TodaysArt is the annual international

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that takes place in the end of September. It is also the name of the cultural production agency ''TodaysArt (Stichting The Generator)'' that produces the festival and other TodaysArt branded events. The festival offers a selection of art and entertainment that can be described as experimental or cutting-edge, while the music program, though varied, usually features a considerable amount of electronic music. The festival is staged in a shifting selection of venues around the city, many of which are usually not used for art or performances. The artists come from a variety of countries, are tasked by the festival with presenting their creative vision about what Art is Today in terms of

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photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed ...

fashion Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...

performing arts The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...

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and the other disciplines and crossovers that the festival features. The productions and performances are often made especially for the festival.

Other events

TodaysArt are among the 8 major festivals that make up the We Are Europe association. They collaborate on the SHAPE creative platform along with 15 other festivals, focusing on 48 emerging artists each year. They also interact with other cultural institutions through the International Cities of Advanced Sound. The festival has collaborated on a long list of events and other festivals, with some bearing the TodaysArt brand. Among such collaborators are the Arts Council of Mongolia at the Ulaanbaatar International Media Art Festival, the Sónar Festival in Barcelona,

Insomnia Festival The Insomnia Festival is an annual electronic music festival which takes place during autumn in Tromsø, Norway. The first festival was held in 2002. Alongside the Numusic festival in Stavanger and Ekkofestival in Bergen, it is the largest and ...

Nuits Sonores Nuits Sonores is an electronic music festival based at Lyon in France. It usually occurs for five days in May. It has been held since 2003. Gallery Nuits sonores 2008.jpg Itsy Bitsy (Bandesalo).jpg Jours Sonores.jpg Greco Roman Soundsystem.jpg ...

, Intonal Festival,

CTM Festival The annual CTM Festival is a music and visual arts event held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1999, the festival originally focused on electronic music, but has since evolved to cover a wide range of genres under the banner "Festival for Adventurou ...

, Rokolectiv Festival REUSE festival in Kuwait

National Centre for Contemporary Arts The National Center for Contemporary Art (NCCA) (russian: Государственный центр современного искусства) in Moscow, Russia, is a museum, exhibition and research organization which primarily aims its efforts ...

in Moscow, and the Tehran Annual Digital Art Exhibition (TADAEX).

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