Studiotopia – Art meets Science in the Anthropocene
STUDIOTOPIA is a European initiative that seeks to activate the collaborative and interdisciplinary expertise required to face the ecological implications of the Anthropocene. It consists of eight European cultural institutions: Center for Fine Arts (BOZAR) and GLUON in Brussels, Ars Electronica in Linz, Cluj Cultural Centre in Cluj, Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art in Gdansk, Onassis Cultural Centre in Athens, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Laboral in Gijon.
STUDIOTOPIA implements an inverse art and science residency model where scientists from diverse disciplines respond to an open call to work alongside and learn from leading European artists. The residency programme aims to create an experimental space where scientists and artists can exchange ideas, learn from each other, develop methods for transdisciplinary collaboration, and create speculative solutions to sustainable development. The purpose of the programme is also to formulate a clearer understanding of how artists and scientists can work together, and how such interactions can contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Ars Electronica nominated artists Kat Austen and Maja Smrekar to host selected scientists-in-residence.
The work initiated in the context of this project is continued in Studiotopia 2: Enter the Symbiocene with Arts and Science.
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- Studiotopia Day (Theme Symposium, Ars Electronica Festival 2022)
- A New Digital Deal (Ars Electronica Festival 2021)
Duration: 2.09.2019 – 31.08.2022
Partners (Consortium): Ars Electronica, Onassis Stegi, Cluj Cultural Centre, Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Art, LABoral Art and Industrial Creation Centre, GLUON, VU Foundation
This project has been co-funded by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme under grant agreement No 607658-CREA-1-2019-1-BE-CULT-COOP2. Views and opinions expressed on this page are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) can be held responsible for them.