Thrive Collective
From November 2014 – June 2015, Thrive Teaching Artist Kekoa taught third and fourth graders at PS 282 visual arts skills including collage, sculpture, masks, and totems. A curated selection of completed works was presented at the school as a pop-up gallery exhibition on June 17, 2015. Student Work PS/MS 282 Inaugural Thrive Art Gala
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PS/MS 282 celebrated the beauty of its school community with the installation of our fourth schoolyard mural in 2014, “Community: I Am 282.” In February, Principal Magalie Alexis invited students and staff to contribute to the mural’s design. Throughout March and April, students explored ideas related to both identity and community, and generated mural concepts…
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“Mural: Master Class” students at McKinley Junior High School celebrated the generational handoff of immigrants in Bay Ridge by creating the Generations mural for the Norwegian Christian Home in Spring 2014. Here are some of the reactions from school and community leaders about the project’s significance: Principal Janice Geary, McKinley Junior High School “Projects like…
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How 300 K-2 Students Create a Mural at their Desks in 10 Steps Three hundred K-2 students submit drawings that respond to five sensory questions: “In my neighborhood, I taste; I see; I smell; I hear; and I feel.” Parents and faculty review the drawings for common themes and outstanding images Scan images and create…
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“Mural: Master Class” students at Progress High School created the Legacy mural to celebrate the cultural heritage Puerto Rican immigrants brought with them to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, beginning in the 1940s. Installed at the entrance of the Borinquen Plaza Senior Center, the project was funded by City Council Member Erik Martin Dilan, with volunteers from local partners Cru New York,…
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On October 28, 2012, Hurricane Sandy ravaged PS 329, causing $1 million in damages and four months displacement. One year later, 350 students, parents, and volunteers from five community partners painted an 825 square foot schoolyard mural, co-designed by 250 students and celebrating Coney Island’s extraordinary resilience after the storm. Watch the story behind the mural…
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“Good things can and do happen in schools. In a time when the arts and arts education are being threatened, PS 102 is demonstrating how important they are not only to our students while they’re here with us, but also to everyone in our community as they continue through their lives. Projects like this turn…
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