Help us edit articles on independent art spaces in Asia by joining our Wikipedia Edit-a-thon onsite at AAA’s newly renovated library. 
 

Wikipedia Asian Month 2022: Edit-a-thon on Independent Art Spaces brings participants together to discuss, create, and improve Wikipedia articles about independent art spaces in Asia. This event is part of AAA’s ongoing effort to contribute to discussions about the representation of art and visual culture in Asia on open-source knowledge platforms. Organised with the assistance of Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong, the workshop is aligned with Wikipedia Asian Month 2022—an annual online event that addresses the underrepresentation of articles about Asia on Wikipedia. 

Learn more about the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon series and browse previous entries that participants have added, edited, or translated. 

This event is part of our theme cycle for 2022–24, “Independent Art Spaces.” We ask: What historical conditions make independent spaces necessary? What contemporary conditions challenge the definition of independence? 

The event is free and open to the public with registration. We welcome anyone and everyone interested in learning about editing Wikipedia to attend, regardless of experience or background.

Image: The communal space at Apartment No. 2 with the table being a collective work of art and the chairs representing each member, Taiwan, 1991. Courtesy of Marvin Minto Fang.
Image: The communal space at Apartment No. 2 with the table being a collective work of art and the chairs representing each member, Taiwan, 1991. Courtesy of Marvin Minto Fang.

Before the Edit-a-thon: 

  1. Create a Wikipedia account.  

  2. Enrol as an editor on the event dashboard. (Passcode: independent)  
     
    Prepare ideas for creating or improving articles on Wikipedia. If you need inspiration, take a look at our suggested articles and online resources, which we will continue to update up to the event. 

  3. If you’re new to Wikipedia, watch the tutorial video below or download our tutorial presentation and booklet


Video: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Tutorial, 2021. Courtesy of itchy creation.

 

On the Day of the Edit-a-thon 

There will be a thirty-minute English tutorial at the beginning of the event, led by AAA. Our team members will be able to assist Cantonese-speaking participants, and members from the Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong will be present to assist with technical questions.  

If you are not able to join us on 12 November, you can still contribute anytime between 12nn on 12 Nov and 11:59pm on 20 Nov. Our Wikipedia event dashboard will record the contribution of everyone enrolled as an editor. 

Enquiries  

Please email editathon@aaa.org.hk.

Special thanks to Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong, Art+Feminism, WikiWomen Taiwan, and Wikimedia Taiwan for their support and advice. 

Results

New articles:

Edited articles:

Translated articles:

Relevant content

Green Papaya Art Projects Archive
Green Papaya Art Projects Archive
Collections

Green Papaya Art Projects Archive

Special129
Salon Natasha Archive
Collections

Salon Natasha Archive

Manila Artist-Run Spaces Archive
Manila Artist-Run Spaces Archive 馬尼拉藝術家空間檔案
Collections

Manila Artist-Run Spaces Archive 馬尼拉藝術家空間檔案

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Independent Initiative File (Hong Kong): Art and Culture Outreach 自主藝術團體/計劃檔案 (香港): 艺鵠
Collections

Independent Initiative File (Hong Kong): Art and Culture Outreach 自主藝術團體/計劃檔案 (香港): 艺鵠

Image: A hangout after Bruno Isaković’s performance <i>Denuded</i> on 19 November 2014, in front of Green Papaya Art Projects in Quezon City.
Green Papaya Art Projects: Why Artist-Run Spaces
LIKE A FEVER | Essays

Green Papaya Art Projects: Why Artist-Run Spaces

Norberto Roldan's speech at Asia Society’s 2017 Arts & Museum Summit in Manila

NPL_01_interarchives_homelist
Inter-Archives Conversations #3 | Narrativising the Archive
Programmes | Inter-Archives Conversations

Inter-Archives Conversations #3 | Narrativising the Archive

Tue, 5 Oct 2021, 7:45pm–9:15pm HKT; 5:30–7pm NPT; 5:15pm–6:45pm IST

AAA-80後的台灣經驗-banner-650x500_2x
Space as Response: Taiwan Perspectives after the 1980s
Programmes

Space as Response: Taiwan Perspectives after the 1980s

Sun, 14 Aug 2022, 2:30–4:30pm

Independent Initiative File (Japan): Arts Initiative Tokyo
File

Independent Initiative File (Japan): Arts Initiative Tokyo

自主藝術團體/計劃檔案 (日本): Arts Initiative Tokyo
2003

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Survival Strategies of Independent Art Spaces
Reference

Survival Strategies of Independent Art Spaces

獨立藝術空間的生存方式文獻集
2016