Nico Collazo

PS/MS 34: Dream Walls 2.0

This spring, thanks to a grant from Council Member Rosie Mendez and support from Abounding Grace Ministries, University Settlement, and SONYC, we completely re-did our very first Dream Walls school mural project from 2007, increasing the total number of columns and wall surfaces by 40%. Many of the same artists returned, including DURO CIA, Toofly,…

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Grand Street: Rooted

The three high schools at Grand Street Campus have long partnered with Thrive Collective for assemblies, mentoring, interns, art programs, and more. “Rooted” represents the second mural completed by students at Grand Street students after “Legacy” by Progress High School in 2014; and the first completed as a campus-wide collaboration with students from all three…

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Holidays Thrive

NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray helps paint the Holidays Thrive mural with actor Dennis O’hare and artists from Thrive Collective at Union Square Park on December 12th, where we helped celebrate the City’s NYC Well campaign. Holidays Thrive ‹ › × × Previous Next

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Fuel: Art Redemption

Together with apprentice artists Pilar Batista and Nico Collazo, Thrive’s Creative Director Sam Wisneski led a live, interactive art demonstration at the 2016 Fuel Student Conference on Saturday, October 8, 2016. Five hundred students from the greater New York City area attended the event, and dozens participated in the production of the Art Redemption mural…

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