Thrive Collective
Thrive Collective created a series of five murals for the school corridors from the gym to the cafeteria, focusing on themes of kindness, empathy, and equity through classroom discussions and artwork. We worked with one general 7th-grade class, and one mural-focused class of 6-8th grades. About 50 kids total, with a number of them coming…
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“We are OP” is a mural created in collaboration with NYU’s Opportunity Project and its students. This office specifically works with NY state first generation students of color. The OP helps with financial, academic, and community supports prior to and during the students’ time at NYU. Especially coming out of pandemic, this project was important…
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For this project, Thrive Collective partnered with RAIN Tolentine Senior center members to design a mural that reflects their values, their community, and what they enjoy doing. Some ideas represented in the mural are tropical plants, flowers, and birds, chalupa, bingo, dance and movement, music, and embroidery. There is also a rainbow, with small animals…
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“D is 4 Diversity” is a series of auditorium murals that explore cultural diversity and creating community within PS 279. This is the second year Councilmember Fernando Cabrera funded an Art as Catalyst for Change mural program for PS 279. Through this funding, students got to focus on creating a positive and energetic neighborhood filled…
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This mural was designed and created in partnership with the students and staff at PS/ IS 30 -the Mary White Ovington School located in Bay Ridge. Residing on the first floor in the Dual Language Hallway, the mural has been inspired by PS/IS 30’s diverse student population- with many of the students being immigrants or…
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Proper representation of people who are from different communities regardless of race, religion or orientation is important in the climate of today’s society and the ever-changing view of self. As people become more in touch with who they are, fair representation should be displayed throughout all forms of media. The idea behind this mural is…
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Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity Group to enhance two “Cozy Corners” at PS 48 on Staten Island. These spaces are meant for students to take a break and reset, and the theme was calm, soothing visuals to help students relax. After presenting a few different ideas including nature, sunsets, landscapes, the school choose simple abstract…
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Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity Group to enhance two “Cozy Corners” at PS 48 on Staten Island. These spaces are meant for students to take a break and reset, and the theme was calm, soothing visuals to help students relax. After presenting a few different ideas including nature, sunsets, landscapes, the school choose simple abstract…
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Thrive Collective partnered with Projectivity Group to enhance the front entrance hallway of PS 22. Art Directors Magie Serpica and Peter Yip worked with 4th graders to come up with different images to paint in the hallway. The result is 6 different sections of playful ideas taken directly from student art work. PS 22: Be…
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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. Horizon & Crossroad Murals Since 2021 Murals by Kadeem Phillip
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