Jul 02

Lumonics Video Selected for the Digerati Experimental Media Festival

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lumonics’ Marc Billard’s video, Mountain Meditation 2, has been accepted in the Digerati Experimental Media Festival.
 
“Out of over 1700 submissions from 136 countries, your work truly stood out.”
 
Mountain Meditation 2 will be playing in rotation with other selected films on the new LED screen located at 16th and Arapahoe in Downtown Denver. Screening begins September 1st and ends November 30th.
 
In honor of its acceptance, we will be including works from the Mountain Meditation Series in our upcoming immersives on Fridays and Saturdays.
 

 
Mountain Meditation 2 is a reimagined view of nature that began with a car ride and hike in the Colorado mountains.

“The source material is Colorado car rides and hikes in the mountains, which I record using a mobile phone camera and/or Insta360 camera attached to the car window or mounted on the roof. I then transform the imagery in production, and add an original soundtrack. No AI!”
– Marc Billard

 
 
Some still images from Mountain Meditation 2:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Marc Billard

Mountain Meditation 3


Current Exhibition

Exhibition: Tilting West: Defining A New Legacy
Venue: Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Dates: June 3 – August 23, 2026
 

“Contemporary regional artists—whether or not they identify as Western artists—were invited to explore and reinterpret the American Western genre through a contemporary lens. Tilting West challenges traditional notions of Western art, encouraging work that reflects diverse perspectives, materials, and themes, from environmental concerns to social commentary. Artists working in unconventional forms or conceptual approaches were especially encouraged to apply.”

 

 

How We Create the Music and Visuals at Lumonics Immersed

 

 

Jul 01

Light and Sound Meditations

Light Sculptures by Dorothy and Mel Tanner
Zoom (30 Seconds) and Music by Lumonics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 18

From Sketch to Completion

Mel Tanner holding his glasses

photo of Mel Tanner in 1973 (1925-1993)

 

Mel Tanner (1925-1993) had many sketchbooks which we archive. He would often create several sketches until he decided which one to settle on and begin construction. He  would also use colored pencils as seen below.

This was in contrast to Dorothy Tanner who rarely drew. She was a hands-on person who liked to have a lot of material around to “play with.”

Here are some examples of the Mel Tanner drawings and the completed art works:

Sketches and Finished Art Works:

 

Free-standing sculpture with bubble on top and two pyramids facing each othersketch of free-standing sculpture of Mel Tanner with several bubbles

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free-standing sculpture with pyramid on topsketch of free-standing sculpture with pyramid on top

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

free-standing sculpture with section of blue in the center

 

 

 

 

 

sketch of free-standing sculpture modular light sculpture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sketch of wall sculpture of Mel Tanner in three sectionswall sculpture of Mel Tanner in three sections

 

 

 

 
 
 
   

 

 

Mel Tanner creating shapes on an easel
lighted ceiling and wall that reflect off each other. The wall has a large colorful shape

Mel Tanner, Commercial Installation, Sarasota, FL, 1976

 

 
 
 
 

 

Art teacher Max Beckmann making suggestion to studio

Brooklyn Museum Art School Catalog, 1950-1951
Max Beckmann (foreground), Mel Tanner (far right)
photo courtesy of the Special Library Collections
at The Brooklyn Museum
©1950

 

May 17

What’s Lumonics?

 

 

1.   Field Trips and Guided Tours for students of all ages of all ages

   
 
 
– From kindergarteners to seniors in assisted living (we are community partners with the Denver Public Schools Foundation) 
– For the developmentally challenged (we are community partners with Sample Supports)
– For people seeking a substance-free and sober experience (we are community partners with The Phoenix)
– For companies and organizations
 

2. Award-winning Lumonics Immersed on Fridays and Saturdays that originated in 1969 and continues to evolve, intended to energize and inspire attendees. 
 
 
 
 
3. Rental of Lumonics for private and public events
 
 
4. Lumonics Mind Spas that foster a state of relaxation and creativity:
For temporary or permanent private or public spaces. We welcome museum administrators, city planners, art consultants, architects, designers, and individuals to inquire. 
 
 
 
5. Art Classes at the Lumonics School of Light Art (students have ranged in age from 8 to 85, so far). We recommend the 6-hour class on a Sunday in which you take home your “artified” lighted cube. 
 
 
 


6.  Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery
The Gallery displays 75 light sculpture from a rotating collection of over 200 artworks by the late Dorothy and Mel Tanner.  11 light sculptures from the collection have been selected as limited editions, and all are on display at the Gallery. Your purchase helps support the Lumonics Legacy Project. 

 

7. Original Short Films presented at Lumonics Immersed

 

Marc Billard’s Mountain Meditation 2 will be premiering in 2026 at the Digerati Experimental Media Festival, and was selected by the DocuWest Documentary Film Festival 2026.

Mountain Meditation 2 will be playing in rotation with other selected festival films on the new LED screen located at 16th and Arapahoe in Downtown Denver. Screening begins September 1st  and ends November 30th, 2026.

The DocuWest Festival takes place November 12-15, 2026 at the Sie FilmCenter, Denver’s only independent movie theater.