New York Exhibition
May 21st - July 18th 2004

On the occasion of Ars Electronica’s 25th anniversary, a series of exhibitions, screenings, and lectures will take place in New York City from May 21 to July 18.
Generously supported by SAP and hosted by the American Museum of the Moving Image, Eyebeam, and the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, these events will feature outstanding media art projects from the past twenty-five years as well as inspiring new developments from the Ars Electronica Futurelab and artist-in-residence program.
Additional symposia, artist talks, screenings, and workshops will provide not just interesting historical information but also comprehensive insight into new directions in digital art.

Digital Avant-Garde´s Curatorial Board:
Benjamin Weil, Carl Goodman, Gerfried Stocker
Curatorial Advisors: Dietmar Offenhuber, Horst Hörtner
Curators Animation Screenings: Melanie Crean, Christine Schöpf, Carl Goodman

Digital Communities and UN-Exhibition
June 24th - July 18th 2004

The Prix Ars Electronica’s new “Digital Communities” category has come about as a result of Ars Electronica’s collaboration with SAP. “Digital Communities” honors projects that are utilizing modern technologies to implement a vision of open, democratic structures. The awards ceremony will be held in conjunction with the United Nations’ Global Compact Summit in New York. Documentation of the prizewinning projects will be on exhibit from June 23 to July 18 in the Lobby of the UN's New York Headquarters.