Wikipedia:Meetup/ACMAA EaT

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The Amon Carter Museum of American Art invites editors and American art enthusiasts to "help Wikipedia tell the story of American art." Attendees at any of the edit-a-thons listed in the schedule below will be help facilitate the museum's mission to further knowledge on American art by either creating or editing articles on topics that relate to the museum's collections. Both novice and experienced editors are invited. We'll have experienced Wikipedians to guide participants through all parts of the editing process. Attendees gather in the museum's beautiful Reading Room, which offers a collaborative and inspiring space for working. Editors will also have ready access to the library's near-comprehensive collection of research resources on American art.

Next Edit-a-thon

TBD

Archived Schedule

March 12, 2020, 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Art + Feminism
December 5, 2019, 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Texas Artists
March 14, 2019 - Art + Feminism
September 20, 2018 - Fort Worth Culture and History at the Downtown Fort Worth Library
July 19, 2018 - Educator Edition/Teacher Resources
May 24, 2018 (FOURTH Thursday of the month) - Art + Feminism
March 15, 2018 - Cancelled
January 18, 2018
November 16, 2017 - Special Docent Edition
September 21, 2017
July 20, 2017
May 4, 2017
April 6, 2017
October 22, 2016
April 16, 2016
October 10, 2015

Event Particulars

The public is welcome, and attendees need not have Wikipedia editing experience. We'll have an experts on hand to provide instruction on editing basics. Just come with an interest in American art.
Sign up for a Wikipedia account before the event and read up on the benefits of having your own account.
We'll provide snacks and drinks!
Bring your laptop (mobile devices such as iPads, tablets, or phones are not officially supported so use at your own risk), and we'll provide the bandwidth!
Hashtag: #CarterWiki

Event Hosts

[To be determined in future.]

List of Articles to Improve

George Bellows
Bill Bomar
Jack Boynton
Cynthia Brants
Amon G. Carter
Seymour Fogel
Michael Frary
Sedrick Huckaby
Laura Gilpin
Veronica Helfensteller
George Wilkins Kendall - Add separate section on The War between the United States and Mexico Illustrated?
James Otto Lewis
Claudio Linati - Add reference to ACMAA's copy of costume book, along with OCLC number
Mexican–American War - Add images
Pacific Railroad Surveys
Eliot Porter
Dickson Reeder
Flora Blanc Reeder
Roman Bronze Works
Shadowland (periodical)
Alice Barber Stephens - illustrator
Ruth Carter Stevenson
Karl Struss
Tamarind Institute
Bror Utter
John Quincy Adams Ward - add collection images
Laura Wilson (photographer)

List of Articles to Create

Editing Resources

Basics

Why (and how) to create a Wikipedia account
Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
List of Guidelines (summary of the most important guidelines that are currently in use)
TransporterMan's Cheatsheet on the Basics of Editing
GLAM Beginners' Guide to Wikipedia (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums overview account creation, article editing, etc.)
Tutorial (covers all the major areas)
How to Edit a Page
Wikipedia Cheatsheet (PDF version)
Manual of Style
Article Development
Your First Article (using the [[Wikipedia:Article_wizard2.0 Article Wizard] if you wish)
Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia
Writing an Article
The Perfect Article
About the Sandbox
Bookshelf Project (additional "getting started" resources)

Images

Preparing Images for Upload (Handy technical reference that provides, among other things, guidance for choosing the appropriate image file format)
Wikipedia Image Use Policy

Tools and Templates

Infobox Template - Person
GLAM Art Object Template (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums. If you are creating an article about an art object, you can use this template so that the formatting corresponds with other artifact articles)
Citation Templates
Infobox Templates
Artist Biography Template
Artist Infobox
Biographies of Living Persons

What Should I Work On?

If you have 1 hour or less, attend a training to learn more about editing Wikipedia.
If you have 90 minutes attend a training and add some citations to an article.
If you have 2 hours attend a training and add a well cited paragraph to an article.
If you have 4+ hours consider creating a new article. Be sure to gather your reliable sources and check in with an experienced Wikipedian to ensure that your article meets Wikipedia's notability guidelines.

(tipping our hats to Siân Evans for sharing)

Other

Herding Sheep - tool for reporting on edits based on user name and time period.

Previous Edit-a-Thons

Thursday, November 16, 2017 - see Talk Page for editing report
Thursday, May 4, 2017 - see Talk Page for editing report
Thursday, April 6, 2017 - see Talk Page for editing report
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - editing report for this event.
Saturday, October 10, 2015 - editing report for this event.

Amon Carter Museum of American Art Barnstar

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art barnstar recognizes excellence in editing articles covering American art topics and is officially awarded at ACMAA EaT events. However, anyone can add the award to any user's talk page using our template. Simply create a new section on the user's talk page and paste the code.