Inside Out Project

Inside Out Project Trailer www.youtube.com/user/TheInsideOutChannel

Explanation of The Inside Out Project...To Create a large-scale participatory art project that transforms messages of personal identity into pieces of artistic work.

Participants will be challenged to use black and white photographic portraits to discover, reveal and share the untold stories and images of people around the world.

These digitally uploaded images will be made into posters and sent back to the project’s co-creators for them to exhibit in their own communities.

Posters can be placed anywhere, from a solitary image in an office window to a wall of portraits on an abandoned building or a full stadium.

These exhibitions will be documented, archived and viewable virtuallyInside Out Project on Wilkipedia Inside Out on Facebook

JR Project in African Slum

Inside Out Guidelines...Spirit/purpose: The power of art and ideas to change perceptions, attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world.

On the portrait: Portraits are of yourself or of anyone you think has a story that needs to be shared. Think about what you care about. Make a strong face.

No brand, no product: You cannot use the project for any commercial purpose. You cannot promote your product or your brand through Inside Out.

No publicity for any organization: You cannot use the project to promote your organizationʼs actions. Even if itʼs a NGO, it is the personal stories and statements that Inside Out wants to highlight, not the actions of a specific organization/party.

Inside Out Guidelines...

Free portraits: To help us fund Inside Out, we are asking for donations of 20 USD per participant. We recognize this amount is out of reach for many people and donʼt want to discourage anyone from participating. If you cannot afford to or choose not to donate, there will be an option to request to receive your posters for free, which shall be subject to the availability of funds, demand and global geographical equality.

Exhibiting posters: Inside Out encourages you to put your poster in the most publicly visible location to which you have access and have sought permission to use.

Goals: Raise awareness / Draw attention to cause / Advocate change / Start a conversation / Strengthen your community / Create a global impact / Stand up for what you believe in

The Process

Tip: The best portraits are expressive, emotional and captivating. They reflect the personality and the story behind the face.

The Process...Think about what your want to say: What story do you want to tell? What do you want the posters to stand for? Try to summarise your goal in a 1-2 sentence Statement that will give your action a larger purpose

For example, some participants have used Inside Out to:

● Advocate free education on the Thai/Burma border

● Protest LGBT discrimination at Russian embassies across Europe

● Teach kindergarten children about the meaning of identity

● Bring a community together to represent their unique neighbourhood/culture

Collect Personal Stories and names from the people in the portraits

The Process...Get authorisation from the people in the portraits. Participants can sign release forms giving permission to upload their pictures to the website as well as paste the posters publically.

Upload portraits/statements stories to www.insideoutproject.net along with the group name, group statement and group tags (terms anyone could use to find/categorise your project on the website)

Encourage participants to Donate - the recommended amount is $20 per participant which covers production & shipping costs (i.e. paper, ink & postage) All extra funds go to supporting other groups who cannot afford to donate.

Update Inside Out via email once all posters have been uploaded and requested. printing & shipping takes 3-4 weeks from the time the images, information and donations are sent. The posters are 90cm x 135cm (3ft x 4.5ft)

The Process...Oraganise the action. Gather necessary materials (wheatpaste, squeedgees, glue, brushes) and schedule a time and team for pasting.

Document the public exhibitions. Upload photos, videos and press links to the website and share your project with the world!

Inside Out - Merthyr TydfilMissionTo bring the Inside Out Project to the communities and individuals of the Borough of Merthyr Tydfil who would benefit from using the platform to tell their stories, raise awareness, start a conversation, strengthen the community and create positive change.

Desired Outcome

● A series of public galleries displaying the images and telling the stories of the projects participants

● A website documenting the process, stories and outcomes

● Possible opportunity to create merchandising to earn revenue for the charities / social enterprises taking part.http://www.cottoncart.com/

Potential structure of participants...

Support TeamInstigator & organiser - Gareth DanielWebsite builder - Lyn WilliamsArt Direction - Helena Sands?Photographers - Alim Ali / MT Photo club?Videographers - Merthyr College?

Llamau / Flooks Cafe - homeless charity

Alzheimers Society - expressed interest

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Press Guidelines for Participation in the Inside Out Project...

As a participant in the Inside Out Project, you are helping TED 2011 Prize winner JR see through his wish to change the world: to create a movement in which people stand up for what they care about by contributing to a large-scale, participatory art project.

Please follow these rules on your website, promotional materials, press releases,emails, and any press interviews.

It's an Inside Out Project Group Action -- not TED or JR:

To avoid confusion with either JRʼs work or the TED brand, it is critically important to make clear that your event is independently organized as an “Inside Out Project Group Action.”

Press Guidelines for Participation in the Inside Out Project...

You can be your own spokesperson, but you cannot speak on behalf of TED, on behalf of the Inside Out Project, or on behalf of JR.

Please don't say "TED or JR is coming to Merthyr Tydfil." Don't say your event is "organized by TED or JR," "sponsored by TED or JR" or is an "official TED/JR event." Any journalist seeking comment about the TED Prize, TED, JR, or the Inside Out Project should contact jr@insideoutproject.net.

About the TED prize...The first TED Prize was awarded in 2005, born out of the TED Conference and a vision by the world's leading entrepreneurs,innovators, and entertainers to change the world – one wish at a time.

The reward: $100,000, the TED Community's array of talent and expertise, and the leadership of a TED Prize team. What began as an unparalleled experiment to leverage the resources of the TED Community to spur global change has evolved into one of the most prestigious prizes.

From Bono's the ONE Campaign ('05 recipient) to Jamie Oliver's FoodRevolution ('10 recipient), the TED Prize is helping to combat poverty, take on religious intolerance, improve global health, tackle child obesity, advance education, and now inspire art around the world.

For more information on the TED Prize, visit www.tedprize.org

Want to get involved...?If you like the sound of what we are doing with the Inside Out Project in Merthyr Tydfil and would like to find out more or to get involved please email garethdaniel@me.com