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Error 417 Expectation Failed is a foundation started in 2024 by !Mediengruppe Bitnik incorporated as a Switzerland-based nonprofit[1] and launched publicly in 2025[2]. It's focus is on supporting internet art and net-based practices more broadly, through a series of open calls which fund artist and curator-led initiatives on a yearly funding cycle.
Programs and Initiatives
[edit]Error 406 Not Acceptable
[edit]The Error 406 Not Acceptable program offers small grants up to 7,000€ for new media artists working on developing artistic works or practices which address a theme in the cultural and political zeitgeist that is conditioned as not acceptable.
Error 415 Unsupported Media Type
[edit]The Error 415 Unsupported Media Type program offers year-long funding for curatorial initiatives that show net-based art that may otherwise not be considered in mainstream exhibitions.
History
[edit]Error 406 Not Acceptable Open Calls
[edit]In 2025, the first Error 406 Not Acceptable open call, Error 406: Tech Fascism Not Acceptable funded thirteen projects focused on demonstrating subversion and resistance to tech fascism. The selection of grantees was determined by a jury comprised of Hito Steyerl, Nora O' Murchú and Sam Lavigne.[3][4] The open call culminated in an online exhibition, 13 Scores Against Tech Fascism, which featured each work and its associated instructional "score," a concept taken from the Fluxus art movement.
In 2026, works from 13 Scores Against Tech Fascism were featured as part of the Antifascism: Now exhibition at Lothringer 13 Halle in Munich.[5][6][7][8]
The second Error 406 Not Acceptable open call, Error 406: Netstalgia Not Acceptable, in 2026, funded eight projects addressing early internet nostalgia and the power structures embedded in the infrastructure net artists use as their medium. The selection of grantees was determined by a jury comprised of Chia Amisola, Olia Lialina, and Vladan Joler.[9][10]
Error 415 Unsupported Media Type Open Calls
[edit]In 2025, the Athens nonprofit VEKTOR and the Madrid-based curator Bani Brusadin were selected for the 2025 Error 415 Unsupported Media Type open call.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ↑ www.help.ch. "Stiftung 417 Expectation Failed in Zürich". www.help.ch (in German). Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Error 417 Expectation Failed at !Mediengruppe Bitnik". Artmaker Blog. 2025-05-21. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Error 406 [Tech Fascism] Not Acceptable — Call For Projects". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Error 406 [Tech Fascism] Not Acceptable — Call For Projects". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Merjian, Ara H. (2026-07-10). "The Original Antifa Fought the Nazis. A New Art Exhibition Asks What's Next". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Antifascism: Now". Lothringer 13.
- ↑ Schinke, Chris (2026-02-17). "Münchner Ausstellung "Antifascism: Now": Wo geht's zur Mitte der Gesellschaft?". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ artline, Author. "Antifascism: Now: Zeit zum Handeln – Artline" (in German). Retrieved 2026-08-03.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Error 406: Call for Internet Art Projects". India Art Fair. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Error 406 [Netstalgia] Not Acceptable | Selected Projects". Error 417 Expectation Failed. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Unsupported Media Type: 2025 | Interview Bani Brusadin". Error 417 Expectation Failed. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Unsupported Media Type: 2025 | Latent Community — Dark Source: Cloud Extraction". Error 417 Expectation Failed. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
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