INSIDE OUT: Love where you live • I Heart Yakima

Over 167 proud Yakima residents came to I Heart Yakima’s INSIDE OUT photoshoots this summer to declare that they love where they live. These Yakima-loving residents had their photos taken by Sally Tonkin, and their black and white portraits were printed on paper and installed, larger than life, on the side of the Ron’s Coin & Book building in downtown Yakima in September 2017. More than two dozen local volunteers helped with installation on two very warm days – a testament to community teamwork.

The INSIDE OUT: Love Where You Live project celebrates the people of Yakima. Those who live here, doing the daily work of caring for their families, neighbors, and the greater community, are the people who create a positive future for Yakima. INSIDE OUT is a global art project designed for people to share their stories and transform messages of personal identity into works of public art. There are 260,000 people – and counting – who are part of INSIDE OUT across the world.

David MoralesWHY I HEART YAKIMA: Yakima is a place where every person matters. It is a value that is carried through every institution and social network in this city. Because this is a small place, the contributions of one person can really make a difference and we have grown to know and appreciate what could happen when one person decides to make an imprint on this city.

WHY INSIDE OUT: Place-making. I think it is sometimes difficult as an outsider to know when I am in or when I am out. A lot of people in Yakima come from elsewhere, and I would like to think that people like me can call this place home too.

LIVED IN YAKIMA: 5 years

Lucia GanosWHY I HEART YAKIMA: Por que hay trabajo me gusta ei invierno aqui tengo mi esposo y mis hijos.

WHY INSIDE OUT: Para que la jente siga unida y si se puede con paciencia y dedicacion.

LIVED IN YAKIMA: 6 años

Maria MartinezWHY I HEART YAKIMA: I chose Yakima because it is where my family is.

WHY INSIDE OUT: Because I wanted to support my daughter and I Heart Yakima.

LIVED IN YAKIMA: 22 years

Bellabrilla Garcia

Abe EatonWHY INSIDE OUT: My mommy is here and where she goes I go!

LIVED IN YAKIMA: 9 Months

Renee DiazWHY I HEART YAKIMA: I've lived here my whole life. It's my home, it's who I am. And I love everything about it.

WHY INSIDE OUT: It shows our unique, beautiful, diverse community.

LIVED IN YAKIMA: 17 years

Rachel Mendoza

Autumn EatonWHY I HEART YAKIMA: Great Parks

Joe MannWHY I HEART YAKIMA: Yakima is Great. Love "old" Yakima.

WHY INSIDE OUT: Great new idea.

LIVED IN YAKIMA: 57 years

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Thank You

We are grateful for the city-wide support and enthusiasm for this project, without it—and you — INSIDE OUT Yakima wouldn’t have been possible. A big thank you also to our sponsors. Our city is filled with tremendous local talent, we are so happy to have their support.

Inside Out Yakima is – by its very nature – a temporary installation. If you’d like to keep your image forever, photographer Sally Tonkin will give you the digital file. And, you’ll live on forever right here. Thanks Yakima!

—The Team at I Heart Yakima

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