Project: Matchmaking will kick off with a dedicated meetup event on October 16th at NYU’s ITP. RSVP for the event now on Meetup.com.
We are looking to pair volunteers with arts organizations on tech-related projects. Projects will be presented by participating organizations before a crowd of interested creatives. The creatives will then be able to pitch their services and portfolios. ArtsTech will facilitate the networking and matchmaking.
Why are we doing this? Read more about the projects and the initiative below.
The Projects:
Read about proposed projects, then sign up to volunteer your talents to the ones that interest you the most.
RxArt – [iPad App Developer/Designer]
NYFA – [Video Podcast Art Director//Sound Director]
The Whitney Museum – [Javascript/Google Analytics Dashboard Developer]
Rhizome – [Microsite Developer in Django/Python/Javascript]
Museum of American Finance – [Wiki Microsite Developer]
New York Academy of the Arts – [Digital Video Expert//Branding Expert]
International Center of Photography – [Experienced Image Database Consultant]
Large Scale Projects Best Suited For A Small Group or University Class:
These projects are a bit more ambitious in scope and require a larger team and a talented project manager in order to reach completion.
ArtsConnection/High 5 – [Website Designer//Developer]
More TBA…
VOLUNTEER YOUR SKILLS HERE and RSVP.
About the Project: Matchmaking Initiative
The Arts, Culture and Technology meetup (ArtsTech) is pleased to announce Project: Matchmaking, a program that aims to facilitate collaboration between prominent NYC arts organizations and creative professionals working at the intersection of arts and technology.
The Premise:
Through our monthly meetup series we’ve come into contact with many arts organizations struggling to find the resources necessary to realize technological goals. Let’s face the harsh facts of the non-profit world – funding for digital development is often hard to procure and among the first budgets to get slashed in times of financial crisis.
We also encounter many talented developers, web designers, social media strategists, writers, researchers and other creative professionals looking to attract new clients or establish themselves in the highly insular arts space, or who are just arts enthusiasts looking for a rewarding side project.
So we thought, what if we paired these two groups together on a mutually beneficial task?
The Goal:
Take one arts organization with a technology-focused project lacking in funding and manpower to reach completion. Pair the organization with a talented creative professional who possesses the skills they’re looking for and is willing to work for the glory/experience/portfolio/contacts (essentially, little to no pay).
The organization will be responsible for project managing the initiative and seeing it through to completion. Ideally, all projects would be released as open source so they can continue to serve the arts community at large.
