Press Releases

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Semester Break at the Ars Electronica Center

(Linz,15.2.2022) As part of Family Days and Museums Total, visitors young and old to the Ars Electronica Center can look forward to plenty of activities during the semester break.
Kat Austen and Fara Peluso win six-month residency at S+T+ARTS Center Upper Austria

(Linz, 8.2.2022) Berlin-based artists Kat Austen and Fara Peluso can look forward to a residency at the Regional S+T+ARTS Center Upper Austria, where they will work on their project Circular Records.
A Tribute to Philip: Maki Namekawa, Dennis Russell Davies and Cori O’Lan congratulate Philip Glass on his 85th Birthday

(Linz, January 25, 2022) On January 31, 2022 the composer Philip Glass will celebrate his 85th birthday. In “A Tribute to Philip”, Maki Namekawa, Dennis Russell Davies and Cori O’Lan will congratulate the maestro with a concert in the Deep Space venue of the Ars Electronica Center.
Young Future Experts and the World’s Largest Telescope

(Linz, 18.1.2022) The Extremely Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and young future experts are the focus of this week’s Ars Electronica Home Delivery.
Prix Ars Electronica 2022 begins today

(Linz, 13.1.2022) Projects can be submitted for the Prix Ars Electronica from now until March 2, 2022 (inclusive). Winners will receive the prestigious Golden Nica awards, several thousand euros in prize money and a prominent place at the Ars Electronica Festival.
STARTS Prize 2022 Submissions Now Open

(Linz/Brussels, 11.1.2022) The STARTS Prize 2022 of the European Commission is calling on artists, scientists, technologists, institutions, labs and companies to submit their best projects starting today.
Open Call for Digital Transformation in Art, Culture and Science

(Linz, 14.12.2021) DOORS stands for “Digital Incubator for Museums.” This joint initiative of Ars Electronica, MUSEUM BOOSTER and Ecsite supports small and medium-size museums in matters related to the digital transformation.
Ars Electronica invites you to the school of the future

(Linz, 9.12.2021) Ars Electronica has a number of on-site, hybrid or online school programs in its quiver, aimed at different school levels and types, that explore the impact of new technologies on our lives.
Virtual Nativity and Artistic Journalism

(Linz, 8.12.2021) Between Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 and Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, Ars Electronica Home Delivery will present the Virtual Nativity in various settings, revealing exciting stories along the way.
Deep Space LIVE: The Virtual Crib in all its glory

(Linz, 30.11.2021) As part of Ars Electronica Home Delivery, viewers of Deep Space LIVE will experience fascinating glimpses of the virtual counterpart of the Nativity scene at the Mariendom in Linz on December 2, 2021, starting at 7:00 pm.
Inside Futurelab: Night Performances – 11°22’4“142°35’5’’

(Linz, 24.11.2021) By means of accordion and analog synthesizer, Ars Electronica Home Delivery takes you on an audiovisual journey into the depths of the sea.
The concept of time in the universe and living ink

(Linz, 16.11.2021) A 3D journey through the universe, the concept of time viewed from different perspectives and an experiment with living ink are all on the Ars Electronica Home Delivery program this week.
European Southern Observatory, Artistic Journalism and a Picnic in Tokyo

(Linz, 9.11.2021) Breathtaking astrophotos from the European Southern Observatory ESO, visions and ideas from the Ars Electronica Futurelab and a picnic in a Tokyo park. This week on Ars Electronica Home Delivery.
Deep Space LIVE: PUNTIGAM-KELLER-WILBERTZ: “Und Ja, And Yes,”

(Linz, 2.11.2021) With trombone, guitar and percussion, Werner Puntigam, Beat Keller and Georg Wilbertz will make the Ars Electronica Center’s Deep Space resound in the course of a live concert on November 4, 2021.
The Tomb of the Schaunberger and Artistic Journalism

(Linz, 24.10.2021) View the 13th-century tomb of Wernhard IV from Wilhering Abbey Church on 16×9 meters and learn more about Artistic Journalism – this week at Ars Electronica Home Delivery.
Ars Electronica initiates STARTS Center Upper Austria

(Linz, Oct. 19, 2021) Starting in February 2022, 21 fellowships in 11 European countries will build bridges between an international community at the intersection of science, technology and art – S+T+ARTS for short – and local challenges and opportunities.
Autumn days at the Museum of the Future

(Linz, 18.10.2021) When the days outside get grayer and colder, the Ars Electronica Center’s vibrant indoor program is all the better for spending a day at the museum with the whole family. The autumn vacations, and of course the days surrounding them, provide the perfect occasion and the time needed to do just that.
Diverse program at the children’s culture week

(Linz, Oct. 12, 2021) For the 9th time, Linz’s cultural institutions are sending a strong signal for creative and cultural offerings in Linz for young audiences with Children’s Culture Week in October.
There Is No Planet B

(Linz, Oct. 4, 2021) This week’s theme focuses on sustainable lifestyles, both in the food and plastics sectors and in energy production and use.
Ars Electronica Solutions Says “Austria Makes Sense”

(Linz, 30.9.2021) October 1, 2021 Expo will kick off in Dubai. A total of 192 nations will be participating in the first-ever world’s fair held in an Arab country, presenting their visions of the future on this prestigious stage.