Thrive Collective
The mural project at Lillian Rashkis School was a collaborative, school-wide effort that highlighted the creativity, voice, and dreams of the students. Created at a District 75 school serving students with autism, the process was built on care, patience, and meaningful inclusion. From start to finish, the school’s administrators and staff were deeply supportive, ensuring…
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Veteran Thrive artist Will DeNatale and Yasmine Rodriguez worked with twelve students from Hillcrest High School to develop and produce “The Power to Change” mural this spring. The students brought enthusiasm and a clear vision for what they wanted to include in the final artwork. During the workshop, Will proposed additional ideas and the students…
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At PS/MS 83 Donald Hertz, Joshua Gabriel collaborated with students from New York Edge’s after school program to design and paint our ninth mural in the building. The design explores the theme of “Collaboration, Initiative, and Perseverance” using imagery sourced from student drawings. In our concept sessions, we discussed the definitions of each value, and…
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Artist Nico Collazo brings a graffiti inspired mural to Bronx Arts Middle School with our After School Arts Academy. The video above by Eric Mason provides a recap of the integrated Mural, RHYME, and DJ experience. The music video for the original song Party Shoes is below. Bronx Arts MS: Bronx Express (2025) ‹ ›…
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“My Bushwick Life” consists of two vibrant murals created in partnership with the students of CS 145K, celebrating their daily experiences and deep connection to their neighborhood. Inspired by student drawings and storytelling, the mural centers around a park scene — a theme that naturally emerged during our conception sessions, as students overwhelmingly associated their…
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“My Bushwick Life” consists of two vibrant murals created in partnership with the students of CS 145K, celebrating their daily experiences and deep connection to their neighborhood. Inspired by student drawings and storytelling, the mural centers around a park scene — a theme that naturally emerged during our conception sessions, as students overwhelmingly associated their…
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Artist Toofly returned to PS 354 in Jamaica, Queens, to help make over two elementary school hallways with “Mindfulness” and “Let’s Collaborate” murals. This is Thrive Collective’s third year collaborating with the school, and Toofly’s second. PS 354Q: Let’s Collaborate & Mindfulness (2025) ‹ › × × Previous Next PS 354Q Murals Since 2022 Murals…
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Artist Toofly returned to PS 354 in Jamaica, Queens, to help make over two elementary school hallways with “Mindfulness” and “Let’s Collaborate” murals. This is Thrive Collective’s third year collaborating with the school, and Toofly’s second. PS 354Q: Let’s Collaborate & Mindfulness (2025) ‹ › × × Previous Next PS 354Q Murals Since 2022 Murals…
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For this school mural, veteran Thrive Collective artist Kadeem Phillip collaborated with New York Edge students at MS 484K to visualize the affirmation, “It Takes a Village.” Both the theme and the process of designing and painting a mural collaboratively allowed students to experience how to function mission centered with a team. Initially, some of…
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BROOKLYN, USA 🛍 Our friends at Kings Plaza invited us to expand to the selfie wall with a second installation, this time by veteran Murals Art Director Marissa Molina. Kings Plaza Public Art Murals by Marissa Molina
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