Category: Westword

Dorothy Tanner (from the archives)

From the Lumonics Archives (2017) thanks to Denver Westword “Hip couple Dorothy and Mel Tanner began exploring Plexiglas light sculpture back in the ’60s, inventing their own avant-garde genre while freely experimenting with what’s come to be known as “new media” on the modern front: refracted light, projections, music and electronic enhancements. Mel passed away …

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Lumonics Legacy Project Aims to Keep Immersive Pioneers’ Vision Alive by Teague Bohlen, Westword

  Lumonics Gallery and Performance Space on 73rd and Washington…for now.  Photo by Marc Billard Lumonics Light and Sound Gallery has been around for decades, ever since artists Mel and Dorothy Tanner started working with light sculptures and sound to create immersive experiences back in 1969. Dubbed “Lumonics,” the unique art form was conceived to engage …

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Thanks to Denver Westword for Featuring the Immersive Art-Jazz Experience on Memorial Weekend

Thanks to the Denver Westword Staff for including our Friday event, Immersive Jazz-Art Experience at Lumonics in Things to Do in Denver this Memorial Weekend. Jazz at LumonicsFriday, May 26, 7 p.m.Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery, 800 East 73rd Avenue, #11Lumonics gets jazzy in addition to immersive every third and fourth Friday of the month, …

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April Newsletter

Happy Spring, Everyone!After a long winter, we aren’t complaining about the recent heat! Thanks to Denver Westword for this acknowledgement:   link to article Lumonics ImmersedEvery Saturday at 8 pm “The art here is breathtaking! All the colors, lights, and dimension you see when walking through their rooms is absolutely beautiful! What a light show!”– Miranda F. …

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