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Woodstock Community Video

Date
1972
Woodstock Community Video, Woodstock, New York, founded by Ken marsh; members include Barbara Buckner, Bob Dacy, Gary Hill, Steven Kolpan and Elaine Milosh. Production center and resource for community video; initiates local cable programming; begins Artists' TV Lab
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