Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Environment and American Art Edit-a-Thon
Environment and American Art Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon!
We will get together to improve content related to Environment and American art and artists. Beginners are welcome! Wikipedia training will be provided. And follow our event on Twitter with the hashtag #SAAMEnviroArt and #GLAMwiki!
Hosted at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), and organized by SAAM and Wikimedia DC.
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Details
editWhen
edit- Saturday, June 11, 2016 at SAAM
- 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT
NOTE: the museum does not open to the public until 11:30 a.m. Those wishing to gain access for the 10:30 a.m. behind-the-scenes tour MUST RSVP in advance, and arrive promptly at 10:00. If the tour has already departed, latecomers may have to wait until 11:30 a.m. to enter.
What to bring
edit- A laptop (tablets can work, but the editing experience is much easier with a keyboard)
- Any research resources you would like to refer to.
- You're welcome to bring your camera and take pictures!
Schedule
editTime | Activity | Location |
---|---|---|
10:00 a.m. | Check-in at the 8th & G Streets NW entrance | Entrance, SAAM |
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | Exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of environment themed contemporary American art | Third floor |
11:00 a.m. | Introduction to Editing Wikipedia | MacMillan Education Center, SAAM |
1:00 p.m. | Lunch, provided by MacMillan Education Center, SAAM | MacMillan Education Center, SAAM |
3:00 p.m. | End |
Where
edit- MacMillan Education Center in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, located at 8th and G Streets NW, Washington, DC 20004 (the building that is shared with the National Portrait Gallery).
- WMATA Metrorail stops:
- Gallery Place/Chinatown (green/yellow/red lines): from the 9th & G entrance, the Museum is right outside
- Metro Center (red/orange/blue/silver lines): use 11th & G exit, walk two blocks east on G, and the Museum will be on your right.
- Bus: Take the DC Circulator or any of the following WMATA bus lines to the Museum: 42, 64, 70, 74, 80, D6, P6, S2, S4, X2
- See also: WMATA trip planner (mobile version)
- WMATA Metrorail stops:
- If arriving after the museum opens at 11:30 a.m., ask information desk or the security officers to direct you to the MacMillan Education Center. It is at the west end of the building, closer to the F Street entrance, near the hallway with the "Experience America" and Folk Art galleries.
Sign up!
editThis event is open to up to 45 in-person participants, and an unlimited number of remote participants, of all Wikipedia experience levels, from beginner to expert. Due to tour and room capacity, prior registration is required. To register, please write your username below, or send an email to linthicumr [at] si.edu.
I'll be there in person!
edit- LinthicumRyanR (talk)
- Kirill Lokshin (talk)
- User:Friend of Smokey the Bear on the prowl for a Barn Star
- Geraldshields11 (talk) 00:51, 27 March 2016 (UTC) and planning to take photographs
- Cushcush02 Beginner
- Ftripodi (talk) 19:32, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
- user:arcituno
- mondorescue (talk)
- Sarasays (talk) 19:56, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
I'll be attending virtually!
editDon't have a username yet? It's easy to create one.
Want to work on an article that's not on the list? You're welcome to choose any topic you like!
Some events also include a video or audio conference. You can find more details on this page.
If you're planning to join us online, you can sign up below:
- ...
Regrets
edit(Add your name here.) If you can't make it in person or even remotely, you can still help by sharing the info with your friends and colleagues, and/or helping flesh out the To-do list!
To-do list
editArticles
editFeel free to add your own!
Notable Artists
editRED links have no entries! Links to reliable sources for citations have been provided, when possible.
- Elizabeth Alpert
- Beverly Naidus
- John Wolseley
- Rosalie Gascoigne
- Erwin Timmers
- Alison Sigethy
- Tony Price
- Alan Sonfist
- Harvey Fite
- Hamish Fulton
- Jacek Tylicki
- Jack Lembeck
Notable Land and Environmental Artist at Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Jennifer Morla
- Barbara Bosworth
- Walton Ford
- John Gossage
- Milton Glaser
- Howard Finster
- Patrick Lofthouse
- Harvey Dinnerstein
- Ross Dickinson
- Tom Lea
- Eric Hilton
- Johann Hermann Carmiencke
- Max Weyl
- April Zilber
- Frank McClure
- Vito Acconci
- Vik Muniz
- Jane Frank
- Duane Hanson
- György Kepes
- Jennifer Morla
- Grace M. Ballentine
Notable Ecofeminist Artists
Sources
edit- Smithsonian American Art Museum's Collection of environmental art
- Smithsonian American Art Museum's Collections
- Google Cultural Institute exhibition - click on each artwork's description for text from curator
- Smithsonian Wide Collections
- Smithsonian's Archives of American Art
- Ecological art
Resources
edit- Recent presentation slides about Wikipedia
- General Wikipedia resources:
- WP:CREATIVE our requirements for articles on artists and other creative people.
Outcomes
edit- I listed this article for deletion, because it did not show that she had works in the permanent colection of the museum as required by WP:NARTIST. Ithen checked for myself, and found she did, and added the reference, and have withdrawn the AfD. DGG ( talk ) 21:14, 11 June 2016 (UTC)