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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 05.03 | Press Conference: The Collection. Reorganization As the centrepiece of our museum, the Lentos Collection enjoys a generous amount of space: a total of ten rooms are devoted to showcasing the works of the collection in chronological and thematic order. In 2026, the permanent exhibition is being redesigned by the museum’s in-house curatorial team. | 11:00 am–12:00 pm |
| Thu 05.03 | Public tour: Being a Girl*!? Duration: 60 minutes, max. 25 participants, guided tour ticket €4 (plus admission). No registration required (“first come, first served”). | 6:00 pm–7:00 pm |
| Thu 05.03 | The Room: Short Film Evening with Parisa Ghasemi (artist, International Short Film Festival Linz) Four years after the beginning of the revolutionary “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, this evening explores how grief, memory, dance, and music intertwine in present-day Iran — how music and rhythmic expression become forms of resistance, and how even funerals become manifestations of collective strength and joy for life. The event will be interpreted into sign language. | 6:00 pm–8:00 pm |
| Sat 07.03 | Lentos Atelier Children and young people between the ages of 6 and 12 have the opportunity to discover works of art, work creatively and try out different techniques in the Lentos studio. | 10:00 am–12:00 pm |
| Sat 07.03 | A Studio for All Age Groups (Fully booked) Every first Saturday each month we throw open the door of our “Atelier für Alle”, our studio for sessions with all age groups from 0 – 99. | 2:00 pm–4:00 pm |
| Sat 07.03 | Express Tour: Being a Girl*!? This tour offers an insight into the Lentos. It looks at the museum‘s history and collection of art and includes highlights of the present special exhibition. Language: English, Ticket: 3€ plus admission, duration: 45min | 4:00 pm–4:45 pm |
| Sun 08.03 | The Room: International Women’s Day Special – Overprint T‑Shirts Screen Printing Workshop (and Art Talks in the Exhibition) on the occasion of International Women’s Day with Cécile Belmont (artist). A brand logo? A floral motif on a blouse? A geometric fabric pattern? We go louder and invent our own images and statements, which we overprint using screen-printing with paper stencils. It’s about creativity, appropriation, and liberating humor. | 10:00 am–1:00 pm |
| Sun 08.03 | Rearranged: Women* Artists in the Collection In this tour, the Lentos curatorial team (Sandra Eichinger, Sofie Hagenlocher, Sarah Jonas, Brigitte Reutner-Doneus, Hemma Schmutz, Andreas Strohammer) offers joint insights into the newly reinstalled collection, with a focus on women* artists’ positions. Participation and admission are free on International Women’s* Day. No registration required (“first come, first served”). | 11:00 am–1:00 pm |
| Sun 08.03 | Women* Artists in Focus On the occasion of International Women’s* Day, Lentos Art Museum invites you to a guided tour with art historian and art educator Caroline Steiner. The focus is on the works and lives of the women* artists currently featured in the new Lentos collection presentation and in Being a Girl*!? Participation and admission are free on International Women’s Day. No registration required (“first come, first served”) | 1:00 pm–2:00 pm |
| Sun 08.03 | Making-of Being a Girl*!? Curator Brigitte Reutner-Doneus talks about the background and contexts of her exhibition Being a Girl*!? Participation and admission are free on International Women’s* Day. No registration required (“first come, first served”). | 2:00 pm–3:00 pm |