Events
Each year, Outside The Lens hosts three signature events to welcome the San Diego community into our creative world. Join us as we create spaces for creativity, growth, and connection with Ignite, Voice Out, and our OTL Open House!
Ignite
Ignite is an annual event hosted by Outside The Lens (OTL) to celebrate creativity, innovation, and transformation within San Diego’s vibrant artistic community.
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Voice Out: Youth Media Art Exhibition
Voice Out is a youth-driven media arts exhibition. This annual event furthers our mission to ignite confidence in young people to pursue creative pathways and drive social change.
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Open House
Outside The Lens’ Open House is a vibrant celebration of creativity and community. Held in August at our state-of-the-art Wonder Lab in San Diego’s East Village, this event provides a unique opportunity to experience the transformative power of media arts.
See DetailsAlong with our 3 signature events, we also host workshops, student exhibitions, film screenings, and guest speaker sessions throughout the year.
Upcoming Events
Voice Out 2025
Outside the Lens invites you to Voice Out, its second annual juried youth media arts exhibition on May 3rd, 2025 from 4-7 p.m. at The Wonder Lab, a media arts hub in San Diego’s East Village. THIS EVENT celebrates the voices and stories of young artists from San Diego. OVER 100 ARTWORKS ranging from photography, illustration, mixed media and […]
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Ignite: The Art of Reinvention
Join Outside The Lens in celebrating how storytelling and design drive creative transformation.
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Outside The Lens presents Media Makers 2024 Winter Showcase
Join us for the Media Makers 2024 Winter Showcase presented by Outside The Lens!
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Open House 2024
Join us for our annual Outside The Lens Open House on August 29th and learn more about OTL!
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Voice Out 2024
In May 2024, Outside The Lens launched its inaugural Voice Out: A Youth Media Arts Exhibition, showcasing the incredible talents of young artists from across the region. This year’s theme “PLACE,” inspired 118 submissions, each one a unique representation of what place means to our young creatives.
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