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OTL Intern Wins Women of Impact Award

March 13, 2025

Stephanie Zuniga Honored at Women of Impact Ceremony OTL Intern Stephanie Zuniga received the prestigious Women of Impact award on March 8, presented by Assemplymember Boerner. Stephanie earned this recognition by helping shape the NextGen Voices program, creating opportunities for teens and transition age youth to improve their well-being and build confidence, vocational skills, and […]

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Outside The Lens Nominates Stephanie Zuniga for Women of Impact Award

February 6, 2025

This strategic rebrand demonstrates the organization’s commitment to design excellence and storytelling, while deepening connections between the next generation of changemakers and San Diego’s dynamic creative community. 

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Outside The Lens Launches New Brand Identity and Website

January 14, 2025

This strategic rebrand demonstrates the organization’s commitment to design excellence and storytelling, while deepening connections between the next generation of changemakers and San Diego’s dynamic creative community. 

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OTL Invites San Diego’s Creative Industry to Ignite: The Art of Reinvention

January 7, 2025

At Ignite: The Art of Reinvention, attendees will experience the premier of the bold new visual identity created for Outside The Lens in partnership with San Diego-based creative agency, Industry of Hues™ (IOH), IndustryofHues.com.

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OTL’s Open House Recap

September 6, 2024

At Outside the Lens, our mission is to ignite confidence in youth and build community through the transformative power of media arts. Our second annual Open House was a vibrant celebration of that mission, bringing together more than 100 attendees for an evening of creativity, connection, and inspiration. A Warm Welcome Guests had the opportunity […]

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Building a Vibrant Future: OTL Unveils Strategic Plan 2024-2027

August 27, 2024

Outside the Lens is proud to introduce its new strategic plan, Building a Vibrant Future, a roadmap that will guide our organization from 2024 to 2027. This ambitious plan reflects our commitment to empowering young people through media arts while fostering innovation, equity, and collaboration within our community. A Collaborative Vision Crafted through extensive community […]

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Voice Out 2024: A Celebration of Youth Creativity and Community

May 21, 2024

The Wonder Lab buzzed with creativity and inspiration Saturday evening when Outside the Lens hosted our inaugural Voice Out juried youth media arts exhibition. This year’s theme, “place,” invited young artists to artistically explore what “place” means to them through digital artworks in photography, illustration, and mixed media.  A Night to Remember More than 225 […]

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Outside The Lens Announces Panelists for “Voice Out” Community Conversation on “Place”

May 1, 2024

Panelists Megan Groth, Liliana Hueso, and Eyal Brower all have strong connections to the San Diego+Tijuana region and to the media arts.

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Outside The Lens Launches “Voice Out,” a Bi-National Youth Media Arts Exhibition

April 16, 2024

“Voice Out” celebrates the voices and stories of young artists from San Diego and Tijuana. Over 100 artworks ranging from photography to illustration and mixed media will be on display and attendees can enjoy a live DJ set, panel discussion and awards ceremony.

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Outside The Lens Welcomes Sarah Beckman as Its New Executive Director

May 2, 2023

Outside The Lens (OTL), one of San Diego’s most dynamic media arts education nonprofits for youth, announces the hiring of Sarah Beckman as its new Executive Director. Beckman most recently served as Vice President of Institutional Advancement for Forever Balboa Park as part of a two-plus-decade career in development and marketing leadership roles at local arts and cultural nonprofits.

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