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creativeSHIFT Investment Forum 2021

The creativeSHIFT Investment Forum will take place right before the ArtTech Forum 2021. The creativeSHIFT community, as well as participating investors and industry experts, will come together to discuss and exchange ongoing projects, best practices examples, and important assets and challenges within the industry. Listen to a keynote presentation about investment challenges in the creative […]

Meet the 2021 ArtTech Prize Nominees!

We would like to congratulate all the candidates and their amazing projects! Discover the 8 Nominees below, and come and vote for the winner during the 5th ArtTech Forum. Register here   ARTPOINT Artpoint is a creator of digital art experiences for public places. Our ambition is to bring art into living spaces such as […]

Register for the first Pre-Forum Sessions

This year, we want to open the floor early and propose two Pre-Forum Sessions. This way, you can discuss subjects that matter, network early, and discover the new platform we will be using for the Forum, before everyone else! Forged, looted, and stolen art – September 9, 7:00 pm CET In this first session, proposed […]

Discover Sabancı University, the 2021 ArtTech Forum main Partner

This year, we are very proud to present our main partner in the organization of the 5th ArtTech Forum, Sabancı University. The Forum will be broadcasted from the Sakıp Sabancı Museum, in Istanbul Turkey. Sabancı University has a unique education system arising from its mission to use innovative trans-disciplinary research to develop internationally competent and […]

Looking back – 2020 ArtTech Startups competition nominees

We could say that the 2020 ArtTech Prize’s theme was AI in the service of Art, Music, and UX. Discover the 8 Startups nominees for 2020 below.   INSIGHTART InsightART is revolutionizing the art world with next-generation x-ray imaging technology previously available only at the cutting-edge of particle physics research. Their mission is to safeguard […]

Meet creativeSHIFT’s 2021 panelists

We are very happy to count creativeSHIFT as one of our sponsors this year, and to present the panelists from creativeSHIFT’s parallel session “Private and Public Funding for Creative Industries”.   SIMONE LIPPOLD Simone is working as Head of Corporate Development and Consultant Funding Strategy for the CEO of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association […]

Meet Mrs. Güler Sabancı, Founding Chair of our partner Sabancı University

Taking place in Istanbul, Turkey, and broadcasted from Sakıp Sabancı Museum, this year’s ArtTech Forum will be opened, among others, by Mrs. Güler Sabancı. After working at every level of the organization, Güler Sabancı is the Chair of Sabancı Holding since 2004, one of the leading and most reputable business groups in Turkey, and Chair […]

Looking Back – 2019 ArtTech Startups competition nominees

Let’s continue our review of the previous editions of the ArtTech Prize competition. Here are the 8 Startups presenting their work at the ArtTech Forum 2019.   POLKATULK Polkatulk empowers content distribution by securing copyright determination and tracking, as a one-stop-shop for the content industry: specific DLT addressing the issues of copyright management, Progressive Web […]

5th ArtTech Forum in partnership with Sabancı University

We are very honored to be welcomed this year by Sabancı University, Istanbul. The Forum, which will happen in a phygital format, will be partly broadcasted from Istanbul, from the beautiful Sabancı University’s Sakıp Sabancı Museum. Turkey, and more broadly the Middle East region, will be highlighted during this edition, showcasing its rich creative and […]

Looking Back – 2018 ArtTech Startups competition nominees

The ArtTech Prize highlights innovative projects that push back boundaries in the arts, culture and technology, and for its 5th anniversary, we are looking back at the past editions. In 2018, the ArtTech Prize was presenting startups with innovative projects in music, blockchain in art trading and NFTs, virtual reality, etc. Here are the 8 […]

But what about financing?

It is always good to discuss trends, new technologies, landscape changes in creative industries, art, and culture. But there is a burning question that remains crawling at the back of all our minds: What about financing? Whether you are a private investor interested in tech startups, a creative entrepreneur looking for financing, or if you […]

Looking Back – 2017 ArtTech Startups competition nominees

For the 5th year of the ArtTech Prize competition, we wanted to have a look back on the previous years’ nominees and winners. The ArtTech Prize highlights innovative projects that push back boundaries in the arts, culture, and technology. In 2017, we had the pleasure to have 9 Startups presenting their work. SMARTIFY Smartify is […]