[spectre] Prix Ars Electronica 2004 - Welcome to participate!

[Monique Berger]

Prix Ars Electronica 2004 - International Competition for CyberArts

Welcome to participate - Online Registration has started Monday, 
January 12th, 2004
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Prix Ars Electronica 2004 is the 18th edition of the foremost 
international competition for computer-based art. To mark Ars 
Electronica's 25th anniversary in 2004, it is being expanded to 
include a "Digital Communities" domain dedicated to social 
developments of great current relevance.

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Prix Ars Electronica 2004 will be awarded in the following 
categories: Computer Animation / Visual Effects, Digital Musics, 
Interactive Art, Net Vision, Digital Communities.

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The total prize money for the Prix Ars Electronica 2004 amounts to 
Euro 130,000.
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Additionally [THE NEXT IDEA] Art and Technology Grant will be awarded.
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The deadline for the entry is March, 12th, 2004 (postmarked)
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Interactive Art

The "Interactive Art" category is dedicated to interactive works in 
all forms and formats, from installations to performances. Here, 
particular consideration is given to the realization of a powerful 
artistic concept through the especially appropriate use of 
technologies, the innovativeness of the interaction design, and the 
work's inherent potential to expand the human radius of action.

This category is open to all types of current interactive works in any form:

installation
performance
audience participation
virtual reality
multimedia
telecommunication, etc.
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[the next idea]
Art and Technology Grant
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Discovering ideas for tomorrow in young minds today is the aim of 
this grant supported by voestalpine and focusing on the intersection 
of art and technology. The category's target group includes students 
at universities, art schools, technical schools, and other 
educational institutions as well as creatives from all over the 
world, aged 19-27, who have developed as-yet-unproduced concepts in 
the fields of media art, media design or media technology. The winner 
receives a stipend in the amount of 7,500 Euro and will be invited to 
spend a term as Researcher and Artist in Residence at the Ars 
Electronica Futurelab. Judging will be done by a panel of experts.

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Sponsoring and Support
SAP, Telekom Austria and voestalpine are the Sponsors of the 2004 
Prix Ars Electronica. The competition is made possible through the 
support of the City of Linz and the Province of Upper Austria.

Prix Ars Electronica is supported by: 
KS 
sterreichischer 
Kultur-Service, Pšstlingbergschlšss'l, Sony DADC, Spring, KLM

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If you are interested to participate please send us your work. 
Detailed information and registration forms are available online: 
<<http://prixars.aec.at/>http://prixars.aec.at/>

Should you have any questions as a participant, please feel free to contact:
Monique Berger, <<mailto:info at prixars.aec.at>mailto:info at prixars.aec.at>
We kindly ask you to forward this information to interested parties.
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Best regards,
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Monique Berger
Prix Ars Electronica 2004
AEC Ars Electronica Center Linz
Museumsgesellschaft mbH
Hauptstrasse 2
4040 Linz, Austria
tel: +43-732-7272-74
fax: +43-732-7272-676
<<mailto:monique.berger at aec.at>mailto:monique.berger at aec.at>
<http://prixars.aec.at/>http://prixars.aec.at/
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