Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/Triangle Jan 2018

The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project hosted an edit-a-thon focusing on important but underrepresented New York area visual artists of the African Diaspora from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at The Triangle Arts Association. A training session was 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 Triangle Arts Association will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of New York 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 Together we will create historical documents that respond to the urgent need for a reconstruction of the art historical record.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.

About Triangle Arts Association
Triangle is an artist-founded non-profit art institution in New York City, working locally and globally since 1982. Their programs emphasize research, dialogue and experimentation through residencies and public programs. http://www.triangle-arts-association.org/

Event details

 * Date: Thursday, Jan 11, 2018
 * Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST
 * Location: Triangle Arts Association, 20 Jay Street #317, Brooklyn, NY
 * 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: Your laptop and 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 New York area 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

You may also refer to this list  from our very first edit-a-thon!

You can suggest artists here who fit our scope but are missing from our table below:


 * Suggested Name Here

Triangle Arts Association, NY, artists

 * 1) Olaniyi R. Akindiya
 * 2) Chloë Bass
 * 3) Gregory Coates
 * 4) Lionel Davis
 * 5) Justin Davy
 * 6) Garth Erasmus
 * 7) Okoronkwo Ike Francis
 * 8) Reem A. Hassan
 * 9) Carl E. Hazlewood
 * 10) Henri Akulez Kalama
 * 11) Admire Kamudzengerere
 * 12) James N. Kienitz Wilkins
 * 13) Rose Kirumira
 * 14) David Koloane
 * 15) Dumisani Mabaso
 * 16) Adam Madebe
 * 17) Kagiso Pat Mautloa
 * 18) Kabelo Kim Modise
 * 19) Atta Kwami
 * 20) James Little (artist)
 * 21) Al Loving
 * 22) Trokon Nagbe
 * 23) Meredith Nickie
 * 24) Kambui Olujimi
 * 25) Madi Paul Phala
 * 26) Thabiso Phokompe
 * 27) Johannes Phokela
 * 28) Kenya (Robinson)
 * 29) Gamaliel Rodriguez
 * 30) Durant Sihlali
 * 31) Barbara Earl Thomas
 * 32) Michael Wambua Soi
 * 33) Marisa Williamson
 * 34) Ezra Wube

For further Triangle Network organizations to research, click here.

Attendees

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