Thrive Collective
These two murals – Choose Joy and Create Memories – hit a little differently. What we now call Thrive Collective started as an after-school and summer camp in NYCHA Jacob Riis Houses in 1996. Generation Xcel was co-founded by 13 teens from the Lower East Side and a then 21 year old Jeremy Del Rio in…
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IMG_2203 IMG_2260 Screenshot Screenshot today-feature today-feature7 today-feature6 today-feature5 today-feature4 today-feature3 today-feature2 today-show-feature today-show-banner Happy Birthday, Hoda! Thrive Collective’s 600th mural came “RIGHT ON TIME” to celebrate Hoda Ktob’s 60th birthday with the Today show. Mural by Marissa Molina Project Management by Pelumi Ayeni Student Artists: Eli, Chris, Josh, Charlize, Aaliyah, John, Aaron, Henry, and CJ Mural painted…
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Thrive Collective partnered with the Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) to commission iconic New York artist Danielle Mastrion to memorialize the “Heart of Brooklyn” on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Nevins Street. Atlantic Ave BID: Heart of Brooklyn (2024) ‹ › × × Previous Next As Seen on Social Media View this post…
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Our longtime friends and collaborators from Loisaida Center and LES CommUNITY Concerns recommended three Thrive Collective affiliated artists for the inaugural murals at the corner of 12C Outdoor Gallery on 12th Street and Avenue C, curated by Galinsky. Completed in the spring of 2024, the collection honors the neighborhood’s deep cultural connection to Puerto Rico,…
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Our longtime friends and collaborators from Loisaida Center and LES CommUNITY Concerns recommended three Thrive Collective affiliated artists for the inaugural murals at the corner of 12C Outdoor Gallery on 12th Street and Avenue C, curated by Galinsky. Completed in the spring of 2024, the collection honors the neighborhood’s deep cultural connection to Puerto Rico,…
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Our longtime friends and collaborators from Loisaida Center and LES CommUNITY Concerns recommended three Thrive Collective affiliated artists for the inaugural murals at the corner of 12C Outdoor Gallery on 12th Street and Avenue C, curated by Galinsky. Completed in the spring of 2024, the collection honors the neighborhood’s deep cultural connection to Puerto Rico,…
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Fresh Paint, Positive Messaging Lead a Park Transformation in East Baltimore After years of neglect, a local Baltimore park and playground received a much needed facelift thanks to a volunteer beautification project powered by a local non-profit organization Projectivity Group and local ministry Beyond The Walls Christian Ministry. Community organizers met with current and past…
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Thrive Collective proudly supports arts programming at Horizon and Crossroads Juvenile Facilities in the Bronx and Brooklyn. Supported by the work of Carnegie Hall and NYC’s Administration for Children’s Services, we have brought collaborative murals into both centers since 2021. ACS: Horizon & Crossroad (2024) ‹ › × × Previous Next Horizon & Crossroad Murals…
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Thrive Collective proudly supports arts programming at Horizon and Crossroads Juvenile Facilities in the Bronx and Brooklyn. Supported by the work of Carnegie Hall and NYC’s Administration for Children’s Services, we have brought collaborative murals into both centers since 2021. ACS: Horizon & Crossroad (2024) ‹ › × × Previous Next Horizon & Crossroad Murals…
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Projectivity and Thrive Collective returned to Rev. Dr. Maggie Howard Park in Staten Island’s Stapleton neighborhood to complete the “Peace in the Park” mural this spring. The extreme mural makeover covers more than 200 feet of wall the park shares with PS 78. The mural project was a community response to several violent crimes in…
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