Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/NMWA Virtual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Black Artists Matter

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National Museum of Women in the Arts Virtual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Black Artists Matter

NMWA will join with its partner, Wikimedia DC, to mark Wikipedia's 20th anniversary with the museum's eighth Art+Feminism edit-a-thon focused on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures. We will work to enrich the representation of women artists of color, with an emphasis on women of African descent whose work is included in NMWA's collection.

This event is part of a global initiative to help right Wikipedia’s gender imbalance. In 2019, at least 4,360 Art+Feminism participants created or enhanced over 31,500 Wikipedia pages.

No experience necessary—just be ready with your computer, a motivation to combat gender bias, and a belief in equal access to quality information resources. People of all gender identities and expressions are invited to participate.

Use the hashtags #ArtAndFeminism and #NowEditingAF to share about the event on social media!

When

Saturday, March 6, 2020 10am-1pm EDT

Where

Zoom. Link will be shared upon registration.

Register

NMWA Registration Page

Safe Space Policy[edit]

Presentation[edit]

NMWA AF WMDC Edit-a-thon training slides 2021

Sign in: Outreach Dashboard[edit]

Step one: Go to the Dashboard

Step 2: Select 'Login with Wikipedia'. (If you don't have a username already, open another tab and go HERE to create one.)

Step 3: Enter Wikipedia username and password


Suggested Article Work List[edit]

Access the work list on the Dashboard page for this event

Potential Sources[edit]

Red links = articles that don't yet exist

Carmen Silva (artist) (there is an article for a deceased actress by the same name)


Graciela Carrillo


Juanita Jaramillo-Lavadie


Marsha Anne Gomez


Gloria Oyarzabal


Alison Saar


Amalia Amaki


Amy Sherald


Chakaia Booker


Draft: Delita Martin


Ingrid Mwangi


Mildred Thompson


Nellie Mae Rowe


Renee Stout


Sonya Clark


Tia Blassingame


Zanele Muholi


Mickalene Thomas


Alma Woodsey Thomas


Elizabeth Catlett


Clementine Hunter


Senga Nengudi


Edmonia Lewis


Carrie Mae Weems


Faith Ringgold


Laura Wheeler Waring


Lorna Simpson


Augusta Savage


Kara Walker


Kebedech Tekleab


Lorraine O'Grady


Nnenna Okore


Martine Syms


Betye Saar


Brenna Youngblood


Simone Leigh


Shinique Smith


Mavis Pusey


Lilian Thomas Burwell


Julie Mehretu


Jae Jarrell


Clarissa Sligh


Mary Jackson (artist)


Meta Warrick Fuller


Deborah Willis (artist)


Howardena Pindell


Minnie Evans


Akosua Adoma Owusu


Nina Chanel Abney


Laylah Ali


Candida Alvarez


Xenobia Bailey


Leslie Barlow


Endia Beal


Pauline Powell Burns


Bisa Butler


Nanette Carter


Caitlin Cherry


Gabrielle Civil


Erika Cosby


Stephanie Dinkins


Wanda Ewing


Tatyana Fazlalizadeh


Ja'Tovia Gary


Wilhelmina McAlpin Godfrey


Renée Green


Dindga McCannon


Evangeline Montgomery


Sylvia Snowden


Carole Byard Through Sisters' Eyes NMWA catalog


LaToya Ruby Frazier


Delilah Pierce


Margaret Burroughs


LaToya M. Hobbs


Juliana Huxtable


Kenya (Robinson)


Hannah Black


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Wikimedia Affiliates[edit]

Wikimedia movement affiliates model
Chapters
Wikimedia chapters are independent organizations founded to support and promote the Wikimedia projects in a specified geographical region (in most cases, a country). Like the Wikimedia Foundation, they aim to "empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and globally". There are currently 39 chapters, with at least one on every inhabited continent., i.e. Wikimedia DC
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Thematic organizations are incorporated independent non-profits representing the Wikimedia movement and supporting work focused on a specific theme, topic, subject or issue within or across countries and regions. i.e., Wikimedia Medicine.
User groups
Wikimedia user groups are intended to be simple and flexible affiliates that are an alternative to chapters and thematic organizations - which require more formal requirements. User groups are highly valued as equal players in the Wikimedia movement, i.e., Art+Feminism

Sample conflict of interest statement for GLAM professionals[edit]

GLAM professionals and WIkipedians-in-residence may improve Wikipedia using their organizations' resources while still complying with Wikipedia's policy on paid editing. COI-GLAM states that,

Museum curators, librarians, archivists, and similar are encouraged to help improve Wikipedia, or to share their information in the form of links to their resources. If a link cannot be used as a reliable source, it may be placed under further reading or external links if it complies with the external links guideline.

You must include a conflict of interest statement on your user page if planning to edit as part of your professional duties

Sample statement

About Me

I am a paid employee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. We are working to make our resources more accessible to the public by working directly with Wikipedia.

Conflict of interest statement

I am editing Wikipedia as part of my official duties at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. I will abide by Wikipedia's accepted practices on conflicts of interest, neutrality, and notability. Because the mission of the National Museum of Women in the Arts is in line with Wikipedia's mission to disseminate knowledge, I will not make edits that I do not believe are in accordance with Wikipedia's practices and procedures. If you believe I have made an error or violated Wikipedia’s norms, please let me know.

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