Prix Ars Electronica – Artificial Intelligence

Prix Forum I – Computer Animation/Film/VFX

Gregor Tatschl — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 04:10:46 +0000

An event in the framework of “Expanded Animation”

One of the absolute highlights of every Ars Electronica is the opportunity to meet Prix Ars Electronica prizewinners and to attend Prix forums to hear the artists elaborate on their oeuvre and current work.

Chaired by Prix Ars Electronica jurors, these discussions provide fascinating insights into the individual categories.

Introduction and Welcome: Gerfried Stocker (AT), Jürgen Hagler (AT) and Alexander Wilhelm (AT)

David OReilly (IE), Everything (Golden Nica)
Jonathan Yomayuza (US) / Emblematic Group (US), Out of Exile (Award of Distinction)
Elliot Woods (UK) / Kimchi and Chips (KR), Light Barrier 3rd Edition (Award of Distinction)

Chair: Sabine Hirtes (DE), jury member of 2017 Prix Ars Electronica

Prix Forum II – Digital Musics & Sound Art

Gregor Tatschl — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 04:05:38 +0000

Chaired by Prix Ars Electronica jurors, these discussions provide fascinating insights into the individual categories.

Cedrik Fermont (CD/BE/DE), Dimitri della Faille (BE/CA), Not Your World Music: Noise In South East Asia (Golden Nica)
Lucas Abela (AU), Gamelan Wizard (Award of Distinction)
Marco Donnarumma (IT/DE), Corpus Nil (Award of Distinction)

Chair: Rikke Frisk (DK), jury member of the 2017 Prix Ars Electronica

Prix Forum III – Hybrid Art

Gregor Tatschl — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 04:00:40 +0000

Chaired by Prix Ars Electronica jurors, these discussions provide fascinating insights into the individual categories.

Maja Smrekar (SI), K-9_topology (Goldene Nica)
Gonçalo Freiria Cardoso (PT), Ruben Pater (NL), A Study into 21st Century Drone Acoustics (Auszeichnung)
Paul Vanouse (US), The America Project (Auszeichnung)

Moderation: Jurij Krpan (SI), Juror des Prix Ars Electronica 2017

CyberArts 2017 Opening

Gregor Tatschl — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 09:33:39 +0000

Offenes Kulturhaus Oberösterreich (AT)

Interactive, innovative and highly technically sophisticated–on September 7th, 2017, 6:30 PM, the OK in the Upper Austrian Cultural Quarter opens the CyberArts 2017 exhibition in conjunction with Ars Electronica.

The works shown come from the Prix Ars Electronica, the international competition of computer art and the most important international showcase for current digital media art. The OK presents prize-winning works from the categories of Computer Animation/Film/VFX, Hybrid Art and Digital Musics & Sound Art.

Join the opening!

To the CyberArts exhibition…

Prix Ars Electronica Gala

Martin Hieslmair — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:59:17 +0000

An evening with the crème de la crème of the digital arts – a highlight of the 2017 Ars Electronica Gala will be the ceremony at which the Golden Nica statuettes are bestowed upon the Prix Ars Electronica prizewinners.

Please note that due to limited seating capacity, you will need a separate invitation or a seat reservation to attend the Gala.

The Golden Nica of the Prix Ars Electronica will be granted to following artists:

Computer Animation / Film / VFX: David OReilly (IE)
Hybrid Art: Maja Smrekar (SI)
Digital Musics & Sound Art: Cedrik Fermont (CD/BE/DE), Dimitri della Faille (BE/CA)
u19 CREATE YOUR WORLD: Lisa Buttinger (AT)

Additionally, the winners of the STARTS Prize of the European Commission will be awarded, too:

Artistic Exploration: Etsuko Yakushimaru (JP)
Innovative Collaboration: Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich, and Self-Assembly Lab, MIT