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Conferences, Lectures

HOPE – Who turns the tide? Attend lively interdisciplinary discussions, empowering talks, and interactive workshops exploring this central question between September 4th and 7th.

Conferences

Engage in our themed symposium, where expert-led investigations illuminate how technology has shifted our relationship with society, nature, and democracy; join us at the IT:U FOUNDING LAB Day for an enlightening exploration into the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education; meet artists, academics, researchers, technologists, and activists who share their perspectives on how AI and artistic creation can intertwine during the Prix Ars Electronica Forum “AI and Artistic Creation”. Finally, emerge from our program with multifaceted perspectives on and insights into hope-giving innovations and technologies, business models, and artistic explorations.

WED Sept. 4, 2024IT:U FOUNDING LAB DayOpen Research & Education
THU Sept. 5, 2024Ars Electronica Theme Symposium: S+T+ARTS Day ConferenceReclaim, Relearn, Resist: Strategies and Practices for the Future of Digital
FRI Sept. 6, 2024Ars Electronica Theme Symposium: Studiotopia Day ConferenceGoing green! Stories of reinvention, disruption and systemic change to reclaim our future
SAT Sept. 7, 2024Ars Electronica Theme Symposium: Prix Ars Electronica Forum 2024 co-hosted by EU Digital DealAI and Artistic Creation
THU Sept. 5 – SAT Sept. 7, 2024Conference on Animation and Interactive ArtExpanded 2024
  • Open Research & Education

    Open Research & Education

    IT:U FOUNDING LAB Day

    Join us for an enlightening exploration into the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. This conference brings together leading researchers, academics and practitioners to discuss transdisciplinary AI education and research.

  • Ars Electronica Theme Symposium

    Ars Electronica Theme Symposium

    THU Sept. 5-7, 2024

    This year’s Ars Electronica theme symposium is placing the spotlight on people who are taking the lead with creativity, empathy and courage, inspiring us and giving everyone reason for hope. Other than in previous years, the symposium not only features artist presentations and theoretical reflections.

  • Reclaim, Relearn, Resist: Strategies and Practices for the Future of Digital

    Reclaim, Relearn, Resist: Strategies and Practices for the Future of Digital

    S+T+ARTS Day Conference

    This year’s STARTS Day Conference sets out to re-tell the story of inevitable technological progress as contingent and contextual, the result of decisions dictated by particular desires, interests or preferences. To back up this narrative, we spotlight brave initiatives and projects that open up other paths and bifurcations on the road of technological progress that…

  • Going green! Stories of reinvention, disruption and systemic change to reclaim our future 

    Going green! Stories of reinvention, disruption and systemic change to reclaim our future 

    Studiotopia Day Conference

    The Studiotopia Day Conference takes this year’s theme “HOPE—who will turn the tide” as a starting point to look at inspiring and hope-giving efforts made by companies, start-ups, initiatives, artists and policy makers to mitigate and fight dystopian prospects of our future on this febrile planet. The second day of the theme symposium brings together…

  • AI and Artistic Creation

    AI and Artistic Creation

    Prix Ars Electronica Forum 2024 co-hosted by European Digital Deal

    A day of thought-provoking sessions, interactive workshops, and inspiring case studies on AI and creativity. As AI enters a wide range of spheres in the creative industries, the Prix Ars Electronica Forum program brings together artists, academics, researchers, technologists, and activists to share their perspectives on how AI and artistic creation can intertwine. What is…

  • EXPANDED 2024 – Conference on Animation and Interactive Art

    EXPANDED 2024 – Conference on Animation and Interactive Art

    Die zwölfte Ausgabe von Expanded 2024 konzentriert sich auf akademische Beiträge im Bereich der erweiterten Animation und interaktiven Kunst, die audiovisuelle Ausdrucksformen an der Schnittstelle von Kunst und Technologie erforschen. Das Programm ist eine Mischung aus akademischen und künstlerischen Konferenzpräsentationen, ergänzt durch weitere Panels mit spannenden Gästen wie der Animationsfilmemacherin Irina Rubina, dem Indie Game…

Lectures & Talks

The multidisciplinary and international program provides a platform for thought leaders, innovators and artists to share insights into the intersection of art, technology and society. Our goals are to foster dialogue around and understanding of the rapidly evolving digital landscape, inspire critical thinking, and spark innovative ideas among attendees. Participants will be able to engage in in-depth discussions, gain expert knowledge, and interact with pioneering figures from various fields.

