Karlsruhe is
UNESCO creative city
of media arts


Calendar

#AI #conference #film

The Next Gen of Filmm[AI]king

15. May 2025

The conference explores how Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing film production – from creative processes to ethical and legal questions.
#event

Ausgeschlachtet

11. May 2025

The Alter Schlachthof creative park opens its doors and invites you to take a fascinating look at creative workshops, exhibitions and hands-on activities.
#event

Europe Days 2025

08. May 2025 — 10. May 2025

Karlsruhe celebrates Europe: the Europe Days 2025 invite you to experience European cooperation and cultural diversity in the heart of the city with creative impulses, exciting projects and diverse activities.
#event #festival

Ping-Poema Festival

02. May 2025 — 03. May 2025

The festival brings together poetry, sound, and performance in a diverse program centered around the work of Lenora de Barros at the Badischer Kunstverein.
#exhibition #zkm

The Story That Never Ends. The ZKM Collection

05. April 2025 — 20. September 2025

With this exhibition, the ZKM | Karlsruhe provides a new insight into its own collection and simultaneously tells the history of media art from the 1950s to the present day.

#call #unesco

Open Call: Project Funding Program for Media Art

03. March 2025 — 15. May 2025

For the sixth time, the Department of Cultural Affairs is awarding funding for media art projects in public spaces. The focus is on regional and international cooperation, interdisciplinarity and artistic exchange.
#exhibition #zkm

Choose Your Filter!

01. February 2025 — 24. August 2025

The ZKM exhibition offers fresh insights into 30 years of the development of alternative browsers.
#event #exhibition

200 Years of KIT

01. January 2025 — 31. December 2025

In 2025, KIT invites you to take part in exhibitions, experiments, visits, celebrations, multimedia events, and dialogues – whether you are on stage or online, nerd or newbie, young or old.
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News

News ALBERI FESTIVAL – Modena trifft Karlsruhe
Press Scholarship for studio hö awarded to Chiharu Koda
Press Apply now for the Project Funding Program for Media Art 2025!
News New Bilingual Brochure Showcases the Diversity of the UNESCO City of Media Arts Karlsruhe
Press Kunstrauschen 2025 – Art beyond the mainstream at art karlsruhe
Press UNESCO City of Media Arts at art 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.