NYC Council

MS/HS 141: A Wrinkle in Time

“Thank you [NYC Council Member Andrew Cohen] so much for the beautiful addition to our school!  Last school year you provided funding so that RKA could partner with Thrive.  The partnership generated a Mural Painting Club for HS and MS students.  The club designed the mural you see in the attached pictures. … “It is massive…

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PS 155M: New York Strong

“We are so grateful to have a mural that represents our school community! HUGE thank you to @nycthrive @minhafofa @miki__mu @cmdianaayalanyc for providing art for our second home!” – @ps155williampaca via Instagram PS 155M: New York Strong ‹ › × × Previous Next View this post on Instagram   A post shared by P.S. 155…

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PS 249: Blossoming (1 of 3)

249-wall1 249-wall2 249-wall3 thank-you-cover thank-yous thank-yous2 thank-yous3 thank-yous4 thank-yous5 thank-yous6 “The students and community of P.S. 249 are so thankful for the beauty you helped bring to our community during such a difficult time!” Thank you, Peach Tao, for leading this school mural project so well, and NYC Council Member Matthieu Eugene and NYC Dept.…

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PS 249: Blossoming (2 of 3)

249-wall1 249-wall2 249-wall3 thank-you-cover thank-yous thank-yous2 thank-yous3 thank-yous4 thank-yous5 thank-yous6 “The students and community of P.S. 249 are so thankful for the beauty you helped bring to our community during such a difficult time!” Thank you, Peach Tao, for leading this school mural project so well, and NYC Council Member Matthieu Eugene and NYC Dept.…

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PS 249: Blossoming (3 of 3)

249-wall1 249-wall2 249-wall3 thank-you-cover thank-yous thank-yous2 thank-yous3 thank-yous4 thank-yous5 thank-yous6 “The students and community of P.S. 249 are so thankful for the beauty you helped bring to our community during such a difficult time!” Thank you, Peach Tao, for leading this school mural project so well, and NYC Council Member Matthieu Eugene and NYC Dept.…

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PS/MS 42Q: Tree of Peace

Thanks to the support of Council Member Donovan Richards and the NYC Council Art a Catalyst for Change initiative, 2020 was our fifth year muraling with students at PS/MS 42Q. COVID-19 delayed — but ultimately could not deter — the transformation of the school auditorium we began in 2019. Here are the previous murals completed…

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PS/MS 183Q: Harmony

We were privileged to return to PS/MS 183Q with support from NYC Council Member Donovan Richards and Art as Catalyst for Change for a fourth consecutive year. We provided 160 middle school students accredited, in-school murals classes for an entire semester. In this collaboration we explored the theme of “Yes I Can.” PS/MS 183Q: Harmony…

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PS 163: United We Play (1 of 3)

United We Play (1a of 4) Wall 1 of 4 United We Play (1b of 3) Wall 2 of 4 United We Play (2 of 3) Wall 3 of 4 United We Play (3 of 3) Wall 4 of 4 Play unites us all. Kids just want to have fun! Thank you PS 163 for…

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PS 163: United We Play (2 of 3)

United We Play (1a of 4) Wall 1 of 4 United We Play (1b of 3) Wall 2 of 4 United We Play (2 of 3) Wall 3 of 4 United We Play (3 of 3) Wall 4 of 4 Play unites us all. Kids just want to have fun! Thank you PS 163 for…

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PS 163: United We Play (3 of 3)

United We Play (1a of 4) Wall 1 of 4 United We Play (1b of 3) Wall 2 of 4 United We Play (2 of 3) Wall 3 of 4 United We Play (3 of 3) Wall 4 of 4 Play unites us all. Kids just want to have fun! Thank you PS 163 for…

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