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Hi Everyone!  Hope the new year is going well! Here is some of what’s going on at Lumonics. Culture Hopping with the Biennial of the Americas   Lumonics truly enjoyed hosting the January Culture Hop of the Biennial of the Americas which is based in Denver, CO. Attendees were very appreciative of the light art …

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Students from the Strasburg School District

It was a great pleasure to host students from the Strasburg School District. The students ranged from 2nd grade to 8th  grade, and despite the variation in ages, they got along with each other so nicely. Strasburg is located about 40 miles east of Denver. The field trip consisted of:  1. “The Art of Seeing” …

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Neuroarts Resource Center

    This past May, while watching the  PBS Newshour, there was a segment about neuro arts.  Journalist Jeffrey Brown  visited the Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore  for PBS’s  arts and culture series, CANVAS. One of the topics was the book, ‘Your Brain On Art: How The Arts Transform Us,’ shows both the growth …

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Pre-Lumonics: Post-World War II

After serving in combat in WW II, Mel Tanner enrolled at the Brooklyn Museum Art School under the new G.I. Bill. This photo was on the cover of the 1950-51 School Catalog. Max Beckmann (foreground), Mel Tanner (far right). Mel was a student in Mr. Beckmann’s painting class. Max Beckmann died in 1950. Mel Tanner …

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