Folks Gather at Artexte To Reflect on WhatA Truly Feminist Internet Would Look Like

Article written by Kelly Day, Art Education Major at Concordia University and Recipient of The Elspeth McConnell Fine Arts Award

Recognizing the gender bias represented online, Artexte organized a daylong Wikipedia edit-a-thon titled Building Pathways to Inclusive Futures. Fifteen editors gathered both remotely and in person on March 15th, 2025. Remote participants used Artexte’s online digital repository, e-artexte.ca, which offers more than 2,500 digital resources related to art in Quebec and Canada, to assist in their research. This resource is available anytime through the website.

Artexte staff and volunteers worked together to add 8 new articles, make 117 edits, complete 41 entries, and contribute 236 references to Wikipedia pages associated with artists, authors, and cultural workers from underrepresented communities. In support of our partner Art+Feminism 2025, we focused on artists and authors who reimagine borders, communicate diasporic experiences, and explore personal definitions of place—each contributing to a vision of what a truly intersectional feminist internet might look like.

I had the unique opportunity to help organize this event as an intern with Artexte. As a recipient of the Elspeth McConnell Fine Arts Internship Award, I was given the chance to select a local arts non-profit where I could learn a new skill, broadening my experience beyond my undergraduate program at Concordia University. Through this internship, I was introduced to the educational potential of Wikipedia as a pedagogical tool. Engaging with open-source knowledge platforms has expanded my understanding of digital literacy and opened up new ways to empower students by giving them agency in their own learning processes.

This experience has allowed me to explore methodologies beyond traditional art education coursework. By integrating innovative, research-informed approaches into my teaching practice, I am better equipped to design inclusive and forward-thinking classroom experiences. I believe this skill set—particularly my ability to teach Wikipedia editing—will enable me to offer a dynamic and socially relevant curriculum as an educator.

I am an Art Education Specialization major, continuing in Concordia’s Art Education Master’s program this fall. My interdisciplinary practice incorporates performance, installation, sound/video, sculpture, print, and fibres. Themes I explore include narrative reclamation, nostalgia, familial trauma, and radical self-identification. My work has been exhibited in Montreal, the United States, and Colombia.

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