You didn't miss it: 'Field of Light' at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center extended

"Field of Light," a massive art installation at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, is extending its stay. Originally slated to be open for just a couple months, the installation will run through May.

Created by artist Bruce Munro, "Field of Light" takes up 16 acres at the center's Arboretum and includes 28,000 solar-powered, glass spheres that light up in different colors as the sun goes down. "Field of Light" opened in September and was scheduled to close last month.

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The installation received "a glowing response from the community," producers from C3 Presents said in a news release.

Tickets, which start at $41, are on sale for January and February at fieldoflightaustin.com. New for the extended run: All tickets will include access to on-site parking as available, and access to an elevated viewing deck.

"Field of Light" is open from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

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Bringing the installation to the center was a years-long process that began during the coronavirus pandemic. Sam Elkin, C3 Presents' director of operations for partnerships, visited Munro's similar installations, "Field of Light" and "Light Towers," in Paso Robles, California, at the start of the pandemic. Elkin reached out to Munro's team on a whim to see if they could bring the light show to Austin.

Austin's "Field of Light" is similar to Munro's other works by the same name, but he says the work changes depending on landscape and season.

The lights are made with fiber optics, glass and acrylic materials. They are on a timer and change colors as you walk the pathway around the installation. Roughly 256 volunteers installed the lights starting about a month before "Field of Light" opened.

The installation uses LED "low lumen" lights that produce the lowest amount of light possible, according to the Wildflower Center.

"I never want to go out into landscapes and over light. The installation is very gentle, with the amount of light you see. Because if you've got a very lovely evening and the stars are out, you want it to still be possible to see the stars," Munro told the American-Statesman last May.

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