Thrive Collective
On April 16, 2023, we were proud to celebrate two new murals and the soft launch of Mama Jean’s Create Hub in West Oakland with our Oakland City Coordinator De’Morea “Truck” Evans, Thrive Creative Director Kekoa, veteran teaching artist Kristen Hubbard, School Partners USA 2022 cohort members and alumni, and scores of friends and colleagues…
read more
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…
read more
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.…
read more
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…
read more
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…
read more
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…
read more
The theme Haven Values came from brainstorming with the students in the classroom over the kind of mark they wanted to leave behind for their school after they graduate. Many of them wanted to share their favorite parts of their community, the school’s core values and their own special interests on the wall. Leading artist…
read more
The theme that the students picked was mainly focused on the meaning of diversity with references to cultural backgrounds and gender identity. One of the students came up with a drawing that said “we bring this world together,” and this quote became the title of the mural. Each character is taken directly from their drawings,…
read more
ps182-be-strong ps182-clean ps182-garden pss182-sharing PS182-peace-makers ps182-header For this mural project it is important to the school that the 5th graders can come up with a concept that best represents the school and growth. The only request from the school is that we can have it represent the school and the students. This project’s purpose is…
read more
We are proud to say that PS 89Q is home to multiple Thrive Collective murals. This summer project was initially intended to be a floor mural, but school staff later informed us that they would like a mural along the side of the school building, located on Hampton Street. The theme of the mural was…
read more