Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/skow75 Photobooth 2021

**BLT Photobooth @ Skowhegan's 75th Anniversary Block Party**
When and Where
Date:	Saturday, October 9th,2021
Time:	12--5 pm EST
Address:	W22nd St, between 6th/7th Ave
Website:	https://75.skowheganart.org/block-party

Black Lunch Table Photobooth at Skowhegan's 75th Anniversary Block Party[edit]

Event Description[edit]

Black Lunch Table Wikimedians mobilize the creation and improvement of a specific set of Wikipedia articles that pertain to the lives and works of Black artists. The core activity of the BLT Wikimedians user group is edit-a-thons. It allows BLT as a user group to work together to increase the information and participation about and by our community. It also allows us to invite all editors to focus on the knowledge gap that exists around the lives and works of Black artists on the platform.

Recognizing that Wikipedia is not the only platform that lacks information about the lives of Black artists, the BLT Photobooth increases images of Black artists on Wikicommons. To make notable artists that fall in the Wiki gaps more visible, BLT invites professional photographers to host a pop-up portrait studio at events and make that work open license for free use, edit and distribution.

Everyone is invited to have their image taken, uploaded and contribute to the visibility of artists on Wikicommons. We will be joined by photographer Kay Hickman. Join us in celebrating the 75th anniversary of Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.

See all of our portraits HERE