Geever, Martha

New York Media Group Spins Its Reels in Rochester Bibliography

Report on the New York Media Alliance annual meeting held May 6–7, 1983 at the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester; members debated finances, fundraising models, a proposed newsletter versus low-tech mimeographed notices, and adopted a plan to hold five meetings on production, distribution, exhibition, education, and preservation. Tensions between organizations and independent producers surfaced, with contributions from Gerald O'Grady, Skip Blumberg, Margot Lewitin, Julie Harrison, Tony Conrad, Emily Armstrong, Matthew Geller, John Giancola (NYSCA) and Ralph Hocking (Experimental Television Center). The Alliance had a $21,000 1983 operating budget with $10,000 spent; NYSCA granted $20,000 in 1982–83 ($10,000 outright, $10,000 matched), the group raised $5,500, and director Robin White had funding for roughly six more months.