“Without a doubt, one of our most impactful shows EVER!!!!”
Tariana Navas-Nieves, Director, Cultural Affairs, City and County of Denver
Thank you to the McNichols Civic Center Building for presenting Dorothy Tanner’s site-specific art installation Lumonics Mind Spa – Stretching the Body, Mind, and Spirit. It has been a great pleasure working with Program Administrator, Shanna Shelby and the teams at the McNichols Building and Denver Arts & Venues,. We are honored to be part of the Cultural Partner Program.
Lumonics Mind Spa at the McNichols Civic Center Building
Stretching the Body, Mind, and Spirit
January 13 – Aug 28, 2018
Chronology, Video, and Photos:
The Lumonics Mind Spa was a site-specific art installation by Dorothy Tanner on the 1st floor of the McNichols Civic Center Building. It featured light sculptures by Dorothy and Mel Tanner (1925-1993), and music and video by Dorothy Tanner and Marc Billard.
Dorothy’s intention for this meditative environment was for everyone to experience new ways to stretch the body, expand the mind, and achieve greater spiritual awareness.
In addition to being open to the public Monday through Sunday, events including performances and workshops took place in association with the 7 Healing Stars Oneness Center (7HS): art and culture, health and wellness, education, nutrition, sustainability, and community.
Exhibition Viewing Times
Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Access to art exhibitions may be restricted due to private events.
Please call 720-865-5570 ahead for availability or to make an appointment.
More information at the McNichols Building website
Thanks to the McNichols Building and Paul Bindel for creating this video and featuring it on its Facebook page.
Yess + Love = Bliss (2017) by Dorothy Tanner
Video lumia by Dorothy Tanner and Marc Billard
Lumonics Mind Spa, McNichols Building
Dorothy Tanner’s ‘Lumonics Mind Spa’ Offers Blissful Light Sculptures
by Colleen Smith
Art&object
June 15, 2018
We are honored to be part of the reception for the Americans for the Arts National Conference 2018 in the Lumonics Mind Spa at the McNichols Civic Center Building.
Happy City: Art for the People is a six-week, citywide art intervention with the purpose of breaking down personal, emotional and social barriers, while nurturing individual and collective well-being.”
The project brings together more than 10 artists’ perspectives to address ideas of happiness and community wellness, in order to imagine a more connected society. The installation sites are located throughout Denver, and include streets, alleyways, billboards, video screens, and Union Station, among others.
The project is initiated by British artist Stuart Semple and pays homage to Canadian journalist Charles Montgomery’s influential publication “Happy City.” Montgomery’s book questions the intersection between urban design and the science of happiness. In response, Happy City: Art for the People provides unexpected art experiences in public spaces with the hope of inciting curiosity and encouraging togetherness. Overall, the project invokes the question – can a city be happy?
On view May 18 through June 30, 2018
https://happycitydenver.com/
Thank you to Happy City Denver and Denver Theatre District for this posting:
Our friends over at Denver Arts & Venues are hosting Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery at the McNichols Building.
From now until July 15th, head over to the McNichols Building to see the “Lumonics Mind Spa”, a timely site-specific art installation by Dorothy Tanner. It features light sculptures by Dorothy and the late Mel Tanner, and music and video by Dorothy Tanner and Marc Billard.
Dorothy’s intention for this meditative environment is for everyone to experience new ways to stretch the body, expand the mind, and achieve greater spiritual awareness. It’s a great exhibition to compliment Happy City: Art for the People, too!
Exhibition Viewing Times (with some exceptions):
Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
#Imagine2020 #HappyCityDenver #Lumonics
Lumonics Mind Spa Event Flyers + Sunday Sanctuary + Scarlet Nights
Lumonics Mind Spa Art Works
First 4 Group Photos by Chris Haugen
for the McNichols Civic Center Building
Lumonics Mind Spa Art Works:
Photos by Marc Billard
Carnival by Mel Tanner
Exclamation Point by Dorothy Tanner (left)
Mind’s Eye by Dorothy Tanner
Yes + Love + Bliss by Dorothy Tanner
Y Not? by Dorothy Tanner
Y Not? by Dorothy Tanner
Transition by Mel Tanner
Triad by Dorothy Tanner
Triad by Dorothy Tanner
Light Spaces by Mel Tanner (left)
My Girlfriend by Dorothy Tanner
Octavo by Mel Tanner
Video still image by Dorothy Tanner and Marc Billard
Chakra by Dorothy Tanner
Enigma by Dorothy Tanner