ML in PL: AI Art Festival

ENGLISH BELOW To było wspaniałe 12 dni pełnych sztuki i technologii podczas AI Art Festival. Wydarzenie zostało zwieńczone rozdaniem nagród w konkursie w Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie | Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. Ceremonię uświetnił Hugo Caselles-Dupré, PhD, który opowiedział o swojej pracy artystycznej w wykładzie pt. "Mind-To-Image: Combining fMRI and AI to represent Visual Imagery”. Tegoroczne jury konkursu, w skład którego wchodzili: Julia Chylak, Jakub Wróblewski, Przemysław Spurek, Jakub Depczyński oraz Maciej Mehl, miało przed sobą trudne zadanie wyboru najlepszych prac z wystawy 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 w Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie. Trudne, gdyż wszystkie z nich zasługiwały na nagrodę. Serdecznie gratulujemy wszystkim finalistom, a w szczególności zwycięzcom, którzy stanęli na podium: I miejsce – Rafał Kruszka, User Agreement  II miejsce – Zuzanna Wudarska, Manifesto III miejsce – Tatsuru Arai, Face of Universe Dziękujemy wszystkim przybyłym za obecność i wspólne tworzenie niezapomnianej atmosfery festiwalu. To wszystko nie byłoby możliwe bez prelegentów, którzy zapewnili niesamowity poziom wykładów i warsztatów, artystów, którzy zgłosili swoje prace do konkursu oraz oczywiście uczestników, którzy odwiedzili wystawę oraz brali udział w Festiwalu! Wasze zainteresowanie i pasja pokazują, że sztuka i technologia mogą nie tylko współistnieć, ale także wzajemnie się inspirować. ________________________________________________ It was a wonderful 12 days full of art and technology during the AI Art Festival. The event was concluded with the Awards Ceremony for the competition at the newly opened Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie | Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. The ceremony was graced by Hugo Caselles-Dupré, PhD, who spoke about his artistic work in a lecture entitled 'Mind-To-Image: Combining fMRI and AI to represent Visual Imagery'. This year's jury, made up of Julia Chylak, Jakub Wróblewski, Przemysław Spurek, Jakub Depczyński and Maciej Mehl, had the difficult task of selecting the best works from 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 exhibition at Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie. It was difficult, as all of them deserved an award. We would like to congratulate all the finalists and especially the winners who made it to the podium: 1st place - Rafał Kruszka, User Agreement  2nd place - Zuzanna Wudarska, Manifesto 3rd place - Tatsuru Arai, Face of Universe We would like to thank everyone who attended for their presence and for creating an unforgettable festival atmosphere. None of this would have been possible without the wonderful speakers who provided an amazing level of lectures and workshops, the artists who submitted their work to the competition, and of course the participants who visited the exhibition and took part in the Festival! Your interest and passion shows that art and technology can not only coexist, but also inspire each other.

We are thrilled to announce the top 9 submissions of this year’s AI Art competition! The competition showcased a remarkable diversity of artworks, highlighting the possibilities that artificial intelligence brings to the creative process. From stunning visual pieces to thought-provoking installations, each winner has demonstrated a unique approach to blending technology with creativity. -> Tatsuru Arai -> Leon Butler -> Agata Konarska -> Rafał Kruszka -> Anže Sekelj -> Konrad Smoleń -> Piotr Stechura -> Zuzanna Wudarska -> Ubermorgen (liz vlx, Luzius Bernhard) Join us in celebrating these talented artists at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie) at Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 37/39, where their works will be exhibited from October 31 to November 11. This exhibition offers a unique opportunity to explore the innovative intersection of artificial intelligence and art, reflecting various styles, themes, and perspectives. This is not the end - on November 9, during The Award Ceremony at the Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie | Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw at Marszałkowska 103, we will choose the main prizes among the exhibition participants. So stay tuned!

Future Will Be Better Tomorrow Opening: October 31, 6:00 PM Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 37/39, 00-379 Warsaw Exhibition open until November 11, from 10 AM to 8 PM Future Will Be Better Tomorrow is an exhibition of the finalists of ML in PL: AI Art Competition, featuring: Tatsuru Arai Leon Butler Agata Konarska Rafał Kruszka Anže Sekelj Konrad Smoleń Piotr Stechura Ubermorgen Zuzanna Wudarska In light of the challenges posed by the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the attempt to define it and encapsulate it within a predetermined theme has become impossible. The technology of tomorrow escapes all control. Therefore, the goal of the competition was to inspire artists to envision the future. What seems unrealistic today may surprise us with its presence tomorrow. The results of the competition, namely the selection of the top three works, will be announced on November 9 during the awards ceremony at the new building of the Museum of Modern Art. This is the first artistic competition of this scale in Poland, where the criterion for considering submissions was the successful verification of whether the works were created using artificial intelligence tools. The outcome will be influenced not only by the judges but also by visitors — there will be an opportunity to vote for works using a QR code. The title of the exhibition was inspired by a slip of the tongue by Dan Quayle, the Vice President of the United States under George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993. It was translated into Polish as "Przyszłość będzie lepsza jutro" ("The future will be better tomorrow"), but it could also be interpreted as "Przyszłość będzie lepsze jutro" ("The future will be better tomorrow"). The necessity to choose between ‘lepsza’ (better, feminine) and ‘lepsze’ (better, neuter) prevents a faithful rendering of the quote. Quayle's grammatical mistake is typical of the natural language generation tools from the 1990s.

