Summer Intensive

Coney Island Gospel Assembly: Faith, Hope, and Love

Three 18-wheelers that were brought to the Coney Island Gospel Assembly in 2012 for Hurricane Sandy relief never left the parking lot. So 9 years after the storm, Thrive did the only reasonable thing that an arts organization specializing in murals would do if it had 18-wheelers lying around. That’s right: we gave them a…

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Coney Island Gospel Assembly: Faith, Hope, and Love

Three 18-wheelers that were brought to the Coney Island Gospel Assembly in 2012 for Hurricane Sandy relief never left the parking lot. So 9 years after the storm, Thrive did the only reasonable thing that an arts organization specializing in murals would do if it had 18-wheelers lying around. That’s right: we gave them a…

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Coney Island Gospel Assembly: Faith, Hope, and Love

Three 18-wheelers that were brought to the Coney Island Gospel Assembly in 2012 for Hurricane Sandy relief never left the parking lot. So 9 years after the storm, Thrive did the only reasonable thing that an arts organization specializing in murals would do if it had 18-wheelers lying around. That’s right: we gave them a…

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Mitchel Community Center: Memories at Mitchel

Thrive artists teamed up with Mitchel Community Center in the Bronx during their 2022 summer program to design a yard mural. We weaved together several themes for the mural’s design, including Ancient Egypt, the center’s values (kindness, respect, equity, being a “bully-free zone”) and students’ favorite memories of growing up and attending the center. During…

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Horizon Juvenile Center: Jungle of Hopes

The goal of this mural was to provide a hopeful and peaceful addition to the walls of the chapel inside Horizon Juvenile Center. We were tasked to work with the residents of J. Hall, and teaching artist Peach Tao asked them questions such as, “What makes you feel at peace?” and “What animal would you…

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PS X017: This Is Us

Who is the Forest Avenue Campus? From its early Hip Hop and Graffiti legends to its current students and the future they hold, P.S. 17X is here to tell us — THIS IS US. On a four school campus and in a neighborhood with a rich creative history, our students created a unifying message evident…

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Ella Baker School: Stronger Together

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood✨ but this is no ordinary neighborhood. Sharing its halls with six different schools, the Julia Richman Campus is the home to a vibrant and supportive community. It was a blast to collaborate with students at the Ella Baker School to create many of the highlights in this mural.…

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PS 185: Harlem Strong

HARLEM STRONG💫 Drawing inspiration from the school motto, “Harlem strong, Harlem proud, Harlem excellence,” this project invited students to tap into their imagination and dreams for a future Harlem. Shooting for the stars, our students went above and beyond as they shared playful scenes of a city like no other. A place where learning and…

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Marie Curie HS: Oasis

Where do you find your oasis? The students of Marie Curie HS have an idea of just how this looks for them and their greater community. As their school pours into the students’ growth, a stream of inspiration flows from their halls to outside their school walls. Projects like this one hold value in giving…

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