Wikidata Archives

5 Steps to Improve Your Digital Presence

Modern dancers in black pants and bare chest on stage performing.

On November 18th, 2021, CAPACOA’s Director of Research and Development Frédéric Julien and Cultural Strategist, Bridget MacIntosh presented “Your Digital Presence, Let’s Improve it” as part of CAPACOA’s Àndji Màdjitàwin / Reboot / Relance Virtual Conference.

As we designed this presentation, we asked ourselves: “if a performing arts organization could only afford to take one or two steps to enhance their digital presence, what should they do?” We considered the most recent research and development, as well as tried-and-tested methods. We considered the different stakeholders of the performing arts ecosystem and we came up with a short list of calls to action for each one.

January 24, 2022/0 Comments/by Bridget MacIntosh

Wikidata award for the performing arts

Community Engagement, News and Updates

2021 was another year of ups and downs for the performing arts sector. Mostly downs, in fact. But there was one particular cheerful moment for the growing community of performing arts wikimedians.

December 31, 2021/0 Comments/by Frédéric Julien

A Journey Into Wikidata with Five Indigenous Artists

Governance, Research

Dancer looking at her reflection on the dance floor.

As part of the Linked Digital Future initiative, CAPACOA has been exploring how Indigenous knowledge can be adequately and respectfully represented over the Web of data. Most recently, we undertook one-on-one consultations with Indigenous artists to understand what work needs to be done to support respectful representation in Wikidata.

June 22, 2021/0 Comments/by Frédéric Julien

The Wikidata project for the performing arts is on!

Community Engagement, Digital Literacy, Events and Workshops, News and Updates

CAPACOA and the Conseil québécois du théâtre initiate an international cooperation project to increase the presence of performing arts in Wikidata.la présence des arts de la scène dans Wikidata.

June 22, 2020/0 Comments/by Véronique Marino

CAPACOA’s Linked Digital Future Initiative — A Primer

Digital Literacy, Prototyping and Development

Akoulina Connell and participants at a workshop discuss the notion of value chain.

After three full day workshops in Toronto, Halifax, and Vancouver and a recent presentation at Banff’s Digital Transformation Summit in 2019, CAPACOA’s Linked Digital Future Initiative is generating some buzz. The prime mover behind this initiative: making performing arts events findable and shareable in the AI-powered web. Right now, Siri, Alexa, and other AI-powered recommendation systems are drawing a blank on local performance options.

January 6, 2020/0 Comments/by Akoulina Connell