Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/HPAC 2020 virtual

Event description
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) will host an *online* edit-a-thon with the Hyde Park Art Center on April 5th, 2020 at 1pm CST. We will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Black visual artists. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have resources and a list of suggested artists, cultural creators, and institutions on hand. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required.

History of The Black Lunch Table
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is an ongoing collaboration between artists Jina Valentine and Heather Hart  which intends to fill holes in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 15 year existence, the BLT has taken a variety of forms relating to this most recent iteration, in the form of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BLT creates a space to encourage people of color and women to join the Wikimedia movement while also asking white male editors to focus on gaps in coverage on Wikimedia. BLT’s aim is the production of discursive sites (at literal and metaphorical lunch tables), wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue on topics directly affecting our communities. They endeavor to create spaces, online and off, mirroring the activity and creativity present in sites where Blackness and art are performed.

Want to know even more about BLT? Watch THIS short intro video!

About HPAC
Hyde Park Art Center is a hub for contemporary arts in Chicago, serving as a gathering and production space for artists and the broader community to cultivate ideas, impact social change, and connect with new networks. The Art Center functions as an amplifier for today and tomorrow’s creative voices, providing the space to cultivate and create new work and connections.

www.hydeparkart.org

Event details and Agenda
Date: April 5th, 2020 Time: 1-3 pm CST Location: *online* bit.ly/blacklunchtablemeet Event Agenda:
 * Presentation, follow along or review, Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Presentation
 * Editing time
 * Goals:
 * -Create a user account (if new to Wikipedia)
 * -Create user page with at least one sentence
 * -Signin to Wikipedia edit-a-thon meetup page
 * -Make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page

Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, photographers, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, visitors, the curious... What to Bring: Your laptop and a friend! Hashtag: #BlackLunchTable Etherpad: BlackLunchTable - live doc to keep track of what we are all working on

Possible articles to edit
Our project focuses on visual artists of the African Diaspora, this event will specfically target articles about artists associate with Chicago, IL and The Hyde Park Art Center.
 * NAME
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Suggested Artists
Suggested artist pages for revision and/or creation! Please add a name if you know an artist who needs a page or needs editing and is missing from our task list LINK. Please make sure suggestions “qualify” according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidelines. Thanks!
 * Fo Wilson
 * Norman Teague
 * Dawoud Bey
 * D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem
 * Amanda Williams
 * Faheem Majeed
 * Edra Soto
 * Alexander Cohen
 * Brittany Leanne Williams

Uploading photos

 * |Wiki Image Guide
 * Where to find them.
 * Dos and Donts
 * Asking an artist for images.

Attendees

 * Fishantena (talk) 17:53, 5 April 2020 (UTC)