Projectivity and Thrive Collective returned to PS 60 The Alice Austen School in the Summer of 2024 to complete Phase Two of their extreme mural makeover, with three more full hallway productions.  Curated by Projectivity Director Christian Penn, three teams of artists each completed over 1,200 square feet of murals for different areas of the campus.

Principal Bonnano of PS 60 envisioned including different themes and specific concepts that the students learned about in each hall complex.  Artists interpreted these themes and included different visual elements to inspire students to learn more about the people, places, and subjects in the murals.

Complex 5: “Welcome to the Financial Forest” by Josue Mendez, depicts the fundamentals of financial literacy.

SPRING 2024

  • Complex 1: “Little Leaders” by Marissa Molina, shows famous “firsts” from history, politics, entertainment, sports, literature, and science depicted as young children.

  • Complex 2: “Welcome to the STREAM Hall” by Josue Mendez, depicts different elements related to STREAM subjects Science, Technology, Research, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.

  • Complex 3: “NYC” by Danielle Mastrion, illustrates iconic New York City landmarks from all five boroughs. Together, they are meant to inspire young Staten Islanders about all the amazing sites and venues throughout the great city and to leave the island to visit them.

  • Interior Courtyard: “Little Artists” by Jodi Dareal, imagines iconic artists from the 15th – 20th centuries as children with different examples of their art.  The mural goes in chronological order showing the different time periods of famous art.

SUMMER 2024

  • Complex 4: “Civil Rights in America” by Cramcept, with John Exit and Outersource, celebrates historical luminaries in the United States’ ongoing fight for civil rights..

  • Complex 5: “Welcome to the Financial Forest” by Josue Mendez, depicts the fundamentals of financial literacy.

  • Complex 6: “World Monuments” by Danielle Mastrion, with Pelumi Ayeni and Jodi Dareal, illustrates iconic landmarks from around the world.

  • Entrances 3 & 4: “Garden” and “Harbor” by Mona Oman, depict safe spaces to grow in nature and as a City.