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We invite you to the presentation of the postdoctoral research conducted by Dr. Rena Katsenou, a research member of InArts Lab, Robots Go to Kindergarten: Images of Artificial Intelligence in Early Childhood Education, on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 at 10:00 AM in the Gousis Building (Room 011), Department of Audio and Visual Arts, Ionian University.

The Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University actively participated once again this year in the Chania Film Festival through activities coordinated by Assistant Professor Dr. Iakovos Panagopoulos and PhD Candidate Lina Petrianou. The Department’s presence, within the framework of the ongoing collaboration between the Interactive Arts Lab (InArts) and the Festival, significantly contributed to strengthening the dialogue between education, research, and audiovisual creation.

InArts Lab proudly announces the participation of Dr. Adam Zaretsky, Art Coordinator of the Node for Hybrid Arts (NoHA), in the Close Event “Hybrid DNA Isolation Bioart”, hosted by Lewis & Clark College, USA on Oct 29th 2025 15:30 PDT (Oct 30th 2025 01:30 EEST) .

InArts Lab proudly announces the participation of Dr. Adam Zaretsky, Art Coordinator of the Node for Hybrid Arts, in the event Art Science Salon: BioArt, hosted by the University of Puget Sound, USA in Oct 23, 2025. The Art Science Salon: BioArt is organized by Siddharth Ramakrishnan at the University of Puget Sound, fostering global exchange among educators, researchers, and artists engaged in interdisciplinary creative research.

Dr. Iakovos Panagopoulos, Assistant Professor in the Department of Audio and Visual Arts at the Ionian University, and Coordinator of the Node for Film Praxis at InArts Lab, participates as a member of the Editorial Board of the new international online practice-based research platform in narrative cinema titled StoryLab Conversations.

Professor Konstantinos Tiligadis, InArts Lab member, is participating with the artistic group Oxymoron in Platforms Project 2025 – Independent Art Fair, presenting the video installation "Ad Hominem".

InArts Lab, in collaboration with the Athens School of Fine Arts' C' Sculpture Studio, announces the Winter School "Hybrid Arts Methodology," an intensive research development program for MARes and ASFA postgraduate students. This week-long program (November 24-28, 2025) will take place at the Athens School of Fine Arts Annex on the island of Hydra, offering participants a unique opportunity to advance their research through faculty mentoring, interdisciplinary collaboration, and experimental practice.

Visual artist and InArts Lab member Marianna Strapatsakis is participating in the contemporary art exhibition titled "all aboard" curated by Kostas Prapoglou with the wall-mounted work "Fragments of Existence" (1983). The exhibition takes place at the Express Facility building at Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" and runs until November 9, 2025.

The Interactive Arts Laboratory (InArts Lab) of the Department of Audio and Visual Arts at the Ionian University is pleased to welcome back the Master of Research (MARes) in Hybrid Arts 2024-2025 student Nathalie Dubois-Calero for the second phase of her residency as part of the Artist-in-Residency (AIR2025) program at the Node of Hybrid Arts.

Professor Dalila Honorato, Director of InArts, met with representatives of the Central Academy of Drama, University of Beijing, Mrs. Monroe and Mrs. Yanshuang, in a first in-person encounter that paved the way for drafting a joint collaboration protocol.

Christina Mitsani, member of InArts, is participating in the 7th IFPA with a lecture-presentation of the work "Intersex" on September 26, 2025, and an educational workshop on September 27, 2025.

InArts Lab's commitment to connecting artistic research with international communities takes center stage this September as we present a major program outcome from our participation in the EU-funded Rewilding Cultures project. Through our Node for Hybrid Arts, we're proud to showcase how our laboratory approach transforms artistic experimentation into tangible cultural outputs that resonate globally.