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5th- 9th February 2025
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

About The Challenge

The AI Art Installation Challenge is an innovative competition that invites artists, designers, and AI enthusiasts to create immersive and interactive art installations using Artificial Intelligence.

The challenge aims to promote the fusion of art, technology, and AI, pushing the boundaries of creative expression. The primary objective of the challenge is to design and create engaging audio-visual art installations that showcase AI's capabilities in art. Participants will be encouraged to experiment with various AI tools, algorithms, and techniques to create unique and captivating installations.

Eligibility Guidelines
  • Open to artists, designers, AI enthusiasts, technologists, and interdisciplinary teams.
  • Participants can be individuals or teams of up to 5 members.
  • Open to all experience levels, from students to professionals.
  • All submissions must be original and created specifically for this challenge.
  • Use of copyrighted or pre-existing work is prohibited unless the participant holds the necessary rights.
  • Teams are encouraged to combine diverse skills, including art, design, and AI technology.
  • The art installations should align with a specific theme related to India, such as cultural heritage, or any other relevant aspect.
  • Submissions should be in the form of a prototype or mockup of their installation to showcase feasibility and interactivity.
  • The Submission should also include the project description outlining the process, inspiration, and AI techniques used.
    • Visual representations (sketches or 3D models).
    • A short video (up to 5 minutes) explaining the concept and demonstrating any prototypes or simulations.
Submission Guidelines
Evaluation Criteria
  • How creatively does the installation integrate AI with art?
  • Innovation of the concept
  • Effective representation of the chosen Indian theme
  • Effectiveness of AI tools and algorithms used
  • Engagement with the audience in a meaningful way, encouraging participation or emotional response
  • Can the installation be realistically developed and implemented in a physical or digital space?
  • Scalability for larger audiences

Disqualification Criteria:

  • Any project found to be plagiarized or using unauthorized content will be disqualified.
  • Failure to adhere to the submission and eligibility guidelines will result in disqualification.

Timeline

1 The challenge will begin from September 2024 through mid-December 2024
2 The first round or Phase I will entail participants making their submissions along with their prototypes to be submitted by mid December, 2024
3 In the second round or Phase II, the top 15 shortlisted participants will be given an opportunity to submit their final installation by second week of January, 2024.
4 The winners will be announced by mid January, 2024 and will get to feature their AI art at WAVES25 and will get guided sessions with Industry experts in AI art and installation design.The first round or Phase I will entail participants making their submissions along with their prototypes to be submitted by mid December, 2024