From celebrating groundbreaking projects to recognizing visionary artists and thinkers, the Award Ceremonies at Ars Electronica Festival honor outstanding achievements and inspire the next generation of creative pioneers.

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Award Ceremonies
Prix Ars Electronica Award Ceremony
The Prix Ars Electronica Award Ceremony at the Design Center Linz will be a further highlight of the festival week. On this evening, the focus will lie on art—and with it on the exceptional artists who were awarded the Golden Nica of the Prix Ars Electronica in 2025.
Award Ceremony u19—create your world
Ars Electronica (AT)
The Award Ceremony showcases the outstanding projects of the u19—create your world category at the Prix Ars Electronica, as the young prizewinners take the stage to receive their certificates.
Media Literacy Award Ceremony
Ars Electronica (AT), Bundesministerium für Bildung (AT), OeAD (AT)
The MLA recognizes outstanding and creative educational projects in media education and digital learning that strengthen the discourse around media literacy and critical media use in schools.
Ars Electronica Campus Award
For the second time, Ars Electronica Festival celebrates the Campus Award to recognize the most outstanding project presented within the frame of the Campus Exhibition.
Kepler Awards for Science Communication 2025
Gregor Pechmann (AT), Patricia Stark (AT)
Discover how research sparks inspiration! At JKUniverse, the winners of the first Kepler Awards for Science Communication share their outstanding projects and personal motivations, celebrating new ways of bringing science closer to people.
Expanded Conference Awards & Closing
The Award Ceremony marks the official closing of the Expanded Conference on Animation and Interactive Art. During the event, the Best Paper Award as well as Honorary Mentions will be presented, recognizing outstanding scholarly contributions.