Wikipedia:Meetup/Baltimore/BMA Editathon

African American Artists at the Baltimore Museum of Art is the first editathon taking place at the Baltimore Museum of Art. It will take place on Saturday, February 13, 2016, from 2:00pm-5:00pm. The focus of this event is to create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of African American artists in the BMA collection.

Details

 * Hosts: Baltimore Museum of Art
 * Date: Saturday, February 13, 2016
 * Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm: Instruction from 2:00pm-3:00pm, drop-in editing thereafter until 5:00pm
 * Location: Baltimore Museum of Art classroom
 * Address: 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
 * Cost: Free
 * What to Bring: Participants should bring laptops and power cords. Wifi will be provided, as well as Ethernet cables for those who would like to hard wire to the Internet.
 * Participants: Open to all
 * Other contacts: Jessica Braiterman

Goals

 * Improve information about African American artists online
 * Share resources on African American artists in the Baltimore Museum of Art collection
 * Help train a larger, more diverse pool of wiki-editors
 * Feel empowered!

Articles to Edit

 * William Villalongo
 * Dox Thrash
 * Richard Hunt
 * Juan Logan
 * Felrath Hines
 * Roy DeCarava
 * Aaron Douglas
 * Robert Blackburn
 * Haywood Rivers
 * Toyin Odutola
 * Yinka Shonibare
 * Trenton Doyle Hancock
 * Renee Stout
 * Dawoud Bey
 * Elizabeth Catlett
 * Carl Clark
 * Willie Cole
 * Robert Colescott
 * Sam Gilliam
 * Joshua Johnson
 * Edmonia Lewis
 * Horace Pippin
 * Charles Ethan Porter
 * Martin Puryear
 * Joyce J. Scott
 * Lorna Simpson
 * Henry Ossawa Tanner
 * Alma Thomas
 * Hank Willis Thomas
 * Carrie Mae Weems
 * Hale Woodruff

Articles to Create

 * James Lesesne Wells
 * Joseph Norman
 * Max Belcher
 * Louisiana Bendolph Update: Stub created!
 * Carl Clark Update: Stub created!
 * Deborah Dancy
 * Beverly McIver Update: Stub created!
 * Tom Miller
 * Kenneth Royster
 * Walter Henry Williams

Resources
Local Groups
 * Baltimore Wikipedians is part of bLAMcollective (Baltimore Libraries, Archives, and Museums). bLAMcollective meets monthly and many members make contributions to Wikipedia.

BMA Resources
 * Baltimore Museum of Art eMuseum BMA's online database of artwork
 * Questioning the Canon: Some works by contemporary African American artists at the Baltimore Museum of Art Google Cultural Institute, Black History and Culture
 * Campaign for Art, Gift of Art for a New Century, 2006-2016, Baltimore Museum of Art

Editing Wikipedia
 * Wiki Markup Cheatsheet
 * Wikipedia Manual of Style (WP:MOS)
 * WP:Notability (people)
 * How to create a Wikipedia entries that will stick

Wikipedia's Principles
 * Five Pillars
 * Assume Good Faith
 * Be Bold

In-Person Attendees
Add your name by typing four tildas.
 * 1)   Jennyferretti (talk) 23:45, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 2)   Jotro1 (talk) 18:53, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 3)   Earlopogous (talk) 19:14, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 4)   Zhendri1 (talk) 19:12, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 5)   Morgandowty (talk) 19:14, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 6)  Annshafer (talk) 19:16, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 7)   Cuppacourtney (talk) 19:22, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 8)   Yasmine.Kaminsky (talk) 20:46, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 9)   Dirtopia (talk) 20:47, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 10)   Isabellabowker (talk) 20:46, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 11)   Thereallm (talk) 20:46, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 12)   Cager1fe (talk) 20:48, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 13)   Emiliepichot (talk) 20:50, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * 14)   Deankrimmel5 (talk) 22:40, 14 April 2016 (UTC) deankrimmel5/Dean Krimmel

Articles Edited or Created
Articles edited or created during the editathon. Please feel free to expand on the articles below!
 * William Villalongo
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links; corrected grammar; add some citations, but more are needed
 * Dox Thrash
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Juan Logan
 * First paragraph edited; added external link
 * Felrath Hines
 * Content added; external link added
 * Aaron Douglas
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Robert Blackburn
 * Added information box; added image of print workshop from Wikimedia Commons; added external links
 * Haywood Rivers
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Trenton Doyle Hancock
 * Citations added; link to external links
 * Renee Stout
 * Tried to organize the article; link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Louisiana Bendolph
 * Stub created
 * Dawoud Bey
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links; adding citations, but article needs more
 * Elizabeth Catlett
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Carl Clark
 * Stub created
 * Joshua Johnson
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Edmonia Lewis
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Beverly McIver
 * Stub created
 * Horace Pippin
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Joyce J. Scott
 * Added external links
 * Lorna Simpson
 * Added external links; added content
 * Henry Ossawa Tanner
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Alma Thomas
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links; further reading link added
 * Hank Willis Thomas
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Carrie Mae Weems
 * Links to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Nick Cave
 * Added link to Baltimore Museum of Art Google Art Project, "Questioning the Canon," where the artist's work is featured
 * Alison Saar
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Mickalene Thomas
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Faith Ringgold
 * Link to artist's work at the BMA added to External Links
 * Ellen Gallagher
 * Added link to BMA
 * Glenn Ligon
 * Added link to BMA
 * David Hammons
 * Added link to BMA