Michela Muserra

Rat & Pigeon Take Art Basel

brooklyn crop detail rat “Rat & Pigeon Chillin’ in Miami” is the first mural by Michela “Miki Mu” Muserra in Miami for Art Basel. Thrive Collective was proud to support the project along with Bed Stuy Walls. Special thanks to Shop 1Culture for the opportunity, Montana Shop Miami for paint, and Jose from Centro Wynwood for supporting…

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CHARAS/El Bohio Community Center: El Bohio Murals (8 of 9)

In late 2022, Thrive partnered with community organizations in the Lower East Side to paint a stretch of wall belonging to an abandoned school building on East 10th Street. The mural project was in homage to CHARAS, an iconic community organization that had moved into the abandoned building in 1979. There, they established “El Bohio”…

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Grown in the Bronx: Claremont Community Art Walk (1 of 4)

Our friends at Bronx Connect / RTG South sought to enliven the Claremont Community Houses alleyway between College and Findlay Avenues with color and positive imagery. They transformed the alley, a popular shortcut right outside their office, into the Claremont Community Art Walk. The organization also wanted to create a place of respite, so they…

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Bronx Proud: Claremont Community Art Walk (2 of 4)

Our friends at Bronx Connect / RTG South sought to enliven the Claremont Community Houses alleyway between College and Findlay Avenues with color and positive imagery. They transformed the alley, a popular shortcut right outside their office, into the Claremont Community Art Walk. The organization also wanted to create a place of respite, so they…

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LRYOH: Love Where You Live

“Love Where You Live” is the title of this mural, which we completed in collaboration with a group of youth in Harlem in September of 2022 during one of the Community Programs at the Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub. We started the program with some in-class sessions that focused on the question, “Why do you…

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IS 259 William McKinley: Sheros

This mural is a celebration of powerful women at home and abroad who have made major contributions to society. Together with students and the principal, we carefully decided this list of famous women who we wanted to depict on the wall. Included on this wall are Ruth Ginsburg, Malala Yousafzai, empress Wu Zeitan, Yayoi Kusama,…

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PS 889: Be Kind

“Be Kind” is a project that Thrive Collective, PS 889 students and faculty came together to create in their very own courtyard, where the kids played. For the theme of this mural, the principal Ms.Militello and the social worker Judy, wanted us to create a mural with the students that encouraged diversity and kindness. With…

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NYU OP

“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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NYC Homecoming Week: Ready or Not

Ready or not, here comes Brooklyn in full force!💥 Here for the third night of the Hip Hop in NYC Concert Series, Brooklyn brought the house down with more amazing performances and live painting from some great artists. CHINO-BYI, Jenna Morello, Miki-Mu and RIBS-GAK took over the scene with two amazing murals that couldn’t have…

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