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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. | Just 18 per cent of biographies on Wikipedia are about women. When it comes to female artists and creators, that number is even lower. | ||
Wikimedia Australia is partnering with the [[w:National Gallery of Australia|National Gallery of Australia]] on its '''Know My Name''' | 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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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'''Sydney'''<br> | '''Sydney'''<br> | ||
Venue: | Venue: State Library of New South Wales<br> | ||
Date: TBA<br> | Date: TBA<br> | ||
Time: TBA<br> | Time: TBA<br> |
Revision as of 03:59, 30 January 2020
Just 18 per cent of biographies on Wikipedia are about women. When it comes to female artists and creators, that number is even lower.
Wikimedia Australia is partnering with the 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.
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.
Join us!
Events
- Know My Name Edit-a-thon Sydney — Saturday 7 March 2020
No description - Know My Name Edit-a-thon Alice Springs — Saturday 7 March 2020
No description - Perth meetup before Know My Name edit-a-thon — Saturday 7 March 2020
No description - Know My Name Edit-a-thon Perth — Saturday 7 March 2020
No description - Know My Name Edit-a-thon Canberra — Sunday 8 March 2020
No description - Know My Name Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Hobart — Sunday 8 March 2020
No description - Know My Name International Women's Day Edit-a-thon — Saturday 6 March 2021
No description - Know My Name: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon — Saturday 4 June 2022
Learn how to create and edit Wikipedia entries and help us increase information about Australian women artists on the world’s largest and most popular research tool. - Know My Name: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2023 — Saturday 11 March 2023
Learn how to create and edit Wikipedia entries and help us increase information about Australian women artists on the world’s largest and most popular research tool. - Know My Name - Mornington Peninsula — Saturday 10 February 2024
Know My Name edit-athon: help tell a new story of Women in Australian art. - Know My Name NGA Wikipedia edit-a-thon — Saturday 16 March 2024
Know My Name edit-athon: help tell a new story of Women in Australian art.
Sydney
Venue: State Library of New South Wales
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Registrations opening soon
Melbourne
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Perth
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Alice Springs
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Darwin
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Adelaide
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Contact
Caddie Brain
Know My Name Events Coordinator
Wikimedia Australia
Email: caddie.brain@wikimedia.org.au
Our Wikipedians
External links
- #KnowMyName
- [Know My Name project page]
- Art+Feminism