Brucknerhaus, Großer Saal

An evening totally dedicated to the artists themselves. The 2008 Ars Electronica gala featuring the presentation of the Golden Nicas to the Prix Ars Electronica prizewinners is one of the Festival’s highlights.

By invitation only

The Golden Nicas and Prizes go to:

Iriz Pääbo (CA) / National Film Board of Canada
HA’Aki
Golden Nica Computer Animation / Film / VFX

Bill Fontana (US)
Speeds of Time versions 1 and 2
Golden Nica Digital Musics

Eduardo Kac (US)
with his scientific partners Neil Olszewski, Department of Plant Biology and Neil Anderson, Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Natural History of the Enigma
Golden Nica Hybrid Art

Lawrence Malstaf (BE)
Courtesy Galerie Fortlaan 17 – Gent (BE)
Nemo Observatorium
Golden Nica Interactive Art

HiperBarrio
http://hiperbarrio.org
Golden Nica Digital Communities

Matej Petrek (AT)
In den Tiefen
Golden Nica u19 – freestyle computing

Simon Shaw-Miller (UK)
Eye hEar: Music, Art, Film & the Culture of Synaesthesia
Winner Media.Art.Research Award

Open_Sailing_Crew (UK)
Open Sailing
Winner [the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant

Project Management: Bianca Petscher

Screendesign: checksum5 (joreg, rainer kohlberger)

From 9 PM performance on the façade of the Ars Electronica Center