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Mama Jean’s Create Hub

On April 16, 2023, we were proud to celebrate two new murals and the soft launch of Mama Jean’s Create Hub in West Oakland with our Oakland City Coordinator De’Morea “Truck” Evans, Thrive Creative Director Kekoa, veteran teaching artist Kristen Hubbard, School Partners USA 2022 cohort members and alumni, and scores of friends and colleagues…

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PS 239K: We the People

Artist Andrea Amanda worked with PS 249’s CAMBDA after school students to explore the social emotional skills for “We the People” to thrive. She more fully describes the mural design in her Artist Statement: This mural is divided into three parts, each representing a key aspect of social-emotional learning. The first part, on the left…

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Mott Haven Academy Charter School: Haven Values

The theme Haven Values came from brainstorming with the students in the classroom over the kind of mark they wanted to leave behind for their school after they graduate. Many of them wanted to share their favorite parts of their community, the school’s core values and their own special interests on the wall. Leading artist…

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Basquiat’s Loisaida

Loisaida is home. Thrive Collective was conceived, born, and nurtured in the Lower East Side enclave that carries this name. When our friends and neighbors at the Loisaida Center invited us to participate in their 36th annual Loisaida Festival, we jumped at the opportunity. They sweetened the invitation by asking us to lead a community…

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NY Liberty: Light it Up

An interactive mural experience hosted by Thrive Collective helped basketball fans celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month when the New York Liberty played the Connecticut Sun on Saturday, May 27 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. “Light It Up,” a mural painted on the main concourse during the team’s second annual AAPI…

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Frederick Douglass Academy: Distant Galaxies

The theme of “exploring distant galaxies” was selected by Principal Fulerton for Phase 1 of this mural project.  The mural lives in the Science Hallway at Frederick Douglass Academy.  The vision is for this outerspace/galaxies design to be the background of a future mural that will showcase lots of important figures in the science history.…

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Children’s Workshop School: Dream State of Mind

The theme of this school mural is “Dream State of Mind”. This theme seemed very fitting for the environment it would be in a sensory room. This is a room where students will go to relax and feel calm. The imagery and visuals associated with this theme should have a soothing and relaxing impact on…

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Punk is Not Dead

student student2 students PUNK IS NOT DEAD at David’s Cafe pays tribute to the classic punk rock scene on Saint Marks Place in the East Village. Students from George Jackson Academy spontaneously joined the fun. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michela Muserra (@miki__mu) View this post on Instagram A post shared…

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Brooklyn Nets: Girl Power

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – “Girl Power” was on display during a recent Brooklyn Nets game as fans of all ages helped paint a pop-up mural at Barclays Center to celebrate the team’s annual Women’s Impact Night on March 16. The Nets and Thrive Collective, a New York City-based non-profit organization that creates hope and opportunity through arts…

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LRYOH: Winter Wonderland

“Winter Wonderland” represents another collaboration with our flagship Harlem partners, the Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub. Designed by Plushie, Thrive teaching artists facilitated production during the annual Holiday Lights festivities outside the Adam Clayton Powell building on 125th Street. The design captures a festive scene of friends and family coming together with holiday joy and enchantment. LRYOH:…

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