Several times a week, we open another door of our 2021 Year in Review Advent calendar and look back on twelve intense months. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us again this year… in a year that was certainly not all that easy for everyone.
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January 2021: Closed, but still open
Of course, we didn’t imagine it like this, but who could? Trying out new things and learning from them – that was once again the motto of Ars Electronica at the beginning of 2021.
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February 2021: Of Losses and Encouraging Perspectives
It is not only the ongoing pandemic that is forcing us to think about how we want to shape our lives – it is also the legacy of Hannes Leopoldseder that he left with us.
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March 2021: Doorstep Delivery
With “Ars Electronica Home Delivery Services,” we’ve taken another step forward in expanding our range of online workshops. Here’s what else happened.
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April 2021: Into spring with swing
It’s not just the weather that’s moody in April, but also the epidemic of infections. For Ars Electronica, that means a closed museum and home office, with a colorful virtual program at the same time.
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May 2021: A month for all senses
Although the month of May is still in the grip of the lockdown, sunshine, vaccines and the prospect of opening soon are visibly awakening the spirits of life. Ars Electronica delivers a wide-ranging program to the door.
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June 2021: Prizes, Exhibitions, Concerts
June visibly brings normality to life… at least it is possible to use museums, theaters and night gastronomy again. And so we think big right away and fly into space!
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July 2021: Preparations are underway
In July, not only will ancient cultures be rediscovered, but preparations for the Ars Electronica Festival “A New Digital Deal” are already in full swing.
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August 2021: One highlight follows the next
August is also all about the upcoming Ars Electronica Festival, with numerous announcements to heighten anticipation for the upcoming event.
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September 2021: What we have all been waiting for
September – for Ars Electronica, that means not only the end of summer and the return to the nation’s schools, but also, first and foremost, it marks the biggest event of the year in the program.
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October 2021: World exhibition, concerts and the future of medicine
While the days are getting shorter and the leaves are getting more colorful in Austria, Ars Electronica will be hosting the Austria Pavilion at EXPO 2020 in the desert of Dubai.
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November 2021: Nothing holds us down
We took off, crisscrossed the universe, into the future and to Dubai to still make the best of 2021!
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December 2021: Virtual Christmas
Advent, Advent the last little light is burning! December 2021 with the highlights of Ars Electronica.