Artyčok TV

Artyčok TV (stylized Artyčok.TV) is an independent internet-based HD television platform dedicated to contemporary art, operating under the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (AVU). Launched on 9 February 2006 from AVU's Digital Laboratory as part of the 'HDV centrum AVU' development project funded by the Cesnet Development Fund, it began broadcasting with a report from Miloš Šejn's exhibition Miscellanea. The platform publishes news from the contemporary visual arts scene, including reports from exhibition openings, interviews with artists and curators, recordings of workshops, competitions, and lectures. Its database serves as a growing archive of Central and Eastern European art events. The project has expanded through collaboration with similar teams at art universities across Central and Eastern Europe, including UUD ZČU in Pilsen, FaVU VUT in Brno, UJEP in Ústí nad Labem, A4 nultý priestor in Bratislava, and MKE in Budapest. These partners monitor their respective local visual arts scenes, creating a distributed network of art documentation. A more recent addition is the videoart section, which presents progressive European audiovisual work. All programs are released under Creative Commons licenses, emphasizing broad accessibility over maximum image quality—although HD quality remains available in wmv format. The project has been coordinated over time by Dušan Záhoranský, Jan Zahradníček, Jan Vidlička, and František Zachoval. In 2007 the editorial team expanded to include Ivan Svoboda, Erik Sikora, and Janek Rous. Design and core system development are handled by Jan Mucska and Jan Habrman. Artyčok TV also organizes the Artyčok.TV – Art Fair in co-production with MeetFactory, o.p.s., which presents works by artists listed in the Artlist database and facilitates direct communication between art buyers and creators—a pilot model for alternative art distribution. As a project of a state-funded art academy, Artyčok TV operates as a non-commercial, public-service-oriented platform. It remains active, streaming videos, interviews, exhibitions, and podcasts via its website.

Artyčok TV was established in the Digital Laboratory of the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (AVU) as part of the 'HDV centrum AVU' development project, supported by the Cesnet Development Fund. Broadcasting began on 9 February 2006 with a report from the exhibition Miscellanea by Miloš Šejn. The project was conceived as an independent internet HD television focused on contemporary visual art, publishing reports from exhibition openings, interviews with artists and curators, and recordings of workshops, competitions, and lectures. In 2008, the distribution platform shifted from Windows Media Player to Flash Media Player. This change reflected a strategic shift away from the initial goal of maximizing image quality toward broader accessibility of material for users, although HD quality remained available in wmv format. The platform gradually expanded its collaborations with similar teams at art universities across Central and Eastern Europe, including UUD ZČU in Pilsen, FaVU VUT in Brno, UJEP in Ústí nad Labem, A4 nultý priestor in Bratislava, and MKE in Budapest. These partnerships allowed Artyčok TV to monitor and document local visual arts scenes across the region. The project has been coordinated over time by Dušan Záhoranský, Jan Zahradníček, Jan Vidlička, and František Zachoval. In 2007, the editorial team expanded to include Ivan Svoboda, Erik Sikora, and Janek Rous. Design and core system development have been handled by Jan Mucska and Jan Habrman. A more recent activity is the videoart section, which presents progressive European audiovisual work. All programs are released under Creative Commons licenses. Artyčok TV also organizes the Artyčok.TV – Art Fair in co-production with MeetFactory, o.p.s. This event presents works by artists listed in the Artlist database and facilitates direct communication between art buyers and creators, serving as a pilot model for alternative art distribution. The platform remains active as a non-commercial project of AVU.

• 2008

  Distribution shifts from Windows Media Player to Flash Media Player, prioritizing accessibility over maximum image quality.

• 2007

  Editorial team expands to include Ivan Svoboda, Erik Sikora, and Janek Rous.

• 2006

  Broadcasting begins on 9 February with a report from Miloš Šejn's exhibition Miscellanea.

Independent, non-commercial online HD television for contemporary art, emphasizing Creative Commons accessibility and Central/Eastern European collaboration.

• Video reports

  Reports from exhibition openings and art events.

• Interviews

  Interviews with artists and curators.

• Workshop and lecture recordings

  Recordings of workshops, competitions, and lectures.

• Videoart section

  Presents progressive European audiovisual scene.

• Artlist database

  Database of artists featured in Artyčok.TV – Art Fair.

• Artyčok.TV – Art Fair

1. 1Artyčok TV official websiteartycok.tv
2. 2Artyčok.tv - Wikipediacs.wikipedia.org
3. 3Artyčok TV - Wikidatawikidata.org