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Students and graduates of the Ionian University present a tribute exhibition in memory of Iro Feidia, AVARTS graduate. The aim is to display her illustrative and digital artwork, but also to portray her as an individual, fellow student and friend. Despite her time being short, the plurality and diversity of her work is remarkable.

AKOYSMATA, is the general title for the series of events presented every year by the Laboratory of Electroacoustic Music Research and Applications [EPHMEE] in collaboration with the Laboratory of Performing Arts in Arts [PEARL] of the Faculty of Music and Audiovisual Arts of the Ionian University. AKOYSMATA24 are starting on Friday 24 and finishing on Friday 31, May 2024 and are part of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts’ 20th anniversary celebration.

Τhe opening of the 17th Festival of Audiovisual Arts (23 May – 02 June 2024), which is the central anniversary event of the celebration of 20 years of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts (AVARTS) of the Ionian University, will be held on Thursday 23/05/2024 at 19:30 in the People's Garden.

The Department of Audio & Visual Arts, of the Ionian University in Corfu organizes the 6th International Conference Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges: Interdisciplinary Creativity in Arts and Technology (DCAC- 2024, May 24-25). The Conference will be held hybridly (in the Ionian Academy and online) and its sessions will be continuously streamed at the following address:  https://avarts.ionio.gr/stream/

The Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University, on the occasion of the 17th Audiovisual Arts Festival inaugurates on 28 May 2024 at 11:00 am the exhibition “Mutagenic Futures”, with artworks by artists Ken Rinaldo and Adam Zaretsky.

The 17th Festival of Audiovisual Arts celebrates this year the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of Audio & Visual Arts (AVARTS) of the Ionian University, presenting an extroverted, dynamic, and rich program of artistic, scientific, and educational events that fills the city of Corfu with images and sounds. The opening of the festival is the central anniversary event and will take place on Thursday (23/05) at 19:30 in the People's Garden.

PEARL (Performative Environment Art Research Lab) of the Department of Audiovisual Arts of the Ionian University and TOPLAP Athens present a research report and demo followed by a networked live coding concert: Telematic live coding performances in SuperCollider using OscGroups. Date: Tuesday, May 21, Time: 20:00 EET.

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.