ART+FEMINISM’S 2015 WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THON ADDS 334 ARTICLES ON FEMALE ARTISTS “On Saturday, March 7,

ART+FEMINISM’S 2015 WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THON ADDS 334 ARTICLES ON FEMALE ARTISTS “On Saturday, March 7, more than 200 people were hunched over their laptops at the Museum of Modern Art’s Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building, united in the goal of creating Wikipedia pages for female artists—a vastly underrepresented demographic. (Shocking.)This was part of Art+Feminism’s annual worldwide Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, and though this year’s was only the second edition, it was several times larger than last year’s by every measure. Whereas the 2014 event boasted 600 volunteers, this year saw 1,300; instead of 30 separate events, there were 70 this year, in 17 countries on 4 continents; and most importantly, 334 new articles were created globally compared to 101 at last year’s event.Artists who were added this year include Elise Forrest Harleston, Amy Marie Sacker, Janet Payne Bowles, Lisl Steiner, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Kali, Betty G. Miller, Camille Henrot, Sarah McEneaney, Kyle DeWoody, Jennie C. Jones, and the Heresies Collective. (All of this information, and more in-depth analyses of the event’s outcome, is available on Art+Feminism’s Meetup page.)“These people came with serious projects in mind,” whispered Kurzius, gesturing towards a group dominated by hoodies. Contrary to my expectations, there seemed to be as many men present as women.After examining an enormous sheet cake emblazoned with the Wikipedia logo, I sat down with one of the founders of Art+Feminism, Jacqueline Mabey, to discuss the project.”Read the  Q&A hereNice work team! -- source link

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