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The 15th Audiovisual Arts Festival by the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University, in collaboration with the Chania Film Festival is organizing a discussion titled “Documentary in Education”. This discussion is addressing the educational community of Corfu, teachers of Primary and Secondary Education and aims to investigate the level of digital skills in education, to suggest new ways of thinking through programmes such as Art Education using New Media while, on the other hand, pointing out the difficulties in realizing innovative projects.

The AVARTS Live Game Hub is an action that aims to bring together new game designers and creators and promote their ideas to the public. It is organized by teachers of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts with a coordinating core of Vasileios Komianos, Varvara Garnelis, and Emmanouel Rovithis, and participated by students who are actively involved in creating games. It focuses on the design and (...)

Hari Marini and PartSuspended artist collective (https://www.partsuspended.com/) will run the following workshops, artist talk and performance work within AVSchool May 2022, open to all. PartSuspended’s projects follow an interdisciplinary approach and include live performance, movement, movement, sound, video-work, writing, participatory workshops, exhibitions and installations. Their work (...)

As part of the 15th Festival of Audiovisual Arts, the Photography Laboratory of the Department of Audio & Visual Arts is organizing the 15th Photography Exhibition, which will take place at the Prisons of the Old Fortress, in Corfu. Opening: Friday, 13/5/22, 20:00. Exhibition Duration: 13/05/2022 - 29-05-2022. Exhibition Curator: Antonis Zivas, Assistant Professor, Department of Audio & Visual Arts.

On Monday 09 of May 2022, at 09:00-12:00 in the Lecture Theatre 2 of the History Department we are hosting a visiting seminar with Mr. Argyris Zachos, as part of the [AVA841] Audiovisual Production Management module.

From Monday 2 to Friday 7 May, Ms Haruka Hirayama, Mr. Hideaki Isobe (Professors of Computer Music, Music Technology and New Media at Hokkaido Information University and Tokyo Music College) are visiting Corfu as guests of the European project EASTN-DC  (European Art-Science-Technology Network, Digital Creativity) and the Audiovisual Arts Festival of the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University, to develop and show projects at the Studio of the Municipal and Regional Theatre of Corfu.

The Steering Committee of the 15th Audiovisual Arts Festival (#AVfest2022) of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts, in collaboration with the ERHMEE Lab - Department of Music Studies, of the Ionian University invites students and anyone who is interested in joining the volunteers’ team.

The program of the 15th Audiovisual Arts Festival, which will take place on Μay 12th to June 5th 2022, covers, as every year, a wide range of artistic, educational and scientific activities.

Τhe Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University organizes the 4th International Conference on Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges (DCAC-2022) which will be held in hybrid way -online and in Corfu (Greece)- on May 13th and 14th, 2022.

The deadline for the submission of full papers for the works presented in DCAC-2021 has been extended up to November 15th, 2021 (hard deadline).

The aim of the Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2021 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. Hard Submission Deadline: 10/10/2021

The 14th Audiovisual Arts Festival programme completed with great success its artistic, educational and scientific activities. The live activities lasted 18 days, from 13 to 31 May 2021. The steering committee of the 14th Audiovisual Arts Festival warmly thanks its audiences for their support to all the actions throught these days: the particularly encouraging comments strengthen the efforts for the next Audiovisual Arts Festival!

All the material (video projections) of the 14th Audiovisual Arts Festival and the 3rd International Conference Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges [DCAC-2021] that has already been screened is available in every presentation until June 30, 2021.

The European Art Science Technology Network, Digital Creativity (EASTN-DC) at the 14th AudioVisual Arts Festival. May 26 - May 30, 2021.