A global movement of collective creation
Painting together brings people together
painting together creates a shared purpose
strangers become collaborators
the project becomes a meeting place
From Rio with Love
• the first projects took place in Rio
• residents started painting together
• a shared artwork began to emerge
• together they transformed their surroundings
• the result became a visual testament to community and collectivity
20+ Years of Collective Projects Around the World
• the first experience in Rio was unique
• every place and community is different
• yet the same dynamic kept appearing
• people painting together started connecting
• the phenomenon repeated in projects around the world
painting together doesn't only activate community
it can create community
what if..
What we discovered is bigger than us
What if this way of bringing people together through painting
could spread freely around the world?
Going Viral
• a project can start with anyone
Anyone can start a United Painting moment.
• a group of friends, a school, an organization, or individuals
• each project can inspire another
• the movement spreads organically rather than being centrally organizedPaint it Forward
• guidance and methods developed over 20 years
• tools that help people organize projects
• support for groups starting their own initiative
• the Paint It Forward fund that helps projects happen
United We Paint
•• projects can appear in many different places
• each project is locally organized
• every place creates its own version
• together they form a global network of painting moments
Many independent projects together form the movement — United We Paint.
The movement no longer depends on us alone.
Lead by Example
Show that United Painting will still initiate
large projects that inspire the movement.
Join the Movement!
United Painting is growing into a global movement.
People everywhere can take part.
You might organize a painting project.
You might support the Paint It Forward fund.
You might help the movement grow in your city.
However you participate, you become part of the story.
A World Painting Together
Imagine cities where strangers start painting together.
Schoolyards where students transform their playground.
Neighborhoods where residents turn shared spaces into collective artworks.
Refugee centers where people who have just arrived create something together.
Thousands of painting moments appearing in places around the world.
Each one different.
Each one bringing people together.
United we paint