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2016 Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Art+Feminism is pleased to announce its third annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, an all-day event designed to generate coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia and encourage female editorship. The central New York event will take place at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at The Museum of Modern Art, 4 West 54 Street, on, Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will include a panel discussion, tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian, ongoing editing support, reference materials, childcare, and refreshments. Node edit-a-thons are being planned for the month of March at an estimated 125 venues on every inhabited continent and online.
MoMA plenary
The MoMA Edit-a-thon will begin at 10 a.m. today, Saturday March 5, 2016, with an expansive conversation on contemporary feminisms and digital culture with writer Orit Gat, artist and activist Reina Gossett, and New York Times technology columnist Jenna Wortham, moderated by Fiona Romeo, MoMA’s Director of Digital Content and Strategy. Continuing this discussion, afternoon breakout groups will engage in focused conversations about related issues, including intellectual property, notability, and LGBTQ visibility on Wikipedia.
Last year, over 1500 participants at more than 75 events around the world participated in the second annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, resulting in the creation of nearly 400 new pages and significant improvements to 500 articles on Wikipedia. Let's double those results in 2016! Want to volunteer? Not in New York and want to organize an event? Email us at info@art.plusfeminism.org to learn more and get involved. Funds available on a first come, first serve basis for node events, to defray the expense of refreshments and childcare.
United States
Organized by date, then alpha by city
Before March 4, 2016
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Museum of Fine Arts (January 16, 2016)
- New York, New York, Train the Trainers 1, CUNY Graduate Center (February 1, 2016)
- Online, Train the Trainers 1 (for Node Organizers) (February 13, 2016)
- New York, New York, Train the Trainers 2, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (February 16, 2016)
- Ithaca, New York, Cornell Pre-Event Workshop 1, Cornell University Library, Cornell University (February 18, 2016)
- Online, Train the Trainers 2 (for Node Organizers) (February 22, 2016)
- Santa Barbara, California, Art, Design & Architecture Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara (February 24, 2016)
- Ithaca, New York, Talk by Jacqueline Mabey, core organizer, Wikipedia: Art + Feminism, Cornell University Library, Cornell University Archived video (February 25, 2016)
- Atlanta, Georgia, Woodruff Library, Emory University (February 26, 2016)
- Ithaca, New York, Cornell Pre-Event Workshop 2, Cornell University Library, Cornell University (February 26, 2016)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Carnegie Mellon University (February 26, 2016)
Athens, Georgia, Main Library, University of Georgia(2017)- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University (February 27, 2016)
- Oxford, Georgia, Oxford College Library, Oxford College of Emory University (February 29, 2016)
- Ithaca, New York, Cornell Pre-Event Workshop 3, Cornell University Library, Cornell University (March 2, 2016)
- Columbia, South Carolina, Thomas Cooper Library, University of South Carolina (March 3, 2016)
- Nashville, Tennessee, Jean and Alexander Heard Library, Vanderbilt University (March 3, 2016)
March 4, 2016
- Austin, Texas, Fine Arts Library, University of Texas at Austin
- Brooklyn, New York, mom artists, East Williamsburg, domicile/studio
- Canton, New York, Newell Center for Arts Technology, St. Lawrence University
- Charlottesville, Virginia, Nancy Murphy Spicer Studio
- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Bertrand Library, Bucknell University
- Los Angeles, California, UCLA Arts Library, University of California, Los Angeles
- New Haven, Connecticut, Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University
- New Orleans, Louisiana, Newcomb Archives and Vorhoff Library & Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Temple University
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, University of the Arts (UArts)
- San Francisco, California, Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco
- San Luis Obispo, California, Art History Program, Fine Arts Division, Cuesta College
