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Lumonics is among the first and longest-running light art projects in the U.S. 

In Remembrance of the Founders of Lumonics

Artists Dorothy Tanner and Mel Tanner

Dorothy Tanner
(Jan. 30, 1923 – July 23, 2020)

Mel Tanner
(Sept. 26, 1925 – Oct. 21, 1993)

 

 

“Lumonics will lift you into the stratosphere of mind expansion.”
Denver Westword

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Light artists Dorothy and Mel Tanner originated this highly-acclaimed multisensory experience in 1969, and it continues to evolve.  The essence of Lumonics is in its ability to inspire creativity and elicit a profound sense of wonder.

What sets Lumonics Immersed apart from many other immersive experiences is that each performance is one-of-a kind, orchestrated live for the audience.

 Saturdays 
8 pm to 10 pm

 Doors open at 7:45 pm.
Performance begins at 8:15 pm.
Event ends at 10:00 pm.
Sit on comfy couches or floor cushions
Complimentary Refreshments
$20-25

The Elements:

  The Light Sculptures of Dorothy and Mel Tanner 
A rotating display of 75 light sculptures from a collection of over 200 from the past 50+ years

 The Lumonics Light Orchestra, Original Special Effects and Visual Music

  Lighting and the Effects Orchestrated Live by Lumonics’ Marc Billard


A 2-minute video of some of the elements of Lumonics Immersed including an excerpt from a previous performance:


 


Take a Virtual Tour of the Gallery and the Performance Space at Lumonics
that you can also control using your mouse or finger on a mobile.

Lumonics is excited to be supporting the next generation of young artists in Denver and the ever-growing Colorado  creative economy during the whole month of March!  All March long, we’re donating 10% of sales of the Lumonics Immersed events to Denver nonprofit, Youth on Record! 

 

 

It was an honor to be selected as the opening exhibit in The Galleri at Meow Wolf Denver’s Convergence Station that is devoted to Colorado artists. 

Postscript by Mel Tanner is part of the permanent collection of Meow Wolf

Postscript by Mel Tanner is part of the permanent collection of Meow Wolf 

 

Limited Editions

We have selected a few of Dorothy Tanner’s light sculptures as limited editions.

 

 

Our latest edition of the book Lumonics: The Light Art of Dorothy & Mel Tanner is now available. It chronicles the Tanners’ art journey and the evolution of their art form, Lumonics, as “told” through more than 120 photographs.
$20 

Front cover of Lumonics art bookFront cover of Lumonics art book

 

 

Public Art Exhibits in Colorado

 

 

2018 Mayor's Award for Arts & Culture Innovation Award

Dorothy Tanner received the Denver Mayor’s Award for Innovation in the Arts when she was 95, 2 years before she passed.

 

Yess + Love = Bliss by Dorothy Tanner

created for the opening of the Lumonics Mind Spa at the McNichols Civic Center Building in 2018

Yess + Love = Bliss
by Dorothy Tanner

 

Lumonics Partnering with Youth on Record in March

Music Matters March Lumonics is excited to be supporting the next generation of young artists in Denver and the ever-growing Colorado creative economy during the whole month of March!  All March long, we’re donating 10% of sales of theLumonics Immersed events to Denver nonprofit, Youth on Record!  If you’re not already familiar with this all-star organization, Youth …

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Colorado Synth Society at Lumonics on Sunday, March 17th

 Colorado Synth Society presents:Ann Annie with and Drift DiffusionSunday, March 17 at 6 pmAdvance TicketsAdmission $15  Ann Annie Spring Tour is coming to Colorado!! Ann Annie’s friends are supporting Ann’s Piano & Modular Synth with a  Cello, Saxophone, and Guitar. There will be exclusive merch and vinyl for sale at shows! The duo Sine Mountain and Drift Diffusion will be …

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Decade of Darshan Dance Company

DECADE OF DARSHAN- A kick off party to celebrate this 10 year anniversary of this very special community of Darshan Dance Company!! As well as a Rise and Vibes Music Festival Pre-Party!   At Lumonics Light and Sound Gallery Saturday, March 9th Ticket price: $25 advance, $30 at doorLimited Capacity for a  very special, intimate …

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“Jazz: Colorado’s Hugh Ragin playing Sun Ra” (Denver Post)

Thanks to Bret Saunders of the Denver Post for this article:“Jazz: Colorado’s Hugh Ragin playing Sun Ra” Here are a few excerpts: Hugh Ragin, as brilliant a trumpeter as he is a dedicated educator, greeted me at Englewood’s Colorado Jazz Workshop on a Saturday afternoon in January. He had just finished a day’s worth of …

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