Press Releases

Photo: Ars Electronica / Robert Bauernhansl

Colorful Program at the Kids’ Culture Week

(lLinz, 4.10.2020) Young visitors to the Ars Electronica Center can look forward to an exciting program during the Kids’ Culture Week from October 8 to 18 when they can discover the most resilient creatures on earth under the microscope.
Ars Electronica Solutions Conceive Interactive Exhibition

(Linz, Vienna / 23.9.2020) Austrian Standards celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2020. The accompanying anniversary exhibition was conceived by Ars Electronica Solutions and features a series of specially developed interactive installations.
European ARTificial Intelligence Lab offers residency

(Linz, 21.9.2020) The European ARTificial Intelligence Lab is now offering artists who are working with artificial intelligence or experimenting with its applications the chance to complete a residency at the SETI Institute and the Ars Electronica Futurelab.
Ars Electronica 2020 was a huge success

(Linz, 14.9.2020) It was very different. And it was a huge success. The first hybrid Ars Electronica in the era of Corona. As far as the online presence of the first truly hybrid Ars Electronica is concerned, the interim results are also very positive.
Ars Electronica and JKU invite you in Kepler’s Garden

(Linz, 10.9.2020) This is Ars Electronica’s first guest performance at Johannes Kepler University: On Friday, “Kepler’s Garden” opens its doors and invites you to stroll around and all the the paths are lined with artistic works and scientific research projects.
THE WILD STATE – Kunstuniversität Linz

(Linz, 9.9.2020) A wild artistic garden: During the Ars Electronica Festival, the main square and the University of the Arts in Linz will be transformed into „THE WILD STATE“, reacting to the recent pandemic conditions and providing space and opportunities for new creations.
CyberArts Exhibition 2020

(Linz, 9.9.2020) Every year, the CyberArts Exhibition at the OK in the Upper Austrian Kulturquartier is one of the highlights of the Ars Electronica Festival. This year, it features 29 extraordinary installations and documentaries from the pool of the Prix Ars Electronica 2020.
Travel tips for Ars Electronica 2020

(Vienna, 2.9. 2020) In 2020, Ars Electronical will be staged in Linz and at 120 locations around the world. All programs are aimed at local audiences and will be linked by Ars Electronica to create a unique festival on the Net.
Markus Jandl follows Diethard Schwarzmair

(Linz, 31.8 2020) Ars Electronica’s Commercial Director Diethard Schwarzmair retires and hands over to Markus Jandl, previously Head of Corporate Finance and authorized signatory of Ars Electronica Linz GmbH & Co KG.
Virtual High-Resolution3D Tour of Vienna’s St. Stephen’s Cathedral

(Linz, 26.9.2020) During the Festival, the first live virtual interactive 3D tour of Vienna’s St. Stephen’s Cathedral will be showin in the Ars Electronica Center’s Deep Space 8K.
Inside Festival! A Journey from Kepler’s Garden to Deep Space 8K

(Linz, 25.8.2020) “Inside Festival!” will tell viewers about the program in JKU’s Kepler’s Garden, at the Art University and what fascinating visualizations can be expected in Deep Space 8K at the Ars Electronica Center.
Ars Electronica Home Delivery: Inside Festival! The Gardens in Vilnius, Buenos Aires and Los Angeles

(Linz, 24.8.2020) On August 25, Ars Electronica Home Delivery: Inside Festival! will present the Ars Electronica Gardens in Vilnius, Buenos Aires and Los Angeles.
Ars Electronica Home Delivery: Inside Festival! The Festival for Science and Art, Music and AI

(Linz, 18.9.2020) This week, Ars Electronica Home Delivery Inside Festival! is highlighting exhibitions and projects in JKU’s Kepler’s Garden and taking a closer look at the AIxMusic Festival.
Valparaíso, Austral: A Journey from the Garden of Mutations to Terra Australis

(Linz, 16.8.2020) Ars Electronica Home Delivery “Inside Festival!” embarks on a journey to South America and explores the Ars Electronica Gardens in Chile, focusing on mysterious fungi, mutations and the beginning and end of the American continent.
Ars Electronica Home Delivery in week 16

(Linz, 13.8.2020) A talk with the first and so far only Syrian cosmonaut and a concert with Dennis Russell Davies and Maki Namekawa playing music by John Cage and Philip Glass are the highlights of Ars Electronica Home Delivery in week 16.
The Festival in the City: Brucknerhaus and University of Art and Design Linz

(Linz, 12.8.2020) Martin Honzik, Christa Sommerer, Brigitte Vasicek and Sam Auinger will talk about what the program of the University of Art and Design and what the Brucknerhaus has planned for the Klangwolke.
Tokyo, Lisbon, Barcelona: A Journey from Solar Orchard to the Garden of Uncertain Practices

(Linz, 10.8.2020) “Inside Festival” will invite you on a journey from Japan to the Iberian Peninsula and will be taking a closer look at the Festival Gardens in Tokyo, Lisbon and Barcelona.
Adriatic Sea, Moscow, Bangkok: A Journey from the Garden of Datasets vs. Mindsets to the Garden of Psych

(Linz, 4.8.2020) Ars Electronica 2020 will take place as a journey around the world from September 9 to 13—not in spite of Corona, but because of it.
Martin Honzik, Gerfried Stocker and Meinhard Lukas: „The festival takes place!”

(Linz, 2.8.2020) Not in spite of, but because of Corona, Ars Electronica will take place this year, from September 9 to 13. And not only in Linz, but at 120 locations around the world.
Linz, United Kingdom: A STARTS Journey to the Garden of Earthly Delights

(Linz, 29.7.2020) Ars Electronica 2020 will take place as a journey around the world from September 9 to 13—in Linz and 120 destinations around the globe.