ElectricSEA Art+Tech Hackathon (Seattle WA) United States

Electric SEA is an extended weekend event optimized for hands-on learning, knowledge sharing and collaboration here in Seattle. We will take over multiple floors of the PublicDisplay.ART and the ArtLove Salon downtown arts space, creating a fluid, open environment for experimentation, collaboration, and public engagement. Participants are invited to bring interdisciplinary, art- and design-driven projects that engage a wide range of creative technologies and practices, including creative code, interactive installation, data visualization, light-based projection, sound art, light art, wearables, performance-based and kinetic works, physical computing, generative systems, vibe coding, mixed reality, Internet of Things, ethical AI tools, and other emerging hybrid practices. In the spirit of hackathons, the emphasis is on experimentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, shared problem-solving, and learning by doing. Learn more about participating in the hackathon here. The hackathon culminates in a public showcase and celebratory reception that gives hackathon participants the opportunity to share their work and creative process with a larger audience, while offering the broader community visibility into this vibrant art and technology ecosystem. Call for Workshop Leaders: ElectricSEA invites proposals for workshops taking place Thursday, Friday, or Saturday Mar 26-28 to provide participants new understanding of tools and techniques they can apply to their projects. Five to seven available stipends, up to $300 each, will be awarded to help offset workshop leaders’ time and materials costs (hardware, software, supplies), to enable innovative ideas to be explored and realized during the event. Proposals should focus on teaching skills and tools immediately applicable to project development within the hackathon format. Workshops should be 2 to 4 hours, and expect around 8 to 12 participants, depending on space, time, and materials required. A workshop’s focus could be around: software, coding, craft, kinetic interactivity, fabrication, generative performance, data visualization, light art, sound art, concept and theme development, electronic hardware, mixed reality, physical computing, electronics, low-resource hardware, artistic technology toolbuilding, Internet of Things, conventional art media, or surprise us! You can combine a workshop with a project micro-grant (see below) requesting up to $800 combined. Workshops can be a great way to seed a collaborative project. If you are still early in developing your idea, apply anyway! We would love to see what you have in mind. We hope to schedule most workshops for Thursday evening or Friday, so that attendees can focus on hackathon activities on Saturday. DEADLINE: Submissions: Saturday, February 21st 2026. Notification of Acceptance: Monday, March 2nd, 2026.