Welcome to the Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery website.
Lumonics is among the first and longest-running light art projects in the U.S.
In Remembrance of the Founders of Lumonics
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:
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
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
Public Art Exhibits in Colorado
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