Held on August 11 by Wikimedia DC, Wikipedia’s official outreach organisation for the region, and non-profit organisation Art+Feminism, Black Artists Matter saw 85 articles edited and two new profiles created for artists in the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ collection. The editing process consists of far more than merely proofing, with a total of 17,200 words added across the articles, and 180 additional references included to pages primarily featuring Black women.
This year’s Edit-a-Thon sought to address the imbalance of representation on the free online encyclopedia. The absence of Black and female artists on the site mirrors their absence in museum collections, with 85.4% of works in institutional collections belonging to white artists, and 87.4% by men (according to a survey by Williams College researchers of 18 major US museums).
Today’s event was great and really speaks to our overall mission: Art+Feminism is an intersectional feminist non-profit organization that directly addresses the information gap about gender, feminism, and the arts on the iinterne. Our work is centered on building an equitable global community striving to close the gaps in content and editorial representation on Wikipedia, ensuring that the histories of our lives and work are accessible and accurate,” Art+Feminism executive director Kira Wisniewski told Hyperallergic.
Which profiles featured in the Wiki Edit-a-Thon?
Agatha Bennett, Akua Lezli Hope, Aline Réveillaud de Lens, Alison Dunhill, Alix Cléo Roubaud, Alma Thomas, Amy Sherald, Andrea Kruis, Angela Davis Johnson, Angela M. Rivers, Anita Weschler, Anna Russell Jones, Annie E. A. Walker, April Bey, April Sunami, Bessie Harvey, Bisa Butler, Bruce Johnson, Caitlin Cherry, Candace Hill-Montgomery, Candida Alvarez, Carrie Mae Weems, Chakaia Booker, Clarissa Sligh, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Deborah Willis, Dwinita Larasati, E Boyd, Eileen O’Meara, Elizabeth Colwell, Emma Amos, Faith Ringgold, Ilah, Ingrid Mwangi, Jen Lee (cartoonist), Joyce J. Scott, Juana Borrero, Kay Brown, Kebedech Tekleab, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Laura Molina, Lisa Congdon, Lisa Wainwright, Lorna Simpson, Louisa Starr, M. Asli Dukan, Margaretta Mitchell, Marie Cochran, Martine Syms, Mary A. Bell, Mary Jackson, Mary Tillman Smith, Mavis Pusey, Mildred Beltre, Ngozi Ukazu, Nnenna Okore, Pauline Powell Burns, Phoebe Beasley, Queen Brooks, Ruth Clement Bond, Shinique Smith, Simone Leigh, Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin, Sonya Clark, Sylvia Snowden, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, Théa Rojzman, Tomashi Jackson, Val Verde, California, Mary Clare Carroll, Wilda Gerideau-Squires, Wilhelmina McAlpin Godfrey, Wini McQueen, Xenobia Bailey, Youmna Chlala, Yvonne Pickering Carter, Zanele Muholi, Ziwe Fumudoh.
