Thrive Collective
For this project we teamed up with Ascendant Neighborhood Development to beautify a local apartment building on 116th between Pleasant Ave and 1st Ave through the Beautify NYC Program. Local youth from the area wanted to focus on showcasing the diversity, beautiful culture and energy of Harlem and Spanish Harlem where the building is located.…
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The band’s ahead and ready to lead the McKinley fest lineup. From deep, longstanding meanings to fun, colorful play, the students of IS 259 are no strangers to the many festivities around the world. It was amazing to see many share stories and history of the traditions and identities they represent. What a way to…
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It’s a celebration! 🎭 Gather ‘round the table, room and screens because PS 6 is hosting a festivity for all! As a collective tribute to traditions old and new, students shared memories of their favorite celebratory activities. From fun rides to tender moments with our loved ones, PS 6 reminds of all the forms celebrations…
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“The Day it All Changed” illustrated zine PANDEMIC REFLECTIONS🪞Nearing a year after the start of the pandemic, a time for reflection seemed more than appropriate for the students at IS117/TYWLS. Thrive artist Abby Walsh led the class in a passage through the looking glass as students created their own characters to fit a class journey.…
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“The Day it All Changed” illustrated zine PANDEMIC REFLECTIONS🪞Nearing a year after the start of the pandemic, a time for reflection seemed more than appropriate for the students at IS117/TYWLS. Thrive artist Abby Walsh led the class in a passage through the looking glass as students created their own characters to fit a class journey.…
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Thanks to the generous support of NYC Council Member Fernando Cabrera, we pooled resources from two NYC agencies to unite both schools at the Joseph Wade Campus in the Mount Hope section of the Bronx to transform their shared, main entrance hallway. The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the NYC Department of Youth and…
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“Thank you [NYC Council Member Andrew Cohen] so much for the beautiful addition to our school! Last school year you provided funding so that RKA could partner with Thrive. The partnership generated a Mural Painting Club for HS and MS students. The club designed the mural you see in the attached pictures. … “It is massive…
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Thanks to the support of Council Member Donovan Richards and the NYC Council Art a Catalyst for Change initiative, 2020 was our fifth year muraling with students at PS/MS 42Q. COVID-19 delayed — but ultimately could not deter — the transformation of the school auditorium we began in 2019. Here are the previous murals completed…
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We were privileged to return to PS/MS 183Q with support from NYC Council Member Donovan Richards and Art as Catalyst for Change for a fourth consecutive year. We provided 160 middle school students accredited, in-school murals classes for an entire semester. In this collaboration we explored the theme of “Yes I Can.” PS/MS 183Q: Harmony…
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The “Fabric of Leadership” school mural at Ember Chart School in Bedford Stuyvesant explores leadership rooted in “Sankofa.” Sankofa means reflection, remembering, and giving respect to the past, even as we lead into the future. This spring, Thrive Collective worked with 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade Ember students after school to explore how leadership…
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