Rhodes, Gabe

Squeaky Wheel Celebrates Ten Years Groups

Gabe Rhodes reports in Main (November/December 1996) on Squeaky Wheel/Media Resources Buffalo, founded in 1986 after Media Study Buffalo closed; Executive Director Cheryl Jackson credits NYSCA equipment grants and Hallwalls' support for growth to a 300-strong membership, youth workshops and resource rentals despite never receiving NEA funding. Squeaky Wheel taught workshops with the Albright Knox, planned citywide 10th-anniversary screenings and events for spring 1997, and faced competition from the University at Buffalo and RIT; Jackson advocated a grassroots orientation and expanded regranting, residency and distribution programs.