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  1. ETC History 1981-83

    History 1981–82 lists studio artists Frank Dietrich, Thierry Kuntzel, Alex Roshuk and Matt Schlanger and notes Residency Program work exhibited at Siggraph, the Donnell Library, Global Village, the 7th Annual Ithaca Video Projects Festival and the San Francisco International Video Festival. History 1983–84 records NYSCA funding for a General Purpose Interface Board to link analog imaging equipment with an 8 bit computer, enabling remembered knob settings; David Jones and Peer Bode began initial research on a real-time frame buffer digitizing analog video at 256x256 with 16 shades of gray. The Pattern Program was developed as an internship project by Master’s candidates at SUNY to draw, store and deploy patterns or textures as movable matts or windows; artists listed include Nancy Buchanan, Amy Greenfield, George Stoney, Barbara Sykes and Ann Wooster.

  2. ETC History 1983-85

    In 1983–84 David Jones, assisted by Matt Schlanger, continued work on the Four Board Project; the system comprised a four-channel colorizer, keyers, a multi-channel programmable sequencer and oscillators and aimed to provide equipment for the Residency Program and define a low-cost imaging system for artists. They began study of the newly available Amiga computer; artists in this period included Shigeko Kubota, Paul Garrin and Arthur Tsuchiya. In 1984–85 the project was completed and installed at the Center; Jones and Schlanger, with Connie Coleman and Alan Powell, documented the system and revised the equipment manual to include new tools and to explicate keying, colorization and switching; artists included Merrill Aldighieri, Joe Tripician, David Blair, Peter Rose and Kathy High.

  3. ETC History 1985-87

    1985-86: The Four Board Project premiered at the Media Alliance Annual Conference at The Kitchen; NYSCA funded development of a black-and-white frame buffer by David Jones and Peer Bode to be interfaced with the Amiga computer; participating artists included Linda Gibson, Lee Eiferman, Richard Kostelanetz, Megan Roberts and Ray Ghirardo. 1986-87: The Print Program was revised for the Amiga and customized software was devised to allow the computer to control the frame buffer; with NYSCA support the Amiga was expanded with gen-lock and additional memory; participating artists included Irit Batsry, Jon Burris, Phil Edelstein, Alex Hahn, Michael Schell, Mary Ann Toman and Charlie Woodman.

  4. ETC History 1987-89

    1987–89: the Center devised educational strategies to bring artists to fluency on computers and digital devices; a second Amiga was added (one for buffer control; one for videographics and audio), audio capacity gained a Mirage and mixing facilities, and work began on MIDI and control-voltage exchange boxes. The Center launched Electronic Arts Grants Program supported by the New York State Council on the Arts; Presentation Funds supported state exhibitions and Finishing Funds assisted project completion; artists mentioