https://dallasaurora.com AURORA | ART, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:15:19 +0000 https://dallasaurora.com en https://dallasaurora.com/Home-Video Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:24:02 +0000 AURORA | ART, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY https://dallasaurora.com/Home-Video https://dallasaurora.com/NewHome Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:50:20 +0000 AURORA | ART, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY https://dallasaurora.com/NewHome SAVE THE DATE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AURORA BIENNIAL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NOV 4-21, 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SAVE THE DATE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AURORA BIENNIAL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NOV 4-21, 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SAVE THE DATE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AURORA BIENNIAL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NOV 4-21, 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EXPLORE, EXPERIMENT, EXPAND THE FUTURE OF ART &amp; TECHNOLOGY 2026 PROGRAMMING ︎︎︎AURORA Biennial: Nov. 4–21, 2026 <img width="1001" height="666" width_o="1001" height_o="666" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44d4aa70d3692e570d17645b32344b3987b7a79a2e7a183daa8279a0c9e1b9e6/AURORA_ArtQuest_Logo.png" data-mid="241085197" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/44d4aa70d3692e570d17645b32344b3987b7a79a2e7a183daa8279a0c9e1b9e6/AURORA_ArtQuest_Logo.png" />︎︎︎Art Quest 2026 <img width="1615" height="1074" width_o="1615" height_o="1074" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35bfefbd6a678e9c53d3195660f277472779a38cde13e3ef6d02b42cdec47958/VAN_2026_Thumbnail_VAN_thumbnail_2.png" data-mid="244512396" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35bfefbd6a678e9c53d3195660f277472779a38cde13e3ef6d02b42cdec47958/VAN_2026_Thumbnail_VAN_thumbnail_2.png" /> ︎︎︎Video Art NighT 2026 https://dallasaurora.com/About Thu, 05 May 2022 15:25:57 +0000 AURORA | ART, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY https://dallasaurora.com/About ABOUT Our mission is to inspire a more accessible future of art and technology by supporting the voices of today’s artists and connecting diverse communities through transformative public art experiences.&nbsp; A cornerstone of contemporary culture in North Texas, AURORA is a Dallas-based public arts organization working at the intersection of art, technology, and community. Through the AURORA Biennial exhibition and year-round AURORA Expanded programming, the organization engages regional and international audiences, helping establish Dallas as a global cultural center for art and technology. AURORA was founded in 2010 by artists Shane Pennington and Joshua King, along with veteran Dallas arts supporter Veletta Forsythe Lill. The inaugural exhibition was a one-night public art event featuring light, video, and sound artworks. Today, AURORA exists as a multifaceted platform. ︎︎︎ Discover past AURORA Biennial and AURORA Expanded events. <img width="2000" height="1331" width_o="2000" height_o="1331" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2fa048cbabcbbbe77af72433118216ac506669935e923efe5f509568566a16ae/Aurora2024_Daniel-Canogar_photo-Can-Turkyilmaz_07.jpg" data-mid="228467206" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2fa048cbabcbbbe77af72433118216ac506669935e923efe5f509568566a16ae/Aurora2024_Daniel-Canogar_photo-Can-Turkyilmaz_07.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c502b8249b2178b126ede4fb15be436f4005b1fbcd1f26e4a0561ac07784836/Aurora2024_Woodrow-Wilson-High-School_photo-Can-Turkyilmaz_01.jpg" data-mid="228467667" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c502b8249b2178b126ede4fb15be436f4005b1fbcd1f26e4a0561ac07784836/Aurora2024_Woodrow-Wilson-High-School_photo-Can-Turkyilmaz_01.