Prix Ars Electronica

VALIE EXPORT. Collection Care - Exhibition
On the occasion of the artist's 80th birthday, the Landesgalerie Linz honors the Austrian artist VALIE EXPORT with a comprehensive exhibition from its own collection.

Artist Talk: Hsin-Chien Huang (TW)
Artist Talk by Hsin-Chien Huang (TW) about his project 'Bodyless' which got the Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2020

Electronic Theatre @ Online
Since 1987, the Electronic Theatre has compiled a large number of submissions from all over the world, providing an up-to-the-minute survey of animation art in the context of technology and society. It impressively illustrates the dynamic development of artistic computer animation over the past three decades as well as the expansive growth of various fringe areas. A glance at the works selected this year shows a broad range, from animation in the context of performance and installations to real-time animation and multifaceted, subject-based discussions.

Artist Talk: Joy Buolamwini (US)
Artist Talk by Joy Buolamwini (US) about the project 'Algorithmic Justice League (AJL) - AI, Ain't I A Woman?' which won the Award of Distinction in the Digital Communities category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2020.

Artist Talk: Toby Auberg (SE)
Artist Talk by Toby Auberg (SE) about his project 'Pile' which got the Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2020.

Visionary Pioneer of Feminist Media Art
What began as a technological revolution has long since become part of our culture and our social reality. There are visionary pioneers who not only anticipated these changes with their artistic work but have also been seminal in laying the foundations for media art as we know it today.

Digital Communities
What is a community for you and how do you try to leverage communities to drive social change?
In 1995, in the wake of the World Wide Web’s emergence, the Prix Ars Electronica launched its internet category and then proceeded to repeatedly redefine it in accordance with the rapid development of life online. The focus is currently on projects with significant social relevance.

Computer Animation
What is Animation? How do you Animate the work?
All animated images, however handcrafted, necessarily become digital at some stage of the production or distribution process, and thereby "computer animation." The question is therefore what kind of tool for communication they represent and which experiences they create for the viewer. The spectrum ranges here from abstract works, music videos, essay films, and character animations, to data visualizations and physical installations, all the way to virtual realities (VR, AR, and MR).

Interactive Art +
What is + of Interactive Art in the Age of Uncertainty?
The Interactive Art + category has been a Prix Ars Electronica mainstay since 1990. The entries include a broad spectrum of formats ranging from installations to network projects. The jury focuses on the artistic quality of how the work’s interaction is designed and developed, and looks for a meaningful dialogue between the content on one hand and the work’s interaction principles and interfaces on the other. Of particular interest is the socio-political relevance of the interaction and how it manifests an inherent potential to expand human beings’ scope for action.

CyberArts 2020 Digital Communities Tour
The curators of OK im OÖ Kulturquartier guide you the Digital Communities highlight of CyberArts 2020.

CyberArts 2020 Computer Animation Tour
The curators of OK im OÖ Kulturquartier guide you the Computer Animation highlight of CyberArts 2020.

CyberArts 2020 Interactive Art + Tour
The curators of OK im OÖ Kulturquartier guide you the Interactive Art + highlight of CyberArts 2020.

CyberArts 2020 Tour
The curators of OK im OÖ Kulturquartier guide you this year's CyberArts 2020. The OK im OÖ Kulturquartier has been presenting the CyberArts exhibition since 1998.

Jury Members talking about Computer Animation
Peter Burr (US) and Mathilde Lavenne (FR) talk about the jury process, trends and the Golden Nica winner of the Computer Animation category.

Jury Members talking about Interactive Art +
Sabine Himmelsbach (DE/CH) and Haytham Nawar (EG) talk about the jury process, trends and the Golden Nica winner of the Interactive Art + category.

Jury Members talking about Digital Communities
Here, Irini Papadimitriou (GR/UK) and Dietmar Offenhuber (AT/US) talk about the jury process, trends and the Golden Nica winner of the Digital Communities category.

VALIE EXPORT Center Linz – Guided Tour
The managing director of VALIE EXPORT Center Dagmar Schink will host the special guided tour during the Ars Electronica Festival.

Prix Forum Visionary Pioneer of Feminist Media Art
The director of the VALIE EXPORT Center Linz, Dr. Sabine Folie, gives a talk about the achievements of VALIE EXPORT, which is followed by a talk of VALIE EXPORT herself.

Ars Electronica Reception
Presentation of two GOLDEN NICA’s of the Prix Ars Electronica in the categories "Pioneers of Media Arts" and "u19–create your world.

Award Ceremony Computer Animation
The Golden Nica and the Awards of Distinction winners of the Computer Animation category are introducing their projects and receive their certificates in the virtual space.