ART + FÉMINISM

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

12:30pm - 1:00pm: Initial training for people with no prior experience editing Wikipedia articles.
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Edit-a-thon with ongoing support and training offered by Artexte staff.
4:00 - 5:00 pm: Participatory discussion featuring two invited guests.

Please bring a laptop and power cord.

Wikipedia’s gender trouble is well documented. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors were women. While the reasons for the gender gap are up for debate, the practical effect of this disparity is not: content is skewed by the lack of representation from women.

Let’s change that.

The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal and Artexte information centre are joining together to highlight the work of artists and authors from groups that are underrepresented in Wikipedia, including women, people of colour and people from the LGBTQ+ community, with a Wikipedia Art+Feminism edit-a-thon!

The event is free and open to anyone.
Artexte is wheelchair accessible and has physically accessible restrooms.
Childcare service will be provided free of charge.