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These two murals were designed by Jodi Dareal and the 4th and 5th grade students at PS 9. The design was inspired by the school logo, school’s core values and student sketches. Our color choice for the background was chosen to match the school logo. Both murals were designed to showcase the school’s curriculum and…
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For the 3rd year in a row, Projectivity was awarded the CASA grant by the local City Council Member Kamillah Hanks to complete afterschool art programming culminating in an “Epic” mural in the courtyard at PS 44. Art Director Jodi Dareal worked with students to transform nearly 600 sqare feet in the school courtyard that…
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Artist Cramcept returned to PS 9 to paint another set of ten interior murals. Collectively entitled “Reading Rocks,” the set features large characters, math equations, and slogans expressing the school culture. Check out last year’s PS 9 murals by Cramcept here. PS 9 Naples Street Elementary School: Reading Rocks (2023) ‹ › × × Previous…
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This mural was inspired by the diverse Stapleton community. The principals, participants and Thrive Collective artists wanted the mural to reflect the student body as well as the surrounding neighborhood. Family and togetherness were a huge influence in our mural design. Thrive Collective artists worked with the NeON Arts participants on different concepts for the…
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Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity and Cram Concepts to upgrade the front entrance and entire stairwells inside PS 9 on Staten Island. The theme for this project was focused around the schools main acronyms V.O.I.C.E. and S.T.A.R. The artist drew references from different books and school songs that were selected by students. ‹ › ×…
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Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity Group to produce a series of indoor and outdoor murals at PS 60 in Staten Island. Artists Marissa Molina and Christian Penn worked with staff and students to complete this massive, 100ft x 10ft wall in the school’s back courtyard. Staff collaborated with students to come up with a design…
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Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity Group to produce a series of indoor and outdoor murals at PS 60 in Staten Island. Artist Jodi Dareal painted this collection of murals on 7 sets of interior doors, which display 14 motivational phrases from famous international icons. Students and staff selected the figures and quotes, and Jodi was…
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Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity Group to produce a series of indoor and outdoor murals at PS 60 in Staten Island. For this mural, artist Josue Mendez upgraded the front entrance with a colorful homage to the school’s namesake. PS 60 is named after Alice Austen, a famous Staten Island-based photographer from the 19th and…
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Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity Group to enhance two “Cozy Corners” at PS 48 on Staten Island. These spaces are meant for students to take a break and reset, and the theme was calm, soothing visuals to help students relax. After presenting a few different ideas including nature, sunsets, landscapes, the school choose simple abstract…
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Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity Group to enhance two “Cozy Corners” at PS 48 on Staten Island. These spaces are meant for students to take a break and reset, and the theme was calm, soothing visuals to help students relax. After presenting a few different ideas including nature, sunsets, landscapes, the school choose simple abstract…
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