VIDEO ART NIGHT (VAN) 2024

In celebration of Dallas Arts Month, AURORA and Downtown Dallas, Inc. were thrilled to present the latest edition of VAN. This one-night event took place on April 5, 2024 from 6 to 10 pm, transforming Pegasus Plaza into an outdoor, immersive exhibition with video artworks created by leading Texas artists.

In parallel with the curated program, visitors were invited to enjoy live music, refreshments, and DJ set by DJ Blake, hosted by Downtown Dallas, Inc.

This special edition of VAN marked the first time AURORA invited Texas-based artists to propose their video artworks for the projection program through an OPEN CALL.

Pegasus Plaza
1500 Main Street
Dallas, TX 75201

Featured Artists:
Courtney Ware
Evita Tezeno
experimenta.I.
Holly Veselka
Jiatong Yao
LabSynthE
Melanie Clemmons and Zak Loyd
UXRA
Weyni Kahsay
Yuliya Lanina

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OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS

The deadline for submissions: February 25, 2024

AURORA cordially invited Texas-based individual artists and collectives, aged 18 and above, to propose their video artworks to be considered for the projection program of the 2024 VAN.

Proposals explored innovative approaches to AURORA’s 2024 Biennial theme, FuturePresentPast, conceived to ignite new ideas about the future. This overarching theme encompasses topics such as community connections, health advocacy, environmental sustainability, and the impact of displacement and migration on evolving cities. Responding to one or more of these topics, the selected works contributed to an immersive exhibition, offering visitors the opportunity to experience art in an unexpected setting.

The works should be submitted exclusively in a vertical format to be projection-mapped onto a 4-foot-wide and 8-foot-tall panel without sound.

For questions about the open call or VAN, please contact Corey Godfrey at corey@dallasaurora.com.