Karlsruhe is
UNESCO creative city
of media arts


Calendar

Schriftzug 17.-25-10.2026, 33. Queer Film Festival Karlsruhe, Pride Pictures steht in braun und weiß auf einem bunten Hintergrund, rechts im Bild ist der Kopf einer weißen Person, die sich Lidschatten aufträgt.
#festival #film

PRIDE PICTURES – 33. Queer Film Festival Karlsruhe

17. October 2026 — 25. October 2026

Diversity on screen: queer films, conversations, and parties
Potrait im Profil einer männlich gelesenen weißen Person mit Brille in einem weißen Astronautenanzug vor einem Gebäude
#performance #zkm

MARS!platz: Red Dust City

15. October 2026 — 27. October 2026

What’s it like to live on Mars? You can see for yourself at the Karlsruhe market square.
Fotocollage, links ältere weißhaarige männliche Person von hinten sitzend zu sehen, dann eine lachende ältere weiße Frau mit weißen Haaren und einer Tasse in der Hand, daneben mehrere junge Menschen von hinten sichtbar, die sich in den Armen halten, daneben ein POrträt eines lachenden weißen Mannes mit weißen Haaren und markanter schwarzer Brille.
#conference #event

Fewer – older – more diverse. Opportunities and Challenges for Our Society

14. October 2026

Interdisciplinary and intergenerational perspectives on demographic shift
Poster der Reihe "Kino im Blauen Salon", "Kino in der Stadt" auf einem aufklappbarem Plakataufsteller aus Holz
#event #film #hfg

Cinema Above the City – Kino im Blauen Salon, Winter Semester 2026/27

09. October 2026 — 26. February 2027

In focus: films about metropolises and urban changes
BOOM BDAY CHAT: 10 Jahre COLA TAXI OKAY am 9.10.2026 ab 18 Uhr
#event

BOOM BDAY STAR: 10 Years of COLA TAXI OKAY

09. October 2026 — 17. October 2026

Here to stay—and a reason to celebrate: 10 years of COLA TAXI OKAY
#call #cooperation

Sprint 3 at studio hö: apply now!

09. October 2026 — 12. November 2026

We are looking for a team of students for the winter program at studio hö.

Apply now: open call dm-Award “connecting worlds”

09. October 2026 — 25. November 2026

We’re looking for innovative projects that bridge the analog and digital worlds!
#exhibition

Exhibition “Phoenixing” by Chaveli Sifre

19. September 2026 — 08. November 2026

Chaveli Sifre’s “Phoenixing” recomposes the scent of the forest path to Kunstverein Wilhelmshöhe: silver fir, camphor, lettuce, fennel.
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News

Press Media art meets the city: Karlsruhe presents Media art is here
Press dm-Award „connecting worlds“ 2026: Yulia Mashkova & Grisha Mumrikov show „Fragile Homes“
News International Success for “ALIVE BUILDINGS” by Salome Vepkhvadze
Press Scholarship for studio hö awarded to Isabelle Konrad
Press The CULT maps are here! Experience media art itineraries from April 2026
News QueerScope Annual Meeting 2026 in Karlsruhe
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Profile

City of Media Arts

Media Art is universal – it stands for social and technological innovation, for creativity, connectivity, interdisciplinarity, and brings art and science together in manifols ways.

Artists

A considerable number of artists live and work in Karlsruhe whose media art productions feature in festivals, exhibitions, and projects. The following overview includes an alphabetical list of artists who are involved in exhibitions, projects, and international collaborations within the framework of the UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts Karlsruhe.

Funding

The Funding Program for Media Arts and International Network Projects Supports the Cultural and the Creative Scene.

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Network

UNESCO Creative Cities Network

Joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network gives Karlsruhe and the city’s interest groups the opportunity to make new contacts, give new impulses and establish new connections to organizations and artists in the UNESCO Creative Cities on all continents.