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64131604f253682f0c072a84375e61c796f562de81696fc80f6ffa3e047c8041/Aurora2024_Jess-Garland_photo-Can-Turkyilmaz_10.jpg" data-mid="228469522" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/64131604f253682f0c072a84375e61c796f562de81696fc80f6ffa3e047c8041/Aurora2024_Jess-Garland_photo-Can-Turkyilmaz_10.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="450" width_o="800" height_o="450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f0268773f9094da1fa7630272dc22c197f6af0583ccdc5e9e6908e36237383a/AURORA2018_refik-anadol_melting-memories_photo-paperlyte.jpeg" data-mid="141764235" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/2f0268773f9094da1fa7630272dc22c197f6af0583ccdc5e9e6908e36237383a/AURORA2018_refik-anadol_melting-memories_photo-paperlyte.jpeg" /> <img width="5860" height="3899" width_o="5860" height_o="3899" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e101a7dc3e07b0d2e90831daab5f7be8714b7d5e267ae4a00b4f084de6ec86d/PZ6_9150.jpeg" data-mid="228467227" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e101a7dc3e07b0d2e90831daab5f7be8714b7d5e267ae4a00b4f084de6ec86d/PZ6_9150.jpeg" /> <img width="2000" height="1331" width_o="2000" height_o="1331" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/896029419e84a98b87a572282761473d5844828b8ef6ea8ba39d7aefd2b51642/Aurora2024_Tramaine-Townsend_photo-Can-Turkyilmaz_07.jpg" data-mid="228469227" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/896029419e84a98b87a572282761473d5844828b8ef6ea8ba39d7aefd2b51642/Aurora2024_Tramaine-Townsend_photo-Can-Turkyilmaz_07.jpg" /> <img width="800" height="533" width_o="800" height_o="533" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1d8b1c4925bb63c07aa39ec5d2fe45298d7e0fc3dab09349c4deb3f4ae82c008/AURORA2018_miguel-chevalier_digital_icons_photo-Nicolas-Gaudelet_8.jpeg" data-mid="141763907" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/1d8b1c4925bb63c07aa39ec5d2fe45298d7e0fc3dab09349c4deb3f4ae82c008/AURORA2018_miguel-chevalier_digital_icons_photo-Nicolas-Gaudelet_8.jpeg" /> CONTACT ︎︎︎ info@dallasaurora.com PRESS INQUIRIES Christine Rogers (SparkFarm) ︎︎︎christine.rogers@thesparkfarm.com Recent Press and Press Releases Co-Founders Shane PenningtonAurora Co-Founder,Creative AdvisorJoshua KingAurora Co-Founder,Executive Director Veletta Forsythe LillAurora Co-Founder,Founding ExecutiveDirector of the Dallas Arts District TEAM Monica Salazar (MONA Productions)Communications and Programming Director Corey MoultonProduction and Administrative Manager Kwame LewisRhiannon R. Martin Production CoordinatorNatalie Jordan Development Coordinator&nbsp; Adela Lovric (MONA Productions)Anna Russ (MONA Productions)Marketing and Communications Jesse Slater (MONA Productions)Social Media Tractor BeamDesignLightware LabsCamron Ware Courtney WareProjectionists BOARD MEMBERS L.D. ThomasPresident Veletta Forsythe Lill Vice President Arthur Santa-MariaSecretary/Treasurer Jacob NavarreteOfficer Shalissa Perry Officer Heather ReichstadtOfficer Megan Ruth Bowdon WilkinsonOfficer AURORA BIENNIAL Since its foundation, the AURORA Biennial has transformed Dallas neighborhoods into curated, large-scale exhibitions, free and open to the public. The Biennial is also an important platform for exchange between regional and international artists and curators. The next AURORA Biennial will take place from November 4–21, 2026. For the first time, it will unfold over three weeks, activating Dallas with events before culminating in a free, citywide outdoor exhibition on November 21 at Dallas City Hall, the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, and the AT&amp;T Discovery District. Curated by Julia Kaganskiy and Tairone Bastien under the title States of Becoming, the 7th edition of the Biennial responds to a moment of profound transformation—from the climate crisis and the rise of AI to the erosion of democratic norms. Visit the AURORA Biennial&nbsp;page for more details.