It's Our 13th Birthday!

On March 2nd, 2011, JR made the wish to turn the world inside out using art. Imagined to only last one year, the Inside Out Project has kept expanding: thirteen years, and half a million participants later, hundreds of communities are still transforming streets around the world!

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SOMOS ZARAGOZA, portraits and voices of El Gancho

Listen to the voices of the participants from this Action in Zaragoza, Spain! Through their Action, the community of El Gancho came together to tell the stories of their neighborhood and share them with the world through a special exhibition that included qr codes of audio recordings, interactive activities, and much more! Learn more about how they carried out this Action.
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Discover Voices From Around The World!

Last year, we introduced audio recording to our Photobooths, allowing voices to be amplified worldwide from Brazil to Ukraine. Now, Group Leaders are also incorporating audio testimonies in their Actions, giving every single person who participates in the Inside Out Project an opportunity to share their story.
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Inside Out's 2023 Wrap Up!

In 2023, Inside Out Actions reached new heights! Communities around the world created spectacular installations with 188 Actions gathering more than 38,800 portraits across 33 countries! Check out our yearly highlights.
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Make Your Portrait Speak!

Participants now have the opportunity to add their voice to their portrait during Photobooth Actions. Check out the new testimonies feature on our website!
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Kiosk Day in Düsseldorf

Group Leader Sebastian Jung shares his reflections and process of creating an Action at "Büdchentag" (Kiosk-Day), by creating a unique photobooth backpack during a multicultural festival that honored the kiosk owners in Düsseldorf.
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Leave your mark - “Mano Habilis” Photobooth at the 19M, Paris

More than 3,000 people struck a pose with their hand-embroidered creations and left their mark in our cave-shaped Photobooth at the 19M in Paris.
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Peace Begins with Her

Stationed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, our Photobooth truck captured 210 portraits of people from the Chamber of the UN Security Council to the streets of New York, UN leaders, visitors, students, and allies who stand for women's full, equal, and meaningful participation in peace and political processes.
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Inside Out Taiwan- Born Free 生而自由

At this year’s Nuit Blanche in Taipei, more than 1,600 participants from all walks of life got their portrait taken in our Photobooth and recorded a story to add their voice to the rallying cry of ‘Time to Rise Up!’
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Unis pour la Paix : a unique pasting in Burundi

Read about this Group Leader's experience in creating an action for Peace in Burundi.
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Inside Out 'United for European Spirit' Photobooth Tour!

The Inside Out Photobooth Truck is on a journey across Europe to celebrate the 50 Years of ESCP’s community and excellence. Students, teachers, and community members are invited to be part of this huge public art installation across Paris, Berlin, Turin, Madrid, and London!
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The Voices of Ukraine

“We Are Here! | Ми тут!” is our first Photobooth Action in which participants have the opportunity to record their voice in an audio booth after taking their portrait. Hear some of the testimonials from participants currently in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Monumental Photobooth Action in Kyiv, Ukraine!

A specially designed Photobooth will be at the PinchukArtCentre in Kyiv from June 30, 2023 to January 7, 2024 for the Action "We Are Here!" (Ми тут!).
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Inside Out Action: Shedding Light on the Kidnapped Ukrainian Children by Russia

Read this Group Leader's experience creating an Action with her community in Chicago to shed light on an important issue in solidarity with the children of Ukraine.
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Around the World Actions Honored World Refugee Day!

Check out these Actions in Bogotá, Cartagena, and Geneva showing support for refugees around the world.
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Inside Out Returned to Times Square!

Ten years after the historic Inside Out Photobooth Action in Times Square, our truck returned to Duffy Square to celebrate peacekeepers and community members working together towards peace around the world.
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The Faces of Central Bus Station

Group Leader Chloe Cohen shares her reflections and process of creating an Inside Out Action at Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station and details the impact it generated in the community by bringing together individuals of all backgrounds to create a work of art.
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Inside Out: Mother, a Portrait celebrates the power of motherhood across Brazil!

More than 1,700 mothers from all 27 states of Brazil were photographed and displayed in Rio de Janeiro to show the world the different experiences and representations of what it means to be a mother.
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Inside Out: Harbour and the City

In Hong Kong, over 450 participants of all ages shared their beaming faces to celebrate the end of the mask mandate and the city's return to normalcy.
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Inside Out Torino

Our Photobooth visited Torino last week to invite the public to participate in JR's "Déplacé∙e∙s" exhibition at Gallerie d’Italia.
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Ora Tocca A Voi

More than 1,000 portraits were displayed on the walls of the Museo del Novecento and the Secondo Arengario in Milan's Piazza del Duomo to highlight a generation that still has a voice that deserves to be heard.
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International Women’s Day

This March communities worldwide took their portraits to the streets to advocate for women’s equality and health.
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Happy Birthday Inside Out!

Celebrating a dozen years of turning the world Inside Out!
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Turning Education Inside Out!

In 2022, students from all over the world transformed their schools with Inside Out Actions. Let’s take a look at some of these beautiful initiatives, and learn how you can build your own!
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Inside Out’s 2022 Wrapped!

As 2022 comes to a close, we’re celebrating all that the Inside Out community has accomplished this year!
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IOP Tehachapi: Inside Out’s First Photobooth in a Prison

April 2022 marked the Inside Out team’s first-ever Photobooth in a prison. Following the Activation, the participants shared how participating in a collaborative art project left a profound impact on their community.
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Bringing Visibility to Refugee Children Around the World!

Three Inside Out Actions were organized in refugee camps around the world to make visible the faces of children being affected by climate change, war, and social instability.
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Back2School 2022: A Recap!

