Thrive Collective
biodiversity-feature bqe-biodiverse In 2025, Thrive Collective collaborated with the Atlantic Avenue BID to transform the BQE underpass at Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. North Wall “The Avenue,” Marissa Molina South Wall “Reframe,” Christian Penn “Dockworkers,” Will Power “Industry,” Vince Ballantine “Restore,” Jodi Dareal “Recreate,” Miki Mu “Biodiverse,” Peach Tao Special thanks to the NYC Department of Small Business Services / Public Realm Grant…
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Together with the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, we’re working to spread color and creativity throughout Queens! Mets players and their family members joined Thrive teaching artists led by Peach Tao to help paint a mural that highlights the New York Mets team values of family and community. A grantee partner of the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, Thrive…
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Artist Peach Tao brings “Dream On” to PS 76 in collaboration with our longtime partners PILLARS / S.A.F.E. in Harlem. This project was painted on two canvases so the students’ work can live on after PS 76 closes this summer. Peach worked with students and SAFE in Harlem staff led by Anaiyah Smith to develop…
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The overall theme of this mural is the celebration of different cultures within the school. At the beginning of the project, the students came with questions and an upbeat energy! Some weren’t sure what a mural was at first but as they learned, they were eager to get started! The students brought out a lot…
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To commemorate the Brooklyn Nets’ 10th anniversary in Brooklyn, the team commissioned Thrive Collective students and artists to interpret “The Brooklyn Way” in public art murals in four Brooklyn neighborhoods: Bay Ridge, Coney Island, Flatbush, and East New York. This project involved collaborating with PS 188 in Coney Island, and was led by veteran Thrive…
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182-banner 182-banner6 182-banner5 182-banner4 182-banner3 182-banner2 We returned to PS 182Q for a second consecutive year to reimagine the “Garden of Love” theme for the main indoor lobby elevators. See 2023’s “Garden of Love” schoolyard mural here. PS 182Q: A Garden of Love (2024) ‹ › × × Previous Next Murals by Peach Tao 0…
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“We came with our past, and left with a future.” The school wanted a mural mostly black and white with splashes of color added in to give it more life. The central quote, “We came with our past, and left with a future,” was chosen by students. We see the school’s Bulldog mascot inside the…
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ps182-be-strong ps182-clean ps182-garden pss182-sharing PS182-peace-makers ps182-header For this mural project it is important to the school that the 5th graders can come up with a concept that best represents the school and growth. The only request from the school is that we can have it represent the school and the students. This project’s purpose is…
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For Immediate Release BROOKLYN NETS, HOUSE OF SLAY AND THRIVE COLLECTIVE UNVEIL PUBLIC MURAL AT JOHN JAY PERSHING MIDDLE SCHOOL Mural Unveiled Ahead of Brooklyn Nets’ AAPI Heritage Night Celebration on Monday, Nov. 28 –Scroll Down for Photos– BROOKLYN (Nov. 22, 2022) – The Brooklyn Nets are bringing their 10 Years in Brooklyn celebration to life through various…
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BROOKLYN NETS, HOUSE OF SLAY AND THRIVE COLLECTIVE UNVEIL PUBLIC MURAL AT JOHN JAY PERSHING MIDDLE SCHOOL Mural Unveiled Ahead of Brooklyn Nets’ AAPI Heritage Night Celebration on Monday, Nov. 28 BROOKLYN (Nov. 22, 2022) – The Brooklyn Nets are bringing their 10 Years in Brooklyn celebration to life through various community programs this season. Recently the…
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