Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon - ICA Boston

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A sculpture with a round, dark head and torso atop a large, dome-shaped body made of straw-like material. The head is tilted slightly, and the surface beneath is a smooth gray. The setting is a plain white room.

Simone Leigh, Cupboard IX, 2019. Stoneware, raffia, and steel armature, 78 × 60 × 80 inches (198.1 × 152.4 × 203.2 cm). Acquired through the generosity of Bridgitt and Bruce Evans and Fotene Demoulas and Tom Coté. Courtesy the artist. © Simone Leigh

A photograph through a sunlit window of two sisters embracing each other as they look directly ahead at the viewer.

Rania Matar, Orly and Ruth, 2020, from the series Across the Window: Portraits during COVID-19 (2020–ongoing). Archival pigment print on baryta paper, 28 4/5 × 36 inches (73.2 × 91.4 cm). Acquired through the generosity of Jean-François and Nathalie Ducrest. Courtesy the artist and Robert Klein Gallery. © Rania Matar

An acrylic painting depicts abstracted white shapes, a grey hand, a blue scarf, flowing black hair, and gold rope overlaid on a purple-and-black checkered background.

Caitlin Keogh, Blank Melody, Old Wall, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 84 x 63 inches (213.4 x 160 cm). Fotene Demoulas and Tom Coté Art Acquisition Fund and Anonymous Art Acquisition Fund. Courtesy the artist and Bortolami, New York. © Caitlin Keogh

A black and white image of a person in a sleeveless dress, viewed from behind, pouring water from two jugs. Text below reads: She saw him disappear by the river, they asked her to tell what happened, only to discount her memory.

Lorna Simpson, Waterbearer, 1986. Gelatin silver print with vinyl lettering, 59 × 80 × 2 1/4 inches (149.9 × 203.2 × 5.7 cm). Courtesy the artist. © Lorna Simpson

A colorful abstract painting features a figure with a red face and hand, wearing a white shirt and brown pants. The background is yellow with large red and brown letters partially visible. Another figure in red patterned leggings is seen on the right.

Tschabalala Self, Lite, 2018. Acrylic, flashe, milk paint, gum, and fabric on canvas, 96 x 84 inches (243.8 x 213.4 cm). Acquired through the generosity of the Acquisitions Circle, Tristin and Martin Mannion, Patrick Planeta and Santiago Varela, Rob Larsen, and anonymous donors. © Tschabalala Self

In this photo two adolescent girls kneel back to back on an unmade bed, looking at the camera. They are wearing black pants and gold tops and each have one arm stretched up and touching the other's hand. The wall behind them is yellow with scuff marks. The sheets are white with yellow flowers.

Deana Lawson, Roxie and Raquel, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2010. Inkjet print, 35 × 43 inches (88.9 × 109.2 cm). © Deana Lawson. Courtesy the artist; Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York; and Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago

In place of our annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon event honoring Women’s History Month, we have created this digital space for people of all gender expressions to help close the information gap about gender, feminism, and the arts on the internet. Here, you’ll find resources to help you get started editing Wikipedia articles at your own pace. Let’s create a more inclusive presence on Wikipedia for female and nonbinary identifying artists!

— Sarah Hachey, Interpretive Media and Adult Education Coordinator

How to edit:

Disclaimer: this video was created for a virtual Edit-a-thon event the ICA hosted in October 2020. Some information discussed in the video may be specific to this event.

Art+Feminism resources on editing

Editing basics, available in the following languages:

English	Español	François	Português
Advanced FAQ — Wikipedia Notability Guidelines

Artists pages to edit + create

To track the collective edits as part of this month’s ICA Edit-a-thon campaign, click here enroll your Wikipedia account.

The following artists we recommend adding to their pages, using the attached articles to help build information to their pages. This is just a starting place for research into these artists, we encourage you to conduct your own research as well, while being mindful of Wikipedia’s recommendations of credible sources to reference.

Simone Leigh

Collection item: Cupboard IX (2019)

Rania Matar

Collection item: Orly and Ruth (2020)
Video: The Artist’s Voice

Caitlin Keogh

Collection item: Blank Melody, Old Wall (2018)
Exhibition: Caitlin Keogh: Blank Melody

Diane Simpson

Collection item: Vest (Scalloped) (2010)
Exhibition: Diane Simpson

Tschabalala Self

Resources
Collection item: Lite (2018)
Exhibition: Tschablala Self: Out of Body
Video: Studio Visit

Deana Lawson

Resources
Collection item: Barbara and Mother (2017)
Upcoming exhibition: Deana Lawson

The following artists have exhibited at the ICA in the past few years or are upcoming, and do not yet have pages on Wikipedia. If you feel confident to build out their page and create their presence on the website, we encourgae you to go for it!

Vivian Suter

Resources
Exhibition: Vivian Suter

Eva LeWitt

Resources
Upcoming exhibition: Eva LeWitt

Dell M Hamilton

Resources
Upcoming exhibition: 2021 James and Audrey Foster Prize

Further resources

A robust list of female artists missing from Wikipedia

Women in Red and Art+Feminism have collaborated to create robust lists of artists.

Women in Red is a WikiProject addressing the current gender bias in Wikipedia content, the project being named after the hyperlinks in existing Wikipedia articles that display as red to show that the article does not yet exist on the website.

Other upcoming art spaces hosting virtual Edit-a-thons

MassArt Library and MassArt Art Museum

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
10:15 – 11:45 AM