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PS/MS 279X: Welcome

7habits-ribbon2 7habbits-ribbon welcome-banner3 ps279-banner welcome-banner We returned to PS 279X for the fourth consecutive year with support of the NYC Council Art a Catalyst for Change Initiative and NYC Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez. Teaching artists Lola Lovenotes and Sydney Tirado worked with two groups after school to produce two murals exploring the Seven Habits…

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PS/MS 279X: Seven Habits to Success

7habits-ribbon2 7habbits-ribbon welcome-banner3 ps279-banner welcome-banner We returned to PS 279X for the fourth consecutive year with support of the NYC Council Art a Catalyst for Change Initiative and NYC Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez. Teaching artists Lola Lovenotes and Sydney Tirado worked with two groups after school to produce two murals exploring the Seven Habits…

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Marie Curie HS: 20 Years & Counting, Understanding

marie-curie-banner2 marie-curie-banner3 marie-curie-banner4 bienvenidos-feature The Great Reveal https://www.thrivecollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240613_114140.mp4 “Curious, compassionate, committed, and courageous,” is a motto that inspires the students at Marie Curie High School everyday. While Marie Curie High School specializes in preparing students for medical professions, we embedded within a dedicated art class. There was no shortage of committed artists which ranged from…

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Marie Curie HS: 20 Years & Counting, Bienvenidos

marie-curie-banner2 marie-curie-banner3 marie-curie-banner4 bienvenidos-feature The Great Reveal https://www.thrivecollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240613_114140.mp4 “Curious, compassionate, committed, and courageous,” is a motto that inspires the students at Marie Curie High School everyday. While Marie Curie High School specializes in preparing students for medical professions, we embedded within a dedicated art class. There was no shortage of committed artists which ranged from…

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Bronx Museum 2024: Peace, Love & Happiness

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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PS 12X: Just the Way You Are

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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PS 12X: Grow Forever

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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ACS Horizon: “Brotherly Love”

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. ACS: Horizon & Crossroad 2023 ‹ › × × Previous Next Horizon & Crossroad Murals…

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Bronx NeON: 161 Studio

For the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop, veteran Thrive artist Nico Collazo partnered with Martha Diaz of the Hip Hop Education Center to inaugurate the 161 Studio at the Bronx NeON (Neighborhood Opportunity Network) with a graffiti inspired mural. Bronx NeON: 161 Studio (2023) ‹ › × × Previous Next NeON Mural Collaborations Since 2018…

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La Borinqueña

Thrive Collective proudly partnered with La Borinqueña and Chocobar Cortés BX to produce a mural celebrating Puerto Rico’s unique role shaping culture in New York City and beyond. Here’s how the producers of the La Borinqueña comic book describe the project: Our latest collaboration with Chocolate Cortés is our La Borinqueña mural at the Chocobar Cortés BX! This public art piece…

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