Thrive Collective
BROOKLYN, USA 🛍 After seeing Thrive Collective featured on a local news report, Kings Plaza’s management team reached out about showcasing Thrive artists for public art installations at the mall. The first collaboration invited graffiti writer Cramcept to produce a “Brooklyn” selfie wall. “The art installation looks INCREDIBLE. Thank you so much. You have brightened…
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Shep and all of us at Thrive Collective. Love well. Create memories. And live ARTfully as you make merry with friends and family. – Story and Art by Sam Wisneski. A Thrive Comics production. As Seen on Social Media View this post on Instagram A post shared by Thrive Collective…
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Story and Art by Sam Wisneski “Opportunities to give are everywhere. … Together we can make life a little brighter and more colorful for everyone! “Please consider giving to my friends at Thrive Collective.” Starting on Giving Tuesday and through the end of December, join GEORGIE. Give to create hope and opportunity through arts, sports,…
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Thrive Collective’s latest collaboration with the Brooklyn Nets celebrates AAPI Heritage Month for their NETS UNITE poster series. The Nets invited Thrive’s creative director — and our longest tenured artist — Kekoa and his wife Kristen to design this extraordinary poster, and distributed 5,000 prints to fans attending the Nets v. Chicago Bulls game at…
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Thrive Collective’s “So Amazin!” mural was featured at Citi Field when the New York Mets celebrated Hispanic Heritage Night and Roberto Clemente Day on September 15, 2023. Mets’ fans young and old participated in the interactive art piece during a Friday night game against the Cincinnati Reds. Inconic artist Maria “Toofly” Castillo directed the project…
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The “Welcome to Bay Ridge” mural by Mister Kaves celebrates the Brooklyn Way To commemorate the Brooklyn Nets’ 10th anniversary in Brooklyn, the team commissioned Thrive Collective students and artists to interpret “The Brooklyn Way” in public art murals in four Brooklyn neighborhoods: Bay Ridge, Coney Island, Flatbush, and East New York. This first collaboration…
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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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The NYC Economic Development Corporation asked Thrive Collective to facilitate an interactive mural experience for agency staff at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. The design interpreted the agency’s mission: “Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and globally competitive economy for all New Yorkers. We work to strengthen confidence in NYC as a great place to do business; grow…
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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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Thrive Collective was asked to recommend a New York artist with roots in the Caribbean to live paint during a product launch event called, “Taste the Tropics.” Ashley Crawford was an obvious candidate, and she was selected for the collaboration between two iconic brands, Vita Coco and Captain Morgan. She described her design as: “a…
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