- University Park, Pennsylvania, Arts Cottage, School of Visual Arts, The Pennsylvania State University
March 5, 2016
- Amherst, Massachusetts, Hampshire College Art Barn, Hampshire College
- Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia State University
- Bennington, Vermont, Bennington College
- Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana University
- Boulder, Colorado, Norlin Library, University of Colorado Boulder
- Brooklyn, New York, Silent Barn
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
- Charlotte, North Carolina, McColl Center for Art + Innovation
- Chicago, Illinois, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Cincinnati, Ohio, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning Library, University of Cincinnati
- Cleveland, Ohio, Case Western Reserve University
- Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State University
- Darien, Connecticut, Darien Library and Franklin Street Works
- Detroit, Michigan, Purdy-Kresge Library, Wayne State University
- El Paso, Texas, Main Branch, El Paso Public Library
- Eugene, Oregon, Architecture and Allied Arts (A&AA) Library, University of Oregon
- Houston, Texas, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Ithaca, New York, Cornell University
- Las Vegas, Nevada, Lied Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Los Angeles, California, WikiProject wikiD, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
- Madison, Wisconsin, Central Branch, Madison Public Library
- Merced, California, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, University of California, Merced
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis Central Library. In coordination with St. Catherine University, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Art, American Craft Council, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis Central Library
- New York, New York, Museum of Modern Art WP:A+F-MoMA
- Northampton, Massachusetts, Neilson Library, Smith College
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art Library
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Frick Fine Arts Library, University of Pittsburgh
- Portland, Oregon, Yale Union
- Providence, Rhode Island, Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of Design
- Purchase, New York, Purchase College Library, State University of New York at Purchase
- Rochester, Minnesota, Rochester Art Center
- Rockland, Maine, The Steel House
- San Diego, California, Geisel Library, University of California San Diego
- San Francisco, California, California College of the Arts
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, New Mexico Museum of Art
- Scranton, Pennsylvania, University of Scranton
- St. Louis, Missouri, Kranzberg Art and Architecture Library, Washington University in St. Louis
- Tucson, Arizona, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson (MOCA Tucson) & University of Arizona UA Fine Arts Library
- Urbana–Champaign, Illinois, Ricker Library of Architecture and Art, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
- Waltham, Massachusetts, Rose Art Museum and Rosebud, Brandeis University
- Whittier, California, Bonnie Bell Wardman Library, Whittier College
March 6, 2016
- Boston, Massachusetts, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
- Brooklyn, New York, Interference Archive
- Gainesville, Florida, Harn Museum of Art and School of Art + Art History, University of Florida
- Irvine, California, University of California, Irvine
- Los Angeles, California, Art + Technology Lab at the Balch Art Research Library, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and East of Borneo
- New Paltz, New York, Sojourner Truth Library at State University of New York at New Paltz
- Storrs, Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut
- Washington, D.C., National Museum of Women in the Arts
After March 6, 2016
- New York, New York, Fashion Institute of Technology as part of International Women's Day (March 8, 2016)
- Pre-event: New Users Wikipedia Workshop (February 17, 2016); Wikipedia Open Hours sessions (February 24, 2016 and February 25, 2016)
- Narrowsburg, New York, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance (March 12, 2016)
- Lincoln, Nebraska, Adele Hall Learning Commons, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (March 15, 2016)
- Houston, Texas, The Menil Collection (March 18, 2016)
- Louisville, Kentucky, University of Louisville (March 19, 2016)
- Lawrence, Kansas, Murphy Art & Architecture Library, University of Kansas (March 26, 2016)
- Bozeman, Montana, Montana State University (March 31, 2016)
- Atlanta, Georgia, ACA Library, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) (April 8, 2016)
