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African American Artists at the Baltimore Museum of Art is the first editathon taking place at the Baltimore Museum of Art. It will take place on Saturday, February 13, 2016, from 2:00pm-5:00pm. The focus of this event is to create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of African American artists in the BMA collection.

Details[edit]

  • Hosts: Baltimore Museum of Art
  • Date: Saturday, February 13, 2016
  • Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm: Instruction from 2:00pm-3:00pm, drop-in editing thereafter until 5:00pm
  • Location: Baltimore Museum of Art classroom
  • Address: 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
  • Cost: Free
  • What to Bring: Participants should bring laptops and power cords. Wifi will be provided, as well as Ethernet cables for those who would like to hard wire to the Internet.
  • Participants: Open to all
  • Other contacts: Jessica Braiterman

Goals[edit]

  • Improve information about African American artists online
  • Share resources on African American artists in the Baltimore Museum of Art collection
  • Help train a larger, more diverse pool of wiki-editors
  • Feel empowered!

Articles to Edit[edit]

Articles to Create[edit]

Resources[edit]

Local Groups

BMA Resources

Editing Wikipedia

Wikipedia's Principles

In-Person Attendees[edit]

Add your name by typing four tildas.

  1.   Jennyferretti (talk) 23:45, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  2.   Jotro1 (talk) 18:53, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  3.   Earlopogous (talk) 19:14, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  4.   Zhendri1 (talk) 19:12, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  5.   Morgandowty (talk) 19:14, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  6.  Annshafer (talk) 19:16, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  7.   Cuppacourtney (talk) 19:22, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  8.   Yasmine.Kaminsky (talk) 20:46, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  9.   Dirtopia (talk) 20:47, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  10.   Isabellabowker (talk) 20:46, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  11.   Thereallm (talk) 20:46, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  12.   Cager1fe (talk) 20:48, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  13.   Emiliepichot (talk) 20:50, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  14.   Deankrimmel5 (talk) 22:40, 14 April 2016 (UTC) deankrimmel5/Dean Krimmel[reply]

Articles Edited or Created[edit]

Articles edited or created during the editathon. Please feel free to expand on the articles below!

Photos from the Event[edit]

  • Image from the Baltimore Museum of Art's first Wikipedia Editathon: African American Artists at the BMA
    Image from the Baltimore Museum of Art's first Wikipedia Editathon: African American Artists at the BMA
  • Food and drinks available to Wikipedians at Baltimore Museum of Art's first Wikipedia Editathon: African American Artists at the BMA
    Food and drinks available to Wikipedians at Baltimore Museum of Art's first Wikipedia Editathon: African American Artists at the BMA
  • Wikipedians at Baltimore Museum of Art's first Wikipedia Editathon: African American Artists at the BMA
    Wikipedians at Baltimore Museum of Art's first Wikipedia Editathon: African American Artists at the BMA
  • Print resources from the Baltimore Museum of Art library available for Wikipedians at the event.
    Print resources from the Baltimore Museum of Art library available for Wikipedians at the event.
  • After the instruction section of the event, Wikipedians work on their own and ask questions.
    After the instruction section of the event, Wikipedians work on their own and ask questions.
  • Group shot of attendees of the Baltimore Museum of Art's first Wikipedia editathon: African American Artists at the BMA.
    Group shot of attendees of the Baltimore Museum of Art's first Wikipedia editathon: African American Artists at the BMA.

External Links[edit]

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