Artist Hannah Gabr — Sound reactive light and paper sculpture created around a living tree giving it a new identity.

Artist Marcell Marias — The Vortexinator is an interactive LED/Video Projection-mapped sculpture utilizing a modular triangular screen, with RGB and white LEDs.

Artist Robert Falk — The Garden of Echoes is an interactive array of half a dozen illuminated, alien-looking artificial flowers that respond to sound.

Artist Kristin Nelson — Touchable, walkable sculpture which centers around a living tree and presents it’s roots above ground in a whimsical, highly visual experience.

On what is expected to be the darkest night of the year, artists plan to bring light to Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park.

Lusio, a celebration of light art organized by artist Mollie Bryan, will take place Saturday, July 30 in the park from 8 to 10 PM. The festival will feature more than 20 light and sound installation pieces, including collaborative and interactive pieces.

From lusiolight.com:

As the sun sets on July 30, Volunteer Park will slowly come to life and “awaken” with light and sound. Local artists will install and project multiple light installations all over the park for you to explore. The live ambient showcase from the Vancouver BC label, Silent Season, will orchestrate the entire event with beautiful, deep, natural sounds to delight the auditory senses. Visuals will be projected onto the amphitheater wall . Local artists brought in from all over to delight you with their craft.

#lusiolight art show at Seattle's Volunteer Park on Saturday July 30 from dusk until 10pm. Free! See you there! pic.twitter.com/qTnIPLW1cT

— Bryan Ressler (@anthrolume) July 25, 2016

The family-friendly event is free and open to the public and will begin and end in the Volunteer Park amphitheater area.

The installations will be spread throughout the open. grassy spaces of the park. Bryan says she is trying to achieve an exploratory vibe with the event, but if you want to make sure you have seen everything, she plans to publish an interactive map with instillation locations on the Lusio website.

CHS first wrote about the project to create Lusio in June and a fundraising campaign to help get the event off the ground as Lusio transitions to grants for future editions to help pay for more artists. Bryan raised $1,471 through an IndieGogo campaign to help support the event.

As far as Bryan knows, Lusio is the first light event that has happened in Seattle. She hopes to make the festival an annual happening and ideally extend it into a series of three events through the year. Bryan says the biggest obstacle to this goal, unsurprisingly, is money. This year the festival is being funded by a $600 grant from the city, the fundraising campaign, and out of pocket funding from Bryan and participating artists. For Lusio 2017, Bryan is hopeful that she can obtain an Art in the Parks grant.

For Saturday’s inaugural event, Bryan suggests bringing glow-in-the-dark accessories like glowsticks, bracelets, and hoops, and a blanket and snacks to enjoy the show. Leave your own light art and fire twirling gear at home, please. Polite, well-behaved pets are welcome. Children, too.

You can learn more at lusiolight.com.

Lusio — A Night to Awaken