Programs

PS 354Q: Let’s Build!

For the second year in a row, PS 354 in Jamaica, Queens, invited Thrive to bring public art to the building. This time, they asked us to help make over the Kindergarten hallway. More specifically, as a STEM school, Principal Emmanuel asked us to help science, technology, engineering, and math become relatable to five and…

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“The Greatest Christmas Gift,” From Shep & Thrive Comics

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Shep and all of us at Thrive Collective. Love well. Create memories. And live ARTfully as you make merry with friends and family. – Story and Art by Sam Wisneski. A Thrive Comics production. As Seen on Social Media View this post on Instagram A post shared by Thrive Collective…

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Brooklyn Nets x PS 92: The Brooklyn Way

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 92 in Flatbush, at the recommendation of NYC Council Member…

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Brooklyn Nets x Gershwin Campus: The Brooklyn Way

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 three schools co-located at the Gershwin Campus in East New York,…

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Una Nueva Generación de Amabilidad (A New Generation of Kindness)

Feliz Navidad from Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. 📍 Academia Bautista Sotera Sanchez 🎨 Artista Principal [Lead Artist]: Tsvetana Dondero 🎨 Artistas Asistentes [Assistant Artists]: Krystal Romero Granell & Gabriel Abast Gracias Especiales [Special Thanks] 🕊 Urban Strategies 🕊 PROSa / Grupo Nexos 🕊 Ciudad Museo Inc. Una Nueva Generación de Amabilidad (2024) ‹ › × ×…

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Viajeros de Amabilidad (Kindness Travelers)

Próspero Año Nuevo from Canóvanas, Puerto Rico! 📍 Colegio Católico Nuestra Señora del Pilar 🎨 Artista Principal [Lead Artist]: Tsvetana Dondero 🎨 Artistas Asistentes [Assistant Artists]: Krystal Romero Granell & Gabriel Abast Gracias Especiales [Special Thanks] 🕊 Urban Strategies 🕊 PROSa / Grupo Nexos 🕊 Ciudad Museo Inc. “Viajeros de Amabilidad” (PR 2024) ‹ ›…

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“The Big Apple Gives Big,” Featuring Georgie the Giving Pigeon

Story and Art by Sam Wisneski “Opportunities to give are everywhere. … Together we can make life a little brighter and more colorful for everyone! “Please consider giving to my friends at Thrive Collective.” Starting on Giving Tuesday and through the end of December, join GEORGIE. Give to create hope and opportunity through arts, sports,…

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Nets Unite Poster Series

Thrive Collective’s latest collaboration with the Brooklyn Nets celebrates AAPI Heritage Month for their NETS UNITE poster series. The Nets invited Thrive’s creative director — and our longest tenured artist — Kekoa and his wife Kristen to design this extraordinary poster, and distributed 5,000 prints to fans attending the Nets v. Chicago Bulls game at…

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BedStuy Walls: October 2023

Thrive Collective proudly supports BedStuy Walls, in the heart of historic Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Founded by veteran Thrive artist Michela Muserra and art curator Frankie Velez in 2022, the annual mural festival brings together a who’s who of iconic graffiti writers and street artists along Lexington Avenue, at the intersection of “Do the Right Thing…

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Citifield: So Amazin’

Thrive Collective’s “So Amazin!” mural was featured at Citi Field when the New York Mets celebrated Hispanic Heritage Night and Roberto Clemente Day on September 15, 2023. Mets’ fans young and old participated in the interactive art piece during a Friday night game against the Cincinnati Reds. Inconic artist Maria “Toofly” Castillo directed the project…

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