrive artists Marissa Molina and Pelumi Ayeni collaborated on the Workspace Series at PS 101 in Brooklyn resulting in six murals: Tech Deck, by Marissa Molina Journey of Technology, by Marissa Molina Showcasing the World, by Marissa Molina Custodian Engineer, by Marissa Molina Main Office, by Pelumi Ayeni Nurse’s Office, by Pelumi Ayeni PS 101:…
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