PS 101: L’école Café
PS 101’s principal wanted us to paint fruits and vegetables above the kitchen entrance with the words “L’école Café” in the center. PS 101 The Verrazano: L’école Café (2023) ‹ › × × Previous Next
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PS 101: Sun, Planets and Galaxies
3, 2, 1, … Takeoff at PS 101! Thrive Collective and Projectivity teamed to create a cosmic mural at PS 101 The Verrazzano School in Brooklyn. Lead artist Chris “Daze” Ellis skillfully created a solar system mural, including the asteroid belt, with stunning visuals of each planet and the sun. This striking masterpiece fills a…
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Frederick Douglass Academy: Distant Galaxies
The theme of “exploring distant galaxies” was selected by Principal Fulerton for Phase 1 of this mural project. The mural lives in the Science Hallway at Frederick Douglass Academy. The vision is for this outerspace/galaxies design to be the background of a future mural that will showcase lots of important figures in the science history.…
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PS 371 Lillian Rashkis: The Places You’ll Go
PS 371 Lillian Rashkis is a District 75 High School for students with special needs. The students are ages 14-21 and the school’s goal is to help them become independent. We worked with a group of fifteen students after school for fifteen weeks. The mural is placed along the hallway that leads to both the…
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PS 536X: Dream It Achieve It
For this project, PS 536 asked us to work with 5th graders to explore their home borough of The Bronx, specifically its cultural diversity, representation, language, and positive messaging. This first mural in the school also provided a platform for graduating fifth graders to leave their mark outside the main office visited by parents, staff…
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PS 33X Timothy Dwight: To Learn is to Grow
ps33x-banner ps33x-banner2 The 5 classes we worked with at PS 33 were excited to beautify their school and community from day one. They all loved the idea of a bright and floral mural that would bring life and vibrancy to the school building. The left side depicts a flowery morning and is juxtaposed by a…
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PS 234: Independence
May Bukowski and students from PS 234 explore “Independence” in two lunchroom murals designed and produced by third graders. Artist Statement This project was created to reflect sociology and what the kids have been learning throughout the school year. These topics included transportation, bridges, boats, and the community. This school brings up the idea of…
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PS 354Q: A Brighter Southside
The theme for this mural came from something Assistant Principal Davis said to the students during the first class, which was a suggestion for them to think about their neighborhood and how they think about it from a societal view (the students that were selected for this project were mostly from the student government or…
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Punk is Not Dead
student student2 students PUNK IS NOT DEAD at David’s Cafe pays tribute to the classic punk rock scene on Saint Marks Place in the East Village. Students from George Jackson Academy spontaneously joined the fun. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michela Muserra (@miki__mu) View this post on Instagram A post shared…
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PS 94: I Am…
PS 94x “I Am“ Extreme Mural Makeover Every student — indeed every human — explores the timeless question, “Who am I?” Some of us spend lifetimes searching for answers. Students at PS 94 answered the question to inspire this “I am” mural masterpiece by the legendary Tats Cru. The school held two sessions with students…
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