Report on the 1979 National Conference of Media Arts Centers

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  The Foundation for Independent Video and Film hosted the National Conference of Media Arts Centers at Lake Minnewaska, NY, April 25–27, 1979; funding was provided by the Rockefeller Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. A Steering Committee organized the meeting attended by representatives of 47 organizations and 12 governmental agencies, attendance was limited to 63 by a selection process and about 20% were from artist-based organizations. The conference addressed distribution, new technologies, media arts center development, broadcast access and funding; it charged a committee to form a national coalition of organizations from 11 geographic zones, with regional meetings held March–May 1980 and individual representation added by October 1980.

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  James Lohrey's 1999 Media Center Highlighted Screenings/Lectures 1972–Present lists visiting artists, screenings, lectures and festivals at Visual Studies Workshop from 1972 to 1999, noting establishment of the Media Center, Visiting Artist Program and the NO‑TV series. John Minkowsky's 1977 survey describes the Program in Photographic Studies offering an MFA through University Center at Buffalo under Nathan Lyons; the two‑and‑a‑half‑year, workshop‑oriented curriculum includes concentrated projects and a six‑month internship. Facilities cited include a Research Center with over 8,000 books, 250 magazine titles and 100,000 images, conservation and restoration, a bookbindery, a travelling exhibition program and a publications program producing Afterimage and visual books.