Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women in the Arts 2017

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 fifth 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.

Please be aware of our Safe Space Policy.

Event information
While all participants of all genders are welcome to sign up, this event is focused on encouraging women editors.
 * Date: Saturday, March 11, 2017
 * Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
 * 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 (Map)
 * or
 * Participate virtually by joining on Twitter at #ArtAndFeminism AND #NowEditingAF. Please hashtag both #ArtAndFeminism and #NowEditingAF 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 [mailto:lrc@nmwa.org lrc@nmwa.org]. This event is free of charge, but we will need an advance count of attendees.

Those working on articles and are on social media should list the page they are working on and add #NowEditingAF.

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

What should you work on?
Many of these names are drawn from current or upcoming NMWA exhibitions. 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!

Work on making info boxes

 * Category:Women artists articles needing infoboxes

Articles to improve

 * Lucy M. Lewis
 * Fannie Nampeyo
 * Roxanne Swentzell
 * Masonic Temple (Washington, D.C.) our building!
 * Candida Alvarez
 * Chakaia Booker
 * Barbara Chase-Riboud enhance section about her art career
 * Petah Coyne NMWA artist
 * Cathy de Monchaux
 * Abigail DeVille
 * Sonia Gomes
 * Maren Hassinger
 * Evangeline Montgomery
 * Polly Morgan
 * Patricia Piccinini NMWA artist
 * Alison Saar NMWA artist
 * Beverly Semmes make her page less of a resume-style list
 * Shinique Smith needs info box, make her page less of a resume-style list
 * Sylvia Snowden

Existing articles in need of improvement or expansion

 * Suggested Topics from Art+Feminism
 * WikiProject Women artists Worklist

New articles

 * Richenda Cunningham 19th century artist of picturesque travel scenes
 * Jami Porter Lara contemporary American artist, sculptor, social practice, ,
 * Alice Cling Navajo potter
 * Elizabeth Cordero-Suina Cochiti Pueblo potter
 * Grace Medicine Flower Santa Clara Pueblo potter
 * Emma Lewis Mitchell Acoma potter
 * Joy Navasie Hopi-Tewa potter
 * Lu Ann Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo potter
 * Lillian Thomas Burwell Washington D.C. painter and sculptor
 * Nanette Carter contemporary American painter and printmaker
 * Deborah Dancy contemporary American painter and photographer
 * Candy Jurnigan assemblage artist, NYC 1980s
 * Mary Lovelace O'Neal contemporary American painter and printmaker
 * Valeska Soares Brazilian mixed media artist
 * Bernadine Stetzel Ohio Outsider artist
 * Kianja Strobert contemporary American mixed media artist
 * Draft:Gatja Helgart Rothe

Book artists

 * Pat Oleszko
 * Ghada Jamal
 * Joan Lyons
 * Susan E. King

Articles to translated to English

 * Eugénie Dalton - cy
 * Martel Schwichtenberg - de
 * Helen Boukoura-Altamura - el
 * Louise Droste-Roggemann - de
 * The Lord above prophets and sibyls - fr
 * Gran Chiriquí - pl

New article requests

 * See: Requested articles to be created from WikiProject Women Artists

Websites, library catalogs, & databases

 * Library Catalog, National Museum of Women in the Arts
 * 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.

For NEW Pages: Preload Draft Template
'''Have a NEW page in mind? We strongly encourage new editors to utilize the "Start draft article" box below''' If you do choose to begin a new article, please check with an experienced Wikipedian before starting to ensure that it meets notability requirements.

Once you have done that, use the form below to create a Draft article or select a subject below:

Adding a Sandbox
If you have a username, you can create your own sandbox in your userspace. You can find your user sandbox [ here]. (And if it doesn't exist yet, feel free to create it!) For easy access, there is a "Sandbox" link at the top right of every page. You can also put My sandbox on your userpage.

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

The template for notable people is here: Template:Infobox_person

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
 * N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:
 * IRC/wikipedia-en-help

Articles created

 * Lillian Thomas Burwell

Participants - Sign Up Here!
Prior to the event:

Don't worry! If you haven't edited Wikipedia before and don't have a Wikipedia User Name yet, we will help you on the day of the event! And remember to have fun!
 * 1) Do you have a Wikipedia User Name?
 * No? Create a Wikipedia account
 * Yes? Go to Step #2
 * 1) Sign up! Add your Wikipedia User Name to this section by clicking the blue button below (follow instructions). Your name will be added to the bottom of this page


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