This fall, we visited six public schools throughout New York for our 2022 Back2School tour – check out the highlights!
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Inside Out Project at the Egyptian Pyramids!

As part of Art D'Égypte's Forever Is Now II exhibition, the Inside Out Project launched our first pyramid-shaped Photobooth at the pyramids in Giza, Egypt, open October 27th to November 10th.
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Wrapping up Summer 2022 in Kobe, Japan!

The Inside Out Team is back from a two-week Photobooth Action in Kobe, Japan where we took nearly 2,700 portraits to celebrate the diversity of the historic port city!
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Turning Classrooms Inside Out!

Check out the many ways you can celebrate back to school with the Inside Out Project!
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Inside Out in Portuguese!

The Portuguese translation of our website is live!
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We Want to See Your Actions Transform!

Pastings evolve over time and deteriorate with nature – that’s an integral part of their beauty.
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Inside Out Kobe!

Our Photobooth is taking portraits at Meriken Park in Kobe, Japan from August 15th to 28th. Come join the fun!
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Long Live Abortion

Long Live Abortion - Cultural and committed programming in support of abortion rights around the world. Mobilization in Paris to support the right to abortion at a national level.
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“People who Dream of Peace and Connection” - Cyprus Community Action

The Group Action “People Who Dream of Peace and Connection” built connections across division and ignited greater hopes for peace on the island of Cyprus.
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JR Reality FAQ

Learn more about the new app JR Reality!
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JR Reality

Explore JR's newest app!
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Coming Soon! “Mae Um Retrato” – A Country-Wide Inside Out Action

The first country-wide Inside Out Action to ever take place across Brazil celebrates mothers and their resilience!
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Happy 11th Anniversary Inside Out!

Take a look at what the Inside Out community accomplished during our 11th year!
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Student Voices from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Despite their young age, they have a great understanding of the world around them and demand equality and acceptance for all identities.
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Write a News Article about your Action!

Share the story of your Action’s origin and impact in your own words.
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IOP Groninger Museum

To celebrate the opening of the JR: Chronicles exhibit at the Groninger Museum, our Photobooth truck will be taking portraits throughout the week!
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Inside Out Published in NSEAD

The Inside Out Project was featured in one of the three yearly editions of The National Society for Education in Art and Design’s AD magazine.
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We Want to See Inside Out Through Your Lens!

You can now easily submit your photos if you encounter an Inside Out Action on your city streets – we will share them!
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Take Action for the Planet!

We are launching a worldwide Inside Out Action online to send a message to all of the attendees of COP26: We demand action to combat climate change!
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NY Together: New York City comes back to life!

We’re inviting all of New York City to take part in celebrating the strength of our diversity and create a family portrait of NYC.
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Inside Out 11M - Painting A Portrait of Hope, Unity, and Diversity

Over the course of three weeks, 2,000 participants from 15 cities across 7 states on both coasts, stepped into our photobooth trucks in support of a pathway to citizenship for millions of people across the country.
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You stumbled upon an Inside Out Action? Send us photos!

You can now submit your photos of an Action. Participants, volunteers, passersby can now send us their pictures of Actions snapped in the street!
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Refugees Share Their Stories of Resilience

As part of the multi-city Action Europe Look Me In The Eyes, 15 refugees of all ages shared their experiences as they seek protection and asylum in Europe.
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Inside Out is pursuing its journey into education.

After kick starting the Inside Out Education workshops in March of this year with a classroom from Cenon, France, our team spoke with three more classrooms last week and has many more to come!
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Engage with the Inside Out Community!

Contact and comment! We just launched two new features on our website for you to connect with the Inside Out community.
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Inside Out 11M: A Country Wide Action on Immigration Reform

The Inside Out Project Team is back from their break and getting straight on the road for its second rendition of Inside Out 11M, a country-wide Action on Immigration reform.
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A Call for human rights: Europe Look Me In The Eyes

Europe Look Me In The Eyes, the largest European multi-city Group Action, happening this Saturday, brings awareness to the conditions of refugees being held in Greece and the need for change in European migration policies.
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JR in London

Two gallery shows and a city wide Inside Out Action to celebrate Londoners!
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Inside Out is celebrating Londoners

In celebration of the UEFA EURO 2020 Football Championships, the streets of London were transformed by thousands of photographs of Londoners, between June 13th and June 26th.
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The Photobooth is back with the XQ Yearbook!

To celebrate the launch of the second edition of the XQ Yearbook, the Inside Out Team brought out the Photobooth for the first time in more than a year! We visited four high schools in three states and printed more than 550 posters.
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The XQ Yearbook is Back!

For our second edition of the XQ Yearbook, Inside Out Project wants to celebrate the achievements of high school students of all grade levels in the United States by inviting them to participate in the biggest and greatest yearbook in the nation!
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A Great First Week On The Road for Inside Out 11M

Inside Out 11M, an Action that spans 7 states and 15 cities creates a portrait of America that highlights both our diversity and our unity in the face of upcoming immigration reform.
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“How old am I?” a Children’s book by JR created with the Inside Out Project.

JR and the Inside Out Project recently launched a new book, published by Phaidon, under the title ‘How old I am?’ 100 people from 100 different countries were invited to participate and tell their stories in a way that will help children from all over the world count from 1 to 100 in a new way.
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We revamped our website!

The Inside Out Project just turned 10 and to celebrate this important milestone, we spent the year working on a brand new platform. With new features and more comprehensive content, this website will further engage with the Inside Out Project’s community and show the world that the Inside Out Project is very much live and alive!
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10 Years of The Inside Out Project

On March 2nd 2021, the Inside Out Project turned 10 years old.
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