Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
GREAT HALL, NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA
On 8 March 2020—International Women's Day—we joined forces, once again, with our friends at Wikimedia Australia and WikiD: Women, Wikipedia, Design, to host our annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon.
As one of the most popular websites in the world, and the first point of call for many young people, it is important to make sure women artists are represented on Wikipedia. This is our 5th Wikithon, continuing our goals to build a strong community of editors, enhance our archive and share the knowledge of the Women's Art Register. As part of the special collaborative program with the National Gallery of Australia's #knowmyname campaign, there were seven Edit-a-thons around Australia. Supported by the National Gallery of Victoria, our event topped the national list of editors, words and new articles created.
Our group of 33 editors, including artists, librarians, academics, curators, designers, architects and WAR members, generated substantial results:
25 articles created
138 articles edited
462 total edits
33 editors
44K words added
364 references added
Documentation by Caroline Phillips.
