Ars Electronica is a global creative organization based in Linz, Austria that has been proposing “new creativity and visions of society’s future that cutting-edge technology will bring about” for 40 years. It creates places to connect art, technology, and society, and proposes ideas about the future while cutting across these domains.
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Ars Electronica originates in 1979 as a festival of electronic music. The Ars Electronica Festival, a world event of art, advanced technology and culture, held annually; the Prix Ars Electronica, a world leading competition of media art; the Ars Electronica Center, a museum of the future bringing new experiences to the public; and the Ars Electronica Futurelab, an R&D department shaping the future, are the core of a diverse activities and a community of experts all over the world.
More about the History of Ars Electronica...Ars Electronica is also a public company, positioned alongside electricity, water, and public transportation in the city of Linz. We are now facing pandemics, climate change, the SDGs, and other issues that require action by the entire society, as well as the accompanying changes in social structures such as the digital transformation. The power of art to discover essential issues, create new values, and inspire people and dialogue is the social infrastructure that should be provided to everyone, just as the water department delivers safe water for all citizens. According to this belief, we aim to provide people opportunities for art and discussions as cultural and social infrastructure.
More about the Mission of Ars Electronica...Ars Electronica Festival
The Ars Electronica Festival is a globally renowned media art festival that began as an electronic music festival in 1979. The annual festival is a meeting point for art, technology, and society, where participants from all over the world gather to present and discuss a variety of practices, including exhibitions, conferences, and performances. The Linz based festival does not have a fixed venue, but has rediscovered and redeveloped the charm of various areas and buildings in the city, including a tobacco factory and a postal distribution center.
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Prix Ars Electronica
The Prix Ars Electronica is the most established and highly respected media art competition in the world. Across several categories, the competition looks for innovative uses of technologies, promising strategies for collaboration, and groundbreaking projects that represent new forms of artistic expression, with a focus on issues of the digital society. Since its start in 1987, the awards have been given to innovative expressions, explorations and activities that reflect the time, and the best artwork is awarded the Golden Nica.
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Ars Electronica Futurelab
The Ars Electronica Futurelab is a laboratory and atelier for art and research. Launched in 1996 as the R&D arm of Ars Electronica, its international and interdisciplinary team of artists and scientists research the future. It promotes cutting-edge research in a wide range of fields such as AI, robotics, architecture, interactive technology, and new aesthetics, as well as working to make the outcomes of research accessible to society, and to deepen the discussion of its social meaning and impact.
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Ars Electronica Center
The Ars Electronica Center was founded in 1996 as a museum of the future. The museum offers a wide variety of programs for various ages and groups onsite and online (home delivery) throughout the year, including a museum where visitors can experience cutting-edge art, Deep Space, a globally unique 8K theater, and lab-based workshops covering robotics, biotechnology, and materials.
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