Professors I. Zannos, A. Loufopoulos, A. Floros and T. Valianatos partticipate via their works and research presentations at the fesival 'InSonic 2020', which is held online employing new broadcast technologies. The festival explores new formats and artistic practises, and this year is hosted by the ZKM-Herz Lab, in cooperation with EASTN-DC European Art-Science-Technology Network for Digital Creativity).

The screenings of the festival, which will take place exclusively online, from December the 4th until December the 6th, 2020, will be available worldwide only for registered users with password. * Please note that the screenings schedule has been announced in Central European Time (CET), that is GMT+1 zone. 

The second Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2020, organized and promoted by the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University had exceeded our expectations with more than 1.200 submissions.

Assistant Professor Angeliki Malakasioti and Honorary Doctorate Stelarc participate in the collective work “Modified: Living as a Cyborg”, Chris Hables Gray, Heidi Figueroa-Sarriera, Steven Mentor (eds.), Routledge, 2020, with artwork presentation and book chapters: “Seven Ghosts: Critical Confessions of a Psyborg Mind” (by Angeliki Malakasioti) and “Zombies, Cyborgs and Chimeras: (...)

The Interactive Arts Laboratory 'inArts' of the Department of Audiovisual Arts of the Ionian University participates in the 16th Athens Digital Arts Festival with 70 works by undergraduate, graduate students, students of the newly established OPEN ART Lifelong Learning Program, graduates and faculty. The Exhibition is taking place in Asomaton square and the pedestrian street of Ermou (THISIO Station), from Thursday, October 8 until Sunday, October 18.

The aim of the Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2020 is to present the best from the field of animation from all around the world. The festival also aims to preserve and help develop the cultural heritage of animated film, contribute to creation of new films, provide ground for potential international co-productions and encourages dialogue between professionals, filmmakers and the public.

Dalila Honorato, Tenured Assistant Professor of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University, participates in the organization of FEMeeting 2020 Garden at the Ars Electronica 2020 Festival. "FEMeeting: Women in Art, Science and Technology", orchestrated by artists Marta de Menezes and Dalila Honorato in 2017, aims to disseminate works by women (ie people who self-identify (...)

OPEN ART, a Training and Lifelong Learning Program of the Ionian University (KEDIVIM) offers for free a complete Art Practice program in the fields: Arts, Technology, Sciences, Society, with the practical contribution of the Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF).

The 3rd International Conference on Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges will be held in Corfu (Greece), May 15-16, 2020, hosted by the Department of Audio & Visual Arts (Ionian University). Extended deadline for submission of proposals: 18 March, 2020. CANCELLED - See also: https://ionio.gr/en/news/13820/

Considering the ongoing spread of SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus) all over the World and under these unforeseen circumstances, the Organizing Committee of the DCAC 2020 is forced to announce the cancellation of the conference.

The Head of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University Professor Nikolaos Grigorios Kanellopoulos participates in the Government Committee “Greece 2021” on the bicentennial of the declaration of the Greek War of Independence (1821).

The Department of Audio and Visual Arts hosts the multimedia electronic opera performance project by Miguel and Paula Azguime, "Salt Itinerary", on February 12th 2020, 21:00, at Ionian Academy, Corfu, as part of its cooperation within the EASTN-DC project with scientific coordinator for the Ionian University Mr Ioannis Zannos, Professor of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts.

Assistant Professor Dalila Honorato participates in the exhibition "Trans(form)ar" gathering the works of the year of 2019’s activities at Cultivamos Cultura in Portugal.

Tuesday 17 December 2019, time 17-19:00, in the framework of the course "Semiotic Analysis of New Media", Posgraduate Programme Audiovisual Arts in the Digital Age, Dr. Tania Tsiridou, teaching staff of the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University, will present her talk entitled "Semiology of Internet Art".