Vince Ballentine

Atlantic Avenue Murals: Industry

industry-feature bqe-ironworkers 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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FDR High School: Data Science

fdr-vr-banner2 fdr-robotics-banner For this student intensive, artist Vince Ballentine and Yasmine Rodriguez worked with FDR High School’s Robotics Club students to design and produce two new murals reflecting themes of robotics and data science. The students had a very clear vision of what they wanted, and Vince incorporated their ideas in two unified designs. For…

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FDR High School: Robotics

fdr-vr-banner2 fdr-robotics-banner For this student intensive, artist Vince Ballentine and Yasmine Rodriguez worked with FDR High School’s Robotics Club students to design and produce two new murals reflecting themes of robotics and data science. The students had a very clear vision of what they wanted, and Vince incorporated their ideas in two unified designs. For…

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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 9X: Lunchroom Makeover – Vince Ballantine

In 2023, we returned to PS 9X Ryer Avenue in the Bronx for Year 2 of the school’s Extreme Mural Makeover. This year focused on bringing “Healthy Choices” to the lunchroom, with murals by six iconic New York artists surprising the school when they returned from Spring Break. A seventh, student driven mural was facilitated…

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