NYC DCLA

PS 56Q: GRIT Basketball Court

In Spring 2024, the Arts Office of the NYC Department of Education selected Thrive Collective and our partners Projectivity and JM Custom Studios, to makeover three public school basketball courts in The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. This schoolyard basketball court mural at PS 56 in Richmond Hill, Queens, was designed by iconic artists Queen…

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BHSVA: PROSPER Basketball Court

In Spring 2024, the Arts Office of the NYC Department of Education selected Thrive Collective and our partners Projectivity and JM Custom Studios, to makeover three public school basketball courts in The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. This schoolyard basketball court mural at Bronx High School for Visual Arts, was designed by iconic artists and…

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I Am: PS/MS 34

Thrive Collective returned to our flagship school PS/MS 34 in collaboration with University Settlement’s SONYC after school program to design and produce the “I AM” mural with middle school students. We painted the mural on polytab for installation in the schoolyard after exterior school construction finishes in the summer of 2025. (Final photos of installed…

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PS 60: Civil Rights

Projectivity and Thrive Collective returned to PS 60 The Alice Austen School in the Summer of 2024 to complete Phase Two of their extreme mural makeover, with three more full hallway productions.  Curated by Projectivity Director Christian Penn, three teams of artists each completed over 1,200 square feet of murals for different areas of the…

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PS 60: World Monuments

Projectivity and Thrive Collective returned to PS 60 The Alice Austen School in the Summer of 2024 to complete Phase Two of their extreme mural makeover, with three more full hallway productions.  Curated by Projectivity Director Christian Penn, three teams of artists each completed over 1,200 square feet of murals for different areas of the…

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PS 60: Financial Forest

Projectivity and Thrive Collective returned to PS 60 The Alice Austen School in the Summer of 2024 to complete Phase Two of their extreme mural makeover, with three more full hallway productions.  Curated by Projectivity Director Christian Penn, three teams of artists each completed over 1,200 square feet of murals for different areas of the…

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MS 61K: Futurism

New York Edge commissioned Thrive Collective to imagine the future of urbanism for the MS 61 auditorium. Artist Vince Ballantine rose to the challenge with a three-panel, futuristic urban landscape design that also features the school’s Cougar mascot and school colors, green and yellow. The auditorium is used by the school and also the community…

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PS 132Q: S.T.R.E.A.M. Adventures

PS 132 in Queens has embraced a instructional focus called “S.T.R.E.A.M.” prioritizing science, technology, robotics, engineering, arts, and mathematics. This year, the school commissioned Thrive to work with 5th graders to visually depict these values. This mural also happens to be 60th mural art directed by Marissa Molina with Thrive Collective. That’s sixty murals she…

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SI Tech: Tech Giant

Jodi Dareal returned to Staten Island Technical High School to work with summer 2024 CTE students to produce the “Tech Giant” mural. SI Technical HS: Tech Giant (2024) ‹ › × × Previous Next Murals by Jodi Dareal

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FLHMS Values: Lead with Love

Artist Queen Andrea celebrates key values of Fannie Lou Hamer Middle School, with a three mural series: Chase Your Dreams Lead with Love You Matter Fannie Lou Hamer Values (2024) ‹ › × × Previous Next View this post on Instagram A post shared by Queen Andrea! (@queenandreaone) Murals by Queen Andrea Murals at Fannie…

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