Tag: Denver

May Newsletter

Happy May, Everyone!Appreciating the longer days! Lumonics ImmersedEvery Saturday at 8 pm Hope you can see Sanctum (1992) by Mel Tanner, the “newest” addition at Lumonics Immersed. Teammate Marc Billard recently photographed Sanctum. So happy it is no longer in storage! Light artists Dorothy and Mel Tanner originated this multisensory experience in 1969. Although they …

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Six cool things to do in Denver this week by Isaac Vargas

Six cool things to do in Denver this week by Isaac Vargas Immersive Jazz-Art Experience at LumonicsDate: Friday, May 19, 7 – 9:30 p.m.Location: 800 E 73rd Ave, Unit 11 Every third and fourth Friday, the Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery presents an evening of art, film, and live improvisational jazz accompanied by the Lumonics …

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Art and Well-Being

The relationship between art and wellness has been important to Lumonics since its inception. 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 …

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Review of the Tanners’ Lumonics Retrospective at MOA by Todd Siler

Todd Siler Luminous Art Inspiring Our Hearts-n-Minds To Dream With Wonder: Experiencing the Art of Mel and Dorothy Tanner Art Review by Todd SilerFebruary, 2017 When I first encountered the art universe of Mel and Dorothy Tanner in the current retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, my mind leaped “back to the future”. …

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