Thrive Collective
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 7th Annual Art a Catalyst for Change final event at the Bronx Museum on June 4, 2025. Middle school students painted murals, designed stickers, competed in…
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During our collaboration with RTG West this year, we were given the opportunity to transform a graffiti-littered wall that has been neglected for many years into a centerpiece that restores play to the neighborhood. Our students explored this theme of “Play,” developing vibrant depictions of children and adults playing instruments, sports, games, and other activities.…
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Bronx Connect partnered with the Brainiac Babies neighborhood day care center near its RTG North site to donate the “Future Leaders” mural as part of its “I Want to Grow Up” holiday campaign. Artist Ashley Crawford collaborated with student from RTG North to design and produce the mural in the center’s playground. RTG North: Brainiac…
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In the Fall of 2024, Artists Toofly and Lola Lovenotes collaborated with students from Bronx Connect’s RTG South program to add two new murals to their collection at the Claremont Art Walk and also paint a third new mural on the gates on their newest program site in the neighborhood. Toofly extended her original “Peacemakers”…
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In the Fall of 2024, Artists Toofly and Lola Lovenotes collaborated with students from Bronx Connect’s RTG South program to add two new murals to their collection at the Claremont Art Walk and also paint a third new mural on the gates on their newest program site in the neighborhood. Toofly extended her original “Peacemakers”…
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In the Fall of 2024, Artists Toofly and Lola Lovenotes collaborated with students from Bronx Connect’s RTG South program to add two new murals to their collection at the Claremont Art Walk and also paint a third new mural on the gates on their newest program site in the neighborhood. Toofly extended her original “Peacemakers”…
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Thrive Collective proudly supports the Boone Avenue Walls mural festival in the Bronx. Founded by pioneering New York artist Wen Cod, the annual event brings together a who’s who of iconic graffiti writers and street artists in the Mott Haven and West Farms neighborhoods. This year, more than 160 artists participated in the festival’s tenth…
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In Spring 2024, the Arts Office of the NYC Department of Education selected Thrive Collective and our partners Projectivity and JM Custom Studios, to makeover three public school basketball courts in The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. This schoolyard basketball court mural at Bronx High School for Visual Arts, was designed by iconic artists and…
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Artist Queen Andrea celebrates key values of Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School, with a three mural series: Chase Your Dreams Lead with Love You Matter Fannie Lou Hamer Values (2024) ‹ › × × Previous Next View this post on Instagram A post shared by Queen Andrea! (@queenandreaone) Murals by Queen Andrea Murals at Fannie…
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Artist Queen Andrea celebrates key values of Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School, with a three mural series: Chase Your Dreams Lead with Love You Matter Fannie Lou Hamer Values (2024) ‹ › × × Previous Next View this post on Instagram A post shared by Queen Andrea! (@queenandreaone) Murals by Queen Andrea Murals at Fannie…
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