It all began in 1992. This year Architects of Air is celebrating its 30 YEARS of designing, building and touring the wonderful luminaria. What an enchanting journey!
Since 1992 the luminaria have shown their broad cross-cultural appeal by visiting more than 40 countries across 5 continents. Many events are in discussion for 2022 but will not appear on the schedule below until they are confirmed. Do not hesitate to return to this page to check for the recently confirmed events.
"Ixilum had a great response from the press and an excellent reaction from a Sao Paulo public that ranged from bankers to street kids." Stephen Rimmer, British Council, Brazil
Architects of Air touring schedule
| DATES | LUMINARIUM | LOCATION |
| 31 January & 1 February 2022 | LUMINI | Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham - UK |
| 5 February - 31 March 2022 | DODECALIS | Expo2020, Dubai - UAE |
| 15-24 April 2022 | ALBESILA | Coventry - UK |
| 17 -19 June 2022 | ARBORIA II | Meliora Festival, Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock - UK |
| 25-26 June 2022 | ARBORIA II | Youth Beatz , Dumfries - UK |
| 1 July - 1 August 2022 | TIMISIEN | Telus Spark Science Centre, Calgary - Canada |
| 22-24 July 2022 | ARBORIA II | Bluedot Festival, Cheshire - UK |
| 26 - 30 July 2022 | DODECALIS | Absolutely Cultured, Hull - UK |
| 4 - 14 August 2022 | DAEDALUM | Bristol Light Festival - UK |
| 6 - 14 August 2022 | DODECALIS | Lakeside Arts, Nottingham - UK |
| 12 - 21 August 2022 | ARBORIA II | Gloucester - UK |
| 27-28 August 2022 | ARBORIA II | bOing Festival, Canterbury - UK |
| 26 -28 August 2022 | TIMISIEN | THING, Port Townsend, WA - USA |
| 26-28 August 2022 | DODECALIS | Cirk!, Aalst - Belgium |
| 1 - 5 September 2022 | DAEDALUM | Buffalo, NY - USA |
| 16 September - 2 October 2022 | TIMISIEN | Charlotte International Arts Festival, Charlotte, NC - USA |
| 23 - 25 September 2022 | ARBORIA II | Goole - UK |
| 30 September - 2 October 2022 | DODECALIS | Arts by the Sea, Bournemouth - UK |
| 30 September - 30 October 2022 | DAEDALUM | Air Play, Orlando, FL - USA |
| 13 - 16 October 2022 | TIMISIEN | Blink, Cincinnati OH - USA |
Touring opportunities
AoA tours the luminaria worldwide. If you are interested to hear about a tour that might be shaping up in your country or on your continent, do not hesitate to contact us.
AoA has a luminarium based in North America all year round. For Australia and New Zealand we work with our Australian-based creative partner, Insite Arts.
Suggest a festival or venue
You would like to see a luminarium in your home town or you have an event in mind where you think a luminarium would be a great match, do not hesitate to send us the name and details of this event or venue and we will connect with them to explore the options.
Past touring
AoA's monumental sculptures have enchanted audiences around the world since 1992 and attended more then 500 festivals, events and venues around the world. From Berlin to Beirut, Hong Kong to Hawaii, Taipei to Tel Aviv, Sao Paulo to the Sydney Opera House, check out where the luminaria have travelled.
Subscribe to the newsletter
AoA sends out a couple of newsletters per year announcing the launch of new luminaria or projects, as well as upcoming events or touring opportunities. We are careful about not spamming your mailboxes so we limit the newsletter to just a couple of issues per year.
