Enlightenment

ISIS Arts is collaborating with Durham City Arts and Culture 10 to produce two new site-specific pieces of temporary lighting works as part of Enlightenment, an East '08 festival of light in Durham in November 2008.

An artist from South Asia will be commissioned to produce a new lighting installation, which will be presented in the historic city centre of Durham.

Another commission will work with Nandita Palchoudhuri and her colleagues in Chandanagore, Calcutta. Based in the craft tradition, the lighting panels will be created in west Bengal and the designs will inspired by some of Durham's iconic landmarks.

Durham will be transformed by a series of four lighting commissions as part of this festival. Two further commissions by UK based artists Lulu Quinn and Julie Westerman are in production.

Light is recognised in all cultures as a life giving and spiritually uplifting force. As the darkest part of the year approaches 'enlightenment' will add a different dimension to a stroll through the streets of Durham.

Enlightenment is a partnership project between ISIS Arts, Durham City Arts, 2020 Vision and Culture 10.

Durham City Arts
Durham City Arts (DCA) is the arts development agency for the City of Durham. The main focus of all DCA work is the development of creative programmes, which place the arts at the centre of our society.

Culture 10
Culture10 is a creative partner; both directly producing events and also offering advice, support, brokering of partnerships and relationships, national and international contacts. In 2008 the theme of its cultural programme of events and festivals is 'East 08', which builds on regional relationships with the Far East and South Asia.