Hosted by the WDC 2024 Club, the exhibition will be displayed in San Diego and Tijuana from June through August featuring 16 posters addressing the pressing challenges facing the region. 

San Diego (USA), 17 May 2024 – World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024 (WDC 2024) has announced the selected posters of the Binational Youth Poster Exhibition. Hosted by the WDC 2024 Club, this exhibition will be open to the public from 13 June 2024 until August 2024 at UCSD Park and Market (San Diego) and Casa de la Cultura (Tijuana). A collection of 16 designs created by young people from our region, this exhibition is not only a showcase of creativity, but also a testament to the profound impact young minds can have on our shared future.

“We applaud all the inspiring young adults who submitted designs for this exhibition,” said Jonathon Glus. “San Diego and Tijuana are blessed with an amazing local creative scene, and this process showed us that this will continue for generations to come. The pieces selected are a beautiful reflection of cross-border collaboration, something that is at the forefront of WDC 2024’s mission.”

The WDC 2024 Club is a diverse community for young people that aims to champion the voice and aspirations of younger generations within the framework of WDC 2024 ensuring a long-term generational impact that benefits everyone. The Binational Youth Poster Exhibition is a transformative and impactful youth showcase that will feature posters addressing the pressing challenges facing our region. This exhibition will stand as a canvas of change, offering the emerging generation a platform to channel their boundless imagination through artistic expression and serve as a platform to address and resolve critical issues that affect our community. Themes explored throughout the exhibition include: Arts & Culture; Effective Infrastructure and Placemaking; Equity, Social Justice, Health & Wellbeing; The Environment; Youth & Education; Science & Technology; Support the Unhoused; and Re-Imagine the Border.

In April, WDC 2024 put out a call for designs by young adults in our region and received over 250 submissions. Each submission was reviewed carefully internally before a final vote was conducted by the WDC Design Council where 16 designs representing eight themes were selected. Recipients are as follows:

  • Arts & Culture: Lilian Balderas Pérez & Ximena Cuétero
  • Effective Infrastructure and Placemaking: Nestor Francisco Ruiz Miranda & Ingrid Michelle Enriquez Cardel
  • Equity, Social Justice, Health & Wellbeing: Daniel Alejandro Martinez Fernández & Marie Jernigan
  • Environment: Natalia González Del Palacio, Dhanna Paola Melendrez Pérez, Ghydiani Michelle Molina Pérez, Andrea Lizbeth Tenorio Dueñas & Melanie Natalia De La Rosa Campos
  • Youth & Education: Li Maren Pimienta Briseño & Ania Carolina Medina Ruiz
  • Science & Technology: Aiyana Grenda & Jorge Gerardo
  • Support the Unhoused: Darby Bell & Manuel Antonio Varela Marquez
  • Re-Imagine the Border: Martha Farias & Jenna Mcguigan

The WDC 2024 Club is committed to actively engaging in a variety of campaigns and activities organized by WDC 2024. These initiatives are designed to amplify our reach, harness the perspectives of the younger generations, and advocate for their interests. Activities include a social media ambassadors campaign, quarterly convenings, volunteer opportunities, awareness movements, workshops and youth forums, collaborative projections, and youth showcases/exhibitions.

For more information about the exhibition please visit wdc2024.org 

About World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024

World Design Capital® (WDC) is designated every two years by World Design Organization® (WDO) to recognize a city’s innovative and effective use of design to strengthen economic, social, cultural and environmental development. Through a year-long program of design-related events, WDC provides a platform to showcase best practices in design-led policy and innovation, increase civic engagement, and attract business and tourism. The selection of the San Diego Tijuana joint bid makes it the first cross-border World Design Capital in history. While the designation is for both cities as one connected community, San Diego is the first U.S. city ever to receive the designation. Tijuana is the second city in Mexico to hold the title, following Mexico City in 2018. WDC 2024 will host a series of events, exhibitions and summits including six signature events and supporting over 300 public events and initiatives that address the region’s most pressing challenges through design. 

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