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Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon Information
In honor of Women's History Month, the
Archives of American Art,
Smithsonian American Art Museum, and
National Museum of Women in the Arts are teaming up to organize a workshop and edit-a-thon focused on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures. Activities will include new editor orientation and training, and a behind-the-scenes presentation from the Archives of American Art staff. Coffee and lunch generously provided courtesy of
Wikimedia DC.
When
Friday, March 29, 2013
10:00am - 5:00pm
Who
Up to 20 volunteers,* plus staff from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. No advanced technical skills required! *While all participants of all genders are welcome to sign up, this event is focused on encouraging women editors.
What to bring
Photo ID and a laptop computer
Where
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
750 9th St NW, Suite 2200, Washington, D.C., 20001 (
View Map)
Email
User:Sarasays at (snyders (at) si.edu) or sign up directly below. This event is free of charge, but due to space and security badge requirements, participation is limited to 20 volunteers.
Goals
To encourage inexperienced editors (especially women) and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia
To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to female artists, critics, dealers, and other women in the visual arts
To increase awareness of the research resources freely available through libraries, archives, and museums
Visit to the exhibition "
A Day at the Museum," in the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery
Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture (across the street)
Questions? Add your own
What should I bring?
Laptop & photo ID. The Archives has a limited number of computer work stations you may utilize during the edit-a-thon, but they are not located in the main conference room.
How do I RSVP?
Add your name to the list below, or email snyders (@) si.edu. Space is limited to 20 non-staff participants, so if you something changes and you can't make it, please remove your name from the list so that we can give the spot to someone from the waitlist.
Can I take photographs?
You're welcome to bring your own camera, and staff will go over photography policies at the beginning of the event.
List of articles we will be working on
UNDER CONSTRUCTION!Each section should be alphabetical by last name. Volunteers should feel free to add the names of notable women in the arts who need a better Wikipedia presence, especially ones whose articles could be improved by the inclusion of research resources from the Smithsonian or National Museum of Women in the Arts. The list is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to provide a starting point for work by edit-a-thon participants.
Mid-length articles
Anna Ancher - artist, suggested book: A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony.
Louise Dahl-Wolfe - artist, suggested book: Louise Dahl-Wolfe: a Retrospective Exhibition.
Lois Mailou Jones - artist, suggested book: Lois Mailou Jones: a Life in Vibrant Color.
Josefa de Óbidos - artist, suggested book: The Sacred and the Profane: Josefa de Óbidos of Portugal.
Thousands of individually cataloged items appear in our
Image Gallery. Hundreds of thousands more, described at the folder level, can be found in
Terra Foundation Center for Digital Collections. Not all of them are necessarily free from copyright restrictions. If you have questions about the specifics of using a particular image, talk to AAA staff.
SAAM
Numerous works of art appear on the
American Art Museum website. Not all of them are necessarily free from copyright restrictions. If you have questions about the specifics of using a particular image, talk to SAAM staff.
Due to space constraints, attendance is limited to 20 non-staff attendees and 20 staff attendees. While you do not have to be a woman in order to attend, the event will be focused on encouraging female editors and working on articles related to women in the visual arts. RSVPs beyond the first 20 names in each category should consider themselves to be on the waitlist. Waitlisted individuals will be contacted in the event that a space opens up.
mijotoba (
talk) (not a woman, but interested in the project, that said if there is no space and an eager female editor to be encouraged wants to attend, I'll bow out)
Léna (
talk) 23:05, 28 March 2013 (UTC) Will try to create
Germaine Chaumel from a translation of the
French article :) Also, feel free to warn me when you're satisfied with an article, I will translate it for fr:wikipedia.
Translated
Lluïsa Vidal from its Catalan version.
ESM (
talk) 21:27, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
Updated
Rachel Feinstein; will do some ref cleanup on
Lois Mailou Jones and will at least do some Wikicleanup of article. Would be nice to get images of work for both. CarolMooreDC🗽 22:17, 29 March 2013 (UTC)