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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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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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Josue Mendez worked with PS 74 students in Staten Island to interpret the school’s mantra and values in “Future Leaders on the Rise.” PS 74: Future Leaders on the Rise (2023) ‹ › × × Previous Next As Seen on Instagram View this post on Instagram A post shared by JM Custom Art Studio Inc.…
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Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity to commission iconic New York artist Queen Andrea to interpret the mantra, “Be Visionary,” at PS 68: The Port Richmond School for Visionary Learning. visionary-hall visionary-wall1 visionary-wall2 As Seen on Social Media View this post on Instagram A post shared by Queen Andrea! (@queenandreaone) View this post on Instagram A…
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Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity to commission iconic New York artist Danielle Mastrion to makeover the school library at PS 68: The Port Richmond School for Visionary Learning. library6 library1 library3 library4 library5 library2 library7 library8 Murals by Danielle Mastrion
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This project was completed by artists, students, and volunteers from Thrive Collective’s San Diego affiliate Concrete & Canvas during the second year School Partners USA pilot project. Luis Bautista forged a partnership with Jardin de Niños “María Teresa de Calcuta” elementary school in Tijuana that included construction projects, pop-up medical clinics, and this school mural…
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Welcome to Imagination Land! This mural was designed by Jodi Dareal and the 4th grade students at PS 48, and its theme is imagination. The students and Lead Artist Dareal wanted the mural to reflect their favorite books, games, foods and stories. The mural is divided into three sections, all of which pour out of…
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Sample Text The “Together We Win” mural by Marissa Molina and Plushie for PS 158 in East New York features civil rights luminaries Martin Luther King, Jr, Rosa Parks, and Cesar Chavez. Inspired by the school’s slogan — “Stepping into the future, together we win” — the mural celebrates where we have been, where we…
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Washington Heights elementary school P.S.132 honors the legacy and visionary leadership of Juan Pablo Duarte, founder of the Dominican Republic. His presence is highlighted throughout the building through pictures, a statue bust, and now a colorful mural in the school’s third floor hallway. The school’s mission inspires students to be: “Leaders, advocates, innovators, and problem…
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PS 205’s Assistant Principal Mr. Michael Silverman was introduced to Thrive Collective long before we were Thrive Collective. In 2011, he was a teacher at PS 102 during the production of the “Welcome to PS 102” mural collaboration between Sam Wisneski and Jeremy Del Rio that ultimately inspired the movement now known as Thrive Collective.…
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