ART*VR: Festival of Virtual Reality and Immersive Art
15 – 20 Oct 2024
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Entrance to the festival and to the exhibitions at DOX is the same. Tickets can be purchased online during the festival or at the DOX box office.
How does it work? VR installations are part of our exhibition space:
- In the Auditorium you can watch the competition films in special spatial installations. You will also find one of them in the Classroom. Reservations for specific time slots will be available on site.
- In Exhibition Space C, VR glasses with films with the theme Beyond the Glass Ceiling are freely available.
- In the Gulliver Airship space, two projects from the special programme are on display.
Custodians assist viewers with putting on the VR goggles and instruct them on how to use them.
When can I come? Both spaces can be visited at any time during gallery opening hours from 11am to 7pm.
How long does a screening last? Films vary in length, from 10 to 45 minutes. It depends on which film you choose. Feel free to watch all 30 films.
DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
Poupětova 1, Praha 7
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We invite you to the opening of the ART∗VR Virtual Reality and Immersive Art Festival on Tuesday, October 15th at 7.30 pm. The opening ceremony will include music and access to the VR projects on display. Come and immerse yourself in virtual worlds and explore what lies "Beyond the Glass Ceiling". Free admission.
The ART*VR festival awards ceremony will take place on Saturday 20 October at 7pm. The ceremony will include a unique interactive music show in VR Formace. Discover the winners and see the competition images during the public Saturday evening.
Six days, three dozen virtual reality experiences, and the opportunity to meet the creators. This is what's in store for the second edition of the ART*VR festival, whose main part will take place from 15 to 20 October at DOX.
This year's theme of the festival, which is the largest event of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe, is Beyond the Glass Ceiling - a slogan aimed at exploring the position of women in the virtual reality sphere.
ART*VR offers three programme sections consisting of projects that have received international recognition at the world's most prestigious festivals, as well as those that will be presented in their world premiere at DOX:
- A competitive showcase of the fifteen most important projects of the past year will present works that stand out for their unique artistic treatment, innovative interactive elements, and impressive physical installations. The festival will award four prizes in the competition section: ART*VR Grand Jury Prize, ART*VR Best Design Award, ART*VR Best Storytelling Award, and ART*VR Audience Award.
- The thematic section Beyond the Glass Ceiling is dedicated to VR projects by female artists and their stories. Projects from four continents will thematically address issues related to physicality or gendered inequalities that women face, as well as broader societal issues. The thematic section will be on display until 10 November.
- During the festival week, ART*VR will present two projects in the airship Gulliver as part of the Special Program. The section will also include a music-performative VR project, which will be part of the closing ceremony on Saturday, October 19, from 7:30 p.m.
The event will also include a Zip-Scene Conference with more than 40 speakers and XR researchers from around the world, where it will also be possible to meet the authors of these works in panel discussions.
The festival will also organize screenings for primary and secondary school students, for whom it will prepare a special program focusing on the theme Beyond the Glass Ceiling and other topics.