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Ars Electronica Festival // 2025
Ars Electronica Festival // 2025
From September 3 to 7, 2025, Linz will once again become a hotspot for the international media art scene. Exhibitions, performances, concerts and conferences will be held at festival locations throughout the city, most of them at POSTCITY, the festival’s central venue.
Festival News
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The world lies between doors
Manuela Naveau, curator of the Kunstuni Campus at the Ars Electronica Festival and university professor of Critical Data / Interface Cultures, talks about noisy sliding doors on Linz’s main square—and what this installation has to do with Einstürzende Neubauten, Beyoncé, and Hannah Arendt.
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The role of art in times of change
Art transforms uncertainty into creative energy and opens up new perspectives on society and the future. The Ars Electronica Festival 2025 shows how artistic works reflect technological, social, and ecological upheavals.
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The 6th VH AWARD: A Dream That Wanders as If It Were Real
Dream of Walnut Palaces weaves history, Daoist philosophy, and AI imagery into a transformative space where alternative forms of knowledge emerge.
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Living in a State of Uncertainty
This year, the Ars Electronica Festival is once again focusing on the major crises of our time—and the panic they cause in us. At the same time, it shows how art can help us cope with these turbulent times.
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Tickets for events available
Get a seat at POSTCITY: Event tickets for the Big Concert Night, the Ars Electronica Nightline and “Der Kaiser von Atlantis” can now be purchased online in advance.
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Expanded 2025: Where animation comes to life
The 13th edition of Expanded focuses on scientific contributions from the fields of animation and interactive art. The emphasis is on innovative audiovisual forms of expression at the interface between art and technology.
Art // Technology // Society
PANIC – yes/no
PANIC – yes/no
Panic, yes or no? Shouldn’t we be in absolute panic mode by now? Why aren’t we? The reasons for panic seem countless. Or is it all just a scare tactic? How long will hope hold out, and what comes after that?
Interview
Interview
From the uncertainty of the present to the power of art – in conversation with Gerfried Stocker, Artistic Director of Ars Electronica, we shed light on the festival theme.
“What we need is not alarmism, but a critical awareness. A kind of digital immune system.”
Gerfried Stocker
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Since 1979, the Ars Electronica Festival has been all about art, technology and society. From exhibitions, concerts and performances to talks and workshops – here’s what you can expect.
The Ars Electronica Festival 2025 takes place from WED 3.9. until SUN7.9. at several locations in the city center of Linz, Austria. Numerous exhibitions, concerts, talks, conferences, workshops and guided tours are part of the program and can be experienced.
POSTCITY Linz once again serves as the central festival venue and hotspot. Other participating venues include the Ars Electronica Center (AEC), Anton Bruckner Private University, Atelierhaus Salzamt, Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, the Stadtwerkstatt (STWST), St. Mary’s Cathedral Linz, OK – Offenes Kulturhaus OÖ, FC – Francisco Carolinum Linz and the University of Art and Design Linz. More about the locations…
You can find the detailed festival program on this website from mid-August. Or are you interested in the highlights?
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Tickets can be purchased online now, or on-site at POSTCITY during the festival. We recommend buying tickets in advance to avoid long lines at the ticket counters. Please note: The FESTIVALPASS+, FESTIVALPASS, and DAY PASS must be exchanged for a badge at the Pick-Up Counter at the INFO DESK in POSTCITY. The POSTCITY Exhibition Ticket must be exchanged for a daily wristband.
As every year, create your world is an essential part of the Ars Electronica Festival. The program is explicitly tailored to the young audience and as usual, will invite children and young people to participate.
An overview of accommodations in Linz can be found on the platform of LINZ TOURISMUS. Weekend packages for city travelers are available here. We recommend international guests to book their accommodation early and check the entry requirements to Austria in advance.
Our Code of Conduct, our house rules and the POSTCITY house rules apply for the duration of the entire festival.
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2025 // Partners
The Ars Electronica Festival is supported by the City of Linz, the Province of Upper Austria, the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport as well as numerous sponsors and partner institutions. Historically closely linked, the festival will also be held in cooperation with ORF Upper Austria in 2025.