Press

The artists and producers of Morningside Lights are available for interviews, and members of the press are welcome to attend, participate in, and cover the procession and workshops with advance permission. Photos and b-roll are available upon request, both before and after the event.

For further information, press passes, and to arrange interviews, please contact Aleba Gartner at Aleba & Co: 212/206-1450 or aleba@alebaco.com.

For photos and video, please contact the Arts Initiative at Columbia University: artsinitiative@columbia.edu.

VIDEO:

2021: Morningside Lights: Play On!

2020: Morningside Lights: Harlem Night Song

2019: Morningside Lights: Island

2017: Harlem One Stop: Morningside Lights

2014: Columbia Explores Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey

PRESS COVERAGE:

10/5/2023 — Columbia Spectator: Twelfth annual ‘Morningside Lights’ floods Morningside Heights with lanterns and books

9/27/2023 — BWOG: On Paper Mache, Bugs, And Cheesecloths

9/25/2023 — BWOG: Where Art Thou: Light And Levity

9/25/2023 — untapped new york: GIANT HANDMADE LANTERNS TO ILLUMINATE NYC AT 12TH ANNUAL MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS

9/19/2023 — Columbia News: The Open Book is the Theme of This Year’s Morningside Lights

9/18/2023 — Columbia School of the Arts: 12th Annual Morningside Lights: Free Lantern-Building Workshops

8/21/2023 — Time Out NY: NYC events in September 2023

8/6/2023 — New York Family: To Do NYC

10/12/2022 — Columbia University School of the Arts: Give It Up for the Lanterns: Morningside Lights Returns to The Park

9/27/2022 — Columbia News: 8 Photos From the 11th Year of the Morningside Lights Lantern Processional in Morningside Heights Processional in Morningside Heights

9/22/2022 — 1010 WINS: 9 things to do in NYC this weekend (Sept 22-25)

9/21/2022 — amNY Weekender: 7 things to do in NYC, Sept. 23-25

9/20/2022 — Berkshire Fine Arts: Processional Arts Workshop at Columbia U.

9/19/2022 — What Should We Do: Consider your Saturday night planned: Sep 24

9/12/2022 — Thrillist: “Fun Things to Do After Dark in NYC This Fall”

8/23/2022 — Gotham to Go: “Morningside Lights Returns for its 11th Year as an In-Person Event in September, 2022”

08/18/2022 — Time Out NY: “The 21 best things to do this fall in NYC”

8/18/2022 — I Love the Upper West Side: “The Morningside Lights Festival Returns”

8/16/2022 — 6sft: “Moving ‘sculpture garden’ with glowing, handmade lanterns will light up Morningside Heights”

8/15/2022 — Broadway World: “The 11th Annual MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS Tradition Returns In-Person This Fall”

11/02/2021 — COLUMBIA SPECTATOR: “Morningside Lights shines on its 10th anniversary”

10/26/2020 — NY1: "Morningside Lights" Lantern Maker Finds Inspiration in Her Neighbors Nightly Vigil

10/26/2020 — Mommy Poppins: Morningside Lights 2020: Harlem Night Song

10/26/2020 — What Should We Do: Consider Your Week Planned: October 26 – November 1

9/17/2020 — the skint: Thurs-Sun, 9/17-20: Skint Weekend

9/14/2020 — What Should We Do: Consider Your Week Planned: September 14–20

9/11/2020 — Classical Candor: Classical Music News of the Week, September 12, 2020

9/8/2020 — I Love the Upper West Side: Morningside Lights Returns Virtually This Year

8/27/2019 — 6SQFT: Homemade Illuminated Lanterns Will Float Above Morningside Heights

8/26/2019 — Mommy Poppins: 31 Things We Can’t Wait To Do This Fall in NYC (Critics’ Pick)

8/14/2019 — I Love the Upper West Side:  Morningside Lights Festival

9/12/2017 — Hyperallergic:  Light Up Morningside Park with Handmade Lanterns

9/27/2015 — BWOG:  Big Lights, Big City

9/28/2014 — EPOCH TIMES: ‘Black Odyssey’ Returns to Harlem Through Morningside Lights Procession

9/22/2013 — BWOG: The Luminous Deep Takes Over Morningside Park

9/12/13 — TIME OUT NEW YORK: 50 things to do in New York City with kids Fall 2012 (Critics' Pick)

09/19/2012 — TIME OUT NEW YORK: Morningside Lights' free art classes and parade

PRESS RELEASES:

8/14/2023 — MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS returns with “The Open Book” on 9/30/23

9/28/2022 — Lanterns from MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS 2022 on display for the month of October at The Forum

8/15/2022 — MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS returns in person 9/17-9/24 with "The Reimagined Monument"

8/24/2021 — MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS returns virtually with ”Play On,” inspired by the intersection of Shakespeare and Duke Ellington, exploring the spirit of play while finding meaning within collective traditions.

9/8/2020 — MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS returns virtually this year with “Harlem Night Song,” inspired by Langston Hughes’ 1926 poem.

8/12/2019 — MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS returns, illuminating the night in a sea of blue light as part of a procession of awe-inspiring handmade lanterns floating through Morningside Park to Columbia’s campus, as part of Columbia University’s Year of Water.

7/30/2018 — MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS returns 9/4-9/8 with “Flight”

8/08/2017 — MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS returns 9/16-9/23; giant lanterns built by the community to illuminate Morningside Heights (theme: Harlem’s Secret Gardens)

8/16/2016 — MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS 2016 to illuminate Morningside Heights, Sept. 17-24

8/20/2015 — MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS 2015 to Illuminate Morningside Heights This September

08/04/2014 — MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS 2014 highlights the artistry of Harlem and Morningside Heights with weeklong creative workshops and illuminated procession, Sept. 20-27

08/07/13 — Announcing MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS 2013--weeklong lantern & music workshops culminate in spectacular parade, 9/21

07/30/2012 — The Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts announce "MORNINGSIDE LIGHTS"