WikiCigar:Meetup/ACMAA EaT
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
- Scott Gentling
- Stuart Gentling
- George Grammer
- Fort Worth School of Fine Arts
- A.M. Hopfmuller
- Robert Preusser
- Everett Spruce
- Valton Tyler
- Donald Weismann
- Mitch Wilder
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.