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Just a few years ago, artificial intelligence was primarily a technological curiosity, or even a sensation. Today, it is increasingly becoming a common tool for artistic expression, inspiring artists to experiment with form, emotions, and storytelling techniques. It was at this very moment that the winners of the 6th edition of Digital Ars—the first nationwide competition dedicated to art created using AI—were announced. Organized for the past six years by the Digital Poland Foundation, the project has demonstrated from the very beginning that artificial intelligence in the hands of creators can be much more than just a technological curiosity.
This year’s edition takes place at a time when AI art is making an increasingly strong presence at global exhibitions, festivals, and in debates about the future of culture. At the same time, there is a growing need to discuss not only the possibilities of the technology, but also responsibility, authenticity, and the role of humans in the creative process.
— Not long ago, we were asking whether AI could create art. Today, the more interesting question seems to be what art created with AI says about us: about our emotions, fears, imaginations, and ways of looking at the world. This year’s works show that technology itself is not at the center of this art. What remains most important is human sensitivity, imagination, and the need to create — says Dr. Michał Boni, president of the Digital Poland Foundation.
Since 2020, Digital Ars has been creating a space for these discussions, showcasing the work of artists who treat AI not as an end in itself, but as a tool for building new visual languages, telling stories, and experimenting with form.
Each year, the foundation invites both individual creators and teams to participate in the competition, provided they create artistic media in the form of images, video, sound, or text written in Polish or English with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). The requirement is that all works be created in a digital environment using software, and that the final result take the form of a graphic, video, audio, or text file. From among the many submissions from various parts of Poland, a jury composed of experts representing the artistic, academic, and business communities, as well as representatives of the foundation, selected the winners in the open (OPEN) category, which imposes no restrictions regarding the type of art, working method, or style, leaving the creators full artistic freedom.
Winners of the sixth edition of the Digital Ars competition
1st place - Anna Sibilska-Mroziewicz - “The Superconductors’ Ball at Count Proton’s Hotel. A fairy tale about how AI can build a bridge between science and art.”
2nd place - Mariusz Zajac - “Warsaw, which is long gone”
3rd place - Radosław Madej - “a world without doubt”
Additionally, internet users selected the winners in the audience award category. The general public most enjoyed the work by Anna Chrościcka-Michalak titled “new one.”
— From the very beginning, Digital Ars was conceived as a space for experimentation and dialogue between art and technology. This year’s edition proves that artists are using AI tools with increasing maturity to push the boundaries of art and seek new forms of expression. We are increasingly interested not in the technology itself, but in the stories we tell thanks to it,” says Dominika Banaszkiewicz, Digital Festival Director at the Digital Poland Foundation.
Information about all six editions of Digital Ars and the works of this year’s competition winners are available on the website digitalars.pl and Vimeo.
About the competition
Digital Ars is organized by the Digital Poland Foundation. Its goal is to promote the work of artists using artificial intelligence and to initiate a debate on the role of new technologies in contemporary culture and art. The partners of the 6th edition are Ringier Axel Springer Polska and TVN Warner Bros. Discovery.