JR wins TED grant

I was excited to see this on the front page of the NY Times Arts section this morning. TED has given JR a $100,000 grant, along with the promise to work together to develop a "Wish".  The Wish, or goal to change the world for the better, will be announced at TED2011 in Long Beach, California, at the end of February. This is really great news for the world of street art, JR is an artist that makes a difference with his art, and his projects really connect with the local people.  Most of you have seen his work in Africa and Brazil, as part of the Women are Heroes project:

Train, Kenya.  Photo: JR

Brazil.  Photo: JR

[view large] Brazil.  Photo JR

TRAILER " WOMEN ARE HEROES" from SOCIAL ANIMALS on Vimeo.

View award announcement on the TED website
JR's website