STARTS Prize
Grand prize of the European Commission honoring Innovation in Technology, Industry and Society stimulated by the Arts
Appointed by the European Commission, from 2016 until 2020 Ars Electronica in cooperation with BOZAR and Waag Society is issuing open calls to select the most pioneering collaborations and results in the field of creativity and innovation at the intersections of science and technology with the arts.
The STARTS Prize competition is staged in two categories:
- Grand Prize – Innovative Collaboration: Awarded for innovative collaboration between industry or technology and the arts (and the cultural and creative sectors in general) that open new pathways for innovation.
- Grand Prize – Artistic Exploration: Awarded for artistic exploration and art works where appropriation by the arts has a strong potential to influence or alter the use, deployment or perception of technology.
STARTS Prize 2018 Open Call Submission Phase: January 10th - March 12th, 2018 (extended deadline)
STARTS PRIZE '17
Grand Prize – Artistic Exploration
I'm Humanity – Etsuko Yakushimaru
credit: MIRAI records, foto: MIRAI seisaku
STARTS PRIZE '17
Grand Prize – Innovative Collaboration
Rock Print – Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich, and Self-Assembly Lab, MIT
credit: Gramazio Kohler Research
STARTS PRIZE '16
Grand Prize – Innovative Collaboration
Artificial Skins and Bones – Artificial Skins and Bones Group
credit: Bernardo Aviles-Busch
STARTS PRIZE '16
Grand Prize – Artistic Exploration
Magnetic Motion – Iris van Herpen
credit: Morgan O'Donovan
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 732019.