We’re delighted to announce the next AI Art Festival 2024 speaker: Boris Eldagsen! Boris Eldagsen (*1970, photo by Jan Sobottka) studied fine arts at the art academies of Mainz, Prague, and the University of Hyderabad (India) - as well as philosophy at the universities of Cologne and Mainz. As a photomedia artist, he has exhibited since 2000 in institutions and festivals including Fridericianum Kassel, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, CCP Melbourne, ACP Sydney, EMAF Osnabrück, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, FORMAT Festival Derby. Since 2004 he has been teaching as a lecturer and visiting professor at international art schools (Victorian College of the Arts Melbourne, Photography Studies College Melbourne, Pathshala South Asian Media Institute Dhaka. Boris has been an appointed member of the German Photographic Academy (DFA) since 2013 and a member of the DGPh since 2023. He is a digital advisor to Roger Ballen and was "Head of Digital" at the DFA from 2016 to 2023, for which he designed and managed numerous online formats on artistic photography. He is also a founding member of the "Technological Progress" working group of the German Photo Council, in which Germany's photography associations discuss the impact of AI on photography. His background as a university lecturer, photo artist and digital media freelancer makes him one of the leading experts in AI images and moving images. In December 2022, Boris was the first person in Germany to offer online workshops on the topic. Since then, he has taught over 70 workshops (as of summer 2024) and has continuously developed his teaching. He is internationally valued as a teacher and has trained many of today's opinion leaders. In April 2023, he turned down the Sony World Photography Award (Open Category / Creative) because he had applied with an AI-generated image to test whether photography competitions and a debate on the relationship between AI-generated images and photography were possible. His stunt became worldwide news and his image PSEUDOMNESIA | The Electrician became one of the most famous of the year. To learn more visit our website:

It’s time to introduce you to our last AI Art Festival 2024 jury: Maciej Mehl! "Member of the ML in PL Association. Mathematics graduate and current Machine Learning student at the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics of the University of Warsaw, where he is writing a master's thesis on the applications of large language models in robotics. Software engineer and artist in the early stages of both careers. In science and art, he is most interested in working with touch and proprioception in computational form." Throughout the week our 5 juries have been working very hard to choose the works that will be presented at the exhibition. Follow us so you don’t miss out the results of the competition.

We are exhilarated to introduce you to our project leader and also the next jury of the AI Art Festival 2024: Julia Chylak! "Julia is currently studying Paintings at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw while also pursuing a master's degree in Machine Learning at the University of Warsaw, where she previously earned her degree in Mathematics. She’s working on a master’s thesis on video and cartoon generation with diffusion models. She wants to pursue her career in AI animation and filmmaking from a research perspective. As an artist, her work is deeply inspired by Math Art and AI Art. Her pieces could be seen, among others, at CVPR AI Art 2024 and Mazowieckie Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Elektrownia." The day of the results is approaching so stay tuned to hear updates about the exhibition.

We’re excited to introduce you to our third AI Art festival 2024 jury: Przemysław Spurek! "Leader of the Neural Rendering research team at IDEAS NCBR and a researcher in the GMUM group operating at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. In 2014, he defended his PhD in machine learning and information theory. In 2023, he obtained his habilitation degree and became a university professor. He has published articles at prestigious international conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, IROS, AISTATS, ECML. He co-authored the book Głębokie uczenie. Wprowadzenie [Deep Learning. Introduction] – a compendium of knowledge about the basics of AI. He was the director of PRELUDIUM, SONATA, OPUS and SONATA BIS NCN grants. Currently, his research focuses mainly on neural rendering, in particular NeRF and Gaussian Splatting models." Follow our social media to learn about the festival and add the dates of the exhibition to your calendars! You can come and see the winning works any day 31st October - 11th November in Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.

We are excited to introduce you to our next AI Art Festival 2024 jury: Jakub Wróblewski! "Interdisciplinary artist, creator and researcher, director and producer of interactive virtual reality (VR) experiences. He specializes in audiovisual storytelling, immersive activities, and projects in the art & science movement. His current areas of interest include mixed reality (MR), game engines, 3D and VR technology experiments, and the issue of embodiment. His research scope is broad, and his artistic strategy is based on exploring and expanding the boundaries of the medium he is currently working with. He leads the graduating 3D and Virtual Events Studio II at the Faculty of Media Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Together with Elza Urwanowicz-Rojecka, he initiated the Virtual Events Horizons portal. He is a tutor in the Gaude Polonia program of the National Centre for Culture, and a recipient of the Young Poland program scholarship. He has lectured in Belgium, the Netherlands, England, Turkey, Norway, and India." Visit his website: https://lnkd.in/gtbZ22iN Learn more by following our other social media.

We are thrilled to introduce you to one of AI Art Festival 2024 jury: Jakub Depczyński! "Graduated in art history from the Faculty of Management of Visual Culture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Currently works in the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw as the curator of public programs. He is particularly interested in postartistic practices, the relationship between technology and art, art in the face of the planetary climate and environmental crisis and contemporary ecological thought. Jakub is one of the creators of the Atlas of the Anti-fascist Year - a social archive of anti-fascist and anti-war activities and attitudes in culture, art and other walks of life, as well as a co-founder of the Office for Postartistic Services and “Sunflower” Solidary Community Center." Stay tuned for our next jury introduction and in the mean time follow us on social media.

Calling all creators! Whether you're a digital artist or new to AI, the AI Art Festival is the perfect event to showcase your talent and push your creative boundaries. Here’s what you get as a participant: 💸 Honorarium: Get paid for your creative contributions! ✈️ Travel Expenses Reimbursement: We can help with your travel costs, so you can focus on creating and connecting. 💻 GPU Access: Exclusive access to powerful GPU resources to bring your AI-powered art to life during both conference and workshops! Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of this festival and submit your work until 30th of September.