Fri Sep 7, 2018, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm (UTC +2)
Brucknerhaus
Entrance: 6:30 PM, Closed event: Please note that due to the limited number of seats a separate invitation or seat ticket is required for the gala.
An evening dedicated to the world’s best representatives of the digital arts: the Grand Gala of Ars Electronica 2018 with the presentation of the Golden Nicas to the winners of the Prix Ars Electronica and the European Commission’s STARTS Prize 2018.
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Prix Ars Electronica 2018
The Golden Nica of the Prix Ars Electronica will be awarded to the following artists on this evening:
- Computer Animation: Mathilde Lavenne (FR)
- Digital Communities: Bellingcat
- Interactive Art+: LarbitsSisters (BE)
- u19 CREATE YOUR WORLD: Lorenz Gonsa (AT), Martin Hatler (AT), Samuel Stallybrass (AT), Vincent Thierry (AT)
STARTS Prize 2018
The winners of the European Commission’s STARTS Prize will also receive awards:
- Artistic Exploration: Giulia Tomasello
- Innovative Collaboration: MX3D & Joris Laarman Lab
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