Hi,
Scotland’s vibrant art scene is not currently adequately reflected on Wikipedia, the
globe’s largest information source. In celebration of the Jacqueline Donachie exhibition,
on 24th November 2017, participants at the Scottish Contemporary Artists editathon have a
unique chance to contribute content to the Wikipedia pages of some of Scotland’s most
prominent living artists.
You will receive a tour of the exhibition, training on how to edit Wikipedia pages and the
kind of resources that are best to use when editing, and be provided with access to
materials from the libraries of the Fruitmarket Gallery and Edinburgh College of Art.
Find out more about the event at bit.ly/ScottishLivingArtists. You will find a list of the
artists that have been identified that need additional information, however please contact
designinformatics@ed.ac.uk<mailto:designinformatics@ed.ac.uk> if you have further
suggestions about artists to be included.
In addition, on Friday 17th November at 10am Neil Lebeter, Art Collections Curator and
Deputy Head of Museums will lead a unique visit to the University of Edinburgh’s
Collections where he will bring out a selection of Jonathan Owen’s work, whose entry is on
the list to be edited on the 24th. Neil will give an insight into Jonathan’s work and
processes, as well as how the work is acquired by the University.
Places are limited so don’t delay if you would like to join us!
Best wishes,
Ewan
Ewan McAndrew
Wikimedian in Residence
Tel: 07719 330076
Email: ewan.mcandrew(a)ed.ac.uk
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Wikipedia Project Page for the residency:
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