Grants:Project/Performing Arts Aotearoa - Wiki Project
Project idea
What is the problem you're trying to solve?
What problem are you trying to solve by doing this project? This problem should be small enough that you expect it to be completely or mostly resolved by the end of this project. Remember to review the tutorial for tips on how to answer this question.
Performing arts is defined as including theatre, dance, cabaret, and music performances, including Opera, and other cultural forms. The problem encountered when contributing to performing arts in Aotearoa New Zealand on the Wikimedia platforms many organisations and notable people missing or with very little information creates barriers for editing as there is little to link to. This also means not much as exemplar.
The lack of information includes a lack of biographies as well as poor or missing information about important institutions and events. For example the central government arts organisation Creative New Zealand identifies 14 arts festivals in New Zealand and the Arts festivals in New Zealand Wikipedia category lists only two of these articles. Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons are equally sparse.
New Zealand has a rich history of performing arts but disparate and under resourced agencies and advocacy bodies. Wikidata could form an excellent backbone of information. The Wikidata:WikiProject Performing arts outlines some of the problems encountered in general in this subject area that also apply to this project.
Because the problem is scarcity of content and lack of precedent this project has a narrower focus within performing arts and metrics to enable achievable goals.
What is your solution?
For the problem you identified in the previous section, briefly describe your how you would like to address this problem. We recognize that there are many ways to solve a problem. We’d like to understand why you chose this particular solution, and why you think it is worth pursuing. Remember to review the tutorial for tips on how to answer this question.
Making a start to creating more content on Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons about performing arts in Aotearoa through identifying significant gaps, and establishing good practice with existing editors.
To narrow the focus the content will be focused on biographies of designers, directors and arts managers in performing arts.
The goals are to:
- establish a project with identified priorities and areas
- improve editing knowledge in this subject area with existing editors
- generate content across Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia
- gather available resources including data within organisations and institutions
- educate about commons license within the sector
- improve existing Wikipedia articles and Wikidata items
The first step will be people into Wikidata. This will highlight areas of deficiency such as institutions, companies, events, awards and productions that are needed to create properties for the people.
The main method is to activating the existing Wikipedia editor community especially in Aotearoa in a well managed project including three in-house edit-a-thons.
This is worth pursuing, Wikipedia is a good platform for accessible information and a central depositary when there is little resource in Aotearoa for any coordination of information about performing arts in Aotearoa. There are a number of organisations that will be willing provide resources such as Playmarket and Auckland Arts Festival. Other organisations are being approached during this drafting process.
Project goals
What are your goals for this project? Your goals should describe the top two or three benefits that will come out of your project. These should be benefits to the Wikimedia projects or Wikimedia communities. They should not be benefits to you individually. Remember to review the tutorial for tips on how to answer this question.
- Increase quality content about performing arts in Aotearoa in Wikidata, Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons
- Increase quality content about women and people of colour including indigenous peoples in Wikidata, Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons (this will manifest in the lists generated as the project outline is created and also in the metrics, 'what gets measured gets done')
- Contribute to Wikidata:WikiProject Performing arts and related projects on Wikidata and Wikipedia
- Contribute to Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand
The main benefit is access to open information in the area of performing arts.
Project impact
How will you know if you have met your goals?
For each of your goals, we’d like you to answer the following questions:
- During your project, what will you do to achieve this goal? (These are your outputs.)
- Once your project is over, how will it continue to positively impact the Wikimedia community or projects? (These are your outcomes.)
For each of your answers, think about how you will capture this information. Will you capture it with a survey? With a story? Will you measure it with a number? Remember, if you plan to measure a number, you will need to set a numeric target in your proposal (e.g. 45 people, 10 articles, 100 scanned documents). Remember to review the tutorial for tips on how to answer this question.
The evaluation will include a story that can be told by the people, institutions and organisations that have connected with this project including:
- the value of open access information
- the process of Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons
- the types of people who are editing Wikipedia
- the way the project supports their mission and values as well as that of the Wikimedia Foundation
Metrics will also be used for evaluation with an ambitious target. (See the metrics section)
Do you have any goals around participation or content?
Are any of your goals related to increasing participation within the Wikimedia movement, or increasing/improving the content on Wikimedia projects? If so, we ask that you look through these three metrics, and include any that are relevant to your project. Please set a numeric target against the metrics, if applicable. Remember to review the tutorial for tips on how to answer this question.
