Upcoming events
February 10
Baltimore Museum of Industry: Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
WHEN
- Sunday, February 10, 2019
12:30 PM – 3 PM
WHERE
- Baltimore Museum of Industry
1415 Key Highway Baltimore, MD 21230
Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for visitors who want to learn more about a variety of topics.
Learn how to become a Wikipedia editor and spend time contributing to articles on African American history and Baltimore industry with guidance from experts. No experience necessary.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.
Lunch will be provided. Learn more »
February 23
Evans-Tibbs Archive of African American Art Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
WHEN
- Saturday, February 23, 2019
10:30 AM – 4 PM
WHERE
- National Gallery of Art
4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20565
Join us at the National Gallery of Art Library and help to improve and create Wikipedia articles about African American art and artists.
This Wikipedia Edit-a-thon accompanies the exhibition, In the Library: The Evans-Tibbs Archive of African American Art, which showcases the life and work of Thurlow Evans Tibbs Jr., an accomplished art appraiser, broker, collector, and dealer, as well as the founder and director of his eponymous art gallery in Washington, DC. Tibbs is best known for his donation to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, now an important part of the National Gallery’s holdings by African American artists. To support his research, Tibbs amassed approximately more than a thousand reference files comprising more than seventy boxes of material documenting art of the African diaspora. Tibbs opened up his reference collection, now commonly known as the Evans-Tibbs Archive, to artists, students, and scholars. The archive includes correspondence, exhibition pamphlets, gallery records, photographs, and other ephemera that illustrate the history of the Tibbs family, The Evans-Tibbs Collection, and African American art.
No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary; training will be provided. Reference materials from the library’s collection and the Evans-Tibbs Archive will be readily available.
Lunch will be provided. If you have dietary restrictions, please email library@nga.gov.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.
Any other questions? Email library@nga.gov. Learn more »
March 3
Baltimore Museum of Industry: Women's History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
WHEN
- Sunday, March 3, 2019
12:30 PM – 3 PM
WHERE
- Baltimore Museum of Industry
1415 Key Highway Baltimore, MD 20005
Wikimedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. While the reasons for the gender gap are up for debate, the practical effect of this disparity, however, is not. Content is skewed by the lack of female participation. This represents an alarming absence in an increasingly important repository of shared knowledge.
Let’s change that. Join us for a communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism. We will provide tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian, as well as reference materials, coffee and lunch. Bring your laptop, power cord and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. People of all gender identities and expressions are invited to participate.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Learn more »
March 23
National Museum of Women in the Arts: Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon 2019
WHEN
- Saturday, March 23, 2019
10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
WHERE
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave. NW Washington, DC
Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for visitors who want to learn more about a variety of topics.
Learn how to become a Wikipedia editor and spend time contributing to articles on Women's History and Baltimore industry with guidance from experts. No experience necessary.
Laptops are required. Please bring your own. Wikimedia has two laptops to loan. Reserve one by emailing info@wikimediadc.org.
Lunch will be provided.
Attendees must register using the Wikimedia Labs Dashboard. Follow these easy steps.
- 1. Go to DC ArtAndFeminism 2019
- 2. Select Login if you already have a Wikipedia username or Sign-Up if you don't
- 3. Once logged in, you'll be added to the list if attendees/editors Learn more »
April 13
Recognizing Black Suffragists: A Wikipedia Editing Workshop
WHEN
- Saturday, April 13, 2019
10 AM – 2 PM
WHERE
- National Woman's Party at the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
144 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
Did you know that Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that anyone can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries? Data has shown that less than 18% of biographies on English-language Wikipedia are about women. Help us change that by joining us on February 9 at the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument for a Wikipedia editing workshop. We will work together to improve and create Wikipedia content about black women who fought for the right to vote. Training will be provided, and no prior knowledge of suffrage history or wikipedia editing is required.
This free event is presented by the National Woman's Party with support form Wikimedia DC. Lunch will be provided.
Please bring your own laptop. Wikimedia DC has two laptops to loan, and they can reserved by emailing info@wikimediadc.org. Learn more »