<img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/104192ec1402710ef6ad6c5087f57530e290f3dbcc609e91faa3c61ccfd6678d/08_AURORA2018_miguel-chevalier_digital_icons_photo-Nicolas-Gaudelet_2.JPG" data-mid="218401103" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/104192ec1402710ef6ad6c5087f57530e290f3dbcc609e91faa3c61ccfd6678d/08_AURORA2018_miguel-chevalier_digital_icons_photo-Nicolas-Gaudelet_2.JPG" />Miguel Chevalier, Digital Icons, 2018, part of AURORA 2018. Photo by Nicolas Gaudelet <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c2819301b8a62470daefd39ada7fbf688a596f03fd99d0c905a70ba1d714a147/01_AURORA2018_alicia-eggert_all-the-light_photo-Stephan-Lucas_21.jpg" data-mid="218400993" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c2819301b8a62470daefd39ada7fbf688a596f03fd99d0c905a70ba1d714a147/01_AURORA2018_alicia-eggert_all-the-light_photo-Stephan-Lucas_21.jpg" /> Alicia Eggert, All the Light, 2017, part of AURORA 2018. Photo by Stephan Lucas <img width="3500" height="1965" width_o="3500" height_o="1965" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae817374f503d00bbff66dd7ca647be8970e7e00de9fd041183102e1ee87d983/Aurora2015_James-Clar_Pixelated-Serenity_Courtesy-the-artist_14.jpg" data-mid="218401901" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ae817374f503d00bbff66dd7ca647be8970e7e00de9fd041183102e1ee87d983/Aurora2015_James-Clar_Pixelated-Serenity_Courtesy-the-artist_14.jpg" />James Clar, Pixelated Serenity, Part of AURORA 2015. Courtesy the artist AURORA EXPANDED AURORA’s auxiliary program, AURORA Expanded, is a regional program focused on spotlighting and supporting North Texas artists through a year-round series of site-specific installations, special events and social gatherings. AURORA Expanded’s most recent events include Video Art Night,&nbsp;an outdoor, immersive exhibition of moving image artworks, taking place in various locations across Downtown Dallas, as well as educational and community outreach programs such as Art Quest, an interactive, scavenger-style art discovery program⁠. This unique program connects diverse communities with regional artists through interactive, scavenger hunt-style events.&nbsp; Visit the AURORA Expanded page for more details. <img width="1500" height="998" width_o="1500" height_o="998" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae03d8266f2eb492dcf76a9da88ed9f1c58caa32e30162b298af70759e7cf282/PZ2_1740.jpg" data-mid="251883733" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ae03d8266f2eb492dcf76a9da88ed9f1c58caa32e30162b298af70759e7cf282/PZ2_1740.jpg" /> Video Art Night in Dallas, 2026, Photo by Turk Studio <img width="1000" height="667" width_o="1000" height_o="667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e6569415314c168fc2bb7ee0780da78a4a98704cb3b767f98d030c85e77eae8/AURORA-Expanded_2020_Area3_Tramaine-Twonsend_Copyright-Paperlyte-photo-Christian-Vasquez_03.jpeg" data-mid="141764404" border="0" alt="Tramaine Townsend, &lsquo;Suspense,&rsquo; 2020" data-caption="Tramaine Townsend, ‘Suspense,’ 2020" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e6569415314c168fc2bb7ee0780da78a4a98704cb3b767f98d030c85e77eae8/AURORA-Expanded_2020_Area3_Tramaine-Twonsend_Copyright-Paperlyte-photo-Christian-Vasquez_03.jpeg" />Tramaine Townsend, Suspense, 2020, part of AURORA Expanded: Area 3 exhibition, Dallas, TX. Photo by Christian Vasquez, © Paperlyte <img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff7ec8f99ce6885c11d3db12351d1f3c57a8c3d635030087e31d4f7f8b7eebaa/15_AURORAExpanded_2018_Jess-garland_-resurrecting-gaia_at-kettle-art_photo-by-paperlyte_14.jpg" data-mid="218400944" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ff7ec8f99ce6885c11d3db12351d1f3c57a8c3d635030087e31d4f7f8b7eebaa/15_AURORAExpanded_2018_Jess-garland_-resurrecting-gaia_at-kettle-art_photo-by-paperlyte_14.jpg" />&nbsp;Jess Garland, Resurrecting Gaia, 2018, part of AURORA Expanded 2018. Photo by Paperlyte A.rt Experience is a 501(c)(3) publicly supported charity, Federal Tax ID 93-3661865. All contributions to the AURORA Fund of The Dallas Foundation are tax deductible, as allowed by law. https://dallasaurora.com/News-Art-Quest-Announcement-3 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:15:19 +0000 AURORA | ART, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY https://dallasaurora.com/News-Art-Quest-Announcement-3 PARTICIPATE IN THE NEXT Art Quest ON JULY 16TH, 2022 Art Quest continues this coming Saturday, July 16th&nbsp;in Bachman Lake neighborhood with the opportunity to win Pearly Gates, an original sculpture by artist Brooks Oliver. The clues for finding Pearly Gates will be revealed on July 16th at 10 am to AURORA’s newsletter subscribers and Instagram followers. Art Quest scavenger hunt-style events will continue each Saturday until August 6th, along with two workshops by Nitashia Johnson taking place on July 23rd and 27th at Urban Arts Center (807 Hutchins Rd, Dallas, TX 75203). Click here to learn more.