Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/Represent African American Artists

Represent Edit-a-thon
	East entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
When and Where
Address	Philadelphia Museum of Art
City, State	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Represent Edit-a-thon Will take place March 25th, 2015, in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Seminar Room

Details[edit]

Event listing: http://www.philamuseum.org/calendar?id=25&et=12&dt=March_2015#16560
Date: March 25, 2015
Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Seminar Room
Address: 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19130
Cost: Free after admission (Wednesdays at the Philadelphia Museum of Art are Pay As You Wish)
What to Bring: Some laptops will be available but please bring a laptop and a power cord if you are able to.
Participants: Open to the public. New and experienced editors welcome. Newcomers are encouraged to attend the first hour of the event for a basic training session, led by Mary Mark Ockerbloom, Wikipedian in residence at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

What is the Represent Edit-a-Thon?[edit]

Inspired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art's new exhibition and catalogue, Represent: 200 Years of African American Art, help us to better represent African American artists online. Learn how to create and edit information about these artists on Wikipedia, the world’s largest source of free knowledge. New and experienced editors welcome. Bringing personal laptops and power cords is encouraged. Event will be lead by the exhibition's Organizing Curator, John Vick, and the Project Assistant in the Department of Contemporary Art, Charlotte Lowrey. An introduction to Wikipedia will be taught from 5:30-6:30pm by the Chemical Heritage Foundation's Wikipedian in residence Mary Mark Ockerbloom.

Aims[edit]

Creating or enhancing existing biographies of notable African American artists from the Represent exhibition and catalogue based on published source materials
Adding authoritative references, citations, and images to improve the quality of existing articles

Wikipedia editing resources[edit]

More information[edit]

http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/815.html

Participants[edit]

Sign your name using four Tildes (~) after a bullet point.

BettyLondon (talk) 02:43, 3 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 18:58, 5 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Monicalmercado (talk) 14:38, 15 March 2015 (UTC) Monicalmercado[reply]
DThomsen8 (talk) 15:44, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I made it! Smallbones_(smalltalk) 21:40, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Rbsieber (talk) 22:40, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
(remote) Dorevabelfiore (talk) 22:46, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
(remote) gobonobo ⁺ ^c 23:47, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Boite-en-Valise (talk) 23:48, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Gavvie1701 (talk) 18:44, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
LLisaille (talk) 25, March 2015 (UTC)

Outcomes[edit]

Please list outcomes in the appropriate sections, and sign with 4 tildes ~!

New articles[edit]

Moe Brooker
Constance Clayton
Lisa Corinne Davis
Margo Humphrey -- nominated for main Wikipedia page "Did You Know" Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 17:03, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Odili Donald Odita
William Plummer
Sarah Mary Taylor
Ellen Powell Tiberino -- Appearded on main page as "Did You Know" fact
Torrey Quilt Collection
Allan Randall Freelon -- nominated for main Wikipedia page "Did You Know" Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 19:34, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Articles expanded or improved[edit]

Number of attendees[edit]

There were 22 attendees at the event and a number of remote participants.

New accounts[edit]

1

News coverage[edit]

Craig, Daniel (March 18, 2015). "Editing African American Art history into Wikipedia". Philly Voice. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
Melamed, Samantha (March 25, 2015). "Edit-athon aims to put left-out black artists into Wikipedia". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
Cunniffe, Eileen (27 March 2015). "One Wikipedia Approach to Ensuring Diversity in Volunteer Editors". Nonprofit Quarterly. Retrieved 27 March 2015.