- New York Foundation for the Arts Chronology
New York Foundation for the Arts announced video fellowships to Richard Bloes, Maxi Cohen, Dee Dee Halleck, Kathy High, Warrington Hudlin, Jull Kroesen, Shigeko Kubota, Michael Marton, Tony Oursler, Alex Roshuk, Martha Rosler, Tomiyo Sasaki and Matt Schlanger. Panelists were Dena Crane, Davidson Gigliotti, Ralph Hocking, Ardele Lister and Lynn Blumenthal.
- John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Chronology
John Simon Guggenheim Foundation awards first video fellowship
- Checkerboard Foundation Chronology
Checkerboard Foundation recieves matching funds from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for video artists' fellowships
- Rockefeller Foundation Chronology
Rockefeller Foundation awarded Film/Video Multimedia Fellowships to Kadambari Baxi, Tom E. Brown, Veena Cabreros Sud, Jim Campbell, Sandi DuBowski, Natalie Jeremijenko, Art Jones, Jesse Lerner, Erik Loyer, Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir, David H. Riker, Jay Rosenblatt, Ira Sachs, Rea Tajiri
- Rockefeller Foundation Chronology
Rockefeller Foundation awarded Film/Video Multimedia Fellowships to Larry Andrews, Carlos Aparicio, Gregg Araki, Sadie Benning, James Benning, Alan Berliner, Black Planet Productions, Arlene Bowman, Kathy High, Leandro Katz, Elia Suleiman, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Ela Troyano, Martha Wallner
- Rockefeller Foundation Chronology
Rockefeller Foundation awarded Film/Video Multimedia Fellowships to Ralph Arlyck, Zeinabu irene Davis, Joel DeMott and Jeff Kreines, Su Friedrich, Vanalyne Green, Louis Hock, Peter Hutton, Bill Jersey, Zydnia Nazario, Warren Sonbert, Janice Tanaka, Keiko Tsuno, Bill Viola, Marco Williams