Cristina Molina is a visual artist working across video installation, photography, and performance. Based in New Orleans, her immersive works explore identity, memory, and fragile landscapes through the language of magical realism. Molina is Professor of New Media and Animation at Southeastern Louisiana University, and her work has been exhibited in museums and cultural institutions internationally.

Participating Artist: 2022, 2023

Wes Kennison and Tyler Durrett are interdisciplinary artists and creative technologists working in projection, video, and interactive digital media. As co-founders of the creative studio Version47, they combine filmmaking, software development, and immersive media to create projection-based works that transform architectural spaces into dynamic environments of light and movement.

Participating artist: 2022, 2023

David Sullivan is a New Orleans–based multimedia artist whose work explores how technology shapes the way people see and interact with the world around them. Working with projection, digital media, and immersive installation, he creates environments that invite audiences to engage with art in public space. His work has been exhibited at institutions including the McNay Museum in San Antonio, the Lawndale Art Center in Houston, the Soap Factory in Minneapolis, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

Participating artist: 2021, 2022, 2023

New Orleans–based interdisciplinary media artist Courtney Egan creates projection and multimedia installations inspired by the natural world, combining botanical imagery with digital technologies and architecture. Her work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, and light festivals including Luna Fête in New Orleans.

Participating Artist: 2021, 2022, 2023

Projection artist John E. Gray created large-scale architectural mapping works that transformed historic structures into immersive visual experiences. His work was part of the early editions of Allumer Natchez and helped shape the visual language of the festival.

Participating Artist: 2021, 2022, 2023

This page honors his artistic contribution to Allumer Natchez.

Luba Zygarewicz is a sculptor and installation artist whose illuminated works explore the relationship between nature, light, and spatial perception. Her installations often combine sculptural form with interactive light elements in outdoor environments.

Participating Artist: 2021, 2022

Philip Cooper is a multidisciplinary artist working in sculpture, installation, and theatrical design. His background includes puppet and costume fabrication for Broadway productions including The Lion King, as well as projects for Cirque du Soleil, Disney Theatrical, and Olympic ceremonies. Cooper’s work often brings theatrical storytelling into large-scale public installations.

Participating Artist: 2022, 2023

Ruth Owens is a figurative painter and video artist based in New Orleans whose work explores the relationship between culture and the natural environment through a Black feminist lens. Her work is held in the permanent collections of institutions including the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Ackland Art Museum, and the Addison Gallery of American Art.

Participating Artist: 2023

The Wishing Tree Project is an interactive light installation inviting visitors to write wishes, hopes, and messages to the future and hang them from an illuminated tree. Created by Arts Danu, the project transforms individual reflections into a shared work of art, encouraging participation and collective expression within the community.

Participating Artists: 2021, 2022, 2023

Natchez Ballet Academy provides classical dance training for students of all ages and has collaborated with Allumer Natchez on illuminated performances and community programming.

Participating Organization: 2021, 2022, 2023

Catherine Pierce was Mississippi’s Poet Laureate and the author of several award-winning poetry collections. Her work explores imagination, memory, and contemporary life through lyrical language and storytelling.

Participating Artist: 2022, 2023

Caged Bird is a collaborative work exploring voice, resilience, and the instinct to create. Inspired by the idea that a bird sings simply because it is its nature to sing, the piece reflects on expression that persists whether free or confined.

Participating Artists: 2022, 2023