- Savannah, Georgia, Jen Library, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) (April 8, 2016)
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Sloane Art Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (April 20, 2016)
- Tempe, Arizona, Arizona State University (April 18, 2016)
- Carbondale, Illinois, Southern Illinois University (April 24, 2016)
Canada
Organized by date, then alpha by city
Before March 4, 2016
- Toronto, Ontario, Art Gallery of Ontario (January 20, 2016)
March 4, 2016
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Emily Carr University of Art and Design Library, Emily Carr University of Art and Design
- Pre-event: Edit-a-thon Information Session and Meet n' Greet, Vancouver Art Gallery Library & Archives (February 26, 2016)
- See also Western Front event on March 6, 2016
March 5, 2016
- Banff, Alberta, The Banff Centre
- Montréal, Québec, Canadian Women Art History Initiative, Concordia University Digital Image and Slide Collection, Concordia University
- Saskatoon, Canada, Saskatoon Public Library
- Toronto, Ontario, Art Gallery of Ontario
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, MAWA Mentoring Artists for Women's Art
After March 5, 2016
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Grand Luxe Theatre, Western Front (March 6, 2016)
- Montréal, Québec, Blackader-Lauterman Library of Architecture and Art, McGill Library, McGill University (March 8, 2016)
- Ottawa, Ontario (March 8, 2016)
- Regina, Saskatchewan, University of Regina Library, part of Colder Than Mars (March 8, 2016)
- Peterborough, Ontario, Artspace, Catharine Parr Traill College, Trent University (March 10, 2016)
- Pre-event: Artspace (February 20, 2016)
- Montréal, Québec, Edgy Redux Festival @ Studio 303 (March 12, 2016)
- Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario (May 4, 2016)
México
- Mexico City / Ciudad de México, México (March 5, 2016)
- Editatona Art + Feminism (in Spanish)
- Editatona Art + Feminism (in English; launch page only)
- 2 locations:
- Multiple pre-events:
- A47 @ San Miguel Chapultepec, Alumnos 47 (January 23, 2016)
- MUAC @ Ciudad Universitaria, Insurgentes Sur 3000 (January 30, 2016)
- CCD @ Cuauhtémoc, Paseo de Reforma s/n Esquina Lieja (February 13, 2016)
- MUAC @ Ciudad Universitaria, Insurgentes Sur 3000 (February 20, 2016)
- MUAC @ Ciudad Universitaria, Insurgentes Sur 3000 (February 27, 2016) -- Wikimedia Commons
- 2 locations:
South America
Organized by date, then alpha by city
- Lima, Perú, Espacio Fundación Telefónica (March 5, 2016)
- Pre-event: Espacio Fundación Telefónica (February 20, 2016)
- Buenos Aires, Argentina, Centro Cultural de España (March 12, 2016)
- Montevideo, Uruguay, (March 12,2016), Cabildo de Montevideo y Centro Cultural de España.
Europe
Organized by date, then alpha by city
Before March 4, 2016
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Training Session, The City Library (February 13, 2016)
March 4, 2016
- Aberystwyth, Wales, National Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Event page (in English)
- Tudalen digwyddiad Cymreig (in Welsh)
- Geneva, Switzerland, La Bibliothèque d'Art et d'Archéologie du Musée d'Art et d'Histoire / Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève
- Lviv, Ukraine, Ukrainian Catholic University
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, School of Arts and Cultures, Newcastle University
March 5, 2016
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
- Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Baltan Laboratories
- Leeds, United Kingdom, Leeds Central Library
- Linz, Austria, Kunsthaus Hafenstraße
- London, United Kingdom, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
- London, United Kingdom, Tate Britain
- Lyon, France, Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon
- Madrid, Spain, Wikiesfera, Wikimujeres, Wikimedia España @ Medialab-Prado, Registration page
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Editathon, The City Library
- Utrecht, The Netherlands, Wiki Zaterdag, Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland
- València, Spain, Public Library Carmelina Sánchez-Cutillas / Biblioteca Municipal Carmelina Sánchez-Cutillas
- València, Spain (in Spanish)
- València, Spain (in Catalan)
March 5–6, 2016
- Basel, Switzerland, Kaskadenkondensator
- Paris, France, Archives Nationales / 60, rue des Francs-Bourgeois, Hub Lafayette Anticipation
- Utrecht, The Netherlands, Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland
- Utrecht, The Netherlands – Dutch Gendergap taskforce, Members will be online all weekend to handle queries and calls for help.
