Coliseum of Art presentspresents
Let There Be Light
It’s art illuminated
The holiday adjacent, indoor interactive light exhibition to chase the 4:30 darkness blues away.
- FREE admission
- Nov 27, 2026 – Feb 27, 2027
- Wed–Fri 2–8 PM · Sat–Sun 12–6 PM
- 500 Pike St, Downtown Seattle
Formerly Winter Lights.
Nov 27, 2026 – Feb 27, 2027
Curated by
A Conru Art Foundationproduction
What it is
Seattle gets dark at 4:30. We’re turning the lights on.
Let There Be Light fills the historic Coliseum at Fifth and Pike with light art: glowing sculpture, projection, and interactive pieces that respond to you. It’s all indoors, so the weather doesn’t matter.
Come after work, on a weekend afternoon, or whenever the short days start to get to you. Admission is free. Stay five minutes or an hour.
Visit
Plan your visit
When
Nov 27, 2026 – Feb 27, 2027
Wed–Fri, 2–8 PM
Sat–Sun, 12–6 PM
Closed Mon–Tue, Dec 25 and Jan 1.
Where
The Coliseum, 500 Pike St
Corner of 5th Ave & Pike St, Downtown Seattle
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Free
Warm up with free hot cocoa or spiced tea.
Show shirt
The poster, on a shirt.
A black tee with the Let There Be Light poster on the front.
Coming soon
We’re not taking orders yet. We’ll put it here when it’s ready.
The artists
Meet the artists
33 artists are lighting up the Coliseum.
Chad WaltersLight · Interactive or responsive · Immersive Light EnvironmentEnter the Vault of Ascension, where the Elements dance and call you to transcend the Material and merge with the Cosmos.
Chelyan BuntingLight · Illuminated sculpture or object · Reflective / refractive / opticalCalligraphy in 3D explores the movement and expression of drawn line translated into sculptural form.
Eric WestmanLightAt first glance, it’s a captivating display of light and color designed to entertain.
Jeff MihalyoProjection or videoBeard Video (chapter 1): A video evoking memory and nostalgia of youth projected on the beard of an old man as mysterious music plays to an original score.
Kerstin GraudinsLight · Illuminated sculpture or object · Experimental / hybridFor this installation, I am creating works that respond to red, green, and blue color-changing lights.
Stacy LovejoyIlluminated sculpture or object · Light · Interactive or responsiveThe LightWalker moves through the city with unapologetic individuality.
Tyler FuQuaIlluminated sculpture or object · Interactive or responsive · Reflective / refractive / opticalThe Mind Melter 6000 is an inter-dimensional kaleidoscope that has three mesmerizing features: a cosmic stained glass exterior, 4 blacklight infinity mirrors, and a dual-handle kaleidoscope with infinite possibilities!
Alaina BryanIlluminated sculpture or object · Interactive or responsive · Experimental / hybridA large custom 'claynting' or painting made with polymer clay on glass - immersive delectable 3D textures behind glass that also pop and glow under UV light.
Alessandro NegretteIlluminated sculpture or objectCity of Glass and Smoke will be a six-panel, internally illuminated installation measuring 72”x54” overall.
Artist Gary Faigin and Composer Gregory YoutzProjection or video · Sketch paintings mounted on adjacent wall.Our installation in the small 5' x 5' black chamber is made up of 4 elements: VIDEO with SOUND: "Elegy for a Mechanical Age" is based on train paintings by Faigin who makes this statement about these artworks: "My…- Caleb SalstromInteractive or responsive · Projection or video · Experimental / hybridThe next iteration of my ongoing project series where I explore the relationship between the fundamental patterns that make up the fabric of our universe and the complex ways they interact with our neurology through a…
Devon YanIlluminated sculpture or objectOne avant-garde gown and one extend inspired wearable dress.
Diana XieGallery: An interactive projection.
Grant HinksonProjection or video · Interactive or responsive · Experimental / hybridPoint of View explores individual perception of a larger whole.- InfunityLight · Kinetic or mechanical · Reflective / refractive / opticalPrismatic Pathways is a collaborative, interactive light painting created using prisms and mirrors arranged on spinning surfaces.
J. Adam BrinsonLight · Illuminated sculpture or object · Projection or videoOur daily lives are filled with frictionless digital interactions, so many of which are intended to extract our money or attention.
Jorge CainasIlluminated sculpture or object · Reflective / refractive / optical · Experimental / hybridThe rope lights will be sculpted into spiral shapes and organic forms to add not only light, but also interesting ways of incorporating them.
Kelly Haejung PaikIlluminated sculpture or object · LightA vessel is meant to contain.
Lauren RoweLight · Projection or video · Experimental / hybridFlowing forms and changing colors become a moving composition projected onto a freestanding screen or an approved wall surface.- Lee ZuharsLight · Illuminated sculpture or objectA lot of coffee filters and internal lighting.
Maks SurgayIn Substrate, micro-displays form the areas of an implied fabric, their endlessly scrolling tiles hinting at a vast landscape just beyond the frame.
Mary WelchIlluminated sculpture or objectIt is a wearable art piece made of masonite, screen, feathers, branches, lights, cloth and quartz points.
McKayla SewNSew (Michaela SnowMassara)Light · Illuminated sculpture or objectA walk-around installation about the legends of Madame Lou and a city of "seamstresses" who paid their sewing tax yet no sewing machines were to be found.- Mollie BryanIlluminated sculpture or object · Projection or video · Immersive Light EnvironmentTerrestrials is an immersive textile and light installation that invites guests to step inside, explore, and engage with their senses.
Paul Nunn & Alleson BuchananLight · Reflective / refractive / optical · Mixed media immersive ancMausoleum of the Moon is a resting place for a journeying mind.
Raiffe ColéoImmersive Light EnvironmentSub-Surface is a monumental optical wall intervention that dissolves the boundary between physical structure and infinite space.
Rich MartinNebula its a colossal cabinet of lighted wonders created from the artists signature blend of computational engineering, custom-coded pixel routing, and immersive space design.
Ruben David RodriguezImmersive Light Environment · Light · Projection or videoA freestanding, 6-foot-tall enclosed cubicle for a single seated occupant.
Sarah LovettIlluminated sculpture or object · Experimental / hybridImagine a giant flower shape made of a reed structure covered in paper.
Scott Keva JamesIlluminated sculpture or object · Projection or videoLuminous Turbulescence is a freestanding projection-mapped light sculpture made from translucent plastic panels arranged in five angled sections.
Tom GormallyIlluminated sculpture or objectThis is a standalone, gallery-sized sculpture with three internal LED lighting elements.
Yale WolfArtist will install original neon works of art in the two windows that flank the entrance to the Coliseum of Art on 5th Ave and Pike St.
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For artists
Already applied? Applications are closed. Artists who sent a proposal can read the call and sign in to review their submission.
Questions? Contact Justine at justine@conruartfoundation.org