  • Artistic Exploration in Shared Hybrid Spaces

    Artistic Exploration in Shared Hybrid Spaces

    Harriet Davey (GB), Tara Habibzadeh (IR), Mati Bratkowski (PL), Johannes Pöll (AT), Patrick Berger (AT)

    Five artists have been collaborating with SHARESPACE to engage in artistic explorations of the project’s technology and concepts in the past two years. Their work resulted in the creation of three artworks shown at the Deep Space 8K.

  • Begegnungen: Kunst, Technologie und Gesellschaft im Dialog

    Begegnungen: Kunst, Technologie und Gesellschaft im Dialog

    Upper Austrian Chamber of Labor (AT), University of Education Upper Austria (AT), Ars Electronica (AT)

    Wie verhalte ich mich, wenn ich einem fremden Menschen begegne? Welche Ängste und Unsicherheiten werden abgerufen und warum eigentlich? Wie verhält es sich beim Erstkontakt mit neuen Technologien? Welche Anziehungskraft übt das Unbekannte aus?

  • Crafting Futures Conversation with: Noor Stenfert Kroese. The Dynamics of Living Systems in Art and Design

    Crafting Futures Conversation with: Noor Stenfert Kroese. The Dynamics of Living Systems in Art and Design

    Noor Stenfert Kroese (NL)

    Ein Gespräch über die Zukunft des Handwerks, das Handwerk der Zukunft und das Erschaffen der Zukunft.

  • Crafting Futures Conversation with: Yuima Nakazato. From the Relation of Fashion and Dust

    Crafting Futures Conversation with: Yuima Nakazato. From the Relation of Fashion and Dust

    Yuima Nakazato (JP)

    Ein Gespräch über die Zukunft des Handwerks, das Handwerk der Zukunft und das Erschaffen der Zukunft.

  • Creative Europe Get-together

    Creative Europe Get-together

    We cordially invite our European partners and the members of our network to join us for the Creative Europe Get-together. The Creative Europe program is a funding scheme of the European Union to support the culture, creative and audiovisual sector. This meeting gives members of cultural institutions the chance to network in a relaxed atmosphere.

  • Data Art & Science (DAS) Talk: Art

    Data Art & Science (DAS) Talk: Art

    Ken Haga (JP), Vladan Joler (RS), Nicolas Naveau (FR/AT)

    Kunst und Daten überschneiden sich, um eine besser informierte, mitfühlendere Gesellschaft zu fördern. Künstlerische Strategien bieten neue Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse und schaffen Bedeutung, wo die Wissenschaft Wissen schafft.

  • Data Art & Science (DAS) Talk: Education

    Data Art & Science (DAS) Talk: Education

    Satoshi Mabuchi (JP), Cyntha Wieringa (NL), Manuela Naveau (AT)

    Bei diesem Vortrag kommen Vertreter der Shiga University und der Kunstuniversität Linz zusammen, um über Datenkunst, ihr Potenzial für innovative Problemlösungen und die Integration dieser neuen Praxis in Bildungsprogramme zu sprechen.

  • Data Art & Science (DAS) Talk: Food

    Data Art & Science (DAS) Talk: Food

    Yasunobu Tomita (JP), Takeshi Kawanishi (JP), Michael Steininger (AT)

    Die Lebensmittelherstellung steht vor Herausforderungen wie Ressourcenknappheit, Umweltzerstörung, Bevölkerungswachstum und kulturellen Veränderungen.

  • Data Art & Science (DAS) Talk: Revitalization

    Data Art & Science (DAS) Talk: Revitalization

    Toyota Coniq Alpha (JP), Kathrin Obernhumer (AT), Hideaki Ogawa (JP/AT)

    Wie Data Art & Science (DAS) dabei helfen kann, die Präfektur Shiga in Japan auf lokaler Ebene zu neuem Leben zu erwecken, ist eines der wichtigsten Ziele des DAS-Projekts.

