Wikipedia:Meetup/Australia/Artbank 2024

Wikimedia Australia has partnered with the Artbank to increase the understanding and appreciation of Wikipedia entries of Australian and women artists featured in ‘Equalessable,’ and the Artbank Collection. Artbank is an Australian Government support program that acquires and supports the work of living, Australian contemporary artists. The editathon event was also inspired by the Countess Report by artists Amy Prcevich, Elvis Richardson, Miranda Samuels and Shevaun Wright; using nationally collected data to highlight gender representation, arts education, the distribution of arts funding and media representation in the Australian art sector.

Countess.Report and Artbank Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

• Date: Tuesday 3 September 2024
• Time: 2pm - 4pm AEST
• Location: Artbank Sydney, 222 Young Street Waterloo, NSW 2017
• Bookings: Register to join.

1. If you don't have a Wikipedia account yet, please create one. Remember you may choose to make your username anonymous and gender-neutral.
2. Create your user page and add that you are "Participating in the Countess.Report and Artbank Wikipedia Edit-a-thon September 2024" and add a hyperlink to this project page. This lets other editors know that you are a new contributor and still learning. ✍️

📈 To view the statistics from this Artbank event, visit the event dashboard here.

There are many different ways for you to contribute today. Wikipedia is the product of millions of individual contributions and every change that is made, no matter how small, makes a difference!

We've prepared a list of suggested subjects and assembled some preliminary sources to get you started.

Once you've decided which task you'd like to tackle, add your username to the Google sheet. We've listed some notable artists, suggested resources and ideas for you!

Writing a new article means making a brand new Wikipedia page – exciting stuff!

Stubs are very short articles that need to be expanded. A fellow Wikipedian may have started the page but only added minimal details. Expanding stubs by including more information and citations is important because it prevents these pages from being deleted and means readers can find out more.

Existing articles can always be improved, whether that be:

• fixing grammar and spelling
• correcting the tone (to be more neutral, like an encyclopedia rather than a CV)
• adding missing in-line citations, or refreshing outdated articles.
• linking orphan pages to and from other Wikipedia pages to ensure their relevance and increase traffic to them

Improving existing articles makes them more credible and, in some cases, might save them from deletion. Before you begin editing, check the text box at the top of the existing Wikipedia page to see what needs improving.

We hope you keep editing. If you're having any other issues, feel free to email Wikimedia Australia and the staff will assist you contact@wikimedia.org.au

You can also post your question at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red where the editors are both helpful and responsive.

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