Calling all members of Miami’s creative class: Bringing arts and technology together is a natural pairing, like wine and cheese. That’s why a hackathon for the arts makes so much sense.
The LAB Miami, the Wynwood co-working space that stands for Love Art Business, says Miami’s first hackathon for the arts will take place Sept 14-16. Hack The Bass will be a weekend-long event in partnership with the Bass Museum of Art and Knight Foundation to develop a mobile app for Bass’ Temporary Contemporary art project, where various public art will begin surfacing starting Nov. 2 in Miami Beach – in parks, on the sides of buildings, in stores, etc. Bass and the LAB Miami issued a challenge to developers and designers to work together to create an application that will map the public artworks as well as provide information and interactivity, according to LAB Miami.
"We are passionate about the interplay between the arts and technology and in many ways, they are one in the same," says Wifredo Fernandez, co-founder of LAB Miami. "I think Bass, Knight Foundation and LAB are excited to see Miami technologists come together to make art that spreads art. We also see this event as yet another that highlights the great talent we have here."
At the conclusion of the hackathon, winners will receive an award, courtesy of Bass and the Knight Foundation, as well as co-working space in LAB Miami. The winners will also be honored at the debut of the art project, where the app will be used.
For LAB Miami, this will serve as a good test run for more arts-related hackathons that it would like to produce, collaborating with South Florida arts organizations. "So much art, so much tech, so many things can be built," says Fernandez.
Find out more about the free hackathon and register at hackthebass.eventbrite.com. Follow updates on Twitter -- @hackthebass