The Lumonics Mind Spa: Thornton
Thornton Arts & Culture Center
9209 Dorothy Boulevard, Thornton
June 2 through September 24, 2020
The Lumonics Mind Spa: Thornton
Lumonics Mind Spa: Thornton
Light Sculptures by Dorothy & Mel Tanner
Video Art by Marc Billard
From the City of Thornton Calendar of Events
This site-specific art installation will use light and sound to create a contemplative environment to facilitate mediation and reflection.
There will be two points of engagement to accommodate social distancing:
Online: Follow Arts Thornton on Facebook and Instagram for posts showcasing Lumonics’ work over the years.
OZ Gallery: Light sculptures, video and sound will envelop viewers in our gallery/meditation space.
Lumonics Light and Sound Gallery is based in Adams County and is one of the first and longest-running light art studios in the United States. Lumonics Mind Spa: Thornton is free and open to the public. You can help Lumonics continue to serve Adams County by contributing to their Go Fund Me Campaign here.
Thanks to Susan Froyd of Denver Westword for including the new Lumonics Mind Spa: Thornton in her Art Attack: Twelve Ways to See Art, Live or Otherwise This Weekend column on June 3, 2020
“The traveling Lumonics Mind Spa, a meditative extravaganza of light art by Dorothy and Mel Tanner, with video art and music by Marc Billard and Dorothy Tanner, lands in Thornton this summer at the Thornton Arts & Culture Center, which is open for business with limitations. A maximum of ten people will be allowed to contemplate the art and let their minds free in the gallery at one time, and safety protocols will be enforced. Just the thing for folks who’ve been trapped in their houses for weeks.”
Lumonics Mind Spa at the Thornton Arts & Culture Center
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The Lumonics Mind Spa: Thornton is now open to the public at the Thornton Arts & Culture Center. It consists of the light sculptures of Dorothy Tanner and Mel Tanner, and the video art of Dorothy Tanner and Marc Billard. Lumonics, also based in Adams County, is one of the earliest and longest-running light art studios in the U.S., and selected the art from its 50+ year archive. The intention of the exhibit is to create a space for contemplation and meditation, and to stimulate creativity.
The Thornton Arts & Culture Center is located at 9209 Dorothy Boulevard.
The hours are Tuesdays through Thursdays, 1 to 5 p.m. through September 24.
A maximum of 10 people at a time are permitted to experience the exhibit, and there are markers for social distancing. Children younger than 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Walk-ins are welcome, or reserve a time on Eventbrite. Wear a mask!
The Lumonics Mind Spa is a concept developed by Dorothy Tanner. It was first introduced at The Scarlet in Central City, a healing arts and events center, and then presented at the McNichols Civic Center Building in 2018. It became the longest-running exhibit in its history, extended twice (8 months). Dorothy Tanner was named as the recipient of the Denver Mayor’s Award for Innovation in the Arts.
The exhibit was also part of Happy City: Art for the People, 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 brought together more than 10 artists’ perspectives to address ideas of happiness and community wellness in order to imagine a more connected society.
The Lumonics Mind Spas foster a state of comfort, relaxation and creativity. Lumonics is reaching out to museum administrators, city planners, art consultants, architects, and designers to bring more temporary and permanent Lumonics Mind Spas to fruition in Colorado. For more information, visit www.lumonics.net or email lumonics@gmail.com.
Thornton Arts welcomes the summer
Recommended activities for the coming weeks
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Column by Clarke Reader
The Thornton Arts and Culture Division is emerging from the COVID-19 closedown with several free activities that provide artistic connection and take into account the need to keep attendees safe.
“We’ve been looking for ways to deliver creative experiences to our communities,” said Alisa Zimmerman, arts and culture manager with the City of Thornton. “It’s going to be a work in progress — something we’ll tweak as we go through summer. We want the arts to be a way people can engage in a positive way.”
The first activity, Lumonics Mind Spa: Thornton, runs through Sept. 25 in the OZ Gallery at the Thornton Arts and Culture Center, 9209 Dorothy Blvd. The Denver-based Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery worked to create the installation which, according to provided information, uses “the light sculptures of artists Dorothy Tanner and Mel Tanner, and the video art and music of Marc Ballard and Dorothy Tanner, to create a soothing space for reflection and contemplation.”
As Zimmerman explained, there can be no more than 10 people in the gallery at a time, but while there they can meditate or bring their own art supplies to create in the multi-sensory installation.
“It’s a bit like the Calm app. We want people to come, get out of their homes, mellow out in this space and see how art can be different than a framed picture,” she said. “It’s really a different experience, and people might get something different from it each time. We hope people leave and feel a little renewed, refreshed and not so stressed.”
Photos by Joni Goodwin, member of the City of Thornton Art Council:
Exit by Mel Tanner
Spires by Dorothy Tanner
Visitor by Mel Tanner
Cocoon by Dorothy Tanner
Sanctum by Mel Tanner (left), Spires by Dorothy Tanner (center), Directional II by Mel Tanner
Galileo’s Table by Mel Tanner (left), Eye of the Storm (center), Flora by Mel Tanner (right)