The Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University is organizing the 8thInternational Conference Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges (DCAC-2026) which willbe held in hybrid form – online and in situ at the Ionian Academy in Corfu (Greece), on May 8-9, 2026.
DCAC-2026 will once again offer an exceptional opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, making new contacts, offering a worldwide connection between researchers and lecturers, from a wide range of academic fields, facilitating partnerships across national and disciplinary borders.
The aim of the DCAC-2026 is to bring together technology, art and culture in the Digital Era, as well as to provide a forum on current research and applications incorporating technology, art and culture, to deepen cooperation, exchange experiences and good practices.
Researchers, artists and scholars are encouraged to participate in the discussion about the interaction between interdisciplinary creativity, technology, arts and culture. Authors are invited to present original papers for oral or poster presentation in the fields of New Media Arts and Digital Culture.
Topics of the Conference include (but not limited to):
● Algorithmic Art
● Algorithmic music composition
● Art and Culture Analysis
● Art and Technology
● Art and cultural promotion and dissemination
● Art, Technology and Education (Creative Technologies)
● Artificial Intelligence in Arts
● Artistic Applications in Art and Technology
● Audio-Visual and Multimedia Design
● Collaborative and adaptive environments for Artistic creation and/or dissemination
● Cultural Sustainability and Arts Education
● Cybernetics in Contemporary Art
● Data Visualization
● Digital Art (computer art, animation, virtual art, internet art, pixel art, interactive art,
3Dprinting)
● Digital Preservation
● Digital Representation
● e-Learning in Art and Media Studies
● Electronic Music
● Experimental Art & Cultural product
● Film Practice and Education
● Film Practice and Research
● Gaming
● Holography & Hologram Technology
● Human-Computer Interaction, (human‐computer interfaces, ubiquitous, natural and
adaptive interfaces, assistive technologies)
● Internet Culture
● Media Literacy and Media Studies
● New Aesthetic
● Robotics
● Virtual Reality – Augmented Reality – Mixed Reality
Official Website: https://avarts.ionio.gr/dcac/
Submission deadline: papers are requested to be sent until November 30, 2025 (14.00
CET).
DCAC-2026 Call: https://avarts.ionio.gr/dcac/2026/en/call/
DCAC-2026 Submissions: https://avarts.ionio.gr/dcac/2026/en/submission/
DCAC-2026 Important Dates: https://avarts.ionio.gr/dcac/2026/en/dates/
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