Prix Ars Electronica 2003

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PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA 2003 - COMPETITION FOR CYBERARTS

The Prix Ars Electronica 2003 marks the 17th edition of the competition for 
cyberarts, which is organized by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF), Upper 
Austrian Regional Studio, in conjunction with the Ars Electronica Festival. 

>From the start, the Prix Ars Electronica has been conceived as an open platform for 
various disciplines in the field of digital media design at the intersection of 
technology, art, science and society. Accordingly, over the course of the years, it 
has repeatedly been renewed, in order to be able to take the rapid developments in 
the realm of information technologies into account.

Since 1987 around 14,600 artists, scientists, researchers and representatives from 
the entertainment branch from all over the world have entered their works in the Prix 
Ars Electronica, thus formulating and commenting on the media developments of the 
past sixteen years. In this way, they have created a public forum for a highly 
productive discussion. At the same time, they have laid the foundation for a new, 
highly qualified media-theoretical exploration and investigation of computer art / 
cyberart within the sphere of contemporary art.

Now for the 17th time, the Austrian Broadcasting Company, Upper Austrian Regional 
Studio, as the organizer of the Prix Ars Electronica, invites artists, scientists, 
researchers and developers to participate in the annual cyberarts competition in the 
categories Net Vision / Net Excellence, Interactive Art, Computer Animation/Visual 
Effects and Digital Musics.

Three money prizes will be awarded in each of the competition categories Computer 
Animation/Visual Effects, Interactive Art and Digital Musics, six in the competition 
category Net Vision / Net Excellence. That means 5 Golden Nicas and 10 Awards of 
Distinction. In addition, up to 12 Honorary Mentions may be distinguished in each of 
the competition categories (except for net vision / net excellence: 16 honorary 
mentions).
The works selected in all categories will be presented to the public in the 
exhibition "CyberArts 2003" at the O.K Center for Contemporary Art during the Ars 
Electronica Festival. Subsequently, they will also be shown (optionally) in a touring 
exhibition organized by the main sponsors of the Prix Ars Electronica, Telekom 
Austria.

Beyond the immediate occasion of the awards and in addition to the presentations 
during the Ars Electronica Festival, the results of the Prix Ars Electronica 2003 
will also be documented as far as possible in print, video, DVD, CD and on the 
Internet.


You can submit your work by online registration. The deadline for your submission is 
March 20, 2003. Check out the registration procedure at 
http://www.aec.at/en/prix/index.asp
 
NET VISION / NET EXCELLENCE

NET VISION distinguishes projects that are striking in their anticipative and 
innovative way of dealing with the online medium.

NET EXCELLENCE distinguishes projects that are convincing because of the originality 
of their content and creative use of state-of-the-art applications.

The jury looks forward to milestones, next-level experiments and smart hacks that set 
fresh signals in the following fields/subfields: 

ARTS & CULTURE - encompasses the subfields web design, screen design

net art, web art art databases, cultural archives, reference, museums, online 
galleries literature urbanism, architecture 

POLITICS & SOCIETY - encompasses the subfields cyber democracy, communities, support 
groups public campaigning, activism, hacktivism, digital divide.
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT - encompasses the subfields gaming, music, digital lifestyle 
animation, film magazines, net journalism, streaming media, e-publishing, forums, 
news services
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - encompasses the subfields research, information architecture, 
knowledge management, p2p, open source wireless and mobile, broadband, human computer 
interface
 

DIGITAL MUSICS

This category of the Prix Ars Electronica is open to 

Electronica (like Drum'n Bass, Dub, Techno, Downtempo, Ambient, Breakbeat, Global, 
HipHop, Jazz, Noise, Mondo/Exotica, digital DJ-culture, etc.)
Sound and Media (like sonic sculpture, intermedia/sound driven visuals, performances, 
soundspace projects, installations, radio works, net-music, generative musics, etc.)
Computer compositions (electroacoustic, acousmatic and experimental)


Ars Electronica 2003
Festival für Kunst, Technologie und Gesellschaft
6. - 11. September 2003