In collaboration with UBC Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory Instructor Christine D’Onofrio and concurrent with Art+Feminism events worldwide, the Belkin Art Gallery invites participants of all genders and expressions to join in a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Annually each March, art and feminist communities around the world converge to correct Wikipedia’s gendered biases and bolster the representation of female-identified and non-binary persons indexed within the ubiquitous online resource.
Join us on Saturday, March 10 to create and edit Wikipedia articles about female-identified and non-binary artists, feminist art movements and scholarship. We will provide help for beginner Wikipedians, reference materials, childcare and refreshments. Bring your own laptop, power cord and ideas for entries that need updating or creation.
Before the Edit-a-thon, join us at a How-To Workshop for research and preparation help:
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
Facilitated by Christine D’Onofrio
1825 Main Mall, UBC
Thursday, February 15
5:15-6:30pm
Walter C. Koerner Library
Facilitated by Erin Fields
1958 Main Mall rm 217, UBC
Monday, March 5
11-12pm
For suggested article subjects and to sign up in advance, click here.
Vancouver Edit-a-thon Events:
Emily Carr University of Art + Design Library
520 East 1st Avenue
Friday, March 9, noon-5 pm
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
1825 Main Mall, Vancouver
Saturday, March 10, noon-5 pm
Western Front
Grand Luxe Hall, 303 East 8th Avenue, Vancouver
Sunday, March 11, noon-5 pm
Childcare can be reserved by emailing christine.donofrio@ubc.ca in advance.
In collaboration with UBC Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory Instructor Christine D’Onofrio, and concurrent with Art+Feminism events worldwide, the Belkin Art Gallery invites participants of all genders and expressions to join in a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Annually each March, art and feminist communities around the world converge to correct Wikipedia’s gendered biases, to bolster the representation of female-identified persons indexed within the ubiquitous online resource.
[more]Join us and help balance the gender imbalance by creating and editing Wikipedia articles about female artists, feminist art movements, histories of cis and trans women and non-binary persons around the world. We will provide help for beginner Wikipedians, reference materials, and refreshments. Bring your own laptop, power cord, and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. For more information contact naomi.sawada@ubc.ca.
"Don't Agonize. Organize." - Florynce Kennedy Learn how to become a Wikipedia editor in preparation for the on-campus Wikipedia Edit-a-thon taking place on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Belkin Art Gallery. For information about the workshop, contact naomi.sawada@ubc.ca. More information about the world-wide Wikipedia Edit-a-thon can be found at Art+Feminism.