Press Releases

Press Releases


Deep Space LIVE: Sergeant Steel goes America

(Linz, 17.12.2019) An unplugged-concert of Austrian Hard Rock Band Sergeant Steel awaits visitors of the Ars Electronica Center on Thursday evening.
Christmas Holidays at the Ars Electronica Center

(Linz, 15.12.2019) During the Christmas holidays, the Ars Electronica Center once again awaits visitors with a varied program.
Entrance to the Ars Electronica Center for holders of the Akivpass for 1 Euro

(Linz, 8.12.2019) As of 1.2.2020, the Ars Electronica Center's regular ticket prices will be adjusted and barriers for lower-income visitors will be further dismantled.
Deep Space LIVE: Uniview Extended

(Linz, 3.12.2019) Join astrophotographer Dietmar Hager for a exciting journey through the universe this Thursday evening at Deep Space LIVE:
Deep Space LIVE: Art in Advent - The Future of Mankind

(Linz, 25.11.2019) A gigapixel photo of Michael Blümelhuber's steel sculpture The Future of Man will be the focus of Deep Space LIVE on Thursday evening.
human (un)limited

(Linz/Peking, 19.11.2019) With "human (un)limited", Ars Electronica and Hyundai Motorstudio are today launching their second major exhibition project in Beijing, Seoul and Moscow.
Deep Space LIVE: CRYSTN HUNT AKRON

(Linz, 18.11.2019) A musical evening of a special kind awaits visitors of Deep Space LIVE, Thursday, 21 November 2019. Art pop singer and musician CRYSTN HUNT AKRON, formerly Madame Humtata, will present the first single of her new album "Lick my Fur" from 20:00 and will also perform an extraordinary pre-album live show.
Long Night of the Stages

(Linz, 12.11.2019) "Curtain up for the Long Night of the Stages," will also be the motto of the Ars Electronica Center on November 16:
The Human Brain and its Digital Complementation

(Linz, 4.11.2019) The human brain and its digital complementation are at the focal point of the Ars Electronica Center's next theme-week.
40 Years of Humanizing Technology – Art, Technology, Society

(Linz, Shenzhen / October 29, 2019) With "40 Years of Humanizing Technology - Art, Technology, Society", Ars Electronica, the Chinese Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and the Design Society Shenzhen will open their first joint exhibition at the Sea World Culture and Arts Center in Shenzhen on November 2, 2019.
Deep Space LIVE: Tracing the Green Roof of Europe

(Linz, 14.10.2019) Thursday evening nature photographer Berndt Fischer presents breathtaking photos of the Bavarian-Austrian-Czech border region at Deep Space LIVE.
BestOff 2019: Linz University of Art Shows Exhibition at the Ars Electronica Center

(Linz, 8.10.2019) The exhibition BestOff 2019 presents selected works by students and graduates of the Linz University of Art and Design at the Ars Electronica Center.
Deep Space LIVE: The Great Buddha of the Century

(Linz, 7.10.2019) At the next Deep Space LIVE, the Taiwanese Zen meditation master Hung Chih-Sung presents the largest ever created Buddha image in the world.
Kids’ Culture Week at the Ars Electronica Center

(Linz, 1.10.2019) Programming, experimenting and exploring inveractive game worlds with full physical effort - that's what young visitors to the Ars Electronica Center can expect during the Kids' Culture Week.
Long Night of the Museums 2019

(Linz, 30.9.2019) Watch Artificial intelligence (AI) "think", train self-propelled cars, program robots with face recognition or interactitely explore the phenomenon of glacier shrinkage during the Long Night of the Museums 2019.
Deep Space LIVE: How Students Want to Reach the Universe

(Linz, 29.9.2019) The TU Vienna Space Team and its world record attempt will be the focus of Deep Space LIVE on Thursday.
Deep Space LIVE: The Sebastian Altar by Albrecht Altdorfer

(Linz, 23.9.2019) A gigapixel image of Albrecht Altdorfer's Sebastiansaltar awaits visitors of Deep Space LIVE on Thursday evening.
Open Call: European media artists exploring future technologies through residency program

(Linz, 20.9.2019) The European Media Art Platform announces an open call for European media artists.
Ars Electronica & Edinburgh Futures Institute Invite to AI Lab – Residency Program "European ARTificial Intelligence Lab. Experiential AI Artist Residency"

