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The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is a United States–based oral-history archiving project founded in 2005, focused on the lives and work of Black artists.[1] Its work includes oral archiving, salons, peer teaching workshops, meetups, and Wikipedia edit-a-thons.[2] The BLT brings people together to engage in dialogues about the writing, recording, and promoting inclusive art history.[1][3][4] One of its aims is to address the racial and gender bias on Wikipedia by encouraging Wikipedia articles about African-American artists.[5][6][7]

History

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Artists Jina Valentine and Heather Hart founded the Black Lunch Table (BLT) in 2005 with an event at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture artist residency.[1][8][9] The BLT has hosted edit-a-thons at a range of institutions and settings including Boston University, Rutgers, The New School, BRIC Arts Media, and others.[3][7][9]

BLT gained non-profit status in 2019.[10]

As of 2020, the organization has hosted 72 Wikipedia events in six countries, creating 385 new articles and uploading 727 new images.[11] The organization has received funding from Mellon Foundation, the Warhol Foundation, the Reva & David Logan Foundation, Ruth Foundation for the Arts, Ford Foundation, the Wikimedia Foundation, the Foundation for Contemporary Art, among other sources.[10][12][13]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "The Black Lunch Table". Creative Capital. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ Kim, Katherine (January 15, 2018). "Three Questions with The Black Lunch Table". DLF. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Black Artists Speak & Black Lunch Tables with Artists Heather Hart and Jina Valentine » Arts Initiative". Boston University. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Black Lunch Table". Art21 Magazine. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Black Lunch Table, Artists' Table". The New School. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ Moloi, Nkgopoleng (August 13, 2018). "The Black Lunch Table - engaging communities through candid conversations". Bubblegum Club. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. 1 2 aclark (October 24, 2016). "The Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Edit-a-thon". BRIC. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Wikipedia-a-thon | Black Lunch Table". Project Row Houses. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon". Rutgers University Libraries. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  10. 1 2 "History". Black Lunch Table. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  11. ↑ Kiernan, Kat (June 10, 2020). "Good Work: Black Lunch Table". Don't Take Pictures. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Black Lunch Table". The Reva and David Logan Foundation. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Core Grants — Ruth Arts". www.rutharts.org. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
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