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Our first mural collaboration with Nickelodeon celebrates SpongeBob’s 25th birthday and features art direction by Romero Britto and Marissa Molina.
“If nautical nonsense be something you wish…”
Led by Marissa Molina at PS 188 The Island School in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the “Islander’s Dive Deeper” mural design features original art by contemporary art icon Romero Britto alongside student art. Visit the mural on Houston Street, between Avenue D and the FDR Drive.
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The “Creators” mural at PS 245 in Flatbush explores the creative convergence of artists and scientists over time with the help of a time machine. It is one of two mural projects funded by NYC Council Member Matthieu Eugene in spring 2019. As a school, PS 245 has embraced a STEAM educational focus (Science Technology Engineering Arts Math), so we leveraged a grant from the Cultural Immigrants Initiative to explore the creativity of scientists, artists, and innovators from around the globe. Some highlights:
Madam Marie Curie discovering Radium
A flying machine according to Da Vinci’s sketchbook
Mona Lisa portrayed in a child-like style
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Benjamin Franklin collaborating with a Mayan artist
The Wright’s brothers’ first flyer
The first computer
Kathrine Coleman Goble Johnson, the African-American woman NASA mathematician
Einstein collaborating with Frida Khalo
Stephen Hawking and so much more
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It’s easy to define our differences, much harder to find the common ground that unites us. Community murals memorialize the shared vision that binds us together.
That’s why projects like “Create! Harlem” bring such joy. When we take the time to bridge divides, drab spaces transform into places where beauty thrives. We are so grateful to our partners SoHarlem, Inc. and Templo Biblico Cristo for leading the way; our sponsors Columbia Community Service and The Durst Family Foundation for financing the project; and scores of phenomenal volunteers from NYC Service, Afropunk, Touch the World, Experience Mission, and Abounding Grace Ministries; and our phenomenal interns and SYEP students.
www.thrivecollective.org/portfolio/create-harlem/ It’s easy to define our differences, much harder to find the common ground that unites us. Community murals memorialize the shared vision that binds us together.
That’s why projects like “Create! Harlem” bring such joy. When we take the time to bridge divides, drab spaces transform into places where beauty thrives. We are so grateful to our partners SoHarlem, Inc. and Templo Biblico Cristo for leading the way; our sponsors Columbia Community Service and The Durst Family Foundation for financing the project; and scores of phenomenal volunteers from NYC Service, Afropunk, Touch the World, Experience Mission, and Abounding Grace Ministries; and our phenomenal interns and SYEP students.
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At MS 183Q, Art as Catalyst for Change funding from NYC Council Member Donovan Richards allowed us to:
Provide 180 middle school students accredited, in-school Murals, Media, and Music classes for an entire semester;
Produce one indoor mural, one sculptural installation, two assemblies, and two student films.
Graphic reflections sketched live during the June 10, 2022 Cultivating Community call by Yvonne Hollandy of Axiom News.
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Our first mural collaboration with Nickelodeon celebrates SpongeBob’s 25th birthday and features art direction by Romero Britto and Marissa Molina.
“If nautical nonsense be something you wish…”
Led by Marissa Molina at PS 188 The Island School in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the “Islander’s Dive Deeper” mural design features original art by contemporary art icon Romero Britto alongside student art. Visit the mural on Houston Street, between Avenue D and the FDR Drive.
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The “I Am Harlem” mural celebrates Harlem past, present, and future, and features art direction by Harlem’s own Aleathia Brown. Made possible by the SAFE in Harlem Coalition and Harlem’s teens, special thanks also go out to the Pillars Recovery Center, Infinity Mennonite Church, Felecia Pullen, Rev. Al Taylor, Marissa Molina, Nico Collazo, and Harlem Village Academies High School.
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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.
