Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Jewish Women Artists with social practice artist, Shoshana Gugenheim

OJMCHE in partnership with social practice artist, Shoshana Gugenheim, will host an international women’s day Wikipedia edit-a-thon to create and/or edit Wiki pages for Jewish women artists. Members of the public are invited to come to the museum to learn about the editing process, its history, its impact and how to do it. We aim to collaboratively enter 18 new Jewish women artists into the cannon. Support will be provided by Art + Feminism (organizing kit & editing kit) as well as experienced local Wikipedians who will be on site to teach and guide the process. This edit-a-thon will serve as both a public art action and a public educational program. Participants will have an opportunity to select an artist/s ahead of time or on site. Lists of recommended artists and research materials on select Jewish women artists will be provided.

Gugenheim writes, “As a feminist amidst a growing, even thriving, worldwide community of Jewish feminists and our supporters, I recognize that the global community of women continues to be underrepresented as culture makers and contributors to the cannon of cultural history. This is evident across the arts and influences the way women are recognized (or not) in the cannons of encyclopedic knowledge. A Wikipedia edit-a-thon for (but not only by) Jewish women artists aims to increase Jewish women artists’ visibility in the Wikipedia archives thereby achieving a broader global impact regarding these women’s important contributions.

Edit-a-thon: a community organized event that teaches how and supports folks to edit, update, and add articles on Wikipedia.
Jewish woman artist: any Jewish and female identifying professional artist
Wikipedia /ˌwɪkɪˈpiːdiə/ : is a free online encyclopedia with the aim to allow anyone to edit articles. Wikipedia is the largest and most popular general reference work on the Internet, and is ranked the fifth-most popular website.

Helpful links for understanding more about Art + Feminism’s vision, background and their global impact:
A Feminist Edit-a-Thon Seeks to Reshape Wikipedia, The New Yorker.