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The VR film that represented Greece at the 59th Venice Art Biennale is shown in an installation specifically designed for the Ionian Parliament as part of the Audio Visual Arts Festival 2024.

In the context of the 17th Audiovisual Arts Festival and the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts, the "LiteRArt" Club celebrates its 2 years of operation with the Opening of the Exhibition "Artists’ Awakening", on Friday, May 31, 2024 (18:00) at the Library and Information Centre of the Ionian University.

As part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University and the 17th Audiovisual Arts Festival, the 17th Student Photography Exhibition is taking place at the Old Fortress of Corfu.

As part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University and the 17th Audiovisual Arts Festival, the following student photography exhibition is taking place at the Old Fortress of Corfu: "Family Relations": An exhibition by Antonis Pappos that includes selected images from the photo albums of Georgoudakis and Pelster families.

The 17th Audiovisual Arts Festival (AVfest) celebrates this year the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University highlighting the Department's unique contribution to the development of audiovisual arts. The promotional video of the 17th AVfest refers to the wind of culture blowing across the city of Corfu during the days of the festival, giving color and creative breath to the corners of the city.

AV-school, the series of seminars and workshops of the Audiovisual Arts Festival, will be held at the Public Central Historic Library at Corfu from May 28th to May 31st, 2024. AV-School 2024 theme is “Impressions” and it celebrates the Department of Audio and Visual Arts’ 20th Anniversary. The program is open to all those interested in contemporary art issues and new technologies, focusing this year in topics related with film, performance art, radio, gaming and art research. Registration for both workshops and seminars is free, and attendees will receive a certificate of attendance.

The Steering Committee of the 17h Audiovisual Arts Festival (#AVfest2024) 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. Deadline: April 30th, 2024.

The Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University organizes the 6th International Conference Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges (DCAC-2024) which will be held in hybrid way - online and in the Ionian Academy in Corfu (Greece), on Friday 24 May and on Saturday 25 May 2024. Also on 26-27 May, 2024 the joint conference "Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" will take place. Hard deadline extension for submission of extended abstracts: 13 March 29 March, 2024 (14.00 CET)

AV-School is thrilled to announce its upcoming workshops and seminars cycle, scheduled to take place from May 28th to 31st, 2024, in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts. Curated by Associate Professor Dalila Honorato, Assistant Professor Iakovos Panagopoulos, and Laboratory Teaching Staff member Varvara Garneli, this educational initiative is an integral part of the Audiovisual Arts Festival.

The Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University within the framework of its 20th anniversary celebrations gladly announces Online premiere of the Documentary “Iannis Xenakis: Music of the Universe”. This event takes place Online at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g8SBGFf5aI at Thursday 08 February at 19:00 and is coordinated by Apostolos Loufopoulos.

The proceedings of DCAC-2019 have been released by the Ionian University Publications - Department of Audio and Visual Arts (Corfu) and are available in the attached single online volume with: ISSN: 1613-0073 | ISBN: 978-960-7260-74-1.

The post-event video-spot of the 16th Festival of Audiovisual Arts which is held by the Department of Audio & Visual Arts, in collaboration with the ERHMEE Lab - Department of Music Studies, of the Ionian University, in Corfu, Greece, is now available illustrating the range of scientific events and artistic activities that take place within the framework of the Festival.

For those who didn't catch the movie screenings of the ICONA FESTIVAL 2023 or for those who would like to see the movies again, you will be able to watch them on demand, available until December 31st 2023: https://iconafestival.eu/vod

The fifth Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2023, organized and promoted by the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University had exceeded our expectations with more than 1.440 submissions.

The activities of the 16th Audiovisual Arts Festival of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts in collaboration with the Electroacoustic Music Research and Applications Lab (EPHMEE) of the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University, were successfully completed with great participation of the university community and the local community of Corfu.