Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women in the Arts 2017

National Museum of Women in the Arts
2016 Art+Feminism
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
When and Where
Date:	Saturday, March 11, 2017
Time:	10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Address:	National Museum of Women in the Arts; 1250 New York Ave. NW (Map)
City/State:	Washington, DC 20005

Attendees at the 2014 Women in the Arts Edit-a-thon

In honor of Women's History Month and the ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Project, the National Museum of Women in the Arts is organizing and hosting the fifth annual Women in the Arts workshop and edit-a-thon. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures. Activities will include new editor orientation and training. Coffee and lunch are generously provided courtesy of Wikimedia DC.

Please be aware of our Safe Space Policy.

Event information edit

Date: Saturday, March 11, 2017
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Who: Anyone with a laptop! 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 (extension cords and power strips are also nice)
Where:
- National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW Washington, DC 20005 (Map)

or

Participate virtually by joining on Twitter at #ArtAndFeminism AND #NowEditingAF. Please hashtag both #ArtAndFeminism and #NowEditingAF in social media so that we can contribute to the international campaign as well as track our local contributions.

RSVP required: Sign up directly below or email lrc@nmwa.org. This event is free of charge, but we will need an advance count of attendees.

Those working on articles and are on social media should list the page they are working on and add #NowEditingAF.

Goals edit

To encourage inexperienced editors (especially women) and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia
To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to women artists, critics, dealers, and other women in the visual arts
To increase awareness of the research resources freely available through libraries, archives, and museums

Schedule edit

**Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-Thon - Schedule**
Time	Activity	Location
10:00	Meet	Great Hall at National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Ave. NW Washington, D.C.
10:00-11:00	Welcome and editing tutorial: Art+Feminism Lesson Plan
11:00-2:00	Research and Edit
12:00	Lunch and coffee generously provided by Wikimedia DC

Questions? edit

Do I need to have any Wikipedia experience to participate? No experience required! However, you may wish to register a user account on Wikipedia in advance of the event.
Do I need to have extensive knowledge on visual arts? Nope! You will be finding information about the artists through our resources. The important thing is knowing how to choose a good source to get your information from.
your question here

What should you work on? edit

Many of these names are drawn from current or upcoming NMWA exhibitions. The list is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to provide a starting point for work by edit-a-thon participants. If you are not sure where to start, don't hesitate to ask for help!

Work on making info boxes edit

Category:Women artists articles needing infoboxes

Articles to improve edit

Lucy M. Lewis
Fannie Nampeyo
Roxanne Swentzell
Masonic Temple (Washington, D.C.) our building!
Candida Alvarez
Chakaia Booker
Barbara Chase-Riboud enhance section about her art career
Petah Coyne NMWA artist
Cathy de Monchaux
Abigail DeVille
Sonia Gomes
Maren Hassinger
Evangeline Montgomery
Polly Morgan
Patricia Piccinini NMWA artist
Alison Saar NMWA artist
Beverly Semmes make her page less of a resume-style list
Shinique Smith needs info box, make her page less of a resume-style list
Sylvia Snowden

Existing articles in need of improvement or expansion edit

New articles edit

Richenda Cunningham 19th century artist of picturesque travel scenes
Jami Porter Lara contemporary American artist, sculptor, social practice [1], [2], [3]
Alice Cling Navajo potter
Elizabeth Cordero-Suina Cochiti Pueblo potter
Grace Medicine Flower Santa Clara Pueblo potter
Emma Lewis Mitchell Acoma potter
Joy Navasie Hopi-Tewa potter
Lu Ann Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo potter
Lillian Thomas Burwell Washington D.C. painter and sculptor
Nanette Carter contemporary American painter and printmaker
Deborah Dancy contemporary American painter and photographer
Candy Jurnigan assemblage artist, NYC 1980s
Mary Lovelace O'Neal contemporary American painter and printmaker
Valeska Soares Brazilian mixed media artist
Bernadine Stetzel Ohio Outsider artist
Kianja Strobert contemporary American mixed media artist
Draft:Gatja Helgart Rothe

Book artists edit

Articles to translated to English edit

Eugénie Dalton - cy
Martel Schwichtenberg - de
Helen Boukoura-Altamura - el
Louise Droste-Roggemann - de
The Lord above prophets and sibyls - fr
Gran Chiriquí - pl

New article requests edit

See: Requested articles to be created from WikiProject Women Artists

Resources for citations and images edit

Websites, library catalogs, & databases edit

Library Catalog, National Museum of Women in the Arts
Research databases, National Museum of Women in the Arts
Collections and Biography Search, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian Collections Search Center, Smithsonian-wide collection holdings
Archives of American Art collection descriptions, oral history interviews, & Journal articles: use the search box at aaa.si.edu
google books citation tool http://reftag.appspot.com/

Image sources edit

National Museum of Women in the Arts edit

Images of works created before 1923 from the National Museum of Women in the Arts Collection Highlights Page can be added to the appropriate Wikipedia page. Artists with images include Cecilia Beaux, Rosalba Carriera, Lavinia Fontana, Ellen Day Hale, Angelica Kauffman, Judith Leyster, Berthe Morisot, Clara Peeters, Elisabetta Sirani, Anne Vallayer-Coster, and many more.

Smithsonian American Art Museum edit

Numerous works of art appear on the American Art Museum website, though many have copyright restrictions. If you have questions about the specifics of using a particular image, talk to SAAM staff.

Additional resources edit

For NEW Pages: Preload Draft Template edit

Have a NEW page in mind? We strongly encourage new editors to utilize the "Start draft article" box below

If you do choose to begin a new article, please check with an experienced Wikipedian before starting to ensure that it meets notability requirements.
Once you have done that, use the form below to create a Draft article or select a subject below:

Adding a Sandbox edit

If you have a username, you can create your own sandbox in your userspace. You can find your user sandbox here. (And if it doesn't exist yet, feel free to create it!) For easy access, there is a "Sandbox" link at the top right of every page. You can also put {{My sandbox}} on your userpage.

Choosing the best form of name edit

Need help choosing the best form of name for a new biographical article? Try Getty Union List of Artists Names and/or Library of Congress Name Authorities

Useful templates for artists edit

Adding artist infoboxes edit

The template for artist infoboxes is here: Template:Infobox artist

The template for notable people is here: Template:Infobox_person

Artist stub templates edit

Article under construction template edit

{{under construction | placedby = | comment = Article in progress, [[Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women in the Arts 2017]] }}

Artist biography article template edit

Wikipedia:Artist biography article template

Help after the event edit

The Wikipedia Teahouse, a friendly place to ask questions and help new editors get started
WikiProject Women Artists, an ongoing WikiProject dedicated to ensuring quality and coverage of biographies of women artists
N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:

Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help

#wikipedia-en-help ^connect

Results / Outcomes edit

Articles created edit

Lillian Thomas Burwell

Articles improved edit

Media coverage edit

External links edit

Participants - Sign Up Here! edit

Event organizer Heatherslania (left) and Wikimedia DC President James Hare (right)

Wikipedians editing

Wikipedian editing

Wikipedians editing

Prior to the event:

Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?
No? Create a Wikipedia account

Yes? Go to Step #2
Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page

Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!

To sign up for this event: Log in or create an account.

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