Video History Project: Resources

The media field began its evolution in the decade of the 1960s within a rich cultural mix of factors including the introduction of portable videotape technology, the growth of public support for projects in the arts and humanities, and the radical counter-cultural movement. New York State hosted some of the earliest media activity in the United States. There were over thirty media organizations active in the upstate region alone during the period 1968 -1980.

The groups operated with a variety of organizational strategies, from individual to collective. Media makers explored video as an art medium and as a tool for social and cultural change, producing documentaries, narratives, conceptual, and image-processed work presented on cable and television, in regional and community venues and in art contexts.
For profiles of organizations active during the evolution of the field, browse the groups below. Links to organizations lists groups which provide informational and advocacy services, exhibition opportunities, access to new technologies, funding or offer multi-focus programs.

Click here for a visual of early New York State groups.

Groups

Browse the groups by clicking on the letter corresponding to the name of the group.

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Please visit the Contribution area if you'd like to help us add to the list. You can also tell a story about a group or send us an image about a group in that section. To add or correct information about a group page, please contact us.