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Day Tahi

Jun 9, 2018

Check out what our capture team whipped up after the first day of LUMA18 Produced by: Jonny James Directed by: Jonny James Assistant Director: Dale Wowk Cam Op: Martin Stokes Cam Assist: Dale Wowk Sound: Rosa Good Edited by: Jonny James

Illuminated Identities

May 23, 2018

Wakatipu Potters Group is a not-for-profit community pottery club. We have been in existence since 1982 and are located at 50 Stanley Street Queenstown, at the corner of Stanley and Ballarat Streets, inside the Queenstown Art Society building. Every day we play a game...

Partnership

Apr 13, 2018

LUMA Southern Light Project partnership opportunities. Video by: Storyworks

Lights on

Apr 11, 2018

LUMA 2018 - Shining a Spotlight on Queenstown. As the nights are getting colder, thoughts of winter are starting to creep into New Zealander's minds. Lighting up our cold winter nights again this year is LUMA; Queenstown’s award-winning light festival (June 1 - 4)....

The Human Moth

Apr 2, 2018

With less than ten weeks until Queenstown’s award-winning light festival illuminates the night sky, the countdown is officially on. We catch up with Angus Muir, the man behind Angus Muir Design (the human Moth). Huge thanks to Storyworks for their work on the video!

Brighter

Mar 29, 2018

LUMA Southern Light Project is the event of the year that captures the creative hearts of the people in Queenstown. Drawing a crowd of all ages together to celebrate art and culture with an awe-inspiring free light festival located in the Queenstown Gardens. This...

For the win

Nov 15, 2017

The trust behind New Zealand’s favorite light festival, LUMA, has recently been announced as the 2017 Trustpower Award Supreme Winner in the Trustpower Queenstown Lakes Community Awards. The award recognises the LUMA Light Festival Trust and the contribution of...

Encounter

Jul 27, 2017

The 2017 LUMA Southern Light Project, was a free community event which lit up Queenstown Gardens for four nights of art, showcasing a selection of unique light sculptures and installations from both local and international artists. The magical weekend brought...

The people

Mar 1, 2017

What’s it like to be responsible for ensuring Queenstown’s biggest art and light festival is 100% up and running? We catch up with Simon Holden to find out… First of all, what is LUMA… LUMA is a free arts and light festival in Queenstown, taking place on the 2nd - 5th...