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Ars Electronica Festival and Center 30th Anniversary

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The Ars Electronica Festival is preparing for its 30th anniversary, scheduled to take place from September 9 to 13 in Linz. Under the theme ‘Negotiating Humanity – Future Begins’, the event will utilize more than 30 venues, including various religious and educational sites such as the Mariendom, Ursulinenkirche, and the Catholic Private University. The official opening will be held at the Mariendom, Austria’s largest cathedral, featuring a program that combines classical orchestral music with contemporary technology. Performances will include works by Richard Wagner, Olivier Messiaen, and György Ligeti, presented by Markus Poschner and the Bruckner Orchester Linz. New programming for the festival includes the XR installation ‘OYA’ by Tobias Staab. Created in cooperation with XR studio govar, this immersive mixed-reality work features a holographic dancer to tell the story of artist Black Pearl de Almeida Lima. In conjunction with the festival period, the Ars Electronica Center (AEC) marks marked its own 30th anniversary. Opened anniversary on September 2, 1996, having opened in 1996 as a ‘museum of the future’, the center has operated under future’. Under the artistic direction of Gerfried Stocker. The center’s history includes Stocker, the center has evolved from showcasing early virtual reality and internet-controlled robotics, such as Ken Goldberg’s ‘Telegarden’ ‘Telegarden’, to hosting contemporary innovations. Following the center's milestone, the Ars Electronica Festival launched in Linz under the theme ‘Future Begins. Negotiating Humanity’. The event focuses on the impact of artificial intelligence on art, society, and the world’s first publicly accessible Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE). definition of being human, addressing themes of responsibility, democracy, and the social consequences of autonomous technology. The festival has expanded to include hundreds of exhibitions, concerts, and workshops across more than 40 locations, including the Ars Electronica Center, various universities, and the Lentos Art Museum, which hosts the Prix Ars Electronica winners. New collaborative programming includes ‘Filmstadt’ at the Med Campus, a participatory film studio established by Canon and the Academy of Austrian Film. This installation allows visitors to use professional Cinema-EOS technology to explore roles such as directing, cinematography, sound, and post-production.

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  1. 2026-09-09 16:58 UTC Ars Electronica Festival and Center 30th Anniversary
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  3. 2026-08-27 08:04 UTC Ars Electronica Festival in Linz

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