(Linz/Edinburgh, September 18, 2019) Artists are invited to send their applications for a residency in the framework of the European ARTificial Intelligence Lab.
Deep Space LIVE: Hans Hass - The diving legend lives on

(Linz, 16.9.2019) On Thursday evening Deep Space LIVE is all about diver and filmmaker Hans Hass.
After breaking several records, Ars Electronica 2019 now bids farewell to POSTCITY and sets its sights on new horizons for 2020

(Linz, September 9, 2019) Ars Electronica 2019 was in every respect a successful anniversary edition of the festival.
Digital Humanism

(Linz, September 8, 2019) On Sunday, 8 September, Ars Electronica is all about European visions of the future. With exhibitions, a major conference and a host of talks, lectures and workshops, Ars Electronica is positioning itself as a European platform for "Digital Humanism" as it initiates a wide-ranging debate.
CYBERARTS - Prix Ars Electronica Exhibition

(Linz, September 5, 2019) The CyberArts exhibition is one of the highlights of each Ars Electronica Festival.
ARS and the CITY

(Linz, September 4, 2019) The exhibition ARS and the CITY at the LENTOS Art Museum Linz looks back on forty years of Ars Electronica, recalling legendary, groundbreaking, internationally recognized art projects carried out since 1979 in public spaces in Linz.
TRANSCODE! - Interface Cultures

(Linz, September 3, 2019) At this year's Ars Electronica Festival, Interface Cultures students from the University of Art and Design Linz will be showing their work under the title "TRANSCODE!" from September 5 to 9 to mark the 15th anniversary of the Interface Cultures program.
CoBot Studio - Research for harmonious teamwork between humans and robots

(Linz, August 30, 2019) Together with the Ars Electronica Futurelab, the LIT Robopsychology Lab of JKU Linz starts an Austrian research platform.
Ars Electronica Festival 2019 – the Highlights

(Vienna, August 29, 2019) From September 5 to 9, the Ars Electronica Festival awaits visitors with a varied program.
Ars Electronica & Upper Austria Chamber of Commerce Host Innovation Forum 2019

(Linz, August 23, 2019) Day 2 of the Ars Electronica Festival 2019 is dedicated to innovation with the "GET.Inspired by Ars Electronica" forum.
Ars Electronica Futurelab, NHK Group Companies and NEXCDi Forum and LIWEST Launch World's First Intercontinental 8K Live Stream via a Public Connection

(Linz, August 22, 2019) As part of the European IMMERSIFY research program, Ars Electronica Futurelab and NHK Group Companies and NEXCDi Forum are implementing the world's first intercontinental 8K live stream via a public Internet connection.
AI x Music Festival

(Linz, August 5, 2019) The first "AI x Music Festival", organized by Ars Electronica and the European Commission as part of the STARTS initiative, is dedicated to the encounter between human creativity and technical perfection.
What will the transport professions of the future look like?

(Linz, July 18, 2019) An expert study by the Ars Electronica Futurelab for the Board of Trustees for Traffic Safety was devoted to the transport professions of the future,
50th anniversary of the moon landing

(Linz, July 17, 2019) To mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landing on Sunday, July 21, the new Ars Electronica Center’s Deep Space 8K awaits visitors, with a special program,
The Reinvention of the Future - 24 Hours of Sunshine

(Linz, July 16, 2019) The Upper Austrian company Fronius is showing three visionary exhibits dealing with the use of renewable energy in the foyer of the Ars Electronica Center until August 18.
Varied summer holiday programme

(Linz, July 11, 2019) The Ars Electronica Center awaits young visitors during the summer holidays with a special program.
50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing- the Reinvention of the Future

(Linz, July 8, 2019) In the run-up to the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, the new Ars Electronica Center is dedicating an entire weekend to this great moment in the history of science.
Ars Electronica Futurelab presents Swarm Arena collaborating with NTT, in Tokyo

(Linz, July 5, 2019) Together with NTT, the Ars Electronica Futurelab is showing a swarm of robots for art, entertainment and sports at the Japanese National Museum in Tokyo.
The human brain - evolution in perfection?

