Make sure you understand this information before you move on to the next step.
Step 2: Choose a project to work on
Understanding Wikipedia guidelines on notability will help a little bit in choosing an artwork.
Articles about art are considered notable when:
- Artworks are the subject of art historical publications, newspaper or magazine articles, or publicly-accessible press releases issued by government bodies or organizations
- Multiple and independent sources name the artwork and devote significant attention to it as a subject
- Works are made by artists who are the subject of Wikipedia articles
- Works are commissioned by cities, neighborhoods, or organizations that are the subject of Wikipedia articles
- Titles and artists for the works can be identified and located in secondary sources
Your cultural institution or community might already have a list of requested articles. If one doesn't exist, it may be useful to create a simple list for future use.
There's lots of things you can do about this topic, including working on the main article. Recently there has been some work done on specific conservation processes:
This guide provides a step-by-step process for creating a sandbox (a subpage of your userpage) using the guide. The public art template automatically adds an established infobox, categories, and headings to a page, allowing you to simply fill in the gaps.
Step 4: Compile your research
Use the Style Guide for help with adding research content to your article.
This guide provides detailed information for filling out all of the components of your article, including:
Formatting for the infobox (code for image, image size, dimensions, geotagging, etc.)
Using references
Uploading photos
Inserting GPS coordinates
Adding links to the "See also" & "External links" section
Adding and creating navigation boxes
Using Categories
Finding resources
Use the Style Guide's section on references for information on:
Did You Know: If your article is new, or you expanded the content of an article by five, your article is eligible for the Did You Know column on the Wikipedia Main Page.
Log your volunteer hours: Some museums like to include the hours worked by E-Volunteers in their records. This information helps in obtaining grants and future support for the museum. Be sure to check with your museum to see if they would like to log your E-Volunteer hours.
Help
The E-Volunteer program relies on the resources provided within the Wikipedia community for help.
Advice for the cultural sector: The WikiProject Advice for the cultural sector (also known as GLAM- Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) will be the most directly helpful for this program. Many members of GLAM are already aware of the E-Volunteer program and are highly invested in helping museum-Wikipedia collaborations. Be sure to read the main page, as it may answer your question. You can also Direct questions to the talk page.
WikiProject Visual Arts: WikiProject Visual Arts is the parent WikiProject, and they can often answer general Wikipedia questions and concerns specifically regarding artworks. Direct questions to the talk page.
WikiProject Public art: Wikipedia Saves Public Art is the portal for this program, as well as other public art and museum-related resources. If you do not hear back from WikiProject Visual Arts, you can always post questions on the talk page.
Village Pump: For questions regarding appropriately uploading images to Wikipedia or Commons, please see Commons:Village pump. If you have copyright questions or if you are unsure if a specific image is permissible in Wikipedia it's typically better to ask first.
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