Creative Artists Public Service (CAPS), New York, begins awarding fellowships in video. About 1974 a program of videotapes by recipients was toured to venues throughout the State. In 1981 the touring program was curated and toured nationally.
Events by Year
1970
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Film Program awards first grant to Educational Film Library Association (EFLA), under direction of Nadine Covert. Funding to libraries to purchase 16mm foreign, classic and independent films for lending collections.
1970
Electronic Arts Intermix founded by Howard Wise after he closes his gallery. Explores video as a medium of personal expression and communication
1970
Eric Siegel builds Electronic Video Synthesizer with financial assistance from Howard Wise, New York
1970
First book publication to cover video art, Expanded Cinema by Gene Youngblood, E.P. Dutton, New York
1970
Experimental Television Center (ETC), Binghamton, New York, founded. Director Ralph Hocking. Originally Community Center for Television Production. Production/post-production center emphasizing synthesized and computer-generated imagery through Artist in Residenc Program. Equipment access to portable technology. Cable series, workshops and exhibition series "Video by Videomakers". Ken Dominick, Coordinator. Other people later associated with the Center: Sherry Miller Hocking, Robert Diamond, David Jones, Brian Byrnes, Paul Davis, Don McArthur, Peer Bode, Hank Rudolph
1970
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) funds Film Art Fund (Anthology Film Archives), under the direction of Jonas Mekas, for public screenings at Public Theatre, New York City. First New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) support for Public Theatre screenings.
1970
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) funds Global Village, New York City, under direction of John Reilly and Julie Gustafson.
1970
"Warehouse Show," Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City, exhibition . Includes video installation by Keith Sonnier
1970
"A.I.R." by Les Levine in "Software," the Jewish Museum, New York. Curated by Jack Burnham. Eighteen-monitor video installation
1970
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) funds Lincoln Center to organize film programs in 39 upstate communities
1970
Equipment access funded by New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), Media Equipment Resource Center (MERC) established, administered by Young Filmakers' Foundation. Provides short-term loan pool for Super-8 and 16mm film equipment.
1970
Equipment access funded by New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), Millenium Film Workshop, New York City
1970
Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh produces Film and Video Makers Travel Sheet. Monthly listings of artists' appearances, new works and events
1970
Museum of Conceptual Art (MOCA), San Francisco, founded by Tom Marioni. An alternative museum created for performance and multimedia art
1970
New York Foundation for the Arts created. Originally established to provide low-interest loans to arts organizations to sustain them between the time the NYSCA contract was awarded and the money arrived. By 1984 NYFA had greatly expanded programs to include a consultation service to artists, oversight of an artist in residence program, and administration of a fellowship program. Ted Berger, Director in 1984.
1970
Nam June Paik and Shuya Abe develop Paik/Abe synthesizer while artists-in-residence at WGBH-TV, Boston
1970
People's Video Theater, New York City, founded by Elliot Glass and Ken Marsh; an alternative video journalism collective emphasizing community video and political issues. Conducts weekend screenings in which the audience discussions are taped and replayed. Members include Judy Fiedler, Howard Gudstadt, Molly Hughes, Ben Levine, Richard Malone, Elaine Milosh and Richard Nusser
1970
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) funds People's Video Theatre, New York City, co-founded by Howard Gutstadt and Ken Marsh. First New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) funding to several groups exploring the creative use of video.
1970
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) funds Port Washington Library, under direction of Lillian Katz.