Guided Tour and Immersion
For Students of All Ages
Imagine stepping into a world where light sculptures, video art projection, and music converge to relax your body and engage your mind and emotions.
“Lumonics is such an incredible collection. They are part of the Crown Jewels of Denver.”
– Justin Stucey, Creative Director, Walt Disney Imagineering
Enjoy a guided tour of one of the first and longest-running light art projects in the United States. It concludes with the award-winning light and sound immersion.
For Companies, Organizations, Friends and Families
Special Programs for:
1. Students of all ages: from kindergarteners to seniors in assisted living
(we are community partners with the Denver Public Schools Foundation).
2. The disability-challenged
(we are community partners with Sample Supports)
3. People seeking a substance-free and sober life
(we are community partners with The Phoenix).
Up to 40 people are recommended at a time
$250 for 90 minutes per group
Additional time: ½ hour increments of $75
Contact us if budgeting is an issue
For more information or to reserve:
lumonics@gmail.com
303.568.9406
We will follow up on your inquity
Reset your brain and boost your well-being through aesthetic experiences!
“There is a growing understanding of how art can literally reshape or rewire our brains.”
Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross
Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have shown that the arts and aesthetic experiences measurably change the brain, body, and behavior and that these practices advance health and wellbeing.
“The field of neuroarts is the study of how the arts and aesthetic experiences measurably change the brain, body, and behavior. The goal of the NeuroArts Blueprint initiative is to ensure that the arts and the use of the arts become part of mainstream medicine and public health.”
Lumonics is a community member of the Neuroarts Resource Center.
Brainstorming and Idea Incubation
Lumonics is a dynamic resource.
It is a multi-sensory environment of light sculptures, video art projection, and music. Your body is relaxed, and the right side of your brain (the creative, sensory, emotional side) is at full stimulation. It is intended to bring you into a state of comfort and expanded awareness.
Lumonics is a transformative art, a tool for personal growth, emotional release, intellectual stimulation, and provides a setting for powerful shifts in thinking.
The whole experience stimulates the creative juices to enable fresh insights.
The Elements of the Guided Tour and Immersion
“The Art of Seeing” video of many Lumonics art works. The video is intended to train attendees’ eyes when they look at art. It has a meditative soundtrack.
“The Art of Seeing” video of many Lumonics art works. The video is intended to train attendees’ eyes when they look at art. It has a meditative soundtrack. brief history of Lumonics documentary about one of the first and longest-runnning light art projects in the US.
tour of the gallery, art studio, and the Lumonics School of Light Art
award-winning light and sound immersion
orchestrated by Marc Billard with all original music and visuals.
Go behind the curtain for a brief session on how we present the immersion.
We can customize the elements of the tour to meet your needs
Our long-time friend, Alfred DiBlasi, made this video after a recent visit.
It shows the light sculptures on display in the gallery and performance space.
Lumonics meets all the guidelines for ADA accessibility.
With a special request, Lumonics will adapt the sensory effects of the program such as light, music, and projection to accommodate attendees with special needs.
Link to Full Screen Virtual Tour
Lumonics is the creation of the late light and space artists Dorothy Tanner (1923-2020) and Mel Tanner (1925-1993).
Mrs. Tanner was the recipient of the 2018 Denver Mayor’s Arts & Culture Award for Innovation in the Arts when she was 95 years old.
Guided Tour Advisor:
David Henley, PhD, author, retired professor, and former chair of the Creative Arts Therapy Program at the Art Institute of Chicago and Long Island University
“We took residents from Kavod Senior Life to the gallery and they absolutely loved it. They were fascinated and SO complimentary. Thank you Lumonics, for the experience! Seeing art that is unfamiliar and taking it in is very helpful for brain health. They were also in community, sharing their impressions which helps counter what some older adults experience with social isolation. Wonderful!”
– Elizabeth Stanbro, Kavod Senior Life (Facebook post)
Viewers in one of the Gallery Rooms
The Public Health Institute of Denver Health’s Engaging Youth Expertise for Prevention (“EYE for Prevention”) has been coming to Lumonics for the expanded tour and immersion since the program began. It strives to prevent the onset of substance use among Denver’s youth. The purpose of the program is to provide young people in the Denver area with a safe, inclusive space to explore different forms of art as healthy coping mechanisms.
Letter of Support
Group Photo:
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Art and Well-Being
The relationship between art and wellness has been important to Lumonics since its inception in the 1960s..
Shanna Shelby, the Program Administrator at the McNichols Civic Center Building in Denver, when nominating Dorothy Tanner for the Denver Mayor’s Award for Innovation in the Arts in 2018, wrote about the increasing awareness of how art and mental health are connected:
“Several panels at the national AFTA (Americans for the Arts) conference this year explored artistic approaches to community health. I believe that Dorothy’s vision is a prime example of how arts and wellness intersect and promote public health goals.”
“Through the years people have commonly reported having profound spiritual and emotional experiences while contemplating the Lumonics art pieces. It is possible that Lumonics is exerting its effect by creating an immersive experience that feels safe and soothing, but also stimulating and expansive.”
Jomar P. Suarez, MD
Therapeutic Potential of Lumonics
“When perceiving an artwork in-person, the brain is ‘lit up, by something akin to beams from a lamp’…seeing or making art can play a crucial role in healing our bodies and minds.”
excerpted from the Lumonics blog about the book, Art That Heals by Pierre Lemarquis
“Scientific studies increasingly confirm what human beings across cultures and throughout time have long recognized: we are wired for art. The arts in all of their modalities can improve our physical and mental health, amplify our ability to prevent, manage, or recover from disease challenges, enhance brain development in children, build more equitable communities, and foster well-being.
The International Arts + Mind Lab (IAM Lab)
