The Town Hall Meetings bring together representatives from academic institutions, public bodies, cultural organizations, the creative industries, and the private sector – from sustainable industries to innovative technologies. Whether networking, joining in the discussion or simply listening in: All interested parties are welcome.
Participation is free of charge. Please register as places are limited!
Town Hall Meetings co-hosted by CIFRA - Photo: Ars Electronica / Martin Hieslmair
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Town Hall Meeting: Ars Electronica Export
Laura Welzenbach (AT)
Are you curious to learn more about how to bring an Ars Electronica exhibition, residency, or workshop to your organization? Join the informal gathering and meet the Ars Electronica Export team
Town Hall Meeting: Art, Science, Technology, and Society
Laura Welzenbach (AT), Masha Zolotova (RU)
The Town Hall Meetings bring together representatives from academic institutions, public bodies, cultural organizations, the creative industries, and the private sector.
Town Hall Meeting: Art, Soil, and Community
Nicoletta Tranquillo (IT), Silvia Girardello (IT), Fara Peluso (IT/DE), Santiago Morilla (ES), Mali Weil (IT), Emma Harris (DK), Quo Artis (Tatiana Kourochkina (RU/ES), Helena Pérez Guerra (ES))
Artists from Tilling Roots & Seeds share their process working with local farmers, scientists, and communities across Europe.
Town Hall Meeting: Citizen Science
Vanessa Hannesschläger (EU), Fermín Serrano Sanz (ES), IMPETUS Consortium (EU)
Citizen Science is a game changer. At this Town Hall Meeting, we invite our partner institutions in current EU-funded projects on Citizen Science, professionals from a wide range of institutions, as well as representatives of grassroots, bottom-up, and community-driven research to mingle and meet.
Town Hall Meeting: Theater & Digital Media
Vanessa Hannesschläger (EU), ACuTe Consortium (EU)
Since the beginnings of media arts, artists have been integrating technology into performative settings, but also theater makers have always been keen on experimenting with new technologies. This Town Hall Meeting invites culture professionals, technologists, and technology providers to share knowledge, exchange experiences, and build new connections.
Town Hall Meeting: How to partner with the Ars Electronica Festival?
Veronika Liebl (AT), Christl Baur (DE/AT)
Curious about what it takes to become part of Ars Electronica? This session opens the door to new ideas, unexpected encounters, and the start of future collaborations.
Town Hall Meeting: Prix Ars Electronica 2025 Trend & Insight
Emiko Ogawa (JP/AT)
A brief presentation and dialogue session with Emiko Ogawa, Head of Prix Ars Electronica, offering insights into the trends, keywords, and statistical data behind this year’s award-winning works.
CIFRA Space
CIFRA (AE)
Welcome to the CIFRA Space—our kitchen of the future. You won’t find a fridge or stove here, yet we’re cooking up the recipes of tomorrow. Emotions, ideas, and hopes blend with speculative ingredients. Each visitor receives a unique fusion of flavors—political, nostalgic, resistant, rewilding.
Feeding the Future: Robotics and technology as a practice of care
Mónica Rikić (ES)
Have you ever imagined a robot feeding you in old age? Would that mean you’re not dining alone? Is it care — or just convenience? And how political could those questions become? Join this participatory workshop by Mónica Rikić for a glimpse into a possible future.
Find the Tick: Recipes for Times of Radical Change
Zane Cerpina (LV), Stahl Stenslie (NO)
Enter a world of heat, scent, and touch. CIFRA serves tick-inspired dishes to give you a taste of the future. Dare to feast like a parasite? Panic and empathy — your favorite spices? Then our experimental kitchen awaits your order.
NEB Junction Town Hall: Shaping Impact Together
NEB Junction Consortium (EU)
How can creativity drive real change? This open Town Hall Meeting invites artists, designers, cultural workers, and curious minds to explore how local projects across Europe—funded and inspired by the New European Bauhaus—are reimagining spaces, communities, and ways of living in order to foster hope instead of panic.
Speed Dating Recipes – Eat the Simulation
Philippe Mistakopulo (AE), Alisa Verbina (RU/AT)
Taste the Connection. CIFRA has prepared ten dates for one night. Networking? Game night? That’s up to you. On our menu: exquisite tastings of fakes with AI-infused edible propaganda, and a drizzle of visual truth. Either way, it’s going to be a blast.
Speed Dating Recipes – Cooking the History
Philippe Mistakopulo (AE), Anastasiya Dzhioeva (GB)
Taste the Connection. CIFRA has prepared ten dates for one night. On our menu: narrative sabotage, with a flambéed falsification covered with a crust of archive fiction.
Speed Dating Recipes – Common Feasts
Philippe Mistakopulo (AE), Elena Rumyantseva (IL/GR)
Taste the Connection. CIFRA has prepared dates for one night. On our menus: memory and care, flavored with a sense of community and comforting rituals on the side.
The VOICE Assembly
Zeynep Birsel (NL), Marta Coto, (PT), Mafalda Ferriera (PT), Anita McKeown (IE), Margherita Soldati (NL)
The VOICE Assembly is a participatory Town Hall Meeting and artist-led workshop inviting audiences to slow down, reflect, and reimagine civic and environmental action. Its "quiet commons" provides an artistic alternative to emotional reactions often triggered by immediate crises.
Please note: The program for the Ars Electronica Festival 2025 is still in progress.
We are currently preparing all the information for the website and plan to put the full program online in the coming days – stay tuned!