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“When we started painting, I saw it on the wall, and I was like, ‘Wow.’ I didn’t know this was possible. Everybody who walked by while we were painting, they seemed excited. … Now that it’s done and it’s over, it looks amazing. And every time I come back I’m always gonna know that I helped do this.” – Shaheed, Jamaica
Tree of Life (2019)
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“When we started painting, I saw it on the wall, and I was like, ‘Wow.’ I didn’t know this was possible. Everybody who walked by while we were painting, they seemed excited. … Now that it’s done and it’s over, it looks amazing. And every time I come back I’m always gonna know that I helped do this.” – Shaheed, Jamaica
Tree of Life (2019)
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“When we started painting, I saw it on the wall, and I was like, ‘Wow.’ I didn’t know this was possible. Everybody who walked by while we were painting, they seemed excited. … Now that it’s done and it’s over, it looks amazing. And every time I come back I’m always gonna know that I helped do this.” – Shaheed, Jamaica
Tree of Life (2019)
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“When we started painting, I saw it on the wall, and I was like, ‘Wow.’ I didn’t know this was possible. Everybody who walked by while we were painting, they seemed excited. … Now that it’s done and it’s over, it looks amazing. And every time I come back I’m always gonna know that I helped do this.” – Shaheed, Jamaica
Tree of Life (2019)
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“When we started painting, I saw it on the wall, and I was like, ‘Wow.’ I didn’t know this was possible. Everybody who walked by while we were painting, they seemed excited. … Now that it’s done and it’s over, it looks amazing. And every time I come back I’m always gonna know that I helped do this.” – Shaheed, Jamaica
Tree of Life (2019)
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“When we started painting, I saw it on the wall, and I was like, ‘Wow.’ I didn’t know this was possible. Everybody who walked by while we were painting, they seemed excited. … Now that it’s done and it’s over, it looks amazing. And every time I come back I’m always gonna know that I helped do this.” – Shaheed, Jamaica
Tree of Life (2019)
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This summer Thrive Sports introduced the Beyond the Game Skills Academy at D’Emic Park in Industry City, Brooklyn, in partnership with FunSports, Inc., City Life, I Am Empowering, Fit2Box, Brooklyn Nets, and DS Sports Media.
Over sixty student-athletes participated, learning basketball and life skills, including conditioning, fundamentals, game rules and regulations, and mentorship. Guest speakers throughout the six-week program included representatives from the Brooklyn Nets, whose practice facility is nearby, NBA referee Zach Zarba, sports photographers, business executives, and more.
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This summer Thrive Sports introduced the Beyond the Game Skills Academy at D’Emic Park in Industry City, Brooklyn, in partnership with FunSports, Inc., City Life, I Am Empowering, Fit2Box, Brooklyn Nets, and DS Sports Media.
Over sixty student-athletes participated, learning basketball and life skills, including conditioning, fundamentals, game rules and regulations, and mentorship. Guest speakers throughout the six-week program included representatives from the Brooklyn Nets, whose practice facility is nearby, NBA referee Zach Zarba, sports photographers, business executives, and more.
On June 11th, MHP and the North Wheaton CLI leaders hosted the North Wheaton Cultural Festival to kick off our community oral history project, called "Let Me Introduce You". Residents enjoyed food, games, arts and crafts, music, and most importantly time to connect with each other.
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The “Creators” mural at PS 245 in Flatbush explores the creative convergence of artists and scientists over time with the help of a time machine. It is one of two mural projects funded by NYC Council Member Matthieu Eugene in spring 2019. As a school, PS 245 has embraced a STEAM educational focus (Science Technology Engineering Arts Math), so we leveraged a grant from the Cultural Immigrants Initiative to explore the creativity of scientists, artists, and innovators from around the globe. Some highlights:
Madam Marie Curie discovering Radium
A flying machine according to Da Vinci’s sketchbook
Mona Lisa portrayed in a child-like style
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Benjamin Franklin collaborating with a Mayan artist
The Wright’s brothers’ first flyer
The first computer
Kathrine Coleman Goble Johnson, the African-American woman NASA mathematician
Einstein collaborating with Frida Khalo
Stephen Hawking and so much more
www.thrivecollective.org/portfolio/create-harlem/
It’s easy to define our differences, much harder to find the common ground that unites us. Community murals memorialize the shared vision that binds us together.
That’s why projects like “Create! Harlem” bring such joy. When we take the time to bridge divides, drab spaces transform into places where beauty thrives. We are so grateful to our partners SoHarlem, Inc. and Templo Biblico Cristo for leading the way; our sponsors Columbia Community Service and The Durst Family Foundation for financing the project; and scores of phenomenal volunteers from NYC Service, Afropunk, Touch the World, Experience Mission, and Abounding Grace Ministries; and our phenomenal interns and SYEP students.
www.thrivecollective.org/portfolio/create-harlem/ It’s easy to define our differences, much harder to find the common ground that unites us. Community murals memorialize the shared vision that binds us together.
