Mission Statement
Art-Tech Rise is revolutionizing how individuals contribute to environmental and social causes through hackathons for change. Artists, tech visionaries, design thinkers, and passionate change-makers tackle today's most pressing issues during a two-to three-week hackathon supporting the United Nations 17 sustainable goals (SDGs).
What is a Hackathon?
A hackathon is an event where individuals from diverse backgrounds collaboratively develop innovative solutions to specific problems within a few weeks. Hackathons foster creativity, rapid prototyping, and teamwork, resulting in novel ideas and prototypes that can address real-world challenges.
What Are the UN Sustainable Goals?
No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Clean Water and Sanitation, Affordable and Clean Energy, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Reduced Inequalities, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Climate Action, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, and Partnerships for the Goals.
Air
Our atmosphere is already at the tipping point due to the massive amounts of carbon the people of this planet have polluted into it, and the pollution continues.
Land
Our land is being subjected to mismanagement, which is turning arable land into non-arable land, which displaces populations and minimizes our capacity to grow foods.
Water
Our oceans are being polluted to the degree that landmasses of trash, specifically plastic, are growing in the middle of our oceans.
Why should you get involved?
Art-Tech Rise hackathons raise awareness and funds for critical global issues and empower the next generation of artists and technologists to drive meaningful change. Learn more about our various options and what works for you.
Corporate Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors benefit from a unique opportunity to impact, brand, and innovate through art and technology.
Individual
Whether you give a one-time donation or annually, Art-Tech Rise is appreciative as every Donation counts towards creating a better future.
Individual Donations
There are many ways you can get involved with Art-Tech Rise. You don't have to be in the tech space to support our initiative. Donations are gifted to non-profit organizations that benefit the 17 sustainable goals.
- Basic
- $5/mon
- Every little bit Helps
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- Intermediate
- $20/mon
- Giving Person
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- Pro
- $50/mon
- Love our Earth!
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Art-Tech Rise Hackathons
Interested in participating in a hackathon? Join our waiting list, and we will contact you when recruiting for the next hackathon. Returning participants may be selected to mentor a team or judge a hackathon.
Participants
Join Our Next Hackathon for Change!
Are you ready to put your skills to the test and make a real impact? If you align with any of the categories below, there's a great chance you could be part of our upcoming hackathon. Take a moment to complete a brief survey, share your unique skill set, and tell us why you're excited to join an Art-Tech Rise Hackathon for Change. Together, let’s create something extraordinary!
Volunteers
Tech Artists
3D designers
Game developers
Game Riggers
Game Animators
Designers, UI designers
Brand Ambassadors
plastic pollution & Ocean Clean-Up
Our planet is teetering on the edge of ecological collapse due to pollution. It's our responsibility to take action, reducing and ultimately eliminating the pollution that endangers us all. Therefore, the theme of the Art-Tech Rise hackathon is plastic pollution & Ocean Clean-Up.
Artist(s):
The artists selected for the pilot hackathon were Izzy Church and Matty Austin. Their sustainable sculpture, Elusive Spirit of the Deep Blue, inspired participants to create a call-to-action game demo, Treasure of the Sea.
Art-Tech Rise Hackathon Results:
Treasures of the Sea Gaming Demo is a call to action to stop excessive plastic waste.
Participant Testimonials
Mentor
Ron TenHove - PTC
“It was great to see the results of the latest Equalithon. I’m always so impressed by the participants and the good causes they get to support, and this was no exception.
Mentor
Maru Wilson - Celis Learning Architects
"Happy Friday! Very well-organized launch event. Congratulations! "
Maru C. Willson, M.Ed.
Celis Learning Architects
PARTICIPANTS
Shwetha Jayaraj
@Shwetha Jayaraj
It's an honor, and I am extremely grateful for the platform you provided others with this equation. I was moving to New York City for the first time last year, and this equation gave me a chance to meet new women in the tech field and to start my mindset properly upon entering grad school.
I couldn't be more thankful for this platform and for getting my hands dirty on the good cause of empowering women in the industry (I am very much still one of the few women in my computer science classes even now). If there are any more events to attend, I will be there.
PARTICIPANTS
Sovan (He/Him)
I am now co-chair of my company, LGBTQ+ ERG, as well
So it has been amazing. I could not have gotten this job without you
You have no idea how much you have helped me.
Participants
Hafsat
Woooooow!!! Congratulations ladies! Excited does not even begin to describe how I feel about being part of this! Thank you, Essteem!
Joining the Essteem community under the guidance of Hugues (Hugo) SEUREAU and Marie Roker-Jones for the Equalithon was very rewarding and educational. The theme of the Equalithon was to provide a solution for challenges working mothers face at work. Myself and three other ladies formed a team and worked on a solution proposed by one of us, Naomi Hill, MSW. She suggested a trade-by-barter sort of system where community members took turns babysitting each other's kids. We used Wordpress to make a website for that, you can find this here(https://womenonfire303313442.wordpress.com/) and Essteem's post (https://www.equalithon.io/past-challenges/women-fire).
PARTICIPANTS
Ben White
Greetings, I'm Ben. I am a Database Engineer and Quantum Researcher. The Collabnext project could not be more aligned with my interests. Shout out to @Cinamon for the invite.
PARTICIPANTS
Gerald “Gerry” Murphy
Thanks! This has been a great experience.
Sponsors
The Knowledge Graph Conference
Hugo and the GenHax team exceeded expectations for our KnowHax hackathon and received gleaming praise from the NSF, the main sponsors; importantly, we saw great projects come from teams distributed across the globe. Looking forward to future collaborations.
Thomas Deely
Sponsors
National Science Foundation
Congrats, Hugo! I very much enjoyed that session at Accenture. It was great to see the enthusiasm of the teams—even though some of them were just a single person working!
It’s a great way to get students and others in the next generation engaged in the KG efforts.
Chaitan Baru
Learn More About Art Tech Rise
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