Thrive Collective
Thrive Collective proudly supports BedStuy Walls, in the heart of historic Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Founded by veteran Thrive artist Michela Muserra and art curator Frankie Velez in 2022, the annual mural festival brings together a who’s who of iconic graffiti writers and street artists along Lexington Avenue, at the intersection of “Do the Right Thing…
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In a return to origins, Thrive Collective will soon move its offices into the ground floor of 152 Avenue D, the meeting site of its predecessor—a youth group named Generation XCel. “Live ARTfully” is the second in a series of murals that Thrive artists will paint on all sides of the NYCHA Riis Houses building.…
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Hip Hop artistry beautifies public spaces and brings art to the masses. The first element of Hip Hop to captivate public imagination was the visual artistry of Graffiti. The Hip Hop 50th Birthday Jam paid tribute to the transformative power of Hip Hop visuals with six canvas works by iconic Graf Writers, and two collaborative murals…
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Dry Dock Park is quite literally Thrive Collective’s backyard. It’s across 10th Street from our office, across Avenue D from where we started as an after school program in 1996, and adjacent to our flagship school PS/MS 34 in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. So when our friends and neighbors at Henry Street Settlement invited us…
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Veteran Thrive teaching artist Michela Muserra was commissioned to interpret, “A Pack above the Rest,” the school motto at PS 177. Students agreed on the title as it directly describes their spirit and the energy of the school. STEAM is at the core teaching of the school and all the elements combined in this design…
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The theme that the students picked was mainly focused on the meaning of diversity with references to cultural backgrounds and gender identity. One of the students came up with a drawing that said “we bring this world together,” and this quote became the title of the mural. Each character is taken directly from their drawings,…
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Thrive Collective has had a continued relationship with PS 89Q since this past year when they invited us to beautify their wonderful school that was going to have a historical name change after the Councilman Jose Peralta who passed away a couple of years ago. Councilman Peralta serviced and provided his District school with many …
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The Annual Queens Art a Catalyst for Change Culminating Event—the HeART Beat Festival—returns for the sixth time. The 6th annual Heartbeat Festival was held on May 25th, 2023, at Black Spectrum Theater in Roy Wilkins Park, Queens, NYC. The Festival is produced by Thrive Collective in partnership with The Museum of The Moving Image and Black Spectrum…
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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, 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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