CAPACOA + Partners to Launch Cultural Venues Datathon

The following is excerpted from a release issued by CAPACOA.

Cultural venues are an important part of the performing arts ecosystem in Canada. Theatres, concert halls, black boxes, music venues: these buildings located across the country provide the best possible settings for audiences to experience the outstanding performances our artists can deliver.

However, there is still no comprehensive open database of performing arts venues. This makes it difficult for these venues, and the productions they present, to be found online by audiences.

Let’s change that!

Produced by LaCogency, CAPACOA and with the support of many partners, the Cultural Venues Datathon will bring participants together to work in a relaxed and informal environment to populate Wikidata with information about the many cultural venues we know and love.

When : Monday, April 25, 2022 to Friday, April 30, 2022 for editing activities and a grand plenary on Monday, May 2, 2022, to close the datathon.

What : The Cultural Venues Datathon is being offered in both English and French with 4 separate drop-in sessions dedicated to each language.

No previous experience with Wikidata is required. Attendance at every session is not mandatory.