The fourth Lumiere festival will see some of the world's most eminent artists transform Durham City's unique urban landscape and architecture into a magical nocturnal adventure. Artists include Janet Echelman from the US, Fujiko Nakaya from Japan, Catherine Garret from France, as well as two French pioneers of digital art, Miguel Chevalier and Patrice Warrener.
Alongside international artists, County Durham's residents will be playing a starring role in this year's festival. Working in collaboration with Lumiere artists locally produced ideas include Home Sweet Home and Precious. More than 200 local people will also help Durham shine as they take on the role of Festival Makers, supported this year by Northumbrian Water.
The theme for this year's festival conference is Light, Art, the Universe and Everything. The day-long event on Friday 13 November will bring together some of the most exciting minds in professions as diverse as neurosurgery, international development, art, religion and cosmology, to debate the extraordinary possibilities of light and its future impact on our world. The conference has been granted UNESCO Patronage, the organisation's highest form of support in recognition of an exceptional activity.
(Jim Evans)
