February 2012
2 posts
January 2012
1 post
Museums & Motherhood: Wikipedia: The Neutrality... →
hstryqt:
Yesterday, in the height of excitement preparing for the Wikipedia Blackout, I had the opportunity to simply be proud about being a part of something bigger. But today, now that the Blackout has (of course) attracted attention, it has turned into a defense of Wikipedia’s principles.
I’m going to…
November 2011
5 posts
New Mount Rushmore
See more on Know Your Meme
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Rotary Takes Issue with Siting Sculptures Near... →
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin disagreement over placement of Richard Taylor sculptures.
The Participatory Museum & a New Authority →
hstryqt:
My latest post for the New Media Consortium is basically a distillation of a portion of my research paper. I’m really excited to get my “open authority” phrase out into the light of day, rather than stuck behind peer review for the next six months. So hooray!
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Milwaukee Statues: Bronze Fonz, King Gambrinus, a... →
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Creative Commons Search →
Use this search tool to locate photos, videos, music and graphics that are available for free use under a Creative Commons license.
July 2011
1 post
Lori Byrd Phillips on the Marcus Institute for... →
March 2011
1 post
Richard McCoy interview with Jonathan Lippincott... →
February 2011
5 posts
Art21 Blog Post on Fred Wilson's Indianapolis... →
New book!
richardmccoy:
I’m enjoying reading the well-illustrated “Large Scale,” by Jonathan Lippincott. Lots of good info about Lippincott, Inc.
Resolving to Care and Document by Rosemary Arnold. →
richardmccoy:
Rosemary Arnold writes an excellent post that summarizes our big day receiving the Concurrent Resolution from the State of Indiana.
Fred Wilson's E Pluribus Unum: New and Improved →
Great description of the important work of updating public art Wikipedia articles during the commissioning process.
December 2010
2 posts
Milwaukee Milestone
The effort to document Milwaukee’s public art collection in Wikipedia hit a milestone today: 30 articles are now live. Very exciting!
November 2010
1 post
October 2010
5 posts
Wikipedia and the Cultural Sector Talks & Workshop →
Spirit of Commerce
On my first full school day at Alverno, I felt quite overwhelmed so I decided to walk to Jackson Park. The park is about 15 minutes by hoof from campus. Once there, I became determined to locate the sculpture I had heard was the oldest in Milwaukee. After several wrong turns and almost giving up completely, I found it near the lagoon.
Spirit of Commerce is more than twice my height, quite...
Did You Know? →
A new article about Helaine Blumenfeld’s granite sculpture, Family, created by Wikipedia Saves Public Art in Milwaukee was featured on Wikipedia’s Main Page this week in the “Did You Know?” section.
Wikipedia Saves Public Art in Milwaukee
The City of Milwaukee has an extensive collection of public art. To date, Diane Buck’s book, Outdoor Sculpture in Milwaukee, has been the primary source of information. Published by the Wisconsin Historical Society, the book includes photographs of all of the sculptures, maps organized by neighborhood, and historical narratives offering context and aesthetic details. Starting this fall,...
May 2010
2 posts
E-Conservation Magazine Interview →
Daniel Cull interview about Wikipedia Saves Public Art now online at E-Conservation Magazine!
Wikipedia Signpost Article →
Wikipedia Signpost has published an article about the meeting between Wikipedians and museums in Denver last month.
April 2010
5 posts
WFYI’s “Art of the Matter”...
Wikipedia and the Cultural Sector
Liam Wyatt, Vice President of Wikimedia Australia, will present a public lecture on Monday, April 19 at 1:30 p.m. in the Basile Auditorium at the Herron School of Art and Design on the IUPUI campus. The lecture topic is “Wikipedia and the Cultural Sector.” All are invited to this free event!
Chronicle of Higher Education covers WSPA! →
Wikipedia Saves Public Art is in the technology section of this week’s Chronicle of Higher Education. Thanks to reporter Mary Helen Miller; collaborators Richard McCoy, Lori Byrd Phillips, Sarah Stierch, and Elizabeth Basile; PR guru Cindy Fox Aisen; and Wikipedia “admin” Nancy for helping put together the story. Thanks also to Lauren Talley for taking such a great picture of...