The following goals can be measured through metrics and will support evaluation.
Wikidata
- 50 new Wikidata entries of people that are part of performing arts in Aotearoa [at least 50% of new people are women, 30% are not Pākehā ie. Māori, Pacific Islander or people of colour]
- 100 new Wikidata entries of people that are part of performing arts in Aotearoa [at least 50% of new people are women, 30% are not Pākehā ie. Māori, Pacific Islander or people of colour]
- 100 new Wikidata entries of organisations that are part of performing arts in Aotearoa [at least 30% are not Pākehā ie. Māori, Pacific Islander or people of colour]
- 50 new Wikidata entries of awards and events etc that are part of performing arts in Aotearoa [spread across the spectrum of classical, established and avant-guard, grass roots forms]
- 50 new Wikidata entries of venues which hold performing arts [representing a spread related to population]
- Improvements made to 100 existing Wikidata entries related to performing arts in Aotearoa
Wikimedia Commons
- 100 new images of venues which hold performing arts
- 25 new images of people involved in performing arts in Aotearoa
- 25 new images of performing arts occasions or organisations
- 25 uploaded already licensed available images related to performing arts
Wikipedia
- 10 new articles / bio’s of performing arts people [50% women, production, arts management, design, directing]
- 10 new articles about performing arts organisations, productions or occasions in Aotearoa
- Improvements to 100 articles related to performing arts in Aotearoa
- Improving reference to performing arts design and designers (or adding) on 25 articles
Project plan
Activities
Tell us how you'll carry out your project. What will you and other organizers spend your time doing? What will you have done at the end of your project? How will you follow-up with people that are involved with your project?
Coordinate three in-house edit-a-thons in Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin for experienced editors. This will be in partnership with Otago University in Dunedin, Auckland Theatre Company in Auckland and Playmarket in Wellington.
The organisers will ensure content on Wikipedia expands for women, people of colour and in the disabilities areas, and that the regions and experimental or fringe is also included where it is notable. (See how the metrics are being measured for more information). The challenge of sourcing legitimate resources will be part of the work of the organisers.
At the end of the project we will have had three physical get togethers focused on editing content, and a well run updated on-line project that identified areas for content improvement and progress.
A contact list will be established of participants who have edited or have contributed in other ways.
The outcomes of the project will be published to participants and the organizations and institutions involved will be given material for use in internal promotions if they wish.
Budget
How you will use the funds you are requesting? List bullet points for each expense. (You can create a table later if needed.) Don’t forget to include a total amount, and update this amount in the Probox at the top of your page too!
- Project manager 1000USD
- Promotion 50USD (advertising on social media)
- Internal travel within New Zealand (flights and ground transport) 300USD
- Accommodation for project manager within New Zealand 400USD
- Catering and expenses for in-house edit-a-thons 250USD
TOTAL 2000USD
Community engagement
Community input and participation helps make projects successful. How will you let others in your community know about your project? Why are you targeting a specific audience? How will you engage the community you’re aiming to serve during your project?
The specific audience are:
- Existing wiki editors of Aotearoa NZ and Australia (some who often participate in our projects)
- Performing arts sector organisations eg: Entertainment Technicians New Zealand (ETNZ), Entertainment Venues Association Of New Zealand (EVANZ), Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ), Theatre Archives, Arts Access Aotearoa, Playmarket, Capital E National Children Theatre, professional theatre companies, and regional festivals who hold archives.
Updates to the Wikipedia community will be given through the wiki project pages.
Updates to the performing arts sector will be in four email newsletters outlining progress, the next stage and a final summary.
Get involved
Participants
Please use this section to tell us more about who is working on this project. For each member of the team, please describe any project-related skills, experience, or other background you have that might help contribute to making this idea a success.
Project coordinator - Lisa Maule - Pakoire (talk). Approximately a year editing on Wikipedia. Ran an edit-a-thon in 2020 on New Zealand playwrights with Playmarket (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Playmarket_Edit-A-Thon). 25+ years working in performing arts in New Zealand so knowledge of the sector / topic. Have been managing the COI that are intrinsically part of this. Took part in other Wikipedia projects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Wikipedia_Edit-A-Thon_2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/M%C4%81ori_Women_Weavers_Editathon West Coast Project I have been working for many years as a designer and organiser and am a competent project manager. https://www.lisamaule.info/
Community notification
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Am getting support from a few other participants before promoting it through various channels.Pakoire (talk)
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