  • Empowerment through Knowledge Transfer

    Empowerment through Knowledge Transfer

    Robert Meisner (DE), Michael Kropf (CH), Ars Electronica Solutions (AT)

    Dieses Salongespräch widmet sich dem Thema der gesellschaftlichen Ermächtigung durch Wissenstransfer. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Aufbereitung und Nutzbarmachung wissenschaftlicher Daten für die Gesellschaft, insbesondere durch moderne Methoden der Wissensvermittlung.

  • Exploring AI, Colonialism, and Feminism through artist games

    Exploring AI, Colonialism, and Feminism through artist games

    Iyo Bisseck (FR), Alexia Achilleos (FI/CY), Aileen Derieg (AT)

    Alexia Achilleos und Iyo Bisseck untersuchen die Auswirkungen von Technologie auf Macht- und Kontrollstrukturen sowie koloniale Dynamiken. Beide Künstlerinnen nähern sich diesen Themen aus einer lokalen Perspektive.

  • Frischer Wind

    Frischer Wind

    Mary Mayrhofer (AT), Konstantin Redl (AT), Emma Gruber (AT), Linda Michelitsch (AT)

    Junge Menschen stehen vor großer Unklarheit. In unserem Zustand der Dauerkrise diskutiert man viel, streitet und resigniert. In der Dämmerung der Demokratie bleibt die Debatte um Wandel aber auffallend leise. Genau diese Debatte soll jetzt aber geführt werden: Brauchen wir Wandel? Ist Wandel möglich? Und wenn ja, wie? Das Publikum diskutiert mit jungen Menschen, Expertinnen,…

  • GET.Inspired: Digital Innovation—An EDIH AI5production event

    GET.Inspired: Digital Innovation—An EDIH AI5production event

    GET.Inspired: Digital Innovation spotlights promising projects in the field of Artificial Intelligence and presents a broad range of initiatives that offer skill-building and training measures in selected digitalization topics and technologies. Organized as part of „AI5production,“ the largest of four Austrian European Digital Innovation Hubs, we have invited academics, artists, educators, and researchers to provide…

  • Good Enough Ethics

    Good Enough Ethics

    Kathleen Richardson (GB/IE)

    „Ethics by Design“ (EbD) is a proactive approach that integrates ethical considerations into every stage of the development process to minimize potential harm to humans, animals, and the environment.

  • How to Increase the Economic Resilience of Digital Art Organizations?

    How to Increase the Economic Resilience of Digital Art Organizations?

    AC Coppens (FR), Anna Desponds (PL), Marie du Chastel (BE)

    This session provides an exclusive overview of the Digital Inter/Section (DI/S) outcomes, a pan-European project exploring new business models for digital art organizations. Over the past few years, DI/S stakeholders have gathered extensive industry insights, published comprehensive reports, developed sustainability guidelines, and experimented with prototyping business models. The session will preview some innovative tools and…

  • Interactive Demonstration: Embodied Trajectories

    Interactive Demonstration: Embodied Trajectories

    Begüm Hamzaoglu (TR), Karl Singline (AU), Johannes Braumann (AT)

    Das Projekt Embodied Trajectories zeigt, wie die Programmierung von Robotern über reine Automatisierung hinausgeht und neues Wissens freilegt.

  • Learning from the Leaders: The Global e-Learning Platform for Surgeons

    Learning from the Leaders: The Global e-Learning Platform for Surgeons

    Matthias Reichl (AT)

    Jeder Mensch verdient die am besten ausgebildeten Ärzt*innen, die die modernsten chirurgischen Behandlungen auf der Grundlage der neuesten medizinischen Erkenntnisse anbieten.

  • Loops

    Loops

    Tobéchukwu Onwukeme (US), Mark Mushiva (NA)

    Loops is the public event series of New Practice in Art and Technology in cooperation with the Berlin University Alliance. It explores current questions facing our society at the intersection of art, science and technology. With a unique discursive format, Loops offers a space for exchange between guests, scientists, students and the public.

  • NEURO-REHAB-MS

    NEURO-REHAB-MS

    Sebastian Sieghartsleitner (AT)

    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease of the central nervous system. Symptoms of the disease usually occur in episodes and are caused by damage to the nervous system owing to an autoimmune reaction. In this presentation by Christoph Guger of g.tec medical engineering GmbH, you will learn more about a rehabilitation method based on…

  • NeXus Forum: Towards Future-oriented XR

    NeXus Forum: Towards Future-oriented XR

    Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) (JP) and Ars Electronica Futurelab (AT)

    NeXus Forum: Towards Future-Oriented XR is a dynamic panel discussion organized by DNP and Ars Electronica Futurelab. The event brings together experts to explore the current applications and future developments of XR technology.

