Art + Feminism 2026
Join Centre A for a series of virtual and in-person events throughout February and March as part of our annual Art & Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon event series.
This program amplifies stories too often overlooked in the art world. Help us balance the imbalance by creating and editing Wikipedia articles about women, LGBTQ2S+, gender non-binary, Black, Indigenous, and artists of colour, as well as curators, organizations, and feminist & activist art movements. This year, we’re centering feminism through an intersectional lens, acknowledging the complexity of lived experiences shaped by race, class, privilege, disability, and sexuality.
All in-person events will take place at Centre A unless otherwise noted. In-person events are masked drop-in with KN95s and air purifiers available on site. There will be indoor eating.
Childcare available upon request for in person events. Please email info@centrea.org if you require childcare minimally one week before the event.
Upcoming Wikipedia How-to-Edit Workshops:
• February 28, 2 PM, Online, Led by Maliv Khondaker and Diane Wong
• March 7, 2 PM, In-Person at Centre A, Led by Idris Pasaribu
Whether you’re new to Wikipedia or an experienced editor, everyone is welcome! We’ll provide beginner support, reference materials, technical guidance, and snacks! Centre A strongly encourages individuals with diverse backgrounds and narratives to participate.
March 14, 2026 - Workshop with Wikipedian-in-Residence (1-3 PM)
Join Wikipedian in Residence Idris Pasaribu in a collaborative, hands-on research inquiry into Vancouver's rich history of art collectives and artist-run centres. Explore Centre A's collection of exhibition ephemera and books through group artmaking: writing and collage.
March 14, 2026 - Zine Making Workshop with Queer Reads Library (3-5PM)
In the act of inscribing neglected narratives into collective consciousness, how does the artist act as archivist? What forms of labour give way to creative practice? Archival work? Information work? How do these forms of labour facilitate honest storytelling and enable collective healing? The workshop will grapple with some of these questions through the tactile act of zine-making, guided by artist and zine librarian Rachel Lau. Participants will engage with a curated selection of titles from Queer Reads Library to reflect on these questions and inform their zine-making process. Materials will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring materials and personal archival objects as well.
Rachel Lau is a queer multidisciplinary artist, writer, and library worker based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, colonially known as “vancouver”. They believe every person in the free world must do what they can, where they can to support the liberation of Palestine. Inspired by the tenderness and strength of queer and racialized communities, they create work that embraces feeling and communality. Their current practice includes poetry, photography, drawing, and zine-making. With friends, they organize Queer Reads Library, a mobile library of queer books and zines.
Queer Reads Library (QRL) 流動閱酷 is a mobile collection of books and independently published zines centred around queer Asian narratives and themes. Stewarded by Beatrix Pang and Rachel Lau, the libraries are currently located in Hong Kong and Vancouver. QRL, much like queer gender and sexuality, is fuelled by the fluid, experimental, and (sometimes) mischievous. We are interested in where our library will take us and who wants to engage with queer histories and narratives, specifically through printed matter.
Mar 21, 2026 - Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 12 - 5 PM
Centre A invites participants to join us in-person and to bring along their own personal devices to edit and create Wikipedia pages. Hosted at our newly re-opened Reading Room, along with sharing skills for new and beginner editors we hope to familiarize the public with the space as a valuable research aid for Asian art and publications. For the 2026 iteration, Centre A encourages participants to focus on pages about Queer Asian and Filipino artists and movements that will reflect our upcoming exhibition and mentorship program with Filipino youths. Lists of artists will be provided. The Wikipedia Edit-a-thons create a safe space for participants to ask more experienced editors questions and learn through hands-on editing in an inclusive environment.
Please join us in reconsidering representation and community in open-source knowledge platforms. We will provide help for beginner Wikipedians, reference materials, and technical support for making your edits. And snacks!
Please bring your own device and charger for editing
Register for Centre A’s Dashboard ahead of time here.
We look forward to welcoming new and experienced editors alike. Join us in expanding representation and building more inclusive knowledge on Wikipedia.