- Utrecht, The Netherlands – Slumber party at my house. All Wikimedians and aspiring Wikimedians are invited (kids and pets are welcome -- send me a WP email)
Contact me if you want to organize your own "slumber party" so we can list gendergap support points available in the world during the weekend if we somehow manage to fall asleep at the keyboard. Just tell us what language you speak and your contact preferences and let us know what times you will be available. We hope to post periodic updates and hold or repost interviews with Wikiwomen on Facebook and will keep a Google hangout open. - Machynlleth, Wales, Penrallt Gallery Bookshop (March 6, 2016)
After March 6, 2016
- Berlin, Germany, Sonntags-Club (March 8, 2016)
- Brussels, Belgium, Just For The Record, Muntpunt (March 8, 2016)
- Helsinki, Finland, Helsinki University Library, (March 8, 2016)
- London, United Kingdom, Dulwich Picture Gallery (March 8, 2016)
- Stockholm, Sweden, Hallwyl Museum / Hallwylska museet (March 8, 2016)
- London, UK, Goldsmiths, University of London (March 12, 2016)
- Berlin, Germany, Haus am Lützowplatz, (March 20, 2016) - more details coming soon
- Oxford, UK, University of Oxford, martin.poulter@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for details (March 23, 2016)
Middle East and Africa
March 5, 2016
- Accra, Ghana, Impact Hub Accra
- Cairo, Egypt, Virtual event all over the country, Participants will share their articles on our event's page. إديتاثون الفن+النسوية لعام 2016 سيقام في الكثير من البلدان من بينهم مصر.
- Cape Town, South Africa, Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town
- Istanbul, Turkey, Space Debris Art
- Tunis, Tunisia, Diocesan Library of Tunis / Bibliothèque diocésaine de Tunis
Asia
Organized by date, then alpha by city
- Kyoto, Japan, Baexong Arts Kyoto (March 5, 2016)
- Taipei, Taiwan, Custard Cream co-working space – YuanShan branch (March 5, 2016)
- Bangkok, Thailand, CHOMP! Café, (March 13, 2016)
- Chennai, India (March 20, 2016)
- Hong Kong, SCAD Hong Kong, Savannah College of Art and Design (April 8, 2016)
Oceania
- Auckland, New Zealand, Gus Fisher Gallery, The University of Auckland (March 5, 2016)
- Auckland, New Zealand, Art+Feminism 2016 Training, YES collective (date TBD)
Online / remote participation
- Women in Red - virtual worldwide editathon, March 1–31, 2016
- Cairo, Egypt - virtual editathon إديتاثون الفن+النسوية لعام 2016 سيقام في الكثير من البلدان من بينهم مصر.
- International Women's History Month Edit-a-thon – Odia Wikipedia's International Women's Day Editathon, March 8 to April 7, 2016 ଆନ୍ତର୍ଜାତିକ ମହିଳା ମାସ ଗଣ-ସମ୍ପାଦନା, ୨୦୧୬
- Wiki Women Edit-a-thon in Nepali Wikipedia, February 8 to March 8, 2016 विकिपीडिया:विकी_विमिन_एडिटाथन_२०१६
Background
Art+Feminism is a rhizomatic campaign to improve coverage of women and the arts on Wikipedia, and to encourage female editorship. Wikipedia's gender trouble is well documented. In a 2011 survey, Wikimedia found that less than 13% of its contributors are female.[1] The reasons for the gender gap are up for debate: suggestions include leisure inequality, how gender socialization shapes public comportment, and the contentious nature of Wikipedia's talk pages. The practical effect of this disparity, however, is not. Content is skewed by the lack of female participation. Many articles on notable women in history and art are absent on Wikipedia. This represents an alarming aporia in an increasingly important repository of shared knowledge.
We invite people of all gender identities and expressions, particularly trans- and cisgender women, to address this absence by organizing in-person, communal updating of Wikipedia’s entries on art and feminism. All our materials have Creative Commons licensing, so we encourage you to reference and remix our workflows and training materials to suit the needs of your community.
Interested in organizing an event?
We invite people of all gender identities and expressions, particularly trans and cisgender women, to address this absence by organizing in-person, communal updating of Wikipedia’s entries on art and feminism. Those interested in organizing a node are encouraged to: join the listserv; contact us via email at info@art.plusfeminism.org; and to review our Organizer Toolkit for further instructions.
References
- ^ Glott, Ruediger; et al. (15 March 2010). "Wikipedia Survey – Overview of Results" (PDF). United Nations University.
External links
- Art+Feminism
- Art+Feminism Meetup page
- 2016 Art+Feminism map of events