Thu Sep 9, 2021, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Thu Sep 9, 2021, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fri Sep 10, 2021, 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Sat Sep 11, 2021, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sat Sep 11, 2021, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
All times are given in Central European Time (CET / UTC +1).
Linz, In Kepler's Gardens, Festival University Stage

Starting on Thursday, selected artists from the festival and other creative thinkers will gather here to interact with each other and (re)present their respective projects and ideas.

Schedule

All times are CEST (UTC +2).
Thu, Sep 9. 2021

14:00 – 14:20 Artist Idea Exchange Panel
Reni, Hofmüller, Ilse Weber / esc medien kunst labor (AT)

Moderation: Michael Hackl

14:30 – 15:00 Experts of the Future – Ars Electronica Futurelab (AT)
Ars Electronica Futurelab Kids Workshop & International Partner Outreach

Moderation: Michael Hackl

16:00 – 17:30 Eyes on LIT – Linz Institute of Technology
Presentation of LIT projects:

Growing Colors
A Student’s perspective
Demystify AI
Do You Feel Stressed
Music Tower Blocks
The Virtual Court
Magic Eye

Moderation: Michael Hackl

17:30 – 17:45 Oribotic Instruments Presentation – Matthew Gardiner (AU), Anna Oelsch (AT)
Presentation and Performance of the Oribotic Instruments

Moderation: Michael Hackl

17:45 – 18:00 The Wandering Mind
Gershon Dublon (US), Xin Liu (CN) with guest artist Xiao Xiao (US)
Performance

Fri, Sep 10. 2021

13:00 – 14:00 Artist Idea Exchange Panel
Data Garden: Monika Seyfried (PL), Cyrus Clarke (UK)
Baitul Ma’mur: House of Angels: Joe Davis (US), Sarah Khan (PK)
The Living Light: Karlijn Arts (NL)
Triopic Spectacle: Marjan Colletti (IT)

Moderation: Michaela Obermayer

14:00 – 14:45 Talent Talks
u19-create your world:

Silence: Felix Zorn-Pauli (AT)
digital mirror: Michael Zaminer (AT)
Urban Green: Bamboo Bicycle: Lukas Gabesam (AT), Japleen Khurana (AT)

Moderation: Michaela Obermayer

15:30 – 15:45 The Wandering Mind
Gershon Dublon (US), Xin Liu (CN) with guest artist Xiao Xiao (US)
Performance
16:00 – 16:30 Artist Idea Exchange Panel
Moon Rabbit: Sarah Petkus (US), Mark J. Koch (US)
Face Lab: Hakan Lidbo (SE)
Codex Virtualis: Mariana Pérez Bobadilla (MX)

Moderation: Michaela Obermayer

16:30 – 17:00 Futurelab Ideas Expedition 2021
Presentation Memo Futurum, a voice recording project
Susanne Kiesenhofer (AT)

Moderation: Michaela Obermayer

17:00 – 17:30 Futurelab Ideas Expedition 2021
Presentation OutReach, strengths of telepresence robots
Simon Schmid (AT) & Manuel Dobusch (AT)

Moderation: Michaela Obermayer

Sat, Sep 11. 2021

10:00 – 12:00 Award Ceremony u19–create your world
Award Ceremony of Prix Ars Electronica “u19-create your world” category

Moderation: Conny Lee & Tori Reichel

13:30 – 14:30 Call to Action!
Panel discussion create your world:

The 2020 Rise Up: Johannes Rass (AT), Julian Pixel Schmiederer (AT)
INCERT: Isa Mutevelic (AT), Simon Effenberger (AT)
Aktion kritischer Schüler*innen: Anna Balla (AT)
System Change, not Climate Change!: Lea Grabner (AT)

Moderation: Tori Reichel

15:00 – 15:30 Let’s talk Earth
Regional and artistic perspectives on earth:
Carola Neulinger (AT), Biobäuerin und Köchin
Klemens Schraml (AT), Restaurant Rau – nature-based cuisine
masharu (NL/RU), The Museum of Edible Earth

Moderation: Martin Honzik

15:30 – 16:00 Nur noch kurz die Welt retten
Presentation of different actors from Freiwilligen Messe Oberösterreich

Moderation: Nicole Sonnleitner

17:00 – 18:00 Alex Braidwood (US)
Live stream performance with nature sound experiments
18:00 – 19:00 Frau Sammer (AT)
Live concert
19:00 – 21:00 Zanshin (AT)
Live DJ-Set

Sun, Sep 12. 2021

12:30 – 14:30 Festival University Insights
Engage & co-create with the students

Moderation: Karin Gabriel, Regina Sipos

15:00 – 16:30 Music Summit
Panel discussion on music business and education:

Sabine Reiter (AT) mica – music austria | Geschäftsführende Direktorin
Harald Huber (AT) Österreichischer Musikrat | Präsident
Christina Sanoll (AT) Musikmanagerin | Agentur “diverted music”
Ulrich Drechsler (AT) Musiker, Komponist, Produzent, Veranstalter
Dagmar Schinnerl (AT) Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität | Studiendekanat

Moderation: Eva Maria Bauer (Donau Universität Krems)