Illuminate Adelaide is an annual winter event held each July in

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. It includes free and ticketed events presented by local, national and international artists and companies, encompassing "art, light, sound and imagination". The first event was announced by the

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in August 2020, planned for July in the following year and intended to showcase various types of light shows, along with

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s, immersive technology, music,

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, and to present ideas for public debate. The co-founders and creative directors were Rachael Azzopardi and Lee Cumberlidge. The 2021 event took place over 17 nights in July, although some events were also presented during the day, and were extended for longer; one exhibition, ''Van Gogh Alive the Experience'', ran until mid-September. In 2021, the

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was incorporated within Illuminate Adelaide, taking place over three days at the

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. The 2022 event takes place throughout the whole month of July. It includes the return of ''Light Creatures'', a popular event in 2021, when

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opened at night for the first time. ''City Lights'' comprises over 40 light-based installations across

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, and there will be an artwork by

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-winning artist Vincent Namatjira, projected onto the facade of the

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. Musical productions include a performance by UK band

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, Poland's Unsound Festival of experimental and electronic music, and shows by local musicians Mindy Meng Wang, master of the Chinese zither or

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, and Tim Shiel, who composes and plays

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. The event will take place in laneways, street fronts and open spaces, split into

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and West precincts.

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-based Ouchhh Studio is the festival's 2022 "Luminary

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". The event is supported by the state government through the

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