Get ready for Light the Night, when buildings in downtown Fort Lauderdale, FL will come alive with spectacular video projection displays the first week in March 2021. A collaboration of Broward Cultural Division’s Public Art & Design Program and the creative solutions firm MAD, Light the Night is the first event of its kind in Broward County, incorporating innovative 3D projection mapping technology to project new site-specific artworks by South Florida artists onto three buildings in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
Featuring artworks by Agustina Woodgate, Jen Clay, Edison Peñafiel, and Monica Lopez de Victoria, Light the Night’s nightly activations of light, color, sound and motion, some spanning 10 stories high, will be displayed March 1-7, 2021, from 6:30-11:00PM on the facades of Broward County Government Center (115 South Andrews Avenue), NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale (One East Las Olas Boulevard), and Society Las Olas (301 Southwest 1st Avenue). The buildings are located within walking distance of each other, providing a unique outdoor art experience for the public in a low-density and safe environment. Health and safety reminders will also be projected onto the buildings. The nighttime projections will also feature video art from the collections of NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale and the Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz Collection at Girls’ Club.
Rather than using a conventional screen, projection mapping, also known as video mapping, uses a physical space or object as a surface for the projection. The pieces produced are adapted to each space, and are then mapped to its surfaces, giving the projection architectural dimensionality that transforms flat surfaces into dynamic art filled with moving patterns, lights, and animations.
Broward Cultural Division Director Phillip Dunlap said, “Partnering with MAD enabled us to provide a unique opportunity for local artists to learn how to use this cutting-edge technology and work with a creative team to expand their artistic practice. We look forward to presenting the results of their work to the public.”
Light the Night was curated by Sofia Bastidas Vivar, who noted, “The creative mapping technology and workshop are not only a great way to showcase art throughout the community, but also serve as a new outlet for artists to see the city as a space where they can envision large-scale projection artworks.”
For more information, visit www.ArtsCalendar.com/LightTheNight.
About Broward County Cultural Division
The Broward Cultural Division advances arts and culture throughout greater Fort Lauderdale by investing in the creative sector and providing capacity building opportunities for artists, organizations, and creative talent through events and activities that fuel Broward’s creative infrastructure. The Cultural Division includes the county’s Public Art & Design program, as well as grant programs that provide over $4.5M in annual support for Broward-based cultural organizations and artists, and engages the community in education and advocacy initiatives that support arts education at the local, state and federal levels. For more information on programs, grants, calls-to-artists and more, visit www.Broward.org/Arts or follow @BrowardArts on social media channels.
