Thrive Collective
“We are OP” is a mural created in collaboration with NYU’s Opportunity Project and its students. This office specifically works with NY state first generation students of color. The OP helps with financial, academic, and community supports prior to and during the students’ time at NYU. Especially coming out of pandemic, this project was important…
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During an after-school program and in partnership with the Soul Saving Station in Harlem, students and Thrive Teaching Artists came together to discuss the hot button topic of “Gun violence,” which hit close to home for more than a few. While there is much to discuss on that topic, we chose to focus on several…
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To help commemorate the 2021 Holiday Lights Festival in Harlem, Thrive Collective was called upon by the Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub to help beautify the street corner between 125th and 126th street on Frederick Douglass Avenue. The 250 sq. ft. mural was completed over a course of two days and was designed to represent…
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For this project we teamed up with Ascendant Neighborhood Development to beautify a local apartment building on 116th between Pleasant Ave and 1st Ave through the Beautify NYC Program. Local youth from the area wanted to focus on showcasing the diversity, beautiful culture and energy of Harlem and Spanish Harlem where the building is located.…
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Stemming from the nurturing support fostered by local community gardens, artist TooFly collaborates with Henry Street Settlement’s summer camp to celebrate local community gardens and empower the ladies of LES. As we sow the seeds planted from seasons past, life continues to bloom inspiration for us all. Regardless where you’re planted, this project reminds us…
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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood✨ but this is no ordinary neighborhood. Sharing its halls with six different schools, the Julia Richman Campus is the home to a vibrant and supportive community. It was a blast to collaborate with students at the Ella Baker School to create many of the highlights in this mural.…
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HARLEM STRONG💫 Drawing inspiration from the school motto, “Harlem strong, Harlem proud, Harlem excellence,” this project invited students to tap into their imagination and dreams for a future Harlem. Shooting for the stars, our students went above and beyond as they shared playful scenes of a city like no other. A place where learning and…
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PS 130 has risen from the ashes of the last year as a phoenix flying bright with sights of the future for their school. With such a transformation, jubilee breaks through the quiet as students partake in the song and dance to ring in a new season. Working with PS 130 showed us that we…
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Uniting as guiding forces, a lighthouse and phoenix light the way over the clouds after a year of uncertainty. Resemblant of its name, Harlem Renaissance HS reflects on seasons of rebirth past and present and inspires us to do the same. In a similar light and with the help of our students, we were able…
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“I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with scores of artists, hundreds of partners, and thousands of students and volunteers to produce more than 200 public art murals since 2007. To present this ‘Jesus Loves You New York’ Tats Cru x Abounding Grace collaboration to my parents on the 25th anniversary of our first 3-3 basketball…
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