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Luke Jerram's multidisciplinary arts practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations and live artworks. Living in the UK, but working internationally, Jerram creates art projects which excite and inspire people around the world.
Dreamtime Fellowship - Opportunity
Six years ago Luke Jerram set up the annual Dreamtime Fellowship to support emerging artists, in his home city of Bristol. The 2026 Dreamtime Fellowship will be hosted at Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio. The opportunity is for Bristol-based practitioners with an interest in making art in the public domain that involves some sort of technology. The deadline to apply is 15th October.
Helios
Helios is a brand new artwork of our nearest star, the Sun, that has just started touring.
The sculpture provides a safe opportunity for the public to get up close to the Sun, and inspect its extraordinarily detailed surface, including sunspots, spicules and filaments. Helios will also act as a venue, enabling hosts to create their own programme of Sun inspired events and activities to take place beneath the artwork, including orchestral and choral performances; space science lectures by astronauts; environmental and wellbeing discussions with scientists and activists; yoga; poetry readings; dance and theatre performances.
The artwork has been co-commissioned by National Trust, Cork Midsummer Festival, Liverpool Cathedral, Old Royal Naval College and University College London.
A Good Yarn
A Good Yarn is a new art project commissioned for UK City of Culture Bradford 2025.
Working in collaboration with local creatives, Bloomin’ Buds and Raven Staging, the team created a giant three metre yarn ball which was then rolled through the streets of the city. Celebrating Bradford’s heritage the participatory project utilized the city’s creativity and craftsmanship. Listen to 26min BBC World Service programme about the project. Find out more.
First Breath in Toronto
First Breath was presented from 4 to 8 June 2025 at Luminato Festival, in Toronto, Canada. Each evening First Breath casts powerful beams of light up into the clouds to celebrate new life. Connecting the ground to the sky, the tower of light is a declaration of new life, celebrating the profound moment a baby takes its first breath in the world. The lights gently pulsed and breathed 171 times, to represent the number of babies born each day in Toronto. Audiences are able to get up close to the artwork, walking in and around the lighting, as well as witnessing it from vantage points across the city.
New book available to buy now!
This brand new book is now available to buy!
Of Earth and Sky describes 30 projects created from 2019 to 2025. As well as providing updates on the staggeringly popular Museum of the Moon and Gaia, it also features the very latest artworks including Helios, charitable creative projects from the new Jerram Foundation, and many more, most recently relating to planetary health.
Mirror Moon
Made in stainless steel, using NASA accurate topographic data from the moon’s surface, Mirror Moon allows people to feel and touch every crater, valley and mountain. As well as allowing everyone to explore the Moon visually and through touch, this artwork will also be great for visually impaired people.
The artwork was first presented at the Royal Society in London.