That’s why projects like “Create! Harlem” bring such joy. When we take the time to bridge divides, drab spaces transform into places where beauty thrives. We are so grateful to our partners SoHarlem, Inc. and Templo Biblico Cristo for leading the way; our sponsors Columbia Community Service and The Durst Family Foundation for financing the project; and scores of phenomenal volunteers from NYC Service, Afropunk, Touch the World, Experience Mission, and Abounding Grace Ministries; and our phenomenal interns and SYEP students.
www.thrivecollective.org/portfolio/create-harlem/ It’s easy to define our differences, much harder to find the common ground that unites us. Community murals memorialize the shared vision that binds us together.
That’s why projects like “Create! Harlem” bring such joy. When we take the time to bridge divides, drab spaces transform into places where beauty thrives. We are so grateful to our partners SoHarlem, Inc. and Templo Biblico Cristo for leading the way; our sponsors Columbia Community Service and The Durst Family Foundation for financing the project; and scores of phenomenal volunteers from NYC Service, Afropunk, Touch the World, Experience Mission, and Abounding Grace Ministries; and our phenomenal interns and SYEP students.
www.thrivecollective.org/portfolio/create-harlem/ It’s easy to define our differences, much harder to find the common ground that unites us. Community murals memorialize the shared vision that binds us together.
That’s why projects like “Create! Harlem” bring such joy. When we take the time to bridge divides, drab spaces transform into places where beauty thrives. We are so grateful to our partners SoHarlem, Inc. and Templo Biblico Cristo for leading the way; our sponsors Columbia Community Service and The Durst Family Foundation for financing the project; and scores of phenomenal volunteers from NYC Service, Afropunk, Touch the World, Experience Mission, and Abounding Grace Ministries; and our phenomenal interns and SYEP students.
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In the third year of Thrive Collective’s visual arts partnership with Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists, BSSWA’s scholar activists explored themes of immigration and identity in the “Breathe Free, NYC” dual murals that now frame the cafeteria. See also BSSWA’s prior murals: “Thrive Hunts Point” (2015) and “Voice of the Bronx” (2016).
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In the third year of Thrive Collective’s visual arts partnership with Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists, BSSWA’s scholar activists explored themes of immigration and identity in the “Breathe Free, NYC” dual murals that now frame the cafeteria. See also BSSWA’s prior murals: “Thrive Hunts Point” (2015) and “Voice of the Bronx” (2016).
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With support from the Immigrants Cultural Fund, Thrive Collective provided visual arts classes at PS/MS 104 in the Fort Hamilton section of Brooklyn that explored the school’s immigrant cultural diversity and collaboratively produced the Brooklyn Gives schoolyard mural, featuring legendary street artists and school alums Kaves and ADM. Our multidisciplinary arts education and social development programming began in February, and empowered students, parents, volunteers, and faculty at the school to design and execute a shared vision from April – June.
On June 11th, MHP and the North Wheaton CLI leaders hosted the North Wheaton Cultural Festival to kick off our community oral history project, called "Let Me Introduce You". Residents enjoyed food, games, arts and crafts, music, and most importantly time to connect with each other.
On June 11th, MHP and the North Wheaton CLI leaders hosted the North Wheaton Cultural Festival to kick off our community oral history project, called "Let Me Introduce You". Residents enjoyed food, games, arts and crafts, music, and most importantly time to connect with each other.
Council Member Mark Treyger Unveils Mural at P.S. 288 in Coney Island - Photos by NYC Council / John McCarten11
Council Member Mark Treyger Unveils Mural at P.S. 288 in Coney Island - Photos by NYC Council / John McCarten11
Art Direction by Michela Muserra
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It’s a wrap! Where do I start? “The Games We Play” school mural project was another fulfilling experience with Thrive Collective.
We started working with the 4th grade students of PS 204 The Vince Lombardi School back in March. Funded by the Cultural Immigrant Initiative via a grant from Council Member Justin Brannan, we explored the games children play in different parts of the world, and how immigrants have brought those traditions with them to Brooklyn. Inspired by legendary Coach Lombardi’s quote, “Winners never quit and quitters never win,” the students depicted their own favorite games in drawings and design ideas.