Art+Feminism is the annual edit-a-thon that began in 2014 to expand Wikipedia’s coverage of women artists.
The project was created by artists and organizers including Siân Evans, Jacqueline Mabey, Michael Mandiberg, and Dorothy Reneric. Its central idea was practical: gather volunteers in libraries, museums, universities, galleries, and online spaces to create and improve Wikipedia articles about women and other underrepresented subjects in the arts.
Art+Feminism events typically combine a short introduction to Wikipedia editing with research, article writing, and communal editing. They are commonly held around March, during Women’s History Month, although the campaign operates throughout the year and welcomes independently organized events.
The name can cause confusion with Women in Red, another major Wikipedia initiative focused on reducing the encyclopedia’s gender gap by creating biographies of women. AfroCROWD is also a separate movement centered on increasing participation and content related to people of African descent. Art+Feminism’s distinctive focus is feminist editing and representation in the arts.