Thrive Collective
“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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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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“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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“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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Beautify NYC Bed-Stuy: Ode to the Stuy (2022) ‹ › × × Previous Next
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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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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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The band’s ahead and ready to lead the McKinley fest lineup. From deep, longstanding meanings to fun, colorful play, the students of IS 259 are no strangers to the many festivities around the world. It was amazing to see many share stories and history of the traditions and identities they represent. What a way to…
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thrive-collective-ps163-4 thrive-collective-ps163-3 thrive-collective-ps163-5 The “BEE Rock Steady” mural celebrates two unique features of PS 163 on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. First, it honors the unique role the schoolyard played in the earliest days of hip hop history, as the birthplace of the iconic b-boy and b-girl Rock Steady Crew. Second, it resides in a school…
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