STUDIOTOPIA

Studiotopia: Entering the Symbiocene with Arts and Science is a project co-funded by the Creative Europe programme that runs from 2024 to 2027. It involves 11 European cultural institutions looking for artists who wish to collaborate with scientists in the sciences and humanities, learn about the latest advances in research and contribute to generating relevant global discourses.

The framework of this initiative is the Symbiocene, a term coined by the Australian philosopher and environmentalist Glenn Albrecht that proposes a future in which different species (human and non-human) relate to each other through mutually beneficial collaborations. This new perspective is the context for developing interdisciplinary thinking processes, while reconsidering natural/artificial differences, including technology in the human/natural/artificial relationship.

Local challenge committee (LCC)

The first step of the project has been to set up a Local Challenge Committee, a group of experts in disciplines related to the framework, to define a challenge, located in Asturias, to which emerging artists will submit their projects.

Felipe Lombó
María Castellanos
GRIGRI

Open Call

In September 2024 Studiotopia launches a call for emerging artists and/or scientists to respond to the challenges posed through a residency.

At LABoral, the selected artist will collaborate with scientist Felipe Lombó during their residency to research the challenge posed by the Local Challenge Committee.

Studiotopia international Open Call

Local challenge Studiotopia

Institutions involved in the project

MEET Digital Culture Center (Leader) Italy (EU), Paleis Voor Schone Kunsten (Partner) Belgium (EU), Gluon (Partner) Austria (EU), Ars Electronica Linz (Partner) Austria (EU), Kersnikova (Partner) Slovenia (EU), Associacion Hexagone Arts et Sciences (Partner) France (EU), Center for Contemporary Art Laznia (Partner) Poland (EU), Centrul Cultural Clujean (Partner) Romania (EU), Digital Hub Development Agency (Partner) Ireland (EU), Cyens Coe (Partner) Cyprus (EU).

This project has been co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union under grant agreement No. 101130939. The views and opinions expressed on this site are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) can be held responsible for them.

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