  • NeXus Open Research

    NeXus Open Research

    Dai Nippon Printing (JP), Ars Electronica Futurelab (AT)

    Dies ist eine Demonstration des NeXus Open Research-Programms: Die Kooperation NeXus Open Research zwischen DNP und dem Ars Electronica Futurelab erforscht zukünftige XR-Technologien mithilfe von szenariobasiertem Design. Das Projekt vergegenwärtigt Anwendungen anhand detaillierter, narrativ gestalteter Szenarien. Beim Ars Electronica Festival 2024 können Besucher*innen XR-Technologie erleben, zentrale Forschungsfragen erkunden und zukünftige Skizzen gestalten. Am Ende der…

  • Pecha Kucha

    Pecha Kucha

    Mar Canet (ES/EE), Ioan Cernei (RO), Vesela Vladimirova (BG/AT), Vanessa Vozzo (IT), Qian Ye (CN), Maša Jazbec (SI), Kristina Tica (RS), Ivan Petkov (BG/AT), Hannah Perner-Wilson (AT/GB/US), Ricardo O‘Nascimento (BR), David Wolkerstorfer (AT), Mihaela Kavdanska (BG/RO/AT), Martín Nadal (ES), Christa Sommerer (AT), Laurent Mignonneau (FR/AT), Manuela Naveau (AT), Alexander Wöran (AT)

    Pecha Kucha ist eine Veranstaltung zum 20-jährigen Bestehen von Interface Cultures (IC) an der Kunstuniversität Linz. Ausgewählte Alumni halten kurze Pecha Kucha-Vorträge, in denen sie über ihre künstlerische und berufliche Entwicklung seit Abschluss ihres Studiums sprechen und aktuelle Arbeiten im Entstehungsprozess präsentieren.

  • Preview 3D LIVE Anatomy

    Preview 3D LIVE Anatomy

    Franz Fellner (DE), Niels Hammer (DE)

    Seit 2021 zeigt JKU medSPACE faszinierende Einblicke in den menschlichen Körper. Neue Datensätze aus dem European Synchrotron Radiation Facility werden im JKU medSPACE installiert und in 3D auf einer 14×7 m Projektionsfläche gezeigt. Ein Kooperationsprojekt zwischen der JKU und der Medizinischen Universität Graz ermöglicht Personen in Graz und Linz, die 3D-Präsentation von Franz Fellner in…

  • Rise Up, Data Peasants: Opportunities for International Co-production and Corporate Synergy

    Rise Up, Data Peasants: Opportunities for International Co-production and Corporate Synergy

    Chih-Yung Aaron Chiu (TW), Escher Tsai (TW), Wen Ying Chang (TW), Ted Chang (TW), Helin Luo (TW), Chun-Cheng Hsu (TW), Yi-Bing Lin (TW), Chia-Shan Chang (TW)

    As creators in an era of Technofeudalism, how can we challenge the status quo by introducing innovations in technological applications while maintaining cultural diversity? In Taiwan, the cultural content industry collaborates with technology companies, integrating soft power with hardware to foster creativity. Creators, enterprises and the public sector attempt to come up with a human-centered,…

  • Sense and Sensuality of Immersive Spaces

    Sense and Sensuality of Immersive Spaces

    Holunder Heiß (AT), Razieh Kooshki (IR), Nohlab (TR), Ars Electronica Solutions

    Immersive Räume gewinnen immer mehr an Bedeutung. Unser Salongespräch widmet sich der Frage, warum immersive Räume geschaffen werden und welche Rolle sie bei der Demokratisierung von Kunst und Kultur spielen. Immersive Räume bringen das Unerreichbare näher und eröffnen neue Möglichkeiten, tiefere Erfahrungen zu machen. Der Mensch als sinnliches Wesen entwickelt durch Immersion Empathie und ein…

  • Sensing Mother Nature: Vernissage Tour

    Sensing Mother Nature: Vernissage Tour

    Yoko Shimizu (AT/JP)

    Vernissage-Tour für die Ausstellung Sensing Mother Nature-Expanded Communications Through the Arts, die künstlerische Ausdrucksformen als Mittel der Kommunikation, Interaktion und Partizipation mit unserer Umwelt durch einen multisensorischen Ansatz mit Bild, Ton und Geruch untersucht. Während der Vernissage finden eine Einführung, ein Künstlergespräch und eine Podiumsdiskussion statt.

