Long Nights / Kholod Hawash (IQ), Photo: Markus Schneeberger
“State of the ART(ist)” focuses on artists who face threats to their existence. These threats may come in the form of repression or political persecution by unjust regimes or democratically legitimized governments. They may also face danger due to open hostilities, loss of livelihood from environmental disasters or natural catastrophes, and precarious living conditions due to exploitation.
Congratulations to the 2024 winners!
“The brutal war of aggression against Ukraine and the repression against artists in Russia show that freedom of artistic expression cannot be taken for granted everywhere.
Alexander Schallenberg, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Austria
Together with Ars Electronica, we are sending a signal of solidarity and offering artists a space for their work that is denied to them elsewhere. In this way, we are creating an international platform to strengthen freedom of expression.”
“State of the ART(ist)” includes an Open Call as well as a presentation of the winning projects at the Ars Electronica Festival – September 4 to 8, 2024. The project is a collaboration between Ars Electronica and the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Timeline
April 15, 2024 | Start of the worldwide Open Call |
May 20, 2024 | Submission deadline |
May and June 2024 | Jury Meeting |
July 2024 | The 2024 winners are presented |
September 4 – 8, 2024 | 2024 Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, Austria |