Art in the fight against panic: Ars Electronica 2025 in Linz!

Art in the fight against panic: Ars Electronica 2025 in Linz!

Linz, Österreich - The ars electronica festival 2025 Linz take place. Under the motto "Panic - Yes/No", the festival will take up central topics of our age. The focus is on dealing with society with change, uncertainty and the challenges of global crises.

The festival will take place at various event locations, including the PostCity and other locations. The program includes a variety of formats, including exhibitions, concerts, talks, performances as well as workshops and panels. The aim is to offer an international platform for art, culture, science and technology that creates space for exchange, innovation and courage to change

diverse program and highlights

The festival can expect the participants from different areas, including artists, scientists, students, entrepreneurs and political decision -makers. In the days of the festival, a wide range of events are on the program:

• pre-opening walk on September 2 with free entry in various locations.
• Official opening on September 3, which offers excerpts from the waltz symphony, played by musicians of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz.
• The Prix Ars Electronica Award Ceremony on September 4th in the Design Center Linz.
• A big concert night in the PostCity track hall on September 5, including the performance of the Chamber Opera "The Emperor of Atlantis".
• Sonic Saturday at the Anton Bruckner private university on September 6th.
• Futurelab Night in the Deep Space 8K with presentations of new technologies.

A special Highlight is the Prix Ars Electronica exhibition at the Lento's Linz Art Museum, which presents excellent media art projects. The postcity bunker will also address an installation that takes up the festival topic and presents the results of the Residency program.

art and technology in dialogue

The topics of the festival are particularly relevant in today's time, when technology and art are in a constant dialogue. The Development Media art reflects on the effects of technological change and its influence on everyday life. Artists experiment with new technologies for aesthetic productions that also initiate important social debates.

An example of the fusion of art and technology is the VR installation "Atmospheric Forest", which enables visitors to immerse yourself in digital forests. Such installations not only address creative forms of expression, but also urgent topics such as climate change and the effects of human action on the environment.

The festival will also take into account the S+T+Arts initiative of the European Commission, which deals with innovative projects. Workshops on democracy, media literacy and digital transformation will offer a platform for critical discourses that raise questions about artificial intelligence, social justice and the role of art in a digital society.

The Ars Electronica Festival 2025 is therefore not only an event for those interested in art, but also a place where new ideas and perspectives can be discussed on the challenges of our time. It promises an exciting examination of the topics that will help shape our future.