WHAT IS LUMINOCITY?
This is our third LuminoCity festival held in Devonport, Tasmania. As we grow the event, our aim is to create something unique to our community that celebrates creativity and innovation while providing a unique and enchanting experience for all ages.
If you would like to be involved or have any ideas for future festivals feel free to reach out at Events@Devonport.tas.gov.au .
BREATH
Be mesmerised by Breath, a 100 cubic metre kinetic sculpture of undulating silk and video projections, controlled by choreographed fans. The Joy from Thin Air trio will respond to the billowing installation in real time, with an initial hour long performance of blissful, ecstatic improvisation, recording the soundtrack for the rest of Breath’s run during the Devonport Jazz Festival. At the RANT Arts church building, video will float and dance across luminescent silk to the band’s soundtrack as they explore the multi-cultural and mysterious significance of breath, spirit, wind, and the numinous.
Breath is an artwork by Ian Chia and Darryl Rogers, with support from Junction Arts Festival, RANT Arts and the Regional Arts Fund.
Breath will be on display at RANT Arts, Stewart Street daily from Wednesday 23 July – Sunday 27 July, 10am-4pm.
PAPER + LIGHT
LuminoCity is excited to launch a community art project, and we want YOU to be a part of it. It’s all about getting creative with paper and light. Fold it, cut it, shape it -add some light to make it shine. Create a small, illuminated artwork using paper and light. We’re looking for striking, delicate, and creative pieces that explore the interaction between paper, light, and shadow. Selected works will be exhibited in a small, intimate gallery space during LuminoCity.
Submission Deadline: Monday 7 July
Exhibition Date: 14-27 July – Ambleside Room, paranaple centre
For more information contact us at Events@devonport.tas.gov.au.
A GHOSTLY TOUR
Join us on a guided “ghost tour” as Devonport’s former Harbourmaster Captain Billy takes you through the museum by torchlight, sharing captivating, historic exhibits in Devonport’s Harbourmaster’s cottage.
After the tour, enjoy a traditional warming hot toddy made with the finest Tasmanian ingredients and test your knowledge at our candle lit quiz.
Will you win our treasure? Join us for a night of local history, hospitality, and fun!
When: Thursday 17 July, 7pm
Where: Bass Strait Maritime Centre, 6 Gloucester Avenue, Devonport
Cost: $40 adults / $35 concessions
Booking: Online
DEVONPORT’S MARITIME LANTERNS – A GLOW FROM THE PAST
Devonport’s Bass Strait Maritime Museum is proud to present its fine collection of historic ship’s lanterns, as part of a new lighting spectacle. For the first time in over a century, these wonderful brass and copper ship lanterns from the 19th and early 20th centuries will be illuminated, including a recently donated lantern from Tasmania’s much-loved ferry, The Empress of Tasmania. Visible from Bluff Road, the lanterns will shine from the windows of the historic harbour master’s cottage in Joshua Slocomb Park. Join us in celebrating Devonport’s maritime heritage as our lanterns shine brightly once more.
When: Evenings from Saturday 5 – Sunday 20 July. Best viewed after dark.
Where: Bass Strait Maritime Museum, Joshua Slocum Park, viewable from Bluff Road.
Cost: Free to enjoy the display at night.
FROM SKY TO SEA SOUND & LIGHT SHOW
From Sky to Sea is an uplifting journey that narrates the story of Devonport and its surrounds over the course of a day. Starting from the darkest hour of night with the Palawa story of creation, the show progresses through dawn in the mountains, the journey of the Mersey River, and fields of vibrant poppies and farmlands. As evening falls, Devonport’s urban landscape comes alive before a dramatic night-time storm over Bass Strait.
The show is designed to be explored from multiple angles, with projections in the grass, trees, and gardens, towering video elements, and searchlights on the rotunda pillars. Each perspective offers a unique experience, encouraging visitors to move around and discover the different elements.
When: Nightly at 7pm, 7.30pm. 8pm, and 8.30pm
Where: Roundhouse Park
