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Prix Ars Electronica 2027
Ars Electronica Linz GmbH & Co KG · Linz, Austria
International media art competition from Linz with Golden Nica prizes of up to EUR 10,000 per category (New Animation Art, Artificial Life & Intelligence, Digital Musics & Sound Art, u19). Submissions open January 2027, deadline March 2027.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Digital art, Video & film, Sound, Installation
- Theme
- media art, artificial intelligence, animation, sound art
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Open internationally in the main categories; u19 category restricted to young people in Austria.
About
The Prix Ars Electronica, awarded since 1987, recognises work at the intersection of art, technology and society. Categories for 2027 are New Animation Art, Artificial Life & Intelligence, Digital Musics & Sound Art and u19 – create your world (for young people in Austria). Winners receive the Golden Nica, prize money of up to EUR 10,000 per category and a prominent presentation at the Ars Electronica Festival in Linz in September.
The 2026 edition took submissions from 7 January to 9 March 2026 (14:00 CET), announced winners on 22 June 2026 and ran the festival 9–13 September 2026. The organiser states the 2027 submission phase begins in January 2027 with a deadline in March 2027 (u19 by 3 March 2027). Entry is open internationally; fee not stated.