Artists

Queens Prep Academy: Change Starts With Us

Proper representation of people who are from different communities regardless of race, religion or orientation is important in the climate of today’s society and the ever-changing view of self. As people become more in touch with who they are, fair representation should be displayed throughout all forms of media. The idea behind this mural is…

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PS/MS 183: Space to Dream

For this project, Thrive artists teamed up with students and staff from the SONYC after-school program and the Dr Richard Greene school in Far Rockaway.  In the classroom, Thrive artists and students explored concepts of: self, identity, community, what they valued, and what they wished to see in their immediate communities and in the world.…

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LRYOH: L.O.V.E. (Love Over Violence Everywhere)

During an after-school program and in partnership with the Soul Saving Station in Harlem, students and Thrive Teaching Artists came together to discuss the hot button topic of “Gun violence,” which hit close to home for more than a few. While there is much to discuss on that topic, we chose to focus on several…

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LRYOH: Holiday Lights

To help commemorate the 2021 Holiday Lights Festival in Harlem, Thrive Collective was called upon by the Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub to help beautify the street corner between 125th and 126th street on Frederick Douglass Avenue. The 250 sq. ft. mural was completed over a course of two days and was designed to represent…

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PS 48: Choose Kind

Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity Group to enhance two “Cozy Corners” at PS 48 on Staten Island.  These spaces are meant for students to take a break and reset, and the theme was calm, soothing visuals to help students relax. After presenting a few different ideas including nature, sunsets, landscapes, the school choose simple abstract…

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PS 48: Choose Kind

Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity Group to enhance two “Cozy Corners” at PS 48 on Staten Island.  These spaces are meant for students to take a break and reset, and the theme was calm, soothing visuals to help students relax. After presenting a few different ideas including nature, sunsets, landscapes, the school choose simple abstract…

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PS 22: Be Kind

Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity Group to enhance the front entrance hallway of PS 22. Art Directors Magie Serpica and Peter Yip worked with 4th graders to come up with different images to paint in the hallway. The result is 6 different sections of playful ideas taken directly from student art work. PS 22: Be…

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ACS Crossroad: “United in Hope”

Thrive Collective proudly supports arts programming at Horizon and Crossroads Juvenile Facilities in the Bronx and Brooklyn. Supported by the work of Carnegie Hall and NYC’s Administration for Children’s Services, we have brought collaborative murals into both centers since 2021. Horizon & Crossroad Murals Since 2021 Murals by Kadeem Phillip

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