Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/Sheboygan The Road Less Traveled 2017

The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project will host an edit-a-thon focusing on important but underrepresented Sheboygan area visual artists of the African Diaspora from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm CPT on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at the Kohler Arts Center. A training session will be held at the beginning, but help is available throughout the event.

Please bring your laptop and feel free to bring a friend!

Event description
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project at John Michael Kohler Arts Center will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Sheboygan area visual artists from the African Diaspora and their work. Together we will create historical documents that respond to the urgent need for a reconstruction of the art historical record.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have a library resources and a list of suggested artists and music on hand.

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 10 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’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.

John Michael Kohler Arts Center
JMKAC's mission is to generate a creative exchange between artists and the public.

ExAIR residencies offer students exciting opportunities to meet and work with renowned artists exhibiting at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Participants learn more about the artist practice and explore the creative process with the artists.

Event details

 * Date: Tuesday, Sep 26, 2017
 * Time: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm CPT
 * Location: John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081
 * Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, visitors, the curious...
 * Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax)
 * Amateur historians or research pros (We will have a selection of resources available for your use)
 * What to Bring: A list of links to good interviews about hip hop artists -- and please bring a friend
 * Hashtag: #BlackLunchTable
 * Etherpad: BlackLunchTable - live doc to keep track of what we are all working on
 * Training: Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Presentation

Agenda

 * Presentation / overview
 * Editing time
 * Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign up for editathon on this Wikipedia Meetup page, make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page
 * For more information about ongoing scheduled meetups see Black Lunch Table Meetup page

Possible articles to edit
Suggested artist pages for revision and/or creation! This event-specific list focuses on important Sheboygan area or JMKAC-related visual artists of the African Diaspora who are under-represented on Wikipedia. Please add a name if you know someone appropriate who needs a page or needs editing. Please do not add an artist who has a substantial page. We are trying to create new pages and beef up under-represented ones. 'These articles are suggested, be sure they qualify'' according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidlines before you create a new page. Thanks!'''
 * Etherpad: BlackLunchTable - List the article you're working on in this live doc to keep track and avoid duplicate work!
 * denotes Infobox is needed

Artists Based in Sheboygan area:
 * 1) TBD

Artists and subjects related to John Michael Kohler Arts Center collection:


 * 1) Bernard  Williams (artist)
 * 2) David Butler (artist)
 * 3) Dr. Charles Smith
 * 4) Hawkins Bolden
 * 5) Joseph Yoakum
 * 6) Juan Logan
 * 7) Kamante Gatura
 * 8) Kara Walker
 * 9) Kevin Sampson (artist)
 * 10) Mary LeRavin
 * 11) Minnie Evans
 * 12) Mose Tolliver
 * 13) Nicole Awai
 * 14) Patrick Earl Hammie
 * 15) Purvis Young
 * 16) Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
 * 17) Robert Karimi
 * 18) Sharif Bey
 * 19) Simon Sparrow
 * 20) Theaster Gates
 * 21) Vernon Burwell
 * 22) William Dawson (artist)
 * 23) Willie Cole
 * 24) Willie Massey
 * 25) Winnie-Owens Hart
 * 26) Art Environments
 * 27) The African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veteran's Archive

Outcomes
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 * Pages improved


 * Pages created


 * Wikidata items improved


 * Wikidata items created


 * Wikimedia Commons images uploaded


 * Wikimedia Commons categories


 * Event pictures uploaded to Wikimedia

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