InnovArt 2027

January 3 (Sun), 2027

Hackathon Overview:

Important Links and Points of Contact:

Requirements:

Project Work: InnovArt is a "flexible" online hackathon. You can work on your project anytime until 12pm on January 2 (Sat), EST (Eastern Standard Time in the US).

Project Submission: You are required to complete ALL of the following 3 requirements:

  • Submit your project to Devpost by 12pm on January 2 (Sat), EST.
  • Register your project presentation on a Google Forms page by 12pm on January 2 (Sat), EST.
  • Give a project presentation online on January 3 (Sun), EST.

The deadlines are firm. No extensions will be given. To remain eligible for award consideration, all 3 requirements must be completed by the deadlines.

The form for presentation registration will be shared in the InnovArt 2027 channel in Discord. You will be asked to provide:

  • Presenter name and contact information
  • Country of residence (time zone)
  • Project title
  • Project abstract (brief one-paragraph project description)
  • Publicly accessible link to your project

The project link may direct to a code repository such as GitHub, a shared storage such as Google Drive, a live application, or another publicly accessible location. The link must provide evidence of your project’s actual outcome—not only a description or proposal.

We will use this link to verify the actual outcome of your work and confirm its relevance to InnovArt. Please note that we will not schedule your presentation if we cannot access or verify your actual work.

Project Presentation: We tentatively plan to start project presentations at 10am on January 3 (Sun), EST, but we might slightly adjust it based on the locations (time zones) where participants reside. We will announce the full presentation schedule by early morning of January 3 (Sun), EST. A Zoom link will be made available in the InnovArt 2027 channel in Discord.

You will have 10 minutes in total for your presentation, including approx. 3 minutes for QAs with judges and other participants.

Prizes and Judging :

Certificate: Every participant will receive a certificate of participation.

Prizes: A panel of judges will select and announce prize winners at the end of the event. Prize winners will receive special certificates and will be recognized at Devpost's gallery page.

  • Grand Prix
  • 2nd Place
  • 3rd Place
  • Honorable Mention
  • Excellence in Creativity Award
  • Excellence in Research Award
  • Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award
  • Excellence in Social Impact Award
  • Excellence in Art Advocacy and Curation Award
  • Excellence in Team Work
  • Emerging Talent Award
  • Key Contributor Award

Book chapter publication: We will publish a book that features the projects presented at InnovArt 2027. Selected participants will be invited to extend their project summaries and publish them as book chapters. We are planning to publish this book through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing.

Judging Criteria:

  • Impact: How much impact (quality and quantity) can this project have? Does it solve a big problem or a small problem? Will it inspire or help many or a few?
  • Creativity and innovation: How original is this project? Does it introduce a new idea, combine existing ideas in a creative way, or significantly improve an existing solution?
  • Execution: How successfully is the idea developed into a functional, demonstrable, or well-supported outcome?
  • Presentation: How clearly and effectively did the participant or team explain the problem, the importance of the project, the proposed solution, and the project’s results?

Judges:

  • TBA
  • InnovArt Advisory Board

Organizers:

  • Naomi McCreary (Co-chair)
  • Hanna Suzuki (Co-chair)
  • Alyssa Yasuhara
  • Rimi Yoshikawa (Co-chair)