Guided Tour for Seniors

A guided tour for seniors 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. Up to 25 people are recommended at a time.

In addition to seniors, we also have a program for the developmentally-challenged community.

Lumonics is a multisensory environment of light sculptures, video art projection, and music. Your body is relaxed, and the right side of your brain (the creative, emotional side) is at full stimulation.  It is intended to bring you into a state of comfort and expanded awareness. 

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

The Elements of the Guided Tour 

1. “The Art of Seeing” video, intended to help focus how to observe the light art while listening to relaxing music

2. Brief history of Lumonics, one of the first and longest-running light art projects in the U.S.

3. Tour of the gallery, art studio, and the Lumonics School of Light Art and engage with the art.

4. How the music, light art, and the immersive experience are created

5. Award-winning light and sound immersion to activate the senses, orchestrated live

6. A visit “behind the curtain” to see how we present the immersion. (optional)

7. Questions and Answer Session

8. Light refreshments

Above: a segment of the performance with everyone seated on couches,
chairs, or in wheelchairs, designed to relax and stimulate creativity

 

The Light and Sound Immersion

Lumonics Immersed is an innovative approach to art and creativity, and a memorable and transformative experience. It will leave you feeling inspired and energized.

We provide the setting to enable the audience members to exercise their imaginative powers and hopefully be inspired to go further in their endeavors.

The Smith Agency Clients watch “The Art of Seeing” to help train their eyes for observation

Reset your brain and boost your well-being through aesthetic experiences!

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. 

“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

“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.
The relationship between art and wellness has been important to Lumonics since its inception in the 1960s.

Residents of Kavod Assisted Living

Lumonics meets all the guidelines for ADA accessibility.
There are no stairs, and the transport vehicle can stop right at the door.

Our guided tour and performance for seniors is custom-designed to meet the needs of attendees.

 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.

Please submit the form and we will contact you. Thank you!

Life Enrichment Director Randi Stafford (right) with some of the residents of Modena Cherry Creek Assisted Living

“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)

“Lumonics was a wonderful and enlightening experience. Thank you for the photos, the information on where we can find more about exhibits and being so accommodating to our group. We look forward to visiting again in the future!”
– Randi Stafford, Dir- Life Enrichment, Modena Cherry Creek

Lumonics is the creation of the late 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.

Residents of Modena Cherry Creek  in front of Lumonics

Link to Full Screen Virtual Tour

Residents of Frasier Meadows Assisted Living

 Lumonics Legacy Project
Your financial contribution goes toward protecting and preserving more than 200 light sculptures created by the late Mel and Dorothy Tanner, the founders of Lumonics. The money raised helps create a sustainable legacy and future, establishing a Friends Of Lumonics non-profit, and creating partnerships to share this art with the world.

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)