AURORA Marries Art & Technology in Downtown Dallas

By Vicki MeekDowntown Dallas is about to be lit, both literally and figuratively this Saturday! AURORA2024 Biennial features 26 art activations by both Texas and international artists whocreate work that involves technology. The activations can be witnessed for free and runevery 30 minutes from 7 pm until 1 am, Saturday November 16. What’s an artactivation? Well, it’s everything from a colossal light show to a gospel choir, an all-female mariachi band to a high school marching band, and a myriad of visualstorytelling works and danceworks that explore issues important to our citizens!In 2010, two forward thinking artists and one equally forward-thinking arts supporterenvisioned a public art event that defied the typical definition of public art. ShanePennington, Joshua King and former Councilwoman Veletta Forsythe Lill birthedAURORA in the Dallas Arts District. It has since grown to include multiple events invarious neighborhoods and numerous artists from Texas and around the world. Light,sound, movement, music, all converge to present an exciting and surprising artisticgumbo, exposing Dallas to a kaleidoscope of the arts.This year, AURORA will be presented in the Dallas City Hall, Dallas Convention Centerarea, with spectacular light art projected on the walls of the buildings and performanceson their plazas. Some of the...