Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women in the Arts 2015

=Women in the Arts Meetup & Edit-a-thon= In honor of Women's History Month and the ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Project, the National Museum of Women in the Arts is organizing and hosting the third annual Women in the Arts workshop and edit-a-thon. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures. Activities will include new editor orientation and training. Coffee and lunch are generously provided courtesy of Wikimedia DC.


 * When
 * Sunday, March 8th, 2015
 * 10:00am - 4:00pm

While all participants of all genders are welcome to sign up, this event is focused on encouraging women editors.
 * Who
 * Anyone with a laptop! No advanced technical skills required!


 * What to bring
 * Photo ID and a laptop computer (extension cords and power strips are also nice)


 * Where
 * National Museum of Women in the Arts
 * 1250 New York Ave. NW Washington, DC 20005 (View Map)


 * OR


 * Participate virtually by joining the conversation at http://piratepad.net/womeninthearts2015 and on Twitter at #wia15 AND #ArtAndFeminism. Please hashtag both #ArtAndFeminism and #wia15 in social media so that we can contribute to the international campaign as well as track our local contributions.


 * RSVP Required
 * Sign up directly below or email hslania@nmwa.org. This event is free of charge, but we will need an advance count of attendees.

Goals

 * To encourage inexperienced editors (especially women) and show them how they can contribute to Wikipedia
 * To improve a selection of Wikipedia articles related to women artists, critics, dealers, and other women in the visual arts
 * To increase awareness of the research resources freely available through libraries, archives, and museums

Questions?

 * 1) Do I need to have any Wikipedia experience to participate?  No experience required!  However, you may wish to register a user account on Wikipedia in advance of the event.
 * 2) Do I need to have extensive knowledge on visual arts? Nope! You will be finding information about the artists through our resources. The important thing is knowing how to choose a good source to get your information from.
 * 3) your question here

Attendees
We will need a list of attendees before the event. While you do not have to be a woman in order to attend, the event will be focused on encouraging women editors and working on articles related to women in the visual arts.


 * 1) Heatherslania (talk) 17:01, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
 * 2) श्वेता कोकाटे (talk) 07:37, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
 * 3) Alex K.
 * 4) Karen Leggett
 * 5) Paige Billin-Frye
 * 6) Betsy Harvey Kraft
 * 7) Elizabeth Moore
 * 8) Marilyn Cohen
 * 9) sarahobender (talk • contribs) 19:46, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * 10) Judy Byron + 1 User:Judyb1910
 * 11) Kathleen Brown User:kaybdc
 * 12) Aida Orozco
 * 13) Expressiveartist 14:20, 8 March 2015 (UTC)
 * 14) Regina Lam
 * 15) Kay Steiger
 * 16) Stephanie Melvin
 * 17) Angela Reinoehl
 * 18) Katie Solook
 * 19) Diana Jurgielewicz
 * 20) Sarah Cantor
 * 21) Laura Melmed
 * 22) Natalia Buenahora Streithorst
 * 23) Fay Arrington
 * 24) Duckduckstop (talk) 19:03, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
 * 25) Hanna Schwing
 * 26) Lauren Bower
 * 27) Luciana Morais
 * 28) Sara Peralta
 * 29) Michele Colburn
 * 30) Amy Morse
 * 31) Marie Latulippe
 * 32) Alyssa Wilhelm
 * 33) Shira Loev Eller
 * 34) Etta Klosi
 * 35) Diane Tepfer
 * 36) Jessica M.
 * 37) Kassandra Kearse
 * 38) A.J. Verdelle
 * 39) econterms (talk)
 * 40) Djembayz (talk) 00:48, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
 * 41) Jessica and Bella Reyes
 * 42) Leslie Robinson
 * 43) Ashton Kunkle
 * 44) Mindy Hill
 * 45) Pilar Weiss
 * 46) Kim Posthumus
 * 47) Geraldshields11 (talk) 03:20, 8 March 2015 (UTC) and I will bring my camera.

Participating remotely

 * 1) Roxana Geffen
 * 2) Chandler wiland / Friend of Smokey the Bear

List of articles we will be working on
Volunteers should feel free to add the names of notable women in the arts who need a better Wikipedia presence, especially ones whose articles could be improved by the inclusion of research resources from the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The list is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to provide a starting point for work by edit-a-thon participants. If you are not sure where to start, don't hesitate to ask for help! Please add the #ArtAndFeminism tag to all edits on Wikipedia made for this event.

Existing articles in need of improvement or expansion

 * 1) Suggested Topics from Art+Feminism
 * 2) Florine Stettheimer
 * 3) Amy Sillman

New article requests

 * 1) WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution exhibition
 * 2) See: Requested articles to be created from WikiProject Women Artists
 * 3) Elena Sisto

Websites, library catalogs, & databases

 * Research databases, National Museum of Women in the Arts
 * Collections and Biography Search, Smithsonian American Art Museum
 * Smithsonian Collections Search Center, Smithsonian-wide collection holdings
 * Archives of American Art collection descriptions, oral history interviews, & Journal articles: use the search box at aaa.si.edu
 * google books citation tool http://reftag.appspot.com/

National Museum of Women in the Arts
Images of works created before 1923 from the National Museum of Women in the Arts Collection Highlights Page can be added to the appropriate Wikipedia page. Artists with images include Cecilia Beaux, Rosalba Carriera, Lavinia Fontana, Ellen Day Hale, Angelica Kauffman, Judith Leyster, Berthe Morisot, Clara Peeters, Elisabetta Sirani, Anne Vallayer-Coster, and many more.

Smithsonian American Art Museum
Numerous works of art appear on the American Art Museum website, though many have copyright restrictions. If you have questions about the specifics of using a particular image, talk to SAAM staff.

Choosing the best form of name
Need help choosing the best form of name for a new biographical article? Try Getty Union List of Artists Names and/or Library of Congress Name Authorities

Adding artist infoboxes
The template for artist infoboxes is here: Template:Infobox artist

Artist stub templates

 * Template:US-artist-stub
 * American artist stub templates

Artist biography article template

 * Artist biography article template

Help after the event

 * The Wikipedia Teahouse, a friendly place to ask questions and help new editors get started
 * WikiProject Women Artists, an ongoing WikiProject dedicated to ensuring quality and coverage of biographies of women artists

Articles created

 * Ximena Zomosa (stub)
 * Chen Yanyin (stub)
 * Ramona Solberg, Pacific Northwest jeweller and professor

Articles improved

 * Louise Bourgeois added citation under Further Reading list
 * Sophie Calle added citation
 * Lynne Cohen added image
 * Judy Pfaff added Further Reading section and citation
 * Nancy Spero added a Source
 * Elizabeth Murray (artist) added a citation
 * Wanda Gág‎, footnote fixes and wikilinks
 * Elisabetta Sirani add references, images
 * Idelle Weber added references, expanded content
 * Orsola Caccia expanded content, added image, added gallery, and added references.

Media coverage
Numerous photographs were taken of this event for use in a Wikimedia project.