March 2010
2 posts
Check, Click, Re-check, Click
In the early 1990s, participants in Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) scoured Indianapolis to catalog examples of public art and report on their condition. Their efforts are documented in a set of files, a book and a database, all of which are frozen in time. What do those artworks look like today? And what about all of the new artworks that have been added to Indianapolis parks and other public...
February 2010
3 posts
On the Importance of Geolocating Public Art
Richard McCoy spoke about Wikipedia Saves Public Art as one of “seven simultaneous lectures” at the Indianapolis-Marion County Central Library on Wednesday, February 24 at 7 PM. Check out the images from his slideshow here.
Richard’s presentation argues that geolocating public art through tools like Gowalla, Google Maps, and Panoramio makes it more accessible to new audiences...
In the News: Wikipedia Saves Public Art →
IUPUI is promoting the project! Check out this full press release.
Public Art Tour on Gowalla →
Richard McCoy created a tour of the highlights of IUPUI’s public art collection using Gowalla. The snow on campus has started to melt, so hopefully people will get out and see some sculpture while the sun in shining!
January 2010
5 posts
Public Art Jumps in a Lake →
Check out this Art:21 blog post for details on how students from the Herron School of Art and Design are collaborating with artist Andrea Zittel on a public sculpture. Richard McCoy conducted an interview with Zittel about the floating island she is creating for 100 Acres, the new art and nature park at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and how students will be involved.
Wikimedia Workshop at MW2010
Museums and the Web is an annual conference bringing together cultural sector workers who have interest in new technology, especially for the Web and mobile applications. This year, MW2010 is convening a day-long workshop that will be a meeting of the minds from the Wikimedia Foundation and leaders in the cultural sector. The goal is to figure out how museums can better use and contribute to...
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Public Art Quest on Gowalla →
A former student, Sarah Stierch, is taking the lead creating “spots” in Gowalla for public art. So far, she’s added several campus sculptures, as well as works on Mass Ave. and at the Eiteljorg Museum. By populating Gowalla with public art spots, Sarah will help mobile users become more aware of them. She’s also adding to the fun by dropping treats such as tacos, beatniks,...
December 2009
10 posts
The State of Public Art in Wikipedia
The contest results are in! After scouring Wikipedia for 10 days, we found articles about public art in all 50 states as well as 46 countries around the world. The contest required that any article added to the Wikipedia Saves Public Art list had to have an image and accurate GPS coordinates.
As we look to 2010, I’m sure another contest is around the corner.
Game On! Help Us Locate Public Art in Wikipedia →
Want to play a fun game? Richard McCoy has launched a competition to draw attention to the state of Wikipedia’s coverage of public art. Visit the contest page to participate. The goal is to find articles about public art that feature an image of the work and GPS coordinates—these are two features that make for good Wikipedia articles about public art. With any luck, by 2010 we will...
Spreading the Word →
Graduate student Elizabeth Basile wrote a description of Wikipedia Saves Public Art and her own reflections on the experience of working on IUPUI’s public art collection for the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s blog. The blog post concludes with an appeal for help: we’re seeking information about Carey Chatman’s sculpture near the University Library.
IUPUI Web Interactive Campus Art Tour →
IUPUI recently produced a series of virtual tours. One even features public art. Our students found many more details that could be added to future versions of the tour.
Did You Know...
Wikipedia’s Main Page highlights fewer than 10 recent articles each day in a section called “Did You Know…” Since our students started adding articles about campus sculpture to Wikipedia, three of their articles have been highlighted in “Did You Know…” Being featured on Wikipedia’s Main Page dramatically increases the viewership of these articles.
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Adding It Up
14 weeks, 40 sculptures, 35 articles up and running on Wikipedia by December 1, 3 articles flagged for “speedy deletion” by Wikipedians, and 1 user blocked. In the last hours before our deadline, especially, watching the articles take tangible form was really exciting.
