Press Releases

Photo: Ars Electronica / Robert Bauernhansl

Ars Electronica Center reopens as of December 22

(Linz, 6.12.2020) The Ars Electronica will reopen on Dec. 22; before that, the virtual nativity scene in Deep Space 8K can be viewed on certain days during Advent.
Virtual Nativity, Live Concert and “At Home with…”

(Linz, 30.11.2020) A live concert and Deep Space LIVE surrounding the digitized nativity figures of the Mariendom Linz await viewers of Ars Electronica Home Delivery this week.
Wolfgang Fadi Dorninger presents “Node.Linz”

(Linz, 23.11.2020) After careful restoration, the nativity scene figures in Linz’s Mariendom were now scanned by the Ars Electronica Futurelab using photogrammetry and reprocessed as an interactive and audiovisual experience.
Virtual Staging of the Crib of the Mariendom Linz

(Linz, 23.11.2020) After careful restoration, the nativity scene figures in Linz’s Mariendom were now scanned by the Ars Electronica Futurelab using photogrammetry and reprocessed as an interactive and audiovisual experience.
Exoplanets, Artistic Journalism and a Master of the Italian High Renaissance

(Linz, 22.11.2020) Immerse yourself in the world of the Italian painter and architect Raffael by means of high-resolution pictures and gain exciting insights into the current state of exoplanet research …
Climate Protection Award to Ars Electronica Solutions

(Linz/Bregenz, November 20, 2020) With “Global Shift – The World in Transition,” an exhibition designed by Ars Electronica Solutions and the City of Bregenz has now been awarded a Climate Protection Prize.
Home Delivery – The Master of Mondsee, Klimt’s Kiss and “At Home With…”

(Linz, 16.11. 2020) This week, Ars Electronica Home Delivery invites you on an art historical investigation of the winged altar of the Master of Mondsee and shows exciting details in Gustav Klimt’s painting “The Kiss”.
Home Delivery – Artistic Journalism and Online School Program

(Linz, 9.11.2020) Artistic Journalism, the Ars Electronica Center’s digital online school program and ESA’s Earth observation facility in Italy: this week at Home Delivery
Home Delivery – Inside Bruegel and Live Concert

(Linz, 2.11.2020) Even though the Ars Electronica Center is closed again to the public until further notice, Ars Electronica Home Delivery will once again deliver a diverse mix of art, technology and society directly to the living room, kitchen, children’s room or balcony.
Deep Space LIVE: Cinematic Rendering

(Linz, 22.10.2020) Cinematic Rendering enables breathtaking insights into the inside of the human body. Thursday evening, Photorealistic representations of the human anatomy, bones, vessels or tendons are on tap at the next Deep Space LIVE.
Rebecca Merlic receives “Marianne.von.Willemer – Award for Digital Media 2020”

The “Marianne.von.Willemer – Prize for Digital Media” of the City of Linz, endowed with 3,600 Euros, goes this time to Rebecca Merlic. The Viennese artist is being honored for her speculative work “TheCityAsAHouse”.
Neuroscience and Astronomy in Deep Space 8K

(Linz, 12.10.2020) From the inside of our bodies to the most remote corners of our universe, from the smallest nerve cell to gigantic stars 700 times larger than the Sun: Visitors to Deep Space 8K can look forward to two exciting presentations this week.
Deep Space LIVE: Gustav Klimt – The Kiss

(Linz, 5.10.2020) Thursday evening, October 8, 2020, a gigapixel image the most famous work of the Viennese Art Nouveau painter will be examined in during Deep Space LIVE showing details, that would remain hidden from the eye in normal viewing.
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.