Video History Project

Events

995 records

  1. 1966 Challenge for Change Chronology

    Challenge for Change program was begun in 1966 to create films and later videotapes about the social concerns of various Canadian communities. In1968 George Stoney becomes Director.

  2. 1966 Experiments in Art and Technology (EAT) Chronology

    Experiments in Art and Technology (EAT) was founded to support collaborations between artists and engineers; Billy Kluver was the founder. EAT sought to pair artists with engineers and worked with Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, John Cage and Andy Warhol. Some collaborations were exhibited at the World Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan.

  3. 1966 Film Program Chronology

    Film Program established at New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). First government funded touring film program, funds for media in schools, and for film rentals and guest speakers.

  4. 1966 Ken Dewey Chronology

    "Selma Last Year" by Ken Dewey, New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall Lobby, New York City. Multichannel video installation with photographs by Bruce Davidson, music by Terry Riley

  5. 1966 Peter Bradley Chronology

    Peter Bradley, Director of Film TV/Media and Literature Program 1966-1977

  6. 1966 Stan VanDerBeek and Billy Kluver Chronology

    Contemporary Voices in the Arts toured Stan VanDerBeek and Billy Kluver to colleges for workshops and public presentations. Supported by New York State Council on the Arts.

  7. 1966 "TIME" Chronology

    TIME is a black-and-white, 30-minute work commissioned by the National Swedish Television and televised in September 1966; electronic paintings were created with a temporarily built video synthesizer by Ture Sjolander and Bror Wilkstrom. Ture Sjolander described TIME as the very first videoart work televised as an exhibition/installation statement; he stated it was produced to create a historical record and to provide evidence of original visual free art made through manipulation of the electronic signal and exhibited/installed through the television.

  8. 1967 ARPANET Chronology

    ARPANET design discussions held, meetings among three independent teams working on packet networks (RAND, NLP- National Physics Lab in England - and ARPA)

  9. 1967 Channel of Soul Chronology

    Channel of Soul, 16mm film workshop, Buffalo, directed by Pamela Dodes Felderman. One of the first funded 16mm film production workshops. Funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

  10. 1967 Experimental Television Workshop Chronology

    Experimental Television Workshop at KQED-TV, San Francisco. Directed by Brice Howard and Paul Kaufman. Established with a Rockefeller Foundation grant

  11. 1967 Experiments in Art and Technology Chronology

    Experiments in Art and Technology, Billy Kluver, Director. Funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

  12. 1967 Film Project Chronology

    New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Film Project is reorganized as Film Program. Supports film tours, production training, equipment access and film appreciation.

  13. 1967 Howard Wise Gallery Chronology

    "Festival of Lights" at Howard Wise Gallery, New York City. Exhibition of kinetic lights works that include video works by Serge Boutourline, Nam June Paik, Aldo Tambellini and others

  14. 1967 IVC Chronology

    IVC introduces 1" helical video recorders

  15. 1967 Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) Chronology

    Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) receives New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) support for its Film Department

  16. 1967 Nam June Paik Chronology

    "Electronic Blues" by Nam June Paik in "Lights in Orbit," Howard Wise Gallery, New York City. Viewer participation video installation

  17. 1967 Public Media Program Chronology

    National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) establishes the Public Media Program

  18. 1967 Rockfeller Foundation Chronology

    Rockfeller Foundation awards first video fellowship

  19. 1967 Sony Chronology

    Sony introduces DV-2400, the first Porta-Pak

  20. 1967 Stanford Report Chronology

    The Stanford Report, Organization and Location of the American Film Institute, was a research study assembled prior to the creation of the AFI; it is cited as Report 11979: NAMAC, published by AIVF. The authors showed little interest in non-feature-length film or in encouraging regional development of film activity. The study recommended a centrally located center for film study and education; the AFI was established in Los Angeles with a second operation in Washington, DC, and satellite or regional affiliates were rejected; the AFI was to be the most visible and public entity in the film and media field.

  21. 1967 The American Film Institute Chronology

    The American Film Institute (AFI) is founded

  22. 1967 The Film Club Chronology

    The Film Club, 16mm production workshop for Lower East Side teens, organized by Jaime Barrios. One of the first funded 16mm film production workshops. Funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

  23. 1967 The Movie Bus Chronology

    The Movie Bus, organized by Rodger Larson. Funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to tour New York City boroughs, screening Film Club productions.

  24. 1967 Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Chronology

    "Light/Motion/Space," Walker Art Center, Minneapolis in collaboration with Howard Wise Gallery, New York City. Travels to Milwaukee Art Center. Includes video works by Nam June Paik, Aldo Tambellini and others

  25. 1967 WGBH-TV Chronology

    WGBH-TV inaugurates artist-in-residence program with grant from the Rockefeller Foundation