&nbsp; <img width="2149" height="1477" width_o="2149" height_o="1477" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/777b84b4db7dc813f2e16ffe4704903f2cde751805fee05cdc22939f676d9493/Brooks-Oliver---Studio-shot1.jpeg" data-mid="147781875" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/777b84b4db7dc813f2e16ffe4704903f2cde751805fee05cdc22939f676d9493/Brooks-Oliver---Studio-shot1.jpeg" />&nbsp;Brooks Oliver in his studio&nbsp; https://dallasaurora.com/News-Art-Quest-Announcement-2 Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:33:37 +0000 AURORA | ART, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY https://dallasaurora.com/News-Art-Quest-Announcement-2 JOIN Art Quest—Public Art Scavenger Hunt &amp; Community Workshops Dallasites are invited to join the first Art Quest event this coming Saturday, July 9th, at Jubilee Park with the opportunity to win Tree Spirit, an original sculpture by artist Andrew F. Scott. The clues for finding Tree Spirit will be revealed on the morning of July 9th to AURORA’s newsletter subscribers and Instagram followers. Art Quest scavenger hunt-style events will continue each Saturday until August 6th, along with two workshops by Nitashia Johnson taking place on July 23rd and 27th at Urban Arts Center (807 Hutchins Rd, Dallas, TX 75203). Click here to learn more.&nbsp; <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c733e8395d44c7f618c4f8e71f1accb1c4db273775942005b44b9f8027173927/TreeSpirit013.jpg" data-mid="147107301" border="0" data-scale="44" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c733e8395d44c7f618c4f8e71f1accb1c4db273775942005b44b9f8027173927/TreeSpirit013.jpg" />&nbsp; Andrew Scott, Tree Spirit https://dallasaurora.com/News-Art-Quest-Announcement Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:39:05 +0000 AURORA | ART, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY https://dallasaurora.com/News-Art-Quest-Announcement JOIN Art Quest—Public Art Scavenger Hunt &amp; Community Workshops This summer, AURORA is launching&nbsp;Art Quest⁠—a month-long, public art discovery and workshop program with an exciting game element. It will take place every Saturday from July 9th to August 6th, 2022 in five Dallas neighborhoods: Bonton Neighborhood, Vickery Meadow, Bachman Lake, Pleasant Grove, and Jubilee Park. AURORA has commissioned five valuable art objects developed with 3D printing technologies—by Victor Enam,&nbsp;Heather Gorham,&nbsp;Brooks Oliver,&nbsp; Andrew Scott, and Eric Trich—which will be placed weekly at a new secret outdoor location. The first finder will be able to collect the artwork on the spot, along with a certificate of authenticity, and meet the artist who created it. Click here to learn more.&nbsp; <img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7896482de3dc92e8e822903fd82bc07a47cadecb82b35dbc8be1640bf159bb3e/render-3.png" data-mid="146193118" border="0" data-scale="81" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7896482de3dc92e8e822903fd82bc07a47cadecb82b35dbc8be1640bf159bb3e/render-3.png" />&nbsp; https://dallasaurora.com/News-Video-Art-Nights Fri, 20 May 2022 16:40:19 +0000 AURORA | ART, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY https://dallasaurora.com/News-Video-Art-Nights VIDEO ART NIGHTS COMING TO DALLAS OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACES IN APRILVideo Art Nights⁠—AURORA's five-night video projection program, developed together with Downtown Dallas, Inc. in celebration of Dallas Arts Month—kicks off on Friday, April 1st at 8 pm at West End Square. It will