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BLT @ UTSC 2017
The Doris McCarthy Gallery is inside this Building, across from Bookstore
When and Where
Date:Friday, March 17, 2017
Time:10:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
Address:Doris McCarthy Gallery
University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)
1265 Military Trail
Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4
CANADA
Black Lunch Table editathon at Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough focusing on visual artists of the African Diaspora with significant ties to the General Toronto Area.
Black Lunch Table editathon at Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough focusing on visual artists of the African Diaspora with significant ties to the General Toronto Area.
Black Lunch Table editathon at Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough focusing on visual artists of the African Diaspora with significant ties to the General Toronto Area.
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The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project will host an edit-a-thon at Doris McCarthy Gallery at University of Toronto Scarborough from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EST on Friday, March 17, 2017. Join us for a morning of social Wikipedia editing! Training sessions will be held at 10am and at 2pm but help is available throughout the event. Drinks, snacks, and skills will be provided. BRING YOUR LAPTOP and feel free to bring a friend! We recommend you download this campus map with transit and parking information, to help you find the gallery (especially if it's your first time on the U of T Scarborough campus): http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~dmg/downloads/visit/GettingtoDMG.pdf

Event description

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The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project at Doris McCarthy Gallery will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of visual artists from the African Diaspora living or working in the Toronto area. Together we will create historical documents that respond to the urgent need for a reconstruction of the art historical record.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have a library resources and a list of suggested artists, cultural creators, and institutions on hand.

History of The Black Lunch Table

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The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is an ongoing collaboration between artists Jina Valentine (Fishantena (talk)) and Heather Hart (Heathart (talk)) which intends to fill holes in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 10 year existence, the BLT has taken a variety of forms relating to this most recent iteration, in the form of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BLT’s aim is the production of discursive sites (at literal and metaphorical lunch tables), wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue on topics directly affecting our communities. They endeavor to create spaces, online and off, mirroring the activity and creativity present in sites where Blackness and Art are performed.

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The mandate of the Doris McCarthy Gallery is to be a visionary professional art gallery dedicated to the collection, presentation and dissemination of contemporary art in all media.

DMG goals include:

  • To showcase Canadian and international artists of exceptional merit at all stages of their careers from diverse backgrounds within carefully considered curatorial contexts;
  • To further general knowledge and critical perspectives toward contemporary art by creating opportunities for local artists and audiences to experience and engage with works by artists from other regions and countries;
  • To be a place of scholarship through residencies, workshops, symposia, exchanges or other projects that enhance understanding, encourage dialogue, provide new skills and experiences of contemporary art;
  • To serve as an archive and resource of contemporary art for academic, arts and educational communities;
  • To publish critical and theoretical texts so as to document and contribute to the current contemporary art discourse;
  • To build a unique and substantial collection of contemporary art;
  • To engage in networking, information sharing, and the development of a strong national and international network of contemporary art galleries, curators and artists;
  • To stimulate the communities of the University of Toronto Scarborough (students, faculty, staff and alumni);
  • To develop new audiences for contemporary art in diverse communities;
  • To develop an important collection of Doris McCarthy’s artworks and to care for her complete personal and artistic archives.

Event details

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  • Date: Friday, March 17, 2017
  • Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
  • Location: Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4
  • Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, visitors, the curious...
    • Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax)
    • Amateur historians or research pros (We will have a selection of resources available for your use)
  • What to Bring: A Laptop!. Tablets are more difficult.
  • Hashtag: #BlackLunchTable
  • Etherpad: BlackLunchTable - live doc to keep track of what we are all working on
  • Training: Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Presentation

Agenda

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  • Presentation / overview
  • Editing time
  • Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign up for editathon on this Wikipedia Meetup page, make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page
  • For more information about ongoing scheduled meetups see Black Lunch Table Meetup page
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Attendees

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  • LOOKING FOR ADMINS TO JOIN US IN PERSON OR REMOTELY...
  • If you are able, please also add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).
  • If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day of.
  1. Heathart (talk) 17:15, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Gstan1915 (talk) 15:29, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Puggers26 (talk) 15:30, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Annmac299 (talk) 15:28, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Nonarchival (talk) 15:49, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Eep133 (talk) 16:13, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  7. OhanaUnitedTalk page 16:33, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  8. SBCS97 (talk) 17:18, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Skeptik 225 (talk) 17:18, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  10. TooTall96 (talk) 17:40, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Kittykittywhiskers (talk) 19:32, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Kandykat7370 (talk) 19:48, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  13. SuperTruper (talk) 19:54, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  14. .Underfire. (talk) 20:01, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Purplejeans (talk) 20:01, 17 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Possible articles to edit

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Suggested artist pages for revision and/or creation! This event-specific list focuses on important visual artists/art workers/collectors of the African Diaspora who have some connection to the Toronto area and are under-represented on Wikipedia. Our master list can be found under our Tasks tab. Please add a name if you know a artist of the African Diaspora note who needs a page or needs editing. Please do not add an artist who has a substantial page. We are trying to create new pages and beef up under-represented ones.

These articles are suggested, be sure they qualify according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidlines before you create a new page. Thanks!

Click here for suggested resource articles for these people

  • Tribute: The Art of African Canadians by Neville Clarke (Available at the UTSC Library- Stacks N6549.5 .B53 C52 2005

Wikidata task list

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This list is automatically generated from data in Wikidata and is periodically updated by Listeriabot.
Edits made within the list area will be removed on the next update!

