Know My Name International Women's Day Edit-a-thon 2021 edit
Just 18 per cent of biographies on Wikipedia are about women. When it comes to female artists and creators, that number is even lower.
Wikimedia Australia is partnering with the National Gallery of Australia again in 2021 on its Know My Name project, to enhance the understanding and appreciation of work by Australian artists who identify as women.
In March 2021, we are hosting an edit-a-thon ahead of International Women's day. Our goal is to ensure all artists of the Know My Name exhibition and catalogue are represented online. This effort is also part of the Art+Feminism movement.
Event details edit
Saturday 6 March 2021
12.30pm – 4.30pm
Research Library, Level 3, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Free
Registration: https://knowmyname.nga.gov.au/events/wikipedia-edit-thon/
Before attending event edit
- Create an account in Wikipedia
- Bring your own laptop to the gallery (not iPad)
What should I work on during the edit-a-thon? edit
There are many different ways for you to contribute today. Wikipedia is the product of millions of individual contributions and every change that is made, no matter how small, makes a difference!
We’ve prepared a list of suggested artists and assembled some preliminary sources to get you started. Keep in mind Wikipedia’s Conflict of Interest guidelines when selecting your subject to make sure it is appropriate for you to make the edits. Once you’ve decided which task you’d like to tackle, add your username to the table.
Instructions edit
- Choose an artist from the artist list. Write your username in the last column so different people don't work on the same page during the edit-a-thon. After the edit-a-thon anyone is able to edit any page. If you need to find more artists, choose one from the artist list at Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia/To-do List of Australian women artists
- If you are a first-time editor, it may be easier for you to edit an existing page rather than create a new one.
- If the artist is living, please read and follow the guidelines in Wikipedia: Biographies of living persons (shortcut WP:BLP), for both new pages and editing existing ones.
- If there is already a page for that artist, check its Talk page for any comments or suggested edits and check the Article page for any templates with suggestions for improvements.
- Use Australian English and spelling. If you are editing a page about an Indigenous artist, you may use words in the appropriate Indigenous language if you are confident the word is correct.
- See also the Helpful links under the artist list for more guidance.
Artist list edit
Check also Know My Name artist list
| Artist | Update needed | Suggested resources | Username for page during edit-a-thon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonita Ely | Strong article but needs breaking up into sections. See comments on Talk page. Follow these guidelines Wikipedia: Biographies of living persons (shortcut WP:BLP) | NGV DAAO | Umibenokafka |
| Caroline Rothwell | Needs a new page. Follow WP:BLP | Auck MCA Ocula Art Collector | ElizabethGM26 (talk) 02:58, 6 March 2021 (UTC) |
| Doreen Reid Nakamarra | Needs expansion. See Talk page for comments. | NGV NGA | |
| Emily Kame Kngwarreye | More citations required. See Talk page. | NGV DAAO Trove Auck Commons NGA Bio | |
| Ewa Pachucka | NGA MOMA AGNSW | Ellenn96 | |
| Helen Johnson | MCA Monash NGA The National | LPascal | |
| Janet Agnes Cumbrae Stewart | Needs expansion. | ADB Trove Bayside Council | |
| Joyce Hinterding | Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP | Artist's site University of Sydney Art Collector Radio Revolten MCA MCA DAAO Australia Council NGA | |
| Judith Wright (artist born 1945) | Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP | MCA Own site Art Collector AGNSW UQ Art Museum | |
| Ken Sisters: Tjungkara Ken, Sandra Ken, Yaritji Young, Freda Brady, Maringka Tunkin | Needs a group page for overall Ken Sisters Collaborative. Follow guidelines WP:BLP
There is a section on the collaborative on the Yaritji Young page and some individual sisters have pages. |
AGSA Tjala Arts Liberal eclectic SBS AGSA curator talk | Christiane Hennequin on 'Maringka Tunkin' Tenniscourtisland Ken Sisters Tenniscourtisland (talk) 05:32, 6 March 2021 (UTC) |
| Lena Yarinkura | Needs a new page. Follow guidelines WP:BLP | NGV DAAO Trove Maningrida Arts Centre | |
| Linda Marrinon | Artist profile MCA The National Ocula DAAO | AmandaSLawrence | |
| Lola Greeno | Needs expansion. Follow these guidelines WP:BLP | Handmark ADC Australia Council | Shadow the Librarian (talk) 05:33, 6 March 2021 (UTC) |
| Lynda Draper | Own site Artist profile National Art School | ||
| Madonna Staunton | Needs expansion. | DAAO QAGOMA Artlink | |
| Marea Gazzard | Needs expansion. See Talk page. | NGV Trove Utopiaarts MAAS | Ruffcollie |
| Nyukana Baker | Needs a new page. | Artlink DAAO | |
| Phillipa Cullen | NLA DAAO Trove | Ruffcollie | |
| Sue Ford | Needs more citations and more sources. See comments on the page and the Talk page. | See Talk page for more references. NPG Photo Review | Leiakalex |
| Virginia Fraser | Needs expansion. | DAAO MCA/Destiny Deacon Wheeler | |
Helpful links edit
Get help or stay in touch! edit
If you're a Facebook user, we have created a Facebook group that you can join to get help and post your work. Just post any questions there and we'll help you through them.
If you're having any other issues, feel free to contact Wikipedian Caddie Brain at caddie.brain@wikimedia.org.au or Kerry Raymond kerry.raymond@wikimedia.org.au