A River of Light logo with the words the magic of lantern parade

Services

We currently offer the following lantern experiences:

A group of women stand around a table and paint with liquid watercolor on large sheets of vellum.

Train-the-Trainers

Professional development workshops for artists and educators to learn up to 3 lantern styles for grades aged K-12.

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A large-scale lantern workshop in progress, where large willow framed structures are being papered (with tissue paper and glue) by several adults standing at tables spaced around the room.

Large-Scale Lantern Labs

Intensive workshops (1-2 day) for artists, art teachers, and creatives to gain skills in building large-scale lanterns to spearhead a parade.

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An older man helps a young girl to attach paper to the surface of a willow frame shaped like a pyramid

Community Workshops

Lantern workshops in a variety of styles to engage community members through communal art-making and celebration.

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A group of teachers make vellum tower lanterns

Private Workshops

Fun and creative lantern workshops for private parties, club activities, and professional team-building in your work or community space.

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A drone photograph of a parade snaking through the pathways of an urban park at night

Parade Consultancy

Artistic direction and support in hosting your community lantern-parade or celebratory public event.

Please contact us for more information.

A lantern parade full of multicolored and multi-shaped lanterns processes down a street.
“I appreciate you for all the time and effort gone into engineering a memorable event. My most memorable moment was upon seeing the parade [flow] along its serpentine path ahead and below as we went over the Stowe Street Bridge towards [the finale]. Ah! That effect—a Christo ribbon of flowing light wrapping itself around the town. Transitory beauty.”
Parade attendee, Waterbury, VT

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