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Is it media? Is it art?
Is it creativity? – It is Karlsruhe.

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Karlsruhe as Creative City of Media Arts

Media art is universal, it illustrates social and technological innovation, creativity, connectivity, interdisciplinarity and combines art and science in many ways.

Events

Numerous festivals, exhibitions and events in the field of media art characterize Karlsruhe’s lively, creative and diverse cultural landscape.

Featured Events

Writing the History of the Future
23. Feb 2019 - 28. Mar 2021
The exhibition »Writing the History of the Future« focuses on the major topics the ZKM has dealt with over the past 30 years: artistic and social change against the background of digitization.
Artificial Empathy – International Conference (postponed)
27. Mar 2020 - 29. Mar 2020
In the context of the international conference on Artificial Empathy and Affective Computing, the ZKM invites to discuss the field of emotion in the machine from the perspective of the arts, the sciences, and computer history in an interdisciplinary way.
INDEPENDENT DAYS – International Film Festival (postponed)
01. Apr 2020 - 05. Apr 2020
The international film festival INDEPENDENT DAYS celebrates its anniversary. 162 films from 40 countries on all five continents make Karlsruhe a showcase for independent filmmaking worldwide.
Schlosslichtspiele Karlsruhe
05. Aug 2020 - 13. Sep 2020
The SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE 2020 will take place from August 5 to September 13, 2020. Once again, the facade of Karlsruhe Palace will be illuminated by breathtaking projections and become the largest digital work of art in Europe.

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What is Media Art for Us?

What is Media Art for Us?

Until the end of the twentieth century media were divided into »old« media, such as photography and film, and »new« media, such as video and computer. The concept of media has gradually expanded with the emergence of new disciplines and fields of research in the 20th century, i.e. information and communication technologies and artificial intelligence.

Timeline

Since its foundation in 1715, the city of Karlsruhe has been at the forefront of innovation in various fields, such as urban planning, technological research, IT and media art. The timeline presents cultural highlights in the city’s long history.

Testimonials

Karlsruhe is not only regarded as a pioneer, but also as a »cradle of modern media communication«: in 1989, visionary citizens of the city initiated the foundation of the ZKM | Center for Art and Media. Renown personalities and experts share their opinion on Karlsruhe, and its ongoing devotion to media arts.

Advocates

Where is Media Art?

An abundance of institutions in the field of media art, civic initiatives and diverse organizations related to media art and digital culture as well as a diverse cultural and creative industry characterize the urban fabric of the city of Karlsruhe.

Network

The interdisciplinary cooperation in the city highlights Karlsruhe as a creative city. An executive board and an advisory board have been established to support and carry out the application process for the nomination as a »UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts«.

Outlook

Karlsruhe considers itself a sustainably developing »Digitally Connected City of Media Arts« on a local and global level. In the coming years, the city will implement a number of newly conceived projects and further develop existing formats accordingly.

Open Data and Open Commons

Karlsruhe is increasingly striving to establish more transparency and direct opportunities for citizen participation in the city, and to become even more open and technologically advanced.

Karlsruhe - UNESCO City of Media Arts

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Karlsruhe as Creative City of Media Arts

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Featured Events

Writing the History of the Future

Artificial Empathy – International Conference (postponed)

INDEPENDENT DAYS – International Film Festival (postponed)

Schlosslichtspiele Karlsruhe

What is Media Art for Us?

What is Media Art for Us?

Timeline

Timeline

Testimonials

Testimonials

Advocates

Prof. Dr. h. c. mult. Peter Weibel

Sasha Waltz

Andreas Siefert

Dr. Frank Mentrup

Jin-Kyung Jeon

Dr. Jana Binder

Where is Media Art?

Where is Media Art?

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Network

Outlook

Outlook

Open Data / Open Commons

Open Data and Open Commons

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