Dallas’ biennial Aurora art event dramatically reimagines its programming, launches artist relief fund - The Dallas Morning News

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Aurora, the biennial public art event known for transforming downtown with its immersive light, video and sound installations, is evolving. Organizers are changing the format to become a year-round arts organization with socially distanced and immersive experiences, new digital initiatives and educational programming. The group is also launching an emergency artist relief fund.

“It is an evolutionary shift,” says artist Joshua King, who co-founded Aurora in 2010 along with artist Shane Pennington and former City Council member Veletta Forsythe Lill to focus on the intersection of art, technology and community. “We are excited about new challenges, excited to find a way forward in these times.”

Aurora co-founders Joshua King, Veletta Forsythe Lill and Shane Pennington in Klyde Warren Park in 2015 (Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer)

The first program that Aurora is launching is a particularly timely one — relief for artists affected by COVID-19. Although there has been over $600,000 raised to help support arts organizations, there have not been similar fundraising efforts to support individual artists based in Dallas until now. Aurora is now offering individual grants of $4,000 on a rolling basis and is currently engaging other organizations, grant makers and individual philanthropists to help sustain and grow the fund. Artists seeking help can apply online at Aurora’s website. The deadline for the first round of grants is July 12.

“As an organization, we remain deeply committed to the artistic community of North Texas and the challenges we all are facing as a result of COVID-19,” says Pennington. “Our next phase is dedicated to developing new opportunities and sources of support for local artists.”

Aurora will unveil online-based programming this summer and incorporate safe, socially distanced, public installations during the fall. They will still work on the biennial over the next 18 months led by curators Noam Segal, Trey Burns and Tamara Johnson.

“I am really excited about this next chapter,” King says. “This is how we are going to be able to say we changed the world.”

Details

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