Festival Curation transmediale 2028
transmediale e.V. is inviting applications for the Festival Curation for transmediale 2028 in Berlin.
Application deadline: 30 September 2026
The festival curator’s central responsibility is the development of the curatorial concept and programme for the festival in 2028. The position invites one or more persons with previous curatorial experience to critically engage with topics at the intersection of art, technology, science, society, and politics, and to contribute to transmediale’s 40 year long history as one of the leading festivals of art and digital culture.
Since 2025, transmediale invites a new curator for each edition, bringing their own positionality on the present moment in art and technology. Across editions, this plurality of perspectives is what builds the festival’s larger direction over time. We’re especially interested in curatorial approaches that bring genuinely new questions and reference points to the field, grounded in critical reflection and political engagement rather than following technological trends.
About transmediale
Over four decades, transmediale has shaped an ever-evolving network of artists, researchers, and practitioners working at the margins of dominant technological culture, sustaining forms of exchange, knowledge production, and collective imagination towards a different kind of technomediated present. transmediale creates a space for critical reflection on art and technology, bringing together transdisciplinary communities and diverse audiences with an interest in digital cultures. The annual festival takes place at the end of January and builds the core of the organisation’s programming. Beyond the yearly event, transmediale is a transversal, dynamic platform with a vibrant community and a strong network that facilitates year-round activities including publications, events, commissions, and artist residencies.
Recent festivals have been hosted at silent green Kulturquartier, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), and Akademie der Künste.
Image credits: Shaheer Tarar, Spiral Keti, Installation at transmediale 2026, silent green Kulturquartier Berlin, Photo by Mirka Pflueger
