Thrive Collective
arts-banner beats-banner beats-banner2 beats-banner3 knowledg-banner diversity-feature space-feature In the fall of 2024, IS 131 Albert Einstein School commissioned Thrive’s program director Pelumi Ayeni to paint five murals. The primary mural wraps around a corner near the school’s main office and establishes the theme for the collection: “The Beat of 131.” The design incorporates recognizable neighborhood…
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arts-banner beats-banner beats-banner2 beats-banner3 knowledg-banner diversity-feature space-feature In the fall of 2024, IS 131 Albert Einstein School commissioned Thrive’s program director Pelumi Ayeni to paint five murals. The primary mural wraps around a corner near the school’s main office and establishes the theme for the collection: “The Beat of 131.” The design incorporates recognizable neighborhood…
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In the fall of 2024, IS 131 Albert Einstein School commissioned Thrive’s program director Pelumi Ayeni to paint five murals. The primary mural wraps around a corner near the school’s main office and establishes the theme for the collection: “The Beat of 131.” The design incorporates recognizable neighborhood and cultural features and reflects the vibrancy…
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Artist Andre Trenier reimagines the path to “Be a Star,” with a new mural at the Bronx Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School that bears her name. FLHMS: Be a Star (2025) ‹ › × × Previous Next Murals at Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School since 2021 Murals by Andre Trenier since 2022
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marie-curie-banner marie-curie-feature Thrive Collective returned to The Marie Curie High School in the Bronx to bring a third mural program to life. This year’s theme was inspired by the school’s core values: Community, Courage, Curiosity, Commitment, and Compassion. With “community” at the heart of it all, the mural’s design blossomed from this central idea. The…
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Thrive Collective returned to IS 117X for our tenth after school program year since 2015, this adding another polytab installation to our visual arts collection. For this interior mural sponsored by PIERINA ANA SANCHEZ, DCLA (AACC) and centered on JHS 117’s theme of “Change through Love and Respect,” ten enthusiastic sixth through eighth grade students…
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The overall theme of this mural is the celebration of different cultures within the school. At the beginning of the project, the students came with questions and an upbeat energy! Some weren’t sure what a mural was at first but as they learned, they were eager to get started! The students brought out a lot…
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Bronx Connect partnered with the Mary Mitchell Community Center near its RTG North site to donate the “Peace Builds Community” mural as part of its “I Want to Grow Up” campaign. Artist Kenneth Tooley collaborated with students from Mary Mitchell’s summer program to design and produce the mural in the center’s playground. The mural revolves…
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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…
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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) ‹ ›…
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