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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

Artists Dorothy Tanner and Mel Tanner

Dorothy Tanner
(Jan. 30, 1923 – July 23, 2020)

Mel Tanner
(Sept. 26, 1925 – Oct. 21, 1993)

 

Lumonics Legacy Project

IMMERSIVE ART  |   ARTS & CULTURE NEWS

Here’s how the Denver arts community can help.

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Lumonics Immersed

panoramic view of performance space

panoramic view of performance space

Imagine stepping into a world where​ light sculptures, video art projection, and music converge to ​ relax your body and engage your mind and emotions.

Light and space artists Dorothy and Mel Tanner originated this highly-acclaimed multisensory experience in 1969, and it continues to evolve.

“Lumonics is such an incredible collection. They are part of the Crown Jewels of Denver.”
– Justin Stucey, Walt Disney Imagineering

 Saturdays 
8 pm to 10 pm

Tickets:
From $15-$28.52

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Lumonics greatly appreciates receiving a grant from The Denver Theatre District Microgrant Program. We will be using the funds to present field trips for 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 bookFront cover of Lumonics art book

 

 

Public Art Exhibits in Colorado


 Lumonics was honored to have 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

Postscript by Mel Tanner is part of the permanent collection of Meow Wolf 

Lumonics is now a member of the World Experience Organization, and recognized as one of the pioneers in the field of experience experts, joining companies such as Walt Disney Imagineering, Science Museum Group, Google, Meow Wolf, and Sphere. It is great honor to be a member. We sure are a lot smaller than the aforementioned!

 

2018 Mayor's Award for Arts & Culture Innovation Award

Dorothy Tanner received the Denver Mayor’s Award for Innovation in the Arts when she was 95, 2 years before she passed.

 

Yess + Love = Bliss by Dorothy Tanner

created for the opening of the Lumonics Mind Spa at the McNichols Civic Center Building in 2018

Yess + Love = Bliss
by Dorothy Tanner

 

New Video of Lumonics by Alfred DiBlasi

If you have not seen any footage from Lumonics, a long-time friend, Alfred DiBlasi,  visited us in Denver in November, 2024 for the first time and shared this video recorded with his new iPhone. It shows the light art very well but is without the projection and the orchestration of the light sculptures that we …

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LUMONICS: A Pop-Up Art Exhibit at The Boathouse

The BoathouseContact: Rory ClowCreative Directoremail: rory@westerncenters.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Family Bowl and The Boathouse Present LUMONICS: A Pop-Up Art Exhibit at The Boathouse Western Centers, the Colorado-based real estate investment and management company behind Snow Bowl, Family Bowl, The Boathouse, The Boat Yard, and Tavern at The Glen, is proud to facilitate and welcome the …

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Lumonics is now on Bluesky

  Lumonics is now on Bluesky @lumonics.net    

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6-Year Anniversary of Denver’s Mayor’s Award to Dorothy Tanner

Denver Arts & Venues made a video about Dorothy Tanner that was played at the awards ceremony at the McNichols Civic Center Building .  Dorothy was a recipient of the Denver Mayor’s Award for Innovation in the Arts in 2018 at the age of 95.   “Through her 65-year art career, Dorothy Tanner has taught …

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