  • State of the Archive: Current Approaches to Digital Archives and Archives for Digital [Art]

    State of the Archive: Current Approaches to Digital Archives and Archives for Digital [Art]

    Alessandro Ludovico (IT), Katharina Pektor (AT), Sandra Sonnleitner (AT), Chiara Zuanni (IT), Vanessa Hannesschläger (EU)

    This panel presents current approaches to digitizing, preserving and (subsequently) presenting cultural heritage. The topics discussed will range from high-quality digitization methods to data design and modelling.

  • State of the ART(ist) Talks

    State of the ART(ist) Talks

    Christl Baur (DE), Simon Mraz (AT), Marita Muukkonen (FI), Rafiul Alom Rahman (IN), Nina Bulgakova (UA), Kamya Ramachandran (IN), Maryam Sehhat (IR), Christoph Thun-Hohenstein (AT)

    State of the ART(ist), a collaboration between Ars Electronica and the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focuses on artists who face threats to their existence, whether in the form of political persecution or environmental disasters.

  • Tea Talk: Creative Methods in Education

    Tea Talk: Creative Methods in Education

    Ars Electronica Futurelab (AT)

    Forscher*innen und Künstler*innen des Ars Electronica Futurelab, die die Futurelab Academy leiten, laden bei diesem Tea Talk zu einem lebhaften Diskurs über kreative Methoden in Bildungskontexten—bei einer wörtlichen und metaphorischen Tasse Tee—ein. Diese informelle, aber aufschlussreiche Veranstaltung dient durch den Austausch von innovativen Ansätzen, kreativen Modellen, anspruchsvollen Ideen und Best Practices als Plattform für Networking,…

  • Tea Talk: Futures Fluency

    Tea Talk: Futures Fluency

    Ars Electronica Futurelab (AT)

    Forscher*innen und Künstler*innen des Ars Electronica Futurelab laden bei diesem Tea Talk dazu ein, sich bei einer (buchstäblichen und metaphorischen) Tasse Tee an einem lebhaften Diskurs über Mut zu Optimismus und Hoffnung im Angesicht enormer Herausforderungen zu beteiligen.

  • Tea Talk: Imaginary Spaces

    Tea Talk: Imaginary Spaces

    Ars Electronica Futurelab (AT)

    Forscher*innen und Künstler*innen des Ars Electronica Futurelabs laden bei diesem Tea Talk dazu ein, bei einer (buchstäblichen und metaphorischen) Tasse Tee die Avantgarde der Visualisierungs- und Human-Computing-Technologien zu erleben.

  • Tea Talk: Living Logic

    Tea Talk: Living Logic

    Ars Electronica Futurelab (AT)

    Forscher*innen und Künstler*innen des Ars Electronica Futurelabs laden bei diesem Tea Talk: Living Logic bei einer (buchstäblichen und metaphorischen) Tasse Tee dazu ein, über die Programmierbarkeit von Materie und die Verschränkung von Werden und Vergehen zu diskutieren.

  • Tea Talk: Negotiating Humanity

    Tea Talk: Negotiating Humanity

    Ars Electronica Futurelab (AT)

    Forscher*innen und Künstler*innen des Ars Electronica Futurelabs laden bei diesem Tea Talk dazu ein, menschliche Identität, Kreativität und Ethik im Zusammenhang mit KI und Daten bei einer (buchstäblichen und metaphorischen) Tasse Tee zu ergründen.

