Linz, Austria
A total of eleven locations in the Linz city area will be the venues of the 2022 Ars Electronica Festival. One hotspot will again be KEPLER’S GARDENS on the sprawling campus of Johannes Kepler University Linz, while a second major festival hub will be formed by LENTOS Kunstmuseum, University of Art and Design Linz, Atelierhaus Salzamt, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Stadtwerkstatt and Ars Electronica Center in the city center. There are also the Tabakfabrik, Francisco Carolinum and OK Linz, as well as the Anton Bruckner Private University on the Pöstlingberg.
KEPLER’S GARDENS at JKU Campus Linz
The main venue for 2022 Ars Electronica will once again be KEPLER’S GARDENS on the campus of Johannes Kepler University Linz. This is the home of the theme exhibition, the CyberArts exhibition, the Linz Institute of Technology (LIT) exhibition and the STARTS Prize exhibition. Conferences such as the theme symposium or the Prix forums will also take place here, as well as events or create your world, the Future Festival of the Next Generation.
| WED Sept. 7 | 13:00 – 19:00 |
| THU Sept. 8 | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| FRI Sept. 9 | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| SAT Sept. 10 | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| SUN Sept. 11 | 10:00 – 18:00 |
JKU Campus, Altenberger Str. 69, 4040 Linz / jku.at
Ars Electronica Center
Situated on the northern bank of the Danube, its striking architecture has shaped the cityscape of Linz since 2009. The headquarters of Ars Electronica will be presenting several exhibitions, OpenLabs and the newly equipped Deep Space 8K during the festival. The Ars Electronica Futurelab will be represented at this location with public events and presentations.
| WED Sept. 7 | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| THU Sept. 8 | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| FRI Sept. 9 | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| SAT Sept. 10 | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| SUN Sept. 11 | 10:00 – 18:00 |
Ars Electronica Center, Ars-Electronica-Str. 1, 4040 Linz / ars.electronica.art/center
University of Art and Design Linz
The premises of the Art and Design University are located at the northern end of Linz’s Main Square. Here you enter the Ars Electronica Campus, where students from local and international art universities hold exhibitions, conferences and workshops.
| WED Sept. 7 | 11:00 – 20:00 |
| THU Sept. 8 | 11:00 – 20:00 |
| FRI Sept. 9 | 11:00 – 20:00 |
| SAT Sept. 10 | 11:00 – 20:00 |
| SUN Sept. 11 | 11:00 – 18:00 |
Kunstuniversität Linz, Hauptplatz 6, 4020 Linz / kunstuni-linz.at
LENTOS Art Museum
During the 2022 Ars Electronica Festival, the LENTOS Art Museum on the southern bank of the Danube will this time focus on media artworks from South and Latin America.
| WED Sept. 7 | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| THU Sept. 8 | 10:00 – 20:00 |
| FRI Sept. 9 | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| SAT Sept. 10 | 10:00 – 18:00 |
| SUN Sept. 11 | 10:00 – 18:00 |
LENTOS Kunstmuseum Linz, Ernst-Koref-Promenade 1, 4020 Linz / lentos.at
Atelierhaus Salzamt
The Atelierhaus Salzamt is a cultural institution for local and international artists. Several studios are available here, and international artists in residence are given a small flat and a studio.
| WED Sept. 7 | 11:00 – 20:00 |
| THU Sept. 8 | 11:00 – 20:00 |
| FRI Sept. 9 | 11:00 – 20:00 |
| SAT Sept. 10 | 11:00 – 20:00 |
| SUN Sept. 11 | 11:00 – 18:00 |
Atelierhaus Salzamt, Obere Donaulände 15, 4020 Linz / linz.at/kultur/salzamt
Anton Bruckner Private University Upper Austria
The Anton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama and Dance impresses with its architecture and technical equipment. Let yourself be inspired by immersive sound worlds here.
| FRI Sept. 9 | 15:00 – 19:00 |
| SAT Sept. 10 | 14:00 – 20:00 |
Anton Bruckner Private University Upper Austria, Hagenstraße 57, 4040 Linz / bruckneruni.at
Francisco Carolinum Linz
During the Ars Electronica Festival, the downtown art museum is devoting its “Meta.space” exhibition to visions of the world and space from the Middle Ages to the present day.
| WED Sept. 7 | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| THU Sept. 8 | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| FRI Sept. 9 | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| SAT Sept. 10 | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| SUN Sept. 11 | 10:00 – 18:00 |
FC – Francisco Carolinum Linz, Museumstr. 14, 4010 Linz / ooekultur.at
OK Linz
OK Linz – a location of the OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH – visit the exhibition “The Artwork as a Living System” by Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau, and enter the analog world of the “PIXELS”, composed of the pixel works by the artists collective CryptoWiener.
| WED Sept. 7 | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| THU Sept. 8 | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| FRI Sept. 9 | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| SAT Sept. 10 | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| SUN Sept. 11 | 10:00 – 18:00 |
St. Mary’s Cathedral
The St. Mary’s Cathedral in Linz is not the highest, but the largest church in Austria and this year it will once again be part of the Ars Electronica Festival.
| WED Sept. 7 | 8:00 – 23:00 |
| THU Sept. 8 | 8:00 – 23:00 |
| FRI Sept. 9 | 8:00 – 23:00 |
| SAT Sept. 10 | 8:00 – 23:00 |
| SUN Sept. 11 | 8:00 – 19:00 |
Mariendom, Domplatz 1, 4020 Linz / dioezese-linz.at/mariendom
Stadtwerkstatt (STWST)
The STWST was initiated in 1979 and has helped to shape the development of the city of Linz. The former artists’ collective has developed into several initiatives that are now bundled under the umbrella of STWST. In the context of Ars Electronica, the STWST offers a varied programme directly on the Main Deck of the Ars Electronica Center.
| FRI Sept. 9 18:00 – SUN Sept. 11 18:00 |
Tabakfabrik
This former industrial facility is home to the creative minds of Ars Electronica Solutions and many other companies in the creative industries. During the festival you can take a look at some of the studios located there. Free entrance. With advance booking via solutions@ars.electronica.art
| THU Sept. 8 | 12:00 – 18:00 |
| FRI Sept. 9 | 12:00 – 18:00 |
| SAT Sept. 10 | 12:00 – 18:00 |
Peter-Behrens-Platz 7-8, 4020 Linz / ars.electronica.art/solutions
The Ars Electronica Festival will not only be visible in Linz, but also in other places through cooperations with our partners – whether as a foretaste or as an event running parallel to the festival.
Alte Post Vienna
The Alte Post in Vienna’s city centre is currently being revitalised. In 2023 it is to be reborn as a new and innovative cultural location. This will be achieved, among other things, by a large-scale media artwork by SHA.ART, which will transform the historic Dominikanerhof into a 360° Globe Art Experience. As part of Ars Electronica 2022, the interested public will be given initial, prototypical access to the Dominikanerhof while the construction site all around is still active.
| THU Sept. 8, 20:00 |
| FRI Sept. 9, 20:00 |
| SAT Sept. 10, 20:00 |
Bildraum 07 Vienna
The award-winning ukrainian artist Anna Dudko, Artist in Residence at Bildrecht, stages with her animated film Deep Water and erotic sketches the sensual underwater fantasy of a mermaid who is craving for human erotic love from deep within her soul at Bildraum 07.
| Opening TUE August 23, 19:00 |
| August 23 – September 10, TUE – FRI 13:00 – 18:00 |
| SAT September 10, 13:00 – 18:00 |
Bildraum 07, Burggasse 7-9, 1070 Vienna / bildrecht.at/bildraum
