Thrive Collective
Thrive Collective returned a third year to continue the mural makeover of the FDA Campus in Harlem. Artist DAZE worked with students to design murals for the two main entrances to the building: Affirmations for PS 200 and Lion’s Pride for Frederick Douglas Academy High School. For the student intensive at FDA, Yasmine Rodriguez led…
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Thrive Collective returned a third year to continue the mural makeover of the FDA Campus in Harlem. Artist DAZE worked with students to design murals for the two main entrances to the building: Affirmations for PS 200 and Lion’s Pride for Frederick Douglas Academy High School. For the student intensive at PS 200, Yasmine Rodriguez…
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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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3, 2, 1, … Takeoff at PS 101! Thrive Collective and Projectivity teamed to create a cosmic mural at PS 101 The Verrazzano School in Brooklyn. Lead artist Chris “Daze” Ellis skillfully created a solar system mural, including the asteroid belt, with stunning visuals of each planet and the sun. This striking masterpiece fills a…
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BROOKLYN NETS, HOUSE OF SLAY AND THRIVE COLLECTIVE UNVEIL PUBLIC MURAL AT JOHN JAY PERSHING MIDDLE SCHOOL Mural Unveiled Ahead of Brooklyn Nets’ AAPI Heritage Night Celebration on Monday, Nov. 28 BROOKLYN (Nov. 22, 2022) – The Brooklyn Nets are bringing their 10 Years in Brooklyn celebration to life through various community programs this season. Recently the…
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PS 9X: Extreme Mural Makeover (Year 1) 2nd Floor: “Bronx All Stars“ That time eight iconic NYC street artists transformed a school building in two weekends. Video by: NOE. TATS CRU X THRIVE COLLECTIVE X PROJECTIVITY PS 9 The Ryer Avenue School (The Bronx) 1st Floor: “Welcome to the Bronx” BG 183, Bio, Nicer 2nd…
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Words of gratitude, delight, and pride abounded from faculty and students alike as artist Daze transformed Frederick Douglass Academy (FDA) with a new mural outside the school entrance. Painted predominately with spray paint, the mural was completed in just two weeks! The fast transformation meant that each time students and faculty walked by the mural, there were new…
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Our first (of two) Summer Intensive 2016 featured a second consecutive Coney Art Walls mural project art directed by Chris Daze Ellis. Daze’s “Cycloptic Merman” concept revolves around a central figure that blends two iconic Coney Island characters, surrounded by vignettes depicting Coney Island traditions and culture. Daze invited our students, interns, and teaching artists to design…
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At MS 42Q, Art as Catalyst for Change and CASA funding from NYC Council Member Donovan Richards allowed us to: Provide 200 middle school students accredited, in-school Murals, Media, and Music classes for an entire semester; Provide 45 students and 150 volunteers after school and weekend Murals and Media programs; Produce two murals, one recital, two assemblies,…
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Meet Zanab and Josh Street art legend DAZE collaborates with students from Thrive Collective to create a signature Coney Island Art Walls mural. Coney Art Walls with Daze Artist Daze speaks about the importance of collaborations and working with students. Thanks for being awesome, Daze! Portfolio Production
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