(Linz, July 2, 2019) The Ars Electronica Center's next theme weekend will revolve around the brain.
More than 22,000 visitors since the end of May

(Linz, June 30, 2019) The new Ars Electronica Center is a big hit. Despite the bathing weather, there have been more than 22,000 visitors since the first major opening on May 27.
Kids’ Research lab, Mirages & miracles, AI x Music

(Linz, June 24, 2019) Making the invisible visible, turning the still life of rocks into magical fantasy worlds, music-making machines from different eras, AI systems that compose music, and a children’s book about a survival artist – the second opening phase of the new Ars Electronica Center presents three more fascinating exhibitions.
Family Days at the new Ars Electronica Center

(Linz, June 17, 2019) From Thursday June 20 to Sunday June 23, 2019, the focus of the Ars Electronica Center'S Family Days will be on playing and research.
Departure into a new world - the digital geography of the 21st century

(Linz, June 10, 2019) On the second theme weekend of the new Ars Electronica Center, the exhibition Global Shift will focus on the current state of our world, with all its global changes and upheavals.
Artificial intelligence - the revolution behind the hype

(Linz, June 3, 2019) Watch artificial intelligence (AI) "think", train self-propelled cars or program robots with face recognition.
The new Ars Electronica Center shows what it's capable of

(Linz, May 30, 2019) The new Ars Electronica Center invites visitors to inspiring excursions into the future fields of AI and neurosciences, robotics and autonomous mobility, as well as genetic engineering and biotechnology.
The new Ars Electronica Center

(Linz, May 29, 2019) New exhibitions, new laboratories, new educational formats, a new self-conception: with "Compass – Navigating the Future," the Ars Electronica Center in Linz is beginning its next chapter.
The Winners of the Prix Ars Electronica 2019

(Linz, May 22, 2019) The Prix Ars Electronica 2019 received a total of 3,256 submissions from 82 countries.
The STARTS Prize goes to the innovation office “300.000 Km/s” and the designers Bjørn Karmann and Tore Knudsen

(Linz, Brussels, May 20, 2019) The STARTS Prize goes to the “300,000 Km/s” innovation office in Barcelona and Bjørn Karmann and Tore Knudsen.
Ars Electronica Futurelab zu Gast in Cannes

(Linz, 15.5.2019) Das Ars Electronica Futurelab ist noch bis 20. Mai bei Cannes XR, einem Teil des internationalen Filmfestivals vertreten.
Deep Space LIVE: Black Holes Revealed - About the Visibility of the Invisible

(Linz, May 14, 2019) Thursday evening astrophotographer Dietmar Hager at Deep Space LIVE talks about Black Holes.
Deep Space LIVE: Sneak Preview – The New Ars Electronica Center

(Linz, May 7, 2019) At Deep Space LIVE on Thursday evening, Christoph Kremer and Kristina Maurer will provide first insights into the reorientation of the Ars Electronica Center.
slow immediate wins a residency in Argentina and at the Ars Electronica Futurelab in Linz

(Linz, May 2, 2019) slow immediate is the winner of a residency in the European ARTificial Intelligence Lab competition initiated by Ars Electronica.
Austrian CanSat Competition 2019

(Linz/Schärding, May 1, 2019) Stefan Galavics, Simon Köfinger, Peter Leithner, Alexander Traxler and Moritz Wallner are the winners of the nationwide CanSat competition 2019.

Deep Space LIVE: 500 Years Leonardo da Vinci

(Linz, April 26, 2019) Leonardo da Vinci is at the focal point of another edition of Deep Space LIVE.
Deep Space LIVE: #Mygoalinsight

(Linz, April 18, 2019) At Deep Space LIVE, Thursday evening, extreme athlete Andreas Viehböck talks about a tour across Austria by foot and paraglider.
Take part in the Internet flea market Yami-Ichi

(Linz, April 17, 2019) An Internet flea market will be staged at POSTCITY on September 7.
Ars Electronica Futurelab bei Ausstellung „Gesten – gestern, heute, übermorgen“ in Berlin

(Linz, Berlin, 11.4.2019) Für die Ausstellung „Gesten – gestern, heute, übermorgen“ im Berliner Museum für Kommunikation hat das Ars Electronica Futurelab eine Reihe interaktiver Exponate entwickelt.
2019 Ars Electronica Festival: Out of the Box - The Midlife Crisis of the Digital Revolution

(Linz, April 8, 2019) "Out of the Box – the Midlife Crisis of the Digital Revolution" is the title of the 2019 Ars Electronica Festival.
Easter Holidays at the Ars Electronica Center

