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Just 18 per cent of biographies on Wikipedia are about women. When it comes to female artists and creators, that number is even lower.
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In 2019, just 18 per cent of biographies on Wikipedia were about women. When it comes to female artists and creators, that number was even lower.


Wikimedia Australia is partnering with the [[w:National Gallery of Australia|National Gallery of Australia]] on its '''Know My Name''' project to enhance the understanding and appreciation of work by Australian artists who identify as women.  
Wikimedia Australia has partnered with the [[w:National Gallery of Australia|National Gallery of Australia]] since 2020 as part of its '''Know My Name''' gender equity campaign, to enhance the understanding and appreciation of work by Australian artists who identify as women.  


This March, we are co-hosting a series of edit-a-thons around Australia on the weekend of International Women's day. Our goal is to create 100 new pages about female creators, also as part of Art+Feminism.  
Each year in March, we have co-hosted a series of edit-a-thons with galleries and libraries around Australia on the weekend of International Women's day, also as part of Art+Feminism.


Join us!
Coordinated by [[officialwiki:Know_My_Name 2020#Meet_our_Wikipedians|Caddie Brain and her team in each state]], the first weekend in 2020 saw 125 (mostly first time editors) create 69 new articles about female creators. Across the 7 edit-a-thons, 757 references were added to Wikipedia, and participants edited 223 articles. [[Writing_wrongs:_Giving_women_artists_their_rightful_place_in_history|Read the full story here.]]


==Events==
==Know My Name Regional Gallery Tour==
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Wikimedia Australia are partnering with the NGA again in 2024 and 2025 to support the [https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/know-my-name-australian-women-artists/ Know My Name Regional touring exhibition]. The exhibition will visit five regional towns with the theme “Making Women Count”. 


'''Sydney'''<br>
==== Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery edit-a-thon highlights ====
Venue: State Library of New South Wales<br>
10 Feb 2024 - See what we were able to achieve at the first stop on the exhibition and edit-a-thon tour with the [https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Mornington_Peninsula_Regional_Gallery,_Wikimedia_Australia,/Know_My_Name_Edit-a-thon_Mornington_Peninsula_(2024-02-10)/home Mornington Gallery event dashboard]. We were also visited by Jan Randles, a Paralympic athletics competitor. We were able to add a photo to her [[w:Jan_Randles|Wikipedia page]].
Date: TBA<br>
Time: TBA<br>
Registrations opening soon<br>


'''Melbourne'''<br>
We would like to offer our sincerest thanks to our lovely hosts from the Gallery, Jane German (Public Programs Coordinator) and Danja Rmandic (Curator Exhibitions). We would also like to thank [[User:Pru.mitchell|Pru Mitchell]], one of our Wikimedia Australia members, for all of her help. <gallery>
Venue: TBA<br>
File:Entrance to the Know my Name exhibition at the NGA November 2020.jpg|Entrance to the Know my Name exhibition at the NGA November 2020.
Date: TBA<br>
File:Know My Name 2024.jpg|Alice Woods facilitating the Know My Name edit-a-thon at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery.
Time: TBA<br>
File:Know My Name Event Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery 2024 01.jpg|A group photo of some Mornington Peninsula Regional Galley editors.
Registrations opening soon<br>
File:MPRG team.jpg|Jane German and Dunja Rmandic, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
File:Know My Name Event Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery 2024.jpg|Pru Mitchell and Paralympic athletics competitor Jan Randles at the Know my Name event at Mornington Peninsula Regional Galley.
</gallery>


'''Perth'''<br>
==Know My Name Events==
Venue: TBA<br>
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Date: TBA<br>
Time: TBA<br>
Registrations opening soon<br>


'''Alice Springs'''<br>
== Related News ==
Venue: TBA<br>
Date: TBA<br>
Time: TBA<br>
Registrations opening soon<br>


'''Darwin'''<br>
* [[officialwiki:Writing_wrongs:_Giving_women_artists_their_rightful_place_in_history|Giving women_artists their rightful place in history, a feature article]] (2021)
Venue: TBA<br>
* [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2022/Contents/Australia_report A celebration, a commitment, an edit-a-thon: Know My Name returns for 2022] (2022)
Date: TBA<br>
* [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/March_2023/Contents/Australia_report Know My Name edit-a-thon at the National Gallery of Australia] (2023)
Time: TBA<br>
Registrations opening soon<br>


'''Adelaide'''<br>
== Related links ==
Venue: TBA<br>
* [https://nga.gov.au/knowmyname KnowMyName website, National Gallery of Australia]
Date: TBA<br>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Know_my_name#Get_help%21 Know My Name project page]
Time: TBA<br>
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/652455725506658 Join the Know My Name Facebook group]
Registrations opening soon<br>
* [https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/know_my_name/programs Know My Name event dashboard]
 
* [https://www.artandfeminism.org/ Art+Feminism]
== Contact ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_Wikipedia_Design/Tasks#Australia Women Wikipedia Design]
 
* [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Know_my_name_-_edit_a_thon Photo gallery]
Caddie Brain<br>
Know My Name Events Coordinator<br>
Wikimedia Australia<br>
Email: caddie.brain@wikimedia.org.au<br>
 
== Our Wikipedians ==


== Partners ==


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== External links ==
[[Category:Partners]]
* [https://nga.gov.au/knowmyname/initiative.cfm #KnowMyName]
[[Category:Know my name]]
* [Know My Name project page]
[[Category:Art and Feminism]]
* [https://www.artandfeminism.org/ Art+Feminism]
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[[Category:Partnerships]]

Latest revision as of 03:38, 19 February 2024


“Making Women Count” at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
. Keywords: Know My Name

In 2019, just 18 per cent of biographies on Wikipedia were about women. When it comes to female artists and creators, that number was even lower.

Wikimedia Australia has partnered with the National Gallery of Australia since 2020 as part of its Know My Name gender equity campaign, to enhance the understanding and appreciation of work by Australian artists who identify as women.

Each year in March, we have co-hosted a series of edit-a-thons with galleries and libraries around Australia on the weekend of International Women's day, also as part of Art+Feminism.

Coordinated by Caddie Brain and her team in each state, the first weekend in 2020 saw 125 (mostly first time editors) create 69 new articles about female creators. Across the 7 edit-a-thons, 757 references were added to Wikipedia, and participants edited 223 articles. Read the full story here.

Know My Name Regional Gallery Tour

Wikimedia Australia are partnering with the NGA again in 2024 and 2025 to support the Know My Name Regional touring exhibition. The exhibition will visit five regional towns with the theme “Making Women Count”.

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery edit-a-thon highlights

10 Feb 2024 - See what we were able to achieve at the first stop on the exhibition and edit-a-thon tour with the Mornington Gallery event dashboard. We were also visited by Jan Randles, a Paralympic athletics competitor. We were able to add a photo to her Wikipedia page.

We would like to offer our sincerest thanks to our lovely hosts from the Gallery, Jane German (Public Programs Coordinator) and Danja Rmandic (Curator Exhibitions). We would also like to thank Pru Mitchell, one of our Wikimedia Australia members, for all of her help.

Know My Name Events

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