Prix Ars Electronica
Smoke and mirrors beatie wolfe gb 53775469825 o 
Nosukaay diane cescutti fr 53775076701 o 
Washed out the hardest part paul trillo us 53775291118 o
The Prix Ars Electronica is the world’s longest-established media art competition – and each year offers forward-looking insights into creative work at the interface of art, technology and society. Winners receive a Golden Nica, up to 10,000 euros in prize money and an appearance at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz. In 2024, the Prix Ars Electronica exhibition will be shown at the Lentos Kunstmuseum for the first time.
Outstanding submissions in the categories New Animation Art and Interactive Art + as well as the winning project of the first AI in ART Award will be presented. A total of 13 works by up-and-coming media artists from Europe, North America, South America and Asia will be exhibited at Lentos during the Ars Electronica Festival from September 4 to 8. The winners of the u19-create your world category can be found in POSTCITY.
Three highlights at a glance:
Beatie Wolfe’s visualization Smoke and Mirrors contrasts the rise in methane concentration in the atmosphere with advertising slogans from the oil industry, Diane Cescutti’s installation Nosukaay combines traditional West African weaving art, mathematics and computers and Washed Out “The Hardest Part” by filmmaker Paul Trillo impressively demonstrates how creatively artists can work with OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video model.
The diverse exhibition can be explored individually during the festival week from 4.9. to 8.9. during museum opening hours or as part of guided tours with experts.
| Date | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 13.09 | Artist Walks and Expert Tours Tour mit Emiko Ogawa (JP/AT), Andrew Herzog (US), Hito Steyerl (DE). In Englisch. Tickets für die Führungen erforderlich. | 10:00 am–11:30 am |
| Sun 13.09 | Spotlight Tours: Negotiating Humanity Guided tour of this year’s exhibition featuring the winners of the Prix Ars Electronica and the S+T+ARTS Prize. Tickets are required for the guided tours. | 10:30 am–12:00 pm |
| Sun 13.09 | Spotlight Tours: Negotiating Humanity Guided tour of this year’s exhibition featuring the winners of the Prix Ars Electronica and the S+T+ARTS Prize. Tickets are required for the guided tours. | 12:30 pm–2:00 pm |
| Sun 13.09 | Spotlight Tours: Negotiating Humanity Guided tour of this year’s exhibition featuring the winners of the Prix Ars Electronica and the S+T+ARTS Prize. Tickets are required for the guided tours. | 2:30 pm–4:00 pm |
| Sun 13.09 | Public guided tour through “The Collection” Duration: 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket: €4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come, first-served”). German only | 4:00 pm–5:00 pm |
| Tue 15.09 | Public guided tour through “The Collection” Duration: 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket: €4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come, first-served”). German only | 4:00 pm–5:00 pm |
| Thu 17.09 | Press Conference: Katrin Plavčak Katrin Plavčak’s canvases are a hive of vibrant activity – but the cheerfulness of the colours and the subjects depicted only superficially belies the seriousness with which Plavčak reflects on scientific, social and political issues. | 10:00 am–11:00 am |
| Thu 17.09 | Public guided tour through “The Collection” Duration: 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket: €4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come, first-served”). German only | 6:00 pm–7:00 pm |
| Thu 17.09 | Opening: Katrin Plavčak. Painting Reality in Surreal Times Welcome and Introduction by Hemma Schmutz, Director of the Lentos Art Museum in Linz; Opening Remarks by Julius Stieber, Director of Cultural Affairs for the City of Linz; Free admission. | 7:00 pm–9:00 pm |