In the 9th episode of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, artist Nieves de la Fuente Gutiérrez talks to media scientist Thomas Spies about her work and her creative process in digital and analogue space. Find the full episode here

Sophie Emilie Beha talks to artist Marco Donnarumma about his project, which artistically and scientifically deals with the relationship between sound, artificial intelligence and the physical knowledge that lies within deaf and hard of hearing bodies. Listen to the new episode here.

The Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia is awarding a scholarship for female media artists for the years 2024 and 2025. Apply now!

In a shared kitchen in Berlin, Sophie talks to Maren and Lisa from STERNA | PAU about what theatre and gaming can learn from each other and what experiences they have had in the fusion of these two genres outside of classical dramaturgy. Watch the episode here.

Artist Kiraņ Kumār, software engineer Matthias Härtig and theatre director Jens Heitjohann talk about their experiences from the project, which explores the understanding of dance as a universal form of movement. Find the full episode here.

In this new episode Sophie Emilie Beha and MELT talk about “Counting Feelings” – an artistic research project that examines how and which data we implement in our data practices. Listen to the new episode here.

The projects funded in the programs Media Art Fund and Media Art Fellows are presented in a publication. Order a copy here free of charge!

It won’t be long now before the CALL FOR PROJECTS for the two funding programmes “Medienkunstfonds” and “Medienkunstfellows” is online. As in the previous round, we are looking for cooperative projects in media art and digital culture from institutions and independent initiatives in NRW. As soon as it’s ready, you’ll find out here, on social media and in the newsletter.

The essay “Approaches (around the Dortmunder U)” written by Daniel G. Andújar is online. The original Spanish version of the text can be downloaded as a PDF. The English and German translations are available in the online magazine.

From Monday 26.7, Ale Bachlechner will be taking over our social media accounts.
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We are happy to welcome the artist duo Jana Kerima Stolzer and Lex Rütten on our channels! Starting Monday, May 31, the two will take over for a week and take us into their work and everyday life. Follow them on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

The first deadlines for the Medienkunstfonds and Medienkunstfellows are over! Thank you for the numerous submissions. We are looking forward to exciting projects and will keep you posted!