Welcome to the Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery website.
Lumonics is among the first and longest-running light art projects in the U.S.
In Remembrance of the Founders of Lumonics
Dorothy Tanner
(Jan. 30, 1923 – July 23, 2020)
Mel Tanner
(Sept. 26, 1925 – Oct. 21, 1993)
“Lumonics will lift you into the stratosphere of mind expansion.”
Denver Westword
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Light artists Dorothy and Mel Tanner originated this highly-acclaimed multisensory experience in 1969, and it continues to evolve. The essence of Lumonics is in its ability to inspire creativity and elicit a profound sense of wonder.
The Lumonics Light & Sound Theater
presents
Lumonics Immersed
What sets Lumonics Immersed apart from many other immersive experiences is that each performance is one-of-a kind, orchestrated live for the audience.
Saturdays
8 pm to 10 pm
Doors open at 7:45 pm.
Performance begins at 8:15 pm.
Event ends at 10:00 pm.
Sit on comfy couches or floor cushions
Complimentary Refreshments
$25
Your ticket purchase goes toward protecting and preserving more than 200 light sculptures created by the late Mel and Dorothy Tanner, the founders of Lumonics. The money raised helps create a sustainable legacy and future, establishing a Friends Of Lumonics non-profit, and creating partnerships to share this art with the world.
The Elements:
The Light Sculptures of Dorothy and Mel Tanner
A rotating display of 75 light sculptures from a collection of over 200 from the past 50+ years
The Lumonics Light Orchestra, Original Special Effects and Visual Music
Lighting and the Effects Orchestrated Live by Lumonics’ Marc Billard
“We are honored to present the most up-to-date form of the Lumonics multisensory experience that the late pioneering light artists, Dorothy and Mel Tanner began in 1969. The audience members are also collaborators as they take this multisensory journey with us.
– from interview with Meow Wolf Denver after our exhibit ended and we began Lumonics Immersed at our Gallery/Theater
Selected as the opening exhibit in The Galleri at Meow Wolf Denver’s Convergence Station that is devoted to Colorado artists.
Postscript by Mel Tanner is part of the permanent collection of Meow Wolf
Lumonics greatly appreciates receiving a grant from The Denver Theatre District Microgrant Program. We will be using the funds to present free field trips to Title 1 Schools.
Limited Editions
We have selected Dorothy Tanner’s Merlin’s Wand as a limited edition for the Lumonics Legacy Project.
Our latest edition of the book Lumonics: The Light Art of Dorothy & Mel Tanner is now available. It chronicles the Tanners’ art journey and the evolution of their art form, Lumonics, as “told” through more than 120 photographs.
$20
Front cover of Lumonics art book
Public Art Exhibits in Colorado
Dorothy Tanner received the Denver Mayor’s Award for Innovation in the Arts when she was 95, 2 years before she passed.
created for the opening of the Lumonics Mind Spa at the McNichols Civic Center Building in 2018
Yess + Love = Bliss
by Dorothy Tanner
