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Austria & Canada: a unique bond
In-person
Interdisciplinary Music Nature & outdoors Sculpture & installation Self-guided Visual artsDate and time
Location
Uptown Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
About
This year, Canada and Austria celebrate the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. On this occasion, the Austrian Embassy in Ottawa and the Canadian Embassy in Vienna, in cooperation with the Austrian start-up ARTIVIVE launched an artistic competition. The competition invited artists to create animated artworks under the theme “Austria & Canada: a unique bond."
The winning artists are:
Almira Kanbur
Jesus Aguilar Vargas
Dongwoo Byun
Ahmet Rustem Ekici and Hakan Sorar
Handi Behrič
Olga Nabatova
Anna Gaikovich
Takayuki Hibino
To experience the artworks with the layer of augmented reality:
- scan the QR code on the left or download the ARTIVIVE app for free from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store on your smartphone or tablet;
- open the app and point your device’s camera towards the artwork and watch as it comes to life
Links
- Lumen Festival lumenfestival.ca
Organizer
City of Waterloo
Lumen is an annual, free, all-ages festival that is open to the public and run by the City of Waterloo’s Arts and Culture team, Create Waterloo. The event features the work of artists as they explore the interplay of light, art, and technology in installations located throughout uptown Waterloo.
Hosting 30+ visual, interactive, new media, and performance-based installations, the event is an exciting night in uptown not to be missed!
This event is part of a hub:
LUMEN
City of Waterloo Waterloo, ONLumen is an annual, free, all-ages festival that is open to the public and run by the City of Waterloo’s Arts and Culture team (Create Waterloo). The event features the work of artists as they explore the interplay of light, art, and techno...