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Durham to be transformed into glittering outdoor
gallery for Lumiere 10th anniversary programme

14th – 17th November 2019

ABOVE: I Love Durham , Jacques Rival, Lumiere Durham 2011, produced by Artichoke.
Photo by Matthew Andrews

▪ Full programme and locations revealed for the UK’s largest light festival
▪ Highlights include a giant slinky, a piano-powered projection, a monumental
snowdome and a fog sculpture cascading across the River Wear
▪ Artists from as far afield as Canada, Japan and New Zealand will join UK artists in
lighting up Durham City for four nights
▪ Visitors will be able to navigate the festival using the new Lumiere app
The full programme of 37 artworks for Lumiere 2019 has been revealed today.

Created by Artichoke, Lumiere runs from Thursday 14 th – Sunday 17 th November
2019. For the most ambitious edition of Lumiere yet, a selection of favourite artworks
from previous festivals will sit alongside a host of new commissions by international
artists and fresh talentfrom the North East.

Free to attend, the festival will reimagine the city through dramatic installations,
dynamic projections and reflective works, which showcase the diversity and creativity of
light art. The festival is commissioned by Durham County Council, with additional
support from Arts Council England , Durham University and a host of further funders and
supporters.

Lumiere 2019 marks 10 years since the festival first launched in Durham. This dazzling
night-time spectacle has now become an unmissable fixture in the cultural calendar of
the North East. While the number of artworks and visitors has continued to increase, the
idea behind the festival – to bring art out onto the streets and cast the city in a new light
– has remained steadfast.
Since the first edition, Lumiere has returned to the city every other year, as well as
lighting up Derry~Londonderry in 2013, during its year as UK City of Culture, and