S+T+ARTS E(C)HO

In the digital age and the decades of societal and environmental emergency states that we live in, science, technology, and industry have hit the innovation ceiling. New approaches, alternative perspectives, and creative solutions to inspire progress and accelerate development are needed: Artistic thinking can provide the boost we need to tackle the great challenges of our times. 

Science, Technology and Arts form a nexus at which insightful observers have identified high potential for innovation. STARTS EC(H)O’s main objective is building towards the triple transformation and developing artist-led approaches through creative experimentation and recognising the most successful ones:

• Through S+T+ARTS residencies, artists are enabled to develop new pilots on human-centered and sustainable technologies in the fields of AI, high-performance computing, simulation & visualisation, digital twins, medical tech or circular economy. This is the pillar HLRS is involved in the most by hosting 4 such residenies along the following challenges:
  • Virtual representation of users
  • Technological solutions inspired by nature
  • Transforming logs into visual narratives
  • Urban Digital Twins for the Salzburg Festival
• S+T+ARTS Prize highlights and promote outstanding technology-driven artistic projects and the achievements of the teams behind them towards the green transition and social sustainability. Two Grand Prizes, for Artistic Exploration and Innovative Collaboration, each with €20,000 prize money, are offered to honor innovative projects at the intersection of science, technology and the arts: The emphasis of both prizes lies on the creative appropriation and employment of technologies as well as the search for unique constellations of collaboration from the S+T+ARTS fields;
• An annual AIxMusic program at Sónar Festival will create an international platform for pushing limits of digital technology and exploring the compatibility of digital with human values and needs through artistic thinking.