AURORA

EXPLORE, EXPERIMENT, EXPAND: The Future of Art & Technology

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YOUR SUPPORT
The 2026 AURORA Biennial is our most ambitious yet—expanding from a one-night event into a three-week, citywide experience that brings art, technology, and creativity to the heart of Dallas. Your support helps keep the Biennial free and accessible to everyone, break down barriers to experiencing the arts, create meaningful educational opportunities for youth, strengthen AURORA as Dallas’ signature cultural event, and build civic pride and global recognition for our city. By activating Downtown during a pivotal moment, AURORA also helps bring people, visitors, and spending back to the urban core, with an estimated 5:1 economic return.

Your support helps fund:

• 40+ artist commissions — supporting leading regional and international artists and bringing ambitious new digital and media works to Dallas.
• Free public programming — exhibitions, performances, workshops, panels, and activations that make the arts accessible to everyone.
• Youth education — partnering with two education partners to create meaningful opportunities for young people to engage with artists, technology, and the creative process.
• Local creative partners — supporting the artists, small businesses, fabricators, production teams, and cultural partners who make the Biennial possible.
• Downtown & citywide activations — bringing art and creative experiences into public and community spaces across Dallas before and during the Biennial.
• A stronger Dallas — helping establish the Biennial as a signature cultural experience that attracts visitors, inspires civic pride, strengthens Downtown, and showcases Dallas on the global stage.

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ABOUT
For 16 years, AURORA has transformed North Texas through free, immersive public art experiences that unite art, technology, and community. Beyond its signature Biennial, AURORA engages audiences year-round through programs including Video Art Night (VAN), Art Quest, and Learning & Engagement with artist talks, exhibitions, workshops, and community activations that make contemporary art and emerging technologies accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. 

Since its founding, AURORA has commissioned and presented the work of more than 413 artists from 70 countries and served more than 200,000 local, regional, and national residents and visitors, inspiring curiosity, creativity, and connection while establishing Dallas as a leader in art, innovation, and culture.

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MISSION
Our mission inspires a more accessible future for art and technology by supporting the voices of today’s artists, while connecting diverse communities through transformative public art experiences.

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EQUITY STATEMENT
Accessibility is at the heart of AURORA’s mission. Since our founding in 2010, we have worked to remove barriers that prevent communities from experiencing art and culture, offering free public programs, using technology to bridge the digital divide, and working to meet our community where they are, with care and consistency. These choices ensure that AURORA remains a catalyst for creativity, connection, and belonging across North Texas.