Article Gender Occupation Place of birth Residence
Anique J. Jordan female visual artist
writer
Scarborough Toronto
Ato Seitu male visual artist Kingston Toronto
Beth Lesser female photographer
writer
New York Toronto
New York
Brendan Fernandes male visual artist
dancer
sculptor
choreographer
performance artist
Kenya New York City
Canada
Chicago
Busejé Bailey female visual artist
teacher
video artist
television producer
Jamaica Halifax
Toronto
Camille Turner female performance artist
curator
teacher
Kingston Toronto
Charmaine Lurch female contemporary artist
painter
sculptor
Toronto
Christina Leslie female photographer Toronto
Danilo McCallum male visual artist Toronto Toronto
Deanna Bowen female visual artist
video artist
television producer
Oakland Toronto
Vancouver
Denyse Thomasos female painter
visual artist
Port of Spain
Dionne Simpson female visual artist Jamaica Toronto
Dominique Fontaine female curator Port-au-Prince Montreal
Earl Modeste male banker
arts administrator
Toronto
Eliscer Elliott male graffiti artist
writer
Montreal Toronto
Saint Vincent
Erika DeFreitas female conceptual artist
photographer
visual artist
Toronto Toronto
Fatimah Tuggar female visual artist
photographer
videographer
video artist
Kaduna
Jah Grey male photographer
visual artist
Toronto
Jalani Morgan male photographer Scarborough Toronto
Jan Wade female visual artist Hamilton Toronto
Vancouver
Jesse Boles male photographer Mongolia Toronto
Jessica Karuhanga female performance artist Toronto
Jon Blak male photographer Toronto
Jordan Clarke female visual artist Toronto Toronto
Julie Crooks female art historian
curator
exhibition curator
Toronto
June Clark female photographer
sculptor
collagist
Harlem Toronto
Jérôme Havre male visual artist
sculptor
Paris Toronto
Germany
Montreal
Kara Springer female industrial designer
visual artist
Bridgetown Toronto
Detroit
Karen Carter female Toronto
Karen Miranda Augustine female writer Toronto Toronto
Scarborough
Kenneth Montague male arts administrator
curator
dentist
Windsor Toronto
Komi Olaf male visual artist
slam poet
Kaduna Toronto
Kwame Delfish male painter
drawer
Toronto Toronto
Marvin Luvualu Antonion male visual artist Saint Petersburg Toronto
Megan Morgan female visual artist
photographer
Paget
Bermuda
Toronto
Melinda Mollineaux female photographer London Trinidad
Lethbridge
Ottawa
Michael Fernandes male experimental artist Trinidad Trinidad
Michelle Jacques female curator Toronto Toronto
Victoria
Halifax
Michèle Pearson Clarke female writer
filmmaker
photographer
Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
Toronto
Natalie Wood female multimedia artist
curator
Trinidad Trinidad
Toronto
Nigel Scott male photographer Kingston Toronto
Paris
Tokyo
New York City
Oluseye male visual artist Lagos Toronto
Lagos
Pamela Edmonds female curator
exhibition curator
Montreal Toronto
Halifax
Patrick Nichols male photographer Toronto
Quentin VerCetty male new media artist Toronto
Roger McTair male writer
filmmaker
university teacher
poet
film director
Trinidad and Tobago Toronto
Roland Jean male painter
drawer
entrepreneur
Port-au-Prince Montreal
Toronto
New York City
Sandra Brewster female visual artist
art educator
community organizer
multimedia artist
Toronto Pickering
Port of Spain
St. Norbert, Winnipeg
Cape Town
Sarah Michelle Brown female writer
film director
actor
film producer
Toronto Toronto
New York City
Simon Willms male photographer Toronto
SoTeeOh male photographer Toronto Kensington Market
Stan Douglas male photographer
artist
video artist
television producer
filmmaker
installation artist
visual artist
Vancouver
Stella Fakiyesi female photographer Nigeria Toronto
Hampstead
Syrus Marcus Ware trans man visual artist
curator
Montreal Toronto
Tim Whiten male painter Inkster
Valerie Mason-John female writer Cambridge
Wade Hudson male photographer Jamaica Toronto
Wayne Salmon male visual artist Jamaica
Winsom Winsom female visual artist Jamaica
Yannick Anton male photographer
Zun Lee male photographer
artist
Germany Toronto
Philadelphia
Chicago
Atlanta
End of auto-generated list.

Outcomes

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Alphabetical by first letter

Pages improved
  1. Afrofuturism -- Heathart (talk)
  2. Brendan Fernandes -- SBCS97 (talk)
  3. Camille Turner -- Purplejeans (talk)
  4. Deanna Bowen -- Kittykittywhiskers (talk)
  5. Demetrius Oliver -- Heathart (talk)
  6. Elicser Elliott -- Heathart (talk)
  7. Erika DeFreitas -- Eep133 (talk)
  8. Fatimah Tuggar -- Annmac299 (talk)
  9. Jérôme Havre -- OhanaUnited (talk), .Underfire. (talk)
  10. June Clark (artist) -- TooTall96 (talk), Heathart (talk)
  11. Sandra Brewster -- Kandykat7370 (talk)
  12. Syrus Marcus Ware -- Puggers26 (talk), SuperTruper (talk)
  13. Valerie Mason-John -- Skeptik 225 (talk), TooTall96 (talk)
Pages created
  1. Elicser Elliott -- Nonarchival (talk), OhanaUnited (talk)
  2. Sandra Brewster -- OhanaUnited (talk), Kandykat7370 (talk)
Images added
  1. Black Lunch Table editathon @ UTSC 01.jpg
  2. Black Lunch Table editathon @ UTSC 04.jpg
  3. Black Lunch Table editathon @ UTSC 03.jpg

Wikipedia editing resources

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Click here for editing resources.

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