Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/Orlando Photobooth 2023

Event description
Black Lunch Table mobilizes the creation and improvement of a specific set of Wikipedia articles that pertain to the lives and works of Black artists. The core activity of the BLT Wikimedians user group is edit-a-thons. It allows BLT as a user group to work together to increase the information and participation about and by our community. It also allows us to invite all editors to focus on the knowledge gap that exists around the lives and works of Black artists on the platform.

Recognizing that Wikipedia is not the only platform that lacks information about the lives of Black artists, the BLT Photo Booth increases images of Black artists on Wikimedia Commons. To make notable artists that fall in the Wiki gaps more visible, BLT invites professional photographers to host a pop-up portrait studio at events and make that work open license for free use, edit and distribution.

Please join Black Shell Studio and BLT at Hannibal Square Heritage Center from 4-6 EST for your portrait.

Check out all of our BLT Portraits HERE

Details and Agenda
Date: February 25th, 2023 Time: 4-6 PM EST Location:Hannibal Square Heritage Center, 642 West New England Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789 Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, photographers, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, the curious...

About Black Shell Studio
Black Shell Studio is a creative photo production company in Orlando Fl. Co-founded by Kierra Branker and Mariah Roman, Black Shell Studio's goals are to create compelling imagery through community, creativity, and collaboration. In 2021 we started our Pop-Up Headshots to provide affordable headshots to artists, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. Getting folks out of their shell is what we do.

About Hannibal Square Hertiage Center
The Hannibal Square Heritage Center was established in 2007 by Crealdé School of Art, in partnership with residents from the Hannibal Square community (west Winter Park) and the City of Winter Park. It is a tribute to the past, present, and future contributions of Winter Park’s historic African-American community.

About Black Lunch Table
Black Lunch Table (BLT)is a nonprofit organization and sixteen-year ongoing artist collaboration. BLT’s primary aim has been the production of discursive sites, wherein cultural producers engage in dialogue on a variety of critical issues.

Black Lunch Table Wikimedians mobilize the creation and improvement of a specific set of Wikipedia articles that pertain to the lives and works of Black artists. In the field of mainstream contemporary art, Black artists are still marginalized within our field.

Wikipedia estimates that 77% of their editors are white and 91% of their editors are men. Our work shifts this demographic and empowers people to write their own history. Our sessions and events, including BLT Photobooth and edit-a-thons, equip new editors with the skills and resources to create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles and encourages existing editors to focus on Wikipedia knowledge gaps.

Wikicommons Photos
Photographs and images are an important part of Wiki as well. If you are interested in uploading images use the below resources to learn how and make sure you have the right licensing for all images uploaded.
 * |Wiki Image Guide
 * Where to find them.
 * Dos and Donts
 * Asking an artist for images.