continue each Friday evening in April at parks and outdoor surfaces in Downtown Dallas, with projection programs curated by the New Media Cooperative, Bart Weiss, and Andrew F. Scott. Click here to learn more. <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0bcb4e5bfc4a4666254fd00e0a470114a32416cc8d880bf13b379dd6797d7df7/still-2-.jpg" data-mid="146190916" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0bcb4e5bfc4a4666254fd00e0a470114a32416cc8d880bf13b379dd6797d7df7/still-2-.jpg" />&nbsp; https://dallasaurora.com/News-Light-Year Fri, 20 May 2022 16:40:58 +0000 AURORA | ART, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY https://dallasaurora.com/News-Light-Year WATCH THE FULL PROGRAM OF LIGHT YEAR 79: MOMENTARYAURORA has teamed up with LIGHT YEAR to present an exciting program of video artworks projected onto the Manhattan Bridge in New York City, screened at SCOPE BLN in Berlin, and streamed on LIGHT YEAR’s Facebook page on November 4th, 2021. The exhibition line-up, curated by Leslie Moody Castro, included artworks by six North Texas-based multimedia artists: Kelsey Baker, Jeremy Biggers, Melanie Clemmons, Hector Ramirez, Tramaine Townsend, and Jennifer Wester.Watch the full program online here. Click here to learn more. <img width="640" height="468" width_o="640" height_o="468" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d674f56a2291a94a6d8ecbcbdb772db6de39dc5cd7026c9d6a83aca5230ae89d/image-asset.jpeg" data-mid="146191925" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/d674f56a2291a94a6d8ecbcbdb772db6de39dc5cd7026c9d6a83aca5230ae89d/image-asset.jpeg" /> https://dallasaurora.com/News-NS-NF-Regional-Artist-Talk Fri, 20 May 2022 16:41:00 +0000 AURORA | ART, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY https://dallasaurora.com/News-NS-NF-Regional-Artist-Talk WATCH NEW STORIES: NEW FUTURES&nbsp;REGIONAL ARTIST TALKOn August 21, the Kimbell Art Museum hosted the second artist talk at their Piano Pavilion Auditorium with ten artists who took part in the supporting group exhibition of New Stories: New Futures. The talk was split into two blocks and moderated by the exhibition curator Dr. Lauren Cross. The two-part talk, which was livestreamed on the Arts Council of Fort Worth’s Facebook page, can be watched online here. Click here to learn more. <img width="580" height="580" width_o="580" height_o="580" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54f922a0f1924164db2868ad04b882a967e0367cd7a39521d192d4f81d16aa0b/IMG_2495.JPG" data-mid="146191756" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/580/i/54f922a0f1924164db2868ad04b882a967e0367cd7a39521d192d4f81d16aa0b/IMG_2495.JPG" /> https://dallasaurora.com/News-NS-NF-Artist-Talk Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:29:45 +0000 AURORA | ART, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY https://dallasaurora.com/News-NS-NF-Artist-Talk WATCH NEW STORIES: NEW FUTURES&nbsp;ARTIST TALK WITH QUAYOLA AND REFIK ANADOLOn August 26, the Arts Council of Fort Worth hosted an online artist talk with Refik Anadol and Quayola, moderated by the New Stories: New Futures exhibition curator DooEun Choi. Watch the recording of the talk here to learn more about the artistic processes of the two artists whose large-scale public art installations were projected onto the iconic Pioneer Tower on August 20 and 21. Click here to learn more! <img width="4598" height="2948" width_o="4598" height_o="2948" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ab952da3f597ab29c6b785d866461b3dd5cb4124363f36cacc4529cc8fc07de/Refik-Anadol_Credit-Efsun-Erkilic.jpg" data-mid="146192084" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ab952da3f597ab29c6b785d866461b3dd5cb4124363f36cacc4529cc8fc07de/Refik-Anadol_Credit-Efsun-Erkilic.jpg" /><img width="533" height="533" width_o="533" height_o="533" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8cf3bd1cfa382768f25c1e69bcc660c9734e98ee94602c70e2736ff8faee32de/Quayola.jpg" data-mid="146192083" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/533/i/8cf3bd1cfa382768f25c1e69bcc660c9734e98ee94602c70e2736ff8faee32de/Quayola.jpg" />