Ars Electronica Media Service

Photo: Press conference in Deep Space 8K, Credit: Ars Electronica / Robert Bauernhansl

Media Relations: Nina Victoria Ebner
Tel. +43.699.1778.1593
nina.ebner@ars.electronica.art

Media Cooperations: Marlene Grinner
Tel. +43.699.1778.1561
marlene.grinner@ars.electronica.art

Blog, Social Media: Katia Kreuzhuber
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Head of Communications: Christopher Sonnleitner
Tel. +43.664.8126.156
christopher.sonnleitner@ars.electronica.art

2025 Ars Electronica Festival

From September 3 to 7, Linz will again become the hotspot of the international media art scene. Spread across festival locations throughout the entire city, exhibitions, performances, concerts, and conferences will be offered and mostly take place in the POSTCITY, the main location of the festival. The title is “PANIC – yes/no.”

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Press releases

Media Literacy Award 2025: Grand Prize for „Faust goes AI“

(Linz/Vienna, June 25, 2025) The Media Literacy Award (MLA) 2025, presented by the Federal Ministry of Education (BMB), the OeAD, and Ars Electronica, has been decided: Out of more than 130 submissions from teachers across Austria, the project Faust goes AI from BG Bludenz came out on top.
Ars Electronica at ESA Conference in Vienna

(Linz/Vienna, June 24, 2025) The ceremonial opening at the Austria Center Vienna yesterday marked the official start of this year’s Living Planet Symposium – the European Space Agency’s largest Earth observation conference, taking place from June 23 to 27, 2025. Ars Electronica plays an important role, particularly in terms of knowledge transfer for children.
European Union Prize for Citizen Science: The Grand Prize goes to HEROINES: Heritage of Emancipation

(Linz/Brussels, June 20, 2025) With 409 submissions from 58 countries, the European Union Prize for Citizen Science attracted significant international interest in its third edition. The Grand Prize, along with €60,000 in prize money, is awarded to the initiative HEROINES: Heritage of Emancipation from Serbia.
S+T+ARTS PRIZE AFRICA ’25: Grand Prize for Kairos Futura

(Linz/Brussels, June 11, 2025) In its second year, the European Union’s STARTS Prize Africa received 537 submissions from 33 countries. The Grand Prize, worth €15,000, goes to Kairos Futura (KE) and The Wild Future Lab. The project explores an alternative vision of the future, transporting Nairobi to the year 2045. Additionally, five Awards of Distinction are presented.