The Black Lunch Table (BLT) will host an online edit-a-thon with PCAD on October 27th, 2020 at 2pm PT. We will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Black visual artists. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have resources and a list of suggested artists, cultural creators, and institutions on hand. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required.

History of The Black Lunch Table

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 15 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 creates a space to encourage people of color and women to join the Wikimedia movement while also asking white male editors to focus on gaps in coverage on Wikimedia. 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.

Want to know even more about BLT? Watch THIS short intro video!

About PCAD

PCAD WEBSITE

 Date: October 27th, 2020
 Time: 2 pm PST
 Location: *online*

Event Agenda:

• Presentation, follow along or review, Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Presentation
• Editing time
• Goals:

-Create a user account (if new to Wikipedia)

-Create user page with at least one sentence

-Signin to Wikipedia edit-a-thon meetup page

-Make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page

Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, photographers, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, visitors, the curious...
What to Bring: Your laptop and a friend! 
Hashtag: 
#BlackLunchTable
Etherpad: 
BlackLunchTable - live doc to keep track of what we are all working on

Our project focuses on notable visual artists and curators of the African Diaspora, this event will specfically target articles about artists associate with Seattle and Wa Na Wari.

Suggested Artists

Suggested artist pages for revision and/or creation! Please add a name if you know an artist who needs a page or needs editing and is missing from our task list LINK. Please make sure suggestions “qualify” according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidelines. Thanks!

• Ceasar Westbrook
• Keisha Finnie
• Salina Almanzar
• PAVAA Gallery
• TCP Network
• Gracie Berry
• Nekisha Durrett
• NAME

Black Visual Artists compiled by locals, Lancaster, PA

click here for a list of local Lancaster artists

Philadelphia-centric list of artists

Philadelphia meet up list

Pennsylvania affiliated notable artists of the Black Diaspora

Uploading photos

• Image Guide
• Where to find them.
• Dos and Donts
• Asking an artist for images.

• The Black Lunch Table
• Black Lunch Table – Wikipedia meetup page

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