(Linz, April 7, 2019) The Ars Electronica Center awaits visitors during the Easter holidays with a colorful program.
Deep Space Spezial: Peru – Anden, Amazonas, antike Kulturen

(Linz, 31.3.2019) Nächsten Mittwoch laden die beiden FotografInnen Renate Kogler und Franz Marx bei einem Deep Space Spezial auf eine bunte Fototour durch Peru.
Deep Space LIVE: Die Sprache der Bilder

(Linz, 25.3.2019) Donnerstagabend, 28.3.2018, lädt Michaela Obermayer vom Ars Electronica Center bei Deep Space LIVE zu einer Reise durch die Zeit und beleuchtet Darstellungen wie die Tabula Peutingeriana, das Voynich Manuskript oder den Codex Seraphinianus in ihrem historischen Kontext.
NEXTCOMIC Festival at the Ars Electronica Center

(Linz, March 12, 2019) To mark the 10th anniversary of the NEXTCOMIC Festival, everything at the Ars Electronica Center from March 14 to 23 will revolve around interactive comics, or more precisely Augmented Reality Comics by the Linz School of Communication Design.
Deep Space Special: The Great Masters of the Renaissance

(Linz, March 8, 2019) The great masters of the Renaissance will occupy the focal point of a Deep Space Special next Tuesday.
Deep Space Weekend for Families

(Linz, March 6, 2019) At the Deep Space Weekend for Families, Saturday March 9 & Sunday March 10, young and old visitors will get their money's worth with various special programmes.
Deep Space LIVE: GameStage: Sound Games

(Linz, March 5, 2019) Deep Space LIVE: GameStage will explore the role of sound and music in computer games next Thursday evening.
Ars Electronica Inspires New Festival in Wollongong, Australia

(Wollongong/Linz, March 1, 2019) The 3 Festival will take place for the first time in the Australian city of Wollongong 2020. The festival was inspired by the Ars Electronica Festival, which takes place every September in the Austrian city of Linz.
Deep Space LIVE: FAKE NEWS - How to protect yourself from false reports in the media

(Linz, February 25, 2019) At Deep Space LIVE this Thursday evening, February 28, 2019, Sissi Kaiser and Tom Beyer from bildmanipulation.at talk about the strategies behind Fake News.
Deep Space LIVE: Our home galaxy, the Milky Way

(Linz, February 18, 2019) A fascinating journey through the Milky Way awaits visitors at the next Deep Space LIVE.
Semester Break at the Ars Electronica Center

(Linz, February 13, 2019) Laser cutters, robots, virtual reality, and experiments with programmable materials await visitors of every age during the semester break at the Ars Electronica Center.
Deep Space LIVE: Pile Dwellings - Houses under Water in Lake Attersee

(Linz, February 11, 2019) A dive down to the prehistoric pile dwellings beneathin theLake Attersee awaits visitors of Deep Space LIVE this Thursday evening, February 14, 7 PM.
In 2019, Ars Electronica is turning 40 and is launching a whole series of new initiatives

(Linz, February 4, 2019) On September 18, 1979, the very first small but groundbreaking "Festival for Art, Technology and Society" began in Linz. Today, four decades later, Ars Electronica is one of the world's largest and most important platforms for media art, ideas for the future, and innovation—and it’s in demand as never before.
Prix Ars Electronica 2019 with new category

(Linz, January 16, 2019) As we begin 2019, the Prix Ars Electronica is kicking off the New Year by introducing a new category. With “Artificial Intelligence & Life Art” the world’s most time-honored media arts competition is now also seeking artistic works in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
European Commission STARTS Prize submissions open today

(Linz/Brussels, January 9, 2019) Technologists, artists, scientists, institutions, labs, and companies can now submit their projects for this year's STARTS Prize, part of the European Commission's STARTS Initiative.
Ars Electronica initiates European ARTificial Intelligence Lab

(Linz, January 9, 2018) Together with twelve renowned art and cultural institutions, Ars Electronica is launching the European ARTifical intelligence Lab.
Ars Electronica in Linz, Vienna, Berlin, Seoul, Moscow, Beijing and Tokyo

(Linz, January 8, 2019) An uninterrupted run at the Ars Electronica Center in Linz, the festival’s worldwide name recognition, exhibitions in several major cities and project commissions around the globe have boosted sales and earnings to an all-time high: 2018 was a very successful year for Linz's Ars Electronica.