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Insideout Gets Everything Out Through Art

The Insideout clubs vice president, Ketevan Migineishvili (far left) discusses possible future projects for the club.
Photo by Leila Siegel
The Insideout club’s vice president, Ketevan Migineishvili (far left) discusses possible future projects for the club.

Though they were not very active last year, WJ’s Insideout Club plans on accomplishing more goals this school year.

The club, presided over by senior Alexandra Papanicolau, focuses on creating art, namely photography, that unites people of all ethnicities and backgrounds.

The name, as well as the purpose of the club, was inspired by the HBO documentary Inside Out: The People’s Art Project, which encourages viewers to express themselves and communicate social messages.

“We saw [the documentary]… and decided it would be really nice to have a club that had the same idea,” said Papanicolau. “We thought it’d be awesome if our school participated in that global project.”

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Insideout’s vice president, junior Ketevan Migineishvili, said that she was inspired to join the club by not just the film, but her interest in photography.

“I took [the class] Photography, and photography plays a big role in [this club], so that kind of inspired it all,” said Migineishvili.

The club plans to work more on their culminating project, which is to make a collage in the student commons made of photographs they have taken.

Papanicolau said that the club wants to have more activities this year.

“We’re trying to get fundraisers now this year and hopefully [the club will] build up [during] this year,” said Papanicolau.

Papanicolau also plans to expand their club by encouraging more people to get more involved in art.

“I would want to… influence them to see the documentary and get [them] influenced by our idea of unifying everybody just by a simply smile, just by a simple picture,” said Papanicolau.

The club meets biweekly on Tuesdays during lunch, in room G22.

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This is senior Leila Siegel’s second year on The Pitch Online as the Online Feature Editor. Besides writing articles, Leila participates in the school’s symphonic orchestra and WJ S*T*A*G*E’s pit orchestra. She is also involved in the Black Student Union, Amnesty International club and the Read, Grow, Live Club. In her spare time, Leila enjoys sleeping and watching Netflix. She is excited to see what this year will bring to The Pitch Online. [email protected]
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