  • The Design of Deformation, as a Methodology to Anticipate, Control and Produce Dynamic Forms of Robotic Systems

    The Design of Deformation, as a Methodology to Anticipate, Control and Produce Dynamic Forms of Robotic Systems

    Anna Schaeffner (FR)

    Anna Schaeffner präsentiert ihr Projekt Soft Collision (2024) und stellt die Entwicklung einer greifbaren, weichen Schnittstelle für einen feststehenden Roboterarm vor, mit besonderem Fokus auf die Herausforderungen und Erkenntnisse ihrer praxisorientierten Forschung. Dieses Projekt definiert die Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion durch eine pneumatische, reaktive Membran neu, die weiche und harte Robotik miteinander verbindet. In der Präsentation wird auch…

  • The Intercultural Power of Games

    The Intercultural Power of Games

    Wenting Zha (CN), Yemo Li (CN), Yifei Sun (CN), Katharina Lackner (AT), Ars Electronica Solutions

    Warum spielen wir? Schon in der frühesten Kindheit zeigt sich unser natürlicher Spieltrieb, der in uns Freude, Herausforderung und Kreativität weckt. Im Erwachsenenalter wird er jedoch oft weniger akzeptiert und gefördert.

  • Verbindungen schaffen – Innovative Kreativindustrien 2030

    Verbindungen schaffen – Innovative Kreativindustrien 2030

    Erlebe die Kreativindustrien als kraftvolle Treiber für Innovationen! Besuche uns beim Ars Electronica Festival, wo wir zeigen, wie kreative Fachleute wirkungsvolle Lösungen entwickeln und Mehrwert für Regionen, Unternehmen und die Gesellschaft schaffen.

Meet the Artist

Meet visionary artists in person at the Ars Electronica Festival. An exclusive moment for inspiring conversations and unique insights.

  • (re)understanding media: extension of agency in the global village

    (re)understanding media: extension of agency in the global village

    Gordon Fung (US), Sam Anthem (US), Benjamin Glass (US), Patrick Glennon (US), Yuwen Huang (CN), Liang He (CN)

    Counteracting the dystopian media injustice, artists challenge the status quo to regain agency for users of media tools. Through interactive multimedia installations, artists invite visitors to explore regained agency through arts and technology.

  • Artist Position: Rachel Maclean, Nicolas Gourault, Paul Trillo

    Artist Position: Rachel Maclean, Nicolas Gourault, Paul Trillo

    Rachel Maclean (GB), Nicolas Gourault (FR), Paul Trillo (US)

  • Meet the Artist: Nicolas Gourault

    Meet the Artist: Nicolas Gourault

    Nicolas Gourault (FR)

    Neben dem reichhaltigen und vielfältigen Programm des Ars Electronica Animation Festival freuen wir uns, dass mehrere Künstler*innen, die beim Prix Ars Electronica 2024 ausgezeichnet wurden, bei medSPACE und Deep Space 8K anwesend sein werden, um ihre Arbeiten persönlich zu präsentieren.

  • Meet the Artist: Rachel Maclean

    Meet the Artist: Rachel Maclean

    Rachel Maclean (GB)

    Neben dem reichhaltigen und vielfältigen Programm des Ars Electronica Animation Festival freuen wir uns, dass mehrere Künstler*innen, die beim Prix 2024 ausgezeichnet wurden, im medSPACE und Deep Space 8K anwesend sein werden, um ihre Arbeiten persönlich zu präsentieren.

  • Meet the Artist: Timothy Thomasson and Jeremy Kamal

    Meet the Artist: Timothy Thomasson and Jeremy Kamal

    Landscapes of Memory. Landscapes of Imagination Neben dem reichhaltigen und vielfältigen Programm des Ars Electronica Animation Festival freuen wir uns, dass mehrere Künstler*innen, die beim Prix Ars Electronica 2024 ausgezeichnet wurden, bei medSPACE und Deep Space 8K anwesend sein werden, um ihre Arbeiten persönlich zu präsentieren.

Networking Events

Ars Electronica connects: In 2024, the Festival is focused on the protagonists of positive development. Our extensive network of partners consists of these protagonists, who make us hopeful for better futures: academic institutions, public bodies, cultural organizations, and creative industries as well as the private sector, from sustainable industries to innovative technologies, come together at the Ars Electronica Festival.   In our Town Hall meetings, we want to give them a chance to connect with each other, but especially aim to enable new faces to join our community of forward-looking people and institutions. Focused on a variety of topics and open to anyone interested, these get-togethers give the opportunity of expanding professional networks and building new connections.  Participation is free of charge and open to anyone. Please register, as space is limited!

  • Town Hall Meeting: EIKON—Say Hello! to New Images

    Town Hall Meeting: EIKON—Say Hello! to New Images

    Moderation: Wolfgang Giegler (AT), Member of the Board, Austrian Institute for Photography and Media Art—EIKON

    Ars Electronica connects: In 2024, the Festival is focused on the protagonists of positive development. Our extensive network of partners consists of these protagonists, who make us hopeful for better futures: academic institutions, public bodies, cultural organizations, and creative industries as well as the private sector, from sustainable industries to innovative technologies, come together at…

  • Town Hall Meeting: Fostering African-European Collaboration

    Town Hall Meeting: Fostering African-European Collaboration

    Veronika Liebl (AT)

    This year, the first STARTS Prize Africa was awarded, seeking visionary concepts for shaping a sustainable future. While the STARTS Prize has consistently welcomed submissions from Africa, this newly established Prize aims to spotlight the continent’s creative scene more prominently.

  • Town Hall Meeting: XR (Extended Reality)

    Town Hall Meeting: XR (Extended Reality)

    Vanessa Hannesschläger (EU), Roland Haring (AT)

    The cosmos of Extended Reality (XR) expands to Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR and AR) and has become a prominent technology not only in the industry of content production, games and entertainment, but also in the cultural sector, from artwork creation to mediation and even educational concepts. In this Town Hall Meeting, we invite professionals…

  • Town Hall Meeting: Sustainability Practices for Cultural Organizations 

    Town Hall Meeting: Sustainability Practices for Cultural Organizations 

    Christl Baur (DE)

    At a time of unprecedented environmental challenges, cultural institutions have a responsibility to lead by example in adopting sustainable practices. Many cultural professionals are eager to do their part to mitigate the climate crisis, but where do we begin? This event brings together representatives from festivals, museums and other cultural institutions to explore practical strategies…

  • Town Hall Meeting: Digital Transformation 

    Town Hall Meeting: Digital Transformation 

    Michael Mondria (AT)

    Ars Electronica Solutions assumes a central role as a companion to its clients, focusing on three specialized thematic approaches: Digital Transformation, Sustainability Thinking, and Science Experience. Leveraging its extensive expertise and artistic know-how from the Ars Electronica network, the company assists businesses and institutions in navigating complex challenges of digital transformation and in developing sustainable,…

  • Town Hall Meeting: Digital Theater 

    Town Hall Meeting: Digital Theater 

    Vanessa Hannesschläger (EU)

    Since the beginnings of media arts, artists have been integrating technology into performative settings, but also theater makers have always been keen on experimenting with new technologies. In this Town Hall Meeting, culture professionals as well as technologists and technology providers are invited to exchange knowledge and experiences and make new connections.

  • Town Hall Meeting: Collaborative Practices in Art+Science

    Town Hall Meeting: Collaborative Practices in Art+Science

    Masha Zolotova (RU)

    Interdisciplinary collaboration across the arts and sciences present unprecedented opportunities for both artists and scientists and have a great potential in fostering innovation, but how to make them work? In this Townhall meeting, we invite the stakeholders who involved in organising and facilitating art&science programs and those who open their research to a wider audience…

  • Town Hall Meeting: Citizen Science

    Town Hall Meeting: Citizen Science

    Vanessa Hannesschläger (EU), Nicole Grüneis (AT)

    Citizen Science is a Game Changer. The transformation it brings affects citizens as much as institutions involved in scientific and research processes, from the academic field to non-formal educational and research contexts. In this Town Hall meeting, we therefore invite professionals from all types of institutions, but also representatives of grassroots, bottom-up and community driven…

  • Town Hall Meeting: Art and Innovation

    Town Hall Meeting: Art and Innovation

    Hideaki Ogawa (JP/AT)

    What role can art play in the innovation process? Art is a catalyst for shaping a better future society, a way to open up new perspectives, encourage curiosity to look at what is behind the scenes and to stimulate creative solutions. This Town Hall Meeting invites practitioners who are utilizing the power of art for…

  • Town Hall Meeting: Ars Electronica Export 

    Town Hall Meeting: Ars Electronica Export 

    Laura Welzenbach (AT)

    Are you curious to learn more about how to bring an Ars Electronica exhibition, residency or workshop to your organization? Join the informal gathering and meet the Ars Electronica Export team. We can talk through previous projects, collaboration possibilities and your wildest partnership ideas.