Posts tagged “edit-a-thon”
Create a “Page of Her Own” for Artists – Join this year’s Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon – Saturday, March 23
Join the Edward P. Taylor Library & Archives for the 6th annual international Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon. This event is a chance to put the AGO’s thousands of artist files and books to excellent use as reference material for building up Wikipedia content on topics related to feminism, femme and gender nonconforming artists, and art. […]
Library Editing Event for February: Inuit Art Quarterly Profiles Edit-a-Thon
When: Saturday, February 23, 1-4 pm (drop-in) Where: E.P. Taylor Library & Archives, Art Gallery of Ontario Join the Inuit Art Foundation and the Art Gallery of Ontario on Saturday, February 23, 2019 for an Inuit Art Quarterly Profiles Edit-a-Thon from 1-4 pm. The Inuit Art Quarterly Profiles is the definitive online resource for […]
Write “Her-story” at this year’s Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon – Saturday, March 24
Calling all writers, editors, and Wiki enthusiasts! It’s estimated that only 10 per cent of Wikipedia editors identify as female. The content on Wikipedia skews the same way. The result? Too many women artists are missing from one of the Internet’s largest resources. In response, the AGO Library & Archives is hosting a Wikipedia editing […]
Wikipedia Wednesday for January 2018: Artist-Run Centres
Calling all writers, editors, and Wiki enthusiasts! The Art Gallery of Ontario Library & Archives is hosting a Wikipedia editing session to continue the work of diversifying visual arts content and editorship on Wikipedia. January’s event will focus on building articles on artist-run centres in Canada. Participants do not require any specialized knowledge of art […]
Wikipedia Wednesday: Performance Art and Experimental Film editing session
Calling all writers, editors, and Wiki enthusiasts! The AGO Library & Archives is partnering with Pleasure Dome and FADO Performance Art Centre to host a Wikipedia editing session focusing on experimental film, video and performance. This follows on the success of the Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons. Participants do not require any specialized knowledge of […]
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons: Changing Art History, One Entry at a Time
Wikipedia can be a great place to get info about art and artists, but it has long lagged in including women, people of colour and Canadian artists. To remedy this, several organizations, including the AGO, have begun hosting “edit-a-thons” to help increase the diversity of representation on this online research site. Inspired by events in […]