Art Students Developing Apps

Ashland companies seek art students for interns
I found this interesting article about a new goal for app development companies that involves recruiting art majors as interns. Open Door Networks and Project A are the companies responsible for creating the Art Authority app, which features about 50,000 pieces of art. Since the project is art related they are inviting students to apply and help build the database. Art students end up getting to work from both sides by helping build an app that is useful to the art world, but also developing skills in technology. Building apps is pretty lucrative work according to the article, so maybe this will be motivation for someone with deep roots in the art world to develop the next app that makes the lives of art organizations easier or becomes useful for art enthusiasts. Like I said before blending art and technology is a good idea. Both things are constantly changing and evolving, so why not see where that line crosses?