BE THE CHANGE x GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL | SEPT 28, 2012
production | curating
In September of 2012, MELD was invited by Ryan Gall and the Global Citizen Festival to collaborate by donating 250 BE THE CHANGE portraits, which were then showcased during the festival in NY’s Central Park’s Great Lawn. Global Citizen is a tool to amplify and unite a generation’s call for justice. It’s a place for you to learn and act, to bring an end to extreme poverty. There are more than 250,000 Global Citizens already taking action around the world - we hope that you join us.
“I’ve been fascinated by JR’s work and his Inside Out Project for a few years. I had seen his art in New York and Venice and when I heard about the Be The Change Inside Out Project it seemed like a perfect fit to try and collaborate with the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park. I started the Global Citizen festival with the idea of connecting creatives with causes on a global scale, having the Be The Change images, which represented 17 different countries, throughout Central Park really gave the festival a global message. We are honored to be a part of the project’s mission of bringing awareness to the issues global citizens want to change, making citizens aware of their responsibilities and capacity to contribute to the changing world, and inspire creative solutions to make these changes possible. “ - Ryan Gall