MakerSpace Hardware Art Bounty

Open Call for Artist and Programmers in the Context of ETHDenver 2020

 

Participation Deadline: JAN 25 2020

We are excited to announce that ETHDenver will be sponsoring a $500 USD Art Bounty at the MakerSpace 2020. Directed by visual artist Jessica Angel and the #ArtProject Decentralized community, The MakerSpace team will foster creative ways of hacking by supporting projects and people who want to expand the horizon of a traditional hackathon, by experimenting with art and technology.

 

 

 

What is the MakerSpace?

 

The MakerSpace was born at ETHDenver 2018 in response to a collective interest in experimenting with art and technology to enable the creation and exploration of art through the lens of blockchain technology. The MakerSpace has been featured in different blockchain events and hackathons around the United States.

 

We provide opportunities to learn, play, create and/or compete. Makers and programmers interested in making installation art prototypes and interactive experiments between blockchain data and physical art, are invited to dive-in and get working with arduinos, raspberry pi and all sorts of hardware to make of blockchain data a tool for artistic creation.

 

 

 

PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES

 

This year the MakerSpace is focused on interoperability, a subject that ETHDenver 2020 is highlighting. We are interested in bringing together the blockchain community to a higher level by inviting projects from inside and outside the Ethereum ecosystem. Regardless of the blockchain dominant in your research, you will have a space and a voice at the MakerSpace.

 

 

1. CONTESTANTS // Individuals or groups interested in competing for the bounty.

 

 

Participants will have a general idea of a prototype to be developed.

 

Participants should have the knowledge on how to achieve the idea. Note that the idea can be flexible, turning into something different during the hackathon.

 

Participants are encouraged to team up with other members of the MakerSpace to achieve collective goals.

 

ETHDenver mentors will be in the space to assist and give workshops in the space

 

 

 

2. CONTRIBUTORS // Individuals or groups who want to learn and contribute to the creation of a collective piece with the guidance of the MakerSpace facilitators.

 

 Materials provided:

 

• Arduinos
• Raspberry pi
• LEDs
• Sensors
• Power supplies
• Hook up wires
• Spotlights
• Double sided tape
• Soldering iron and solder
• White cardstock

 

 

The group of artists and programmers facilitating workshops and providing assistance at ETHDenver’s MakerSpace for both participation categories this year are Evan Trumbull, Iain Nash, Theo Goodman, Gustavo Grillasca and Jessica Angel.

 

 

 

SEND SUBMISSION

 

To be considered to participate in either category please send an email to art@ethdenver titled MAKERSPACE HARDWARE BOUNTY APPLICATION before 01/15/20. State the category you want to participate in and your participation go.

 

 

 

BOUNTY SUBMISSION DEADLINE

 

Sunday February 16th at 8am MT.  Submissions will be  done via Devfolio.co and details will be provided after selected artists and programmers are listed.

 

 

 

SELECTED PARTICIPANTS NOTICE

 

Between January 28 and January 25 2020.

 

 

 

OTHER INVOLVEMENT

 

If you’d like to participate as a facilitator, propose a talk or workshop, or just volunteer at the MakerSpace, please email jessica@ethdenver.com.

 

Find information about ETHDenver MakerSpace 2019 in collaboration with Truebit HERE

Questions? Email jessica@ethdenver or join Art Project Decentralized’s Telegram HERE