On March 2, 2011, JR won the TED prize at the TED Conference in Long Beach, California, and called for the creation of a global participatory art project with the potential to change the world. This project is called INSIDE OUT.
Inspired by JR’s large‐format street “pastings”, INSIDE OUT gives everyone the opportunity to share their portrait and make a statement for what they stand for. It is a global platform for people to share their untold stories and transform messages of personal identity into works of public art.
Each INSIDE OUT group action around the world is documented, archived and exhibited online. Over 260,000 people have participated in 129 countries.
PARTICIPATE
In order to participate in the Inside Out Project, you need to organize a Group Action. Here is the breakdown:
1. Sign up as a user on our website
2. Register your Group Action to give us all the information we will need. Tell us what message you plan to communicate with your posters! Actions must have a minimum of 50 portraits that obey our guidelines to be accepted.
3. Send us your portraits once they are ready using WeTransfer or Dropbox. Please keep in mind that our team does not print actions with less than 50 portraits. If you would like to request to be an exception, you can do so when you register! All portraits must be named using our system explained in our guidelines – if not we will not print them!
4. The Inside Out team will print your posters & ship them back to you. If you are printing locally, we will send you back prepared files ready for printing. Please take into consideration that prepping and shipping may take 3-4 weeks, especially if you are international.
5. You paste and install the portraits as you like! Don’t forget to take great pictures & send them to our team. We love hearing updates and stories, so send them our way.
6. Your action will appear on the website once all elements are in and approved by our team. We will share your photos on our social media accounts, and try to spread your message further!
To learn more and register your groups interest to participate, please visit: Inside Out
