Thrive Collective
Our friends at the Leadership Foundations asked us to facilitate an interactive art making experience at the 2025 Mentoring Youth for Leadership Summit in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We invited our Murals co-founder Sam Wisneski to lead the workshop. Over the course of three days, conference attendees completed three canvases while interpreting the theme of “City as…
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Projectivity partnered with Benjamin Tasker Middle Schools’s Leo Club for a mural program with the Bowie Lions Club in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Led by artists Christian Penn and Ryan Mizta, students worked together to develop visuals related to the Lions Club pillars of service. Their motto is “We Serve,” and some of their initiatives…
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In honor of 50 Years of Peter Bug Day in DC, the CHBC Art Gallery produced and curated a new mural installation at the Peter Bug Shoe Repair Academy. Washington DC artists Ryan Mizta and Brian Bailey painted Adinkra symbols representing unity, strength, energy, beauty, peace, and “God Is King” while Lew the Artist painted…
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In honor of 50 Years of Peter Bug Day in DC, the CHBC Art Gallery produced and curated a new mural installation at the Peter Bug Shoe Repair Academy. Washington DC artists Ryan Mizta and Brian Bailey painted Adinkra symbols representing unity, strength, energy, beauty, peace, and “God Is King” while Lew the Artist painted…
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Our friends at Chinese American Planning Council asked us to facilitate an interactive art making experience around the theme of Solidarity at the 2024 SOMOS Conference in Puerto Rico. We invited our affiliated artists from Puerto Rico Tsvetana Dondero and Gabriel Abast to lead the workshop. Over the course of three days, conference attendees completed…
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From March to April 2024, Projectivity Director Christian Penn met with youth ages 7-11 from the SOME DC Liz Donahue House in Northwest DC to donate a mural to the community room. Students imagined using the space for celebration, taking pictures, playing video games, tutoring and learning, doing art and they all loved sports. They suggested including…
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DeSoto high school is a campus full of students brimming with life, energy and enthusiasm. Though some of the empty walls on campus do not share this same level of vibrancy; Ms. Nava and her art students saw this as an opportunity, as a fresh canvas waiting to be beautifully transformed. The mural ‘Ready to…
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The “Cedar Hill Charge!” mural is an expression of the energy, vitality, and creativity breaking loose at Cedar Hill High school. There is a strong sense of pride within the student body around school activities such as academics, sports, music, and the arts; as well as a strong work ethic and a pursuit of excellence…
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Fresh Paint, Positive Messaging Lead a Park Transformation in East Baltimore After years of neglect, a local Baltimore park and playground received a much needed facelift thanks to a volunteer beautification project powered by a local non-profit organization Projectivity Group and local ministry Beyond The Walls Christian Ministry. Community organizers met with current and past…
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Mexican artist Diana Orozco returned to lead the “Little Lambs” mural in National City, San Diego. Little Lambs explores the everyday magic of childhood, when dreams and imagination are the most vibrant. The colors, ecosystems and activities invite children to enjoy childhood wonder everyday. This project was completed by artists, students, and volunteers from Thrive…
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