Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Centre A:Art and Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2026 (ID: 23644373)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Dianehywong
- Organization
Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
- If you are a group or organization leader, board member, president, executive director, or staff member at any Wikimedia group, affiliate, or Wikimedia Foundation, you are required to self-identify and present all roles. (required)
N/A
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Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Centre A: Art and Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2026
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2026-03-01 - 2026-03-31
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Canada
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Art+Feminism
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
For Centre A’s 2026 iteration of our annual Art and Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, we will be once again focusing on highlighting stories that too often go unacknowledged in the art world. Through this project, we will focus on feminism through an intersectional lens that acknowledges the multiplicity and nuance of lived experiences across race, class, privilege, disability, and sexuality. Through the event series, we hope to encourage our audience to not only create and edit Wikipedia articles about women, LGBTQ2S+, gender non-binary, people of colour, Black and Indigenous artists or curators but also learn from alternative sources of knowledge through independent and personal archives as a response to the under or mis-representation of marginalized voices in arts and culture. For the 2026 iteration of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon, we are placing particular emphasis on continuing to create new and updating existing pages on the topics of art and culture for LGBTQ2S+, gender non-binary Asian and Asian diasporic artists, curators, and cultural workers. In particular focusing on Filipino artists, arts and cultural workers, and institutions.
As a leading public art gallery that focuses on the ongoing production of contemporary Asian and Asian diasporic artists, we are committed to contributing to public access to documentation of diverse histories and lived experiences. Reflecting on the history of institutional archives made from the frameworks of colonialism, racism, patriarchy, and heterosexism, we acknowledge the role of the archivist is never an impartial one. Rather than expect a universal approach to knowledge sharing, our proposed programming seeks to amplify the unique perspectives of marginalized artists and those facing human displacement/ migration in how they create alternative archival strategies as a way for placemaking, negotiating in/visibility, and finding a sense of ground within the digital space. During a time when marginalized people disproportionately face limitations on self expression and truth preservation online by algorithmic and government censorship and political red tagging, we aim to respond to the urgent need to create spaces for connecting and learning about how we can express agency in information sharing and digital literacy through our talks on Alternate Archives, a tactile zine workshop, and the culminating Edit-a-thon.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
Mar 7, 2026 - Chia Amisola Talk
Centre A will be kicking off 2026’s event with a talk that focuses on Alternative Archives. This virtual talk and Q&A will introduce grassroots archiving projects, and how artists have engaged with practices of knowledge and artifact collection that not only function to bridge migratory and physical distances. It also functions as a tool to give agency to how marginalized communities position themselves in history, re-narrativize one’s existence, and take ownership of the ways we make ourselves visible through information sharing. The talk will be led by Chia Amisola (TBC), the founder of Developh and the Philippine Internet Archive, an artist and technologist who has created artwork and research interventions that collect Filipino cultural ephemera and resources on Filipino histories such as the Martial Law Index, and Kakakompyuter mo yan! Amisola will speak on their involvement in creating independent archives, and online intervention strategies. This is a chance for participants to learn current strategies and tools to develop online literacy to create and reflect alternative archives and tools for knowledge preservation.
Mar 14, 2026 - Alternative Mobile Libraries and Tactile Zine Workshop, Rachel Lau
Centre A will be hosting a talk on the Queer Reads Library and workshop on zine making as a tactile research instrument. This workshop will be led by Rachel Lau (TBC), a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and library worker. Rachel will introduce their work with Queer Reads Library, particularly focusing on how artists use the strategies of archive and information gathering as an act of repair. This workshop and talk will also give participants an opportunity to access open source materials from the Queer Reads Library as part of the Edit-a-thon series. We are also exploring a tactile zine workshop as part of the event to further engage participants in research practices.
Mar 21, 2026 - Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
In the fourth of our Wikipedia Edit-a-thon sessions, Centre A invites participants to join us in-person and to bring along their own personal devices to edit and create Wikipedia pages. Hosted at our newly re-opened Reading Room, along with sharing skills for new and beginner editors we hope to familiarize the public with the space as a valuable research aid for Asian art and publications. For the 2026 iteration, Centre A encourages participants to focus on pages about Queer Asian and Filipino artists and movements that will reflect our upcoming exhibition and mentorship program with Filipino youths. Lists of artists will be provided. The Wikipedia Edit-a-thons create a safe space for participants to ask more experienced editors questions and learn through hands-on editing in an inclusive environment.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.
User: grufallo_00 (Project Manager, Contract) User: Dianehywong (Program Supervisor, Salaried) User: Maliv.kh (Program Assistance, Contract)
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
For our 2026 Art & Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, we will engage with a wider number of communities that we are building upon from our 2022-2025 activities. As a gallery situated in historic Vancouver’s Chinatown, we also strive to encourage participants from various galleries in our neighborhood. Coinciding with the completion of Centre A’s mentorship program for Filipino youth, the Balikbayan Project, we will continue to reach out to local Filipino organizations such as Filipino BC, Pinoy Pride, Migrante, and Anakbayan. This way we are able to help Vancouver’s diverse communities to develop media literacy to bridge knowledge gaps with open source media platforms. We will also be sharing our programming with neighbouring local galleries such as Gallery Gachet, Access Gallery, Or Gallery, Artspeak, and others, to further connect with the local arts community around feminist arts knowledge sharing projects.
In order to follow-up with participants, we will be sending emails after the events with a follow-up questionnaire to gauge participant satisfaction and see if we can improve upon anything for similar events in the future. For certain events, specifically the workshop and talks, we will also select readings relating to our program themes to provide as an additional resource to be shared in Centre A’s Reading Room during the month of March. This will encourage visitors to continue to engage with the various reading materials and familiarize with the space as a research aid. Additionally, in order to further our engagement with Vancouver’s diverse artist-run centers and organizations located in historic Chinatown, Centre A will continue to support a variety of initiatives and programs.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
N/A
- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
We have previously partnered with the Belkin Art Gallery for our 2022-2024 edition of Art & Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and Rungh Magazine for the 2025 iteration of the program. We will continue our ongoing conversation with the Belkin Gallery, Rungh Magazine, and other organizations organizing other Art and Feminism events to ensure that there is no overlap and we are creating programming that are complimentary to one another.
While Belkin usually facilitates the two “How To” workshops and their own Edit-a-thon, Centre A will create additional programming that will engage our shared audience with our own resources and research materials. Once we have compiled a list of organizations that we would like to update or create new Wikipedia pages for, we will also be reaching out to them to gather any additional resources or research materials that we can include during the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. We will also be actively engaging with different fine arts student groups at UBC such as the Visual Art Student Association and Art History Student Association to encourage participation from the Art History, Visual Art, and Theory Department at UBC. We will also be reaching out to students from post-secondary institutions in the Greater Vancouver area such as Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Simon Fraser University, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Langara College, and many more.
We have also been building connections with local Filipino organizations such as Filipino BC, Pinoy Pride, Migrante, and Anakbayan that we will share our events and resources with.
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Cultural background, ethnicity, religion, racial
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Culture, heritage or GLAM
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Ethnic/racial/religious or cultural background
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Innovate in Free Knowledge
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
1. Engage with more diverse communities in Vancouver / enable cross-cultural solidarity through the sharing of stories
How can Centre A better support and uplift diverse perspectives and communities in Vancouver? What has prevented or limited this cross-cultural exchange in the past? To what extent has / can Art and Feminism events help build solidarity?
2. This year, community members are motivated to produce open-access research around Filipino and Queer Asian/ Asian Diasporic artists
How do we engage more with the Filipino Community and provide resources for community members for open access research? To what extent have our previous workshops and edit-a-thons removed barriers for communities to access and contribute knowledge on Wikipedia?
Share tools and information on how to expand applications of research and knowledge conservation through zines and independent archives.
How can Centre A provide digital literacy tools and strategies that are most urgent to the communities we serve? How are our communities engaging with alternative methods of documentation and knowledge transference?
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
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| Number of participants | 50 | |
| Number of editors | 20 | |
| Number of organizers | 5 |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
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| Wikipedia | 80 |
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| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
Yes
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
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| New content contributions | Total number of new wikipedia pages created | 20 |
| Wikipedia Pages Updated | Total number of wikipedia pages updated | 60 |
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- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
We will be measuring and tracking our metrics through our event dashboard.
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fqNxB9zMJOa_Jz6b0XfsfBa9-cQtncjdScpmTJP3uMA/edit?usp=sharing
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
7012 CAD
- 22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.
4990.89 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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