Submissions:2021/Crafting Communities

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Title:

Crafting Communities

Theme:

Global & Local, Relationship Building & Support, Inclusion & Diversity, Depth & Breadth for Newer Editors

Type of session:

Workshop

Abstract:

Information about craft is almost nonexistent in Wikipedia and Wikidata. With a view to stitching up that gap, Wikimedia New York City members have started Wikipedia:WikiProject Craft, hosting Craft+Wikipedia Roundtable sessions with the Textile Society of America. Putting together a new WikiProject involves piecing together many different contributions—much like piecing together a quilt. We hope you'll contribute and explore the world of craft!

Craft is the creation of objects using human hands. It is practiced by professional artists, tradespeople, amateurs and enthusiasts with a spectrum of skills and vision. Craft artists work with traditional craft materials and practices in fields such as glassblowing, pottery, jewelry, textile arts, woodworking and metalworking. The studio movement is part of a broader world of craft where boundaries blur between hobbyists, makers, specialists, and artists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-09-26/Community_view

Academic Peer Review option:

No

Author name:

Richard Knipel, Mary Mark Ockerbloom

E-mail address:

pharosofalexandriagmail.com

Wikimedia username:

UserPharos, User:Mary Mark Ockerbloom

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Estimated time:

Special requests:

Have you presented on this topic previously? If yes, where/when?:

If your submission is not accepted, would you be open to presenting your topic in another part of the program? (e.g. lightning talk or unconference session)

yes