Matsudo

  • City of Artists

    City of Artists

    Matsudo International Science Art Festival 2024

    The Matsudo International Science Art Festival is an annual celebration held in the beautiful city of Matsudo, Japan. In 2024, the festival’s theme was “City of Artists,” unlocking the creativity and inner artist in all of us. 

  • Seeds of Hope

    Seeds of Hope

    Matsudo International Science Art Festival 2023

    The Matsudo International Science Art Festival is a yearly celebration that takes place in the beautiful city of Matsudo in Japan. In 2023, the theme of the festival was “Seeds of Hope” – The topics ranged from the nature of truth to environmental protection.

  • Circular Creativity

    Circular Creativity

    Matsudo International Science Art Festival 2022

    The Matsudo International Science Art Festival is a yearly celebration that takes place in the beautiful city of Matsudo in Japan. In 2022, the theme of the festival was “Circular Creativity”, exploring how we can all respectfully coexist with nature and people of different backgrounds on our one and only planet, Earth.

  • OPEN CITY

    OPEN CITY

    Matsudo International Science Art Festival 2021

    In 2021, the International Science Art Festival in Matsudo was dedicated to the theme “OPEN CITY – Inspirational City.” The festival aimed to create an ecosystem where people can connect and inspire each other to take on new challenges.

  • Garden of Creativity

    Garden of Creativity

    Matsudo International Science Art Festival 2020

    From November 21st to 22nd 2020, the Ars Electronica Futurelab contributed to the International Science Art Festival in Matsudo, Japan, for the third time – on the theme of “Garden of Creativity”.

  • Future Citizen

    Future Citizen

    Matsudo International Science Art Festival 2019

    From November 16th to 17th 2019, the Ars Electronica Futurelab contributed to the International Science Art Festival in Matsudo, Japan, for the second time – with an “Ars Electronica Salon” on the theme of “Future Citizen”.

  • Space of Imagination

    Space of Imagination

    Matsudo International Science Art Festival 2018

    In collaboration with the Japanese artist Yoko Shimizu, Ars Electronica Japan  first co-curated the Matsudo City International Science Art Festival in 2018. Strongly integrated into local structures, the festival format took its starting point from the existing infrastructures of the university city northeast of Tokyo. A broad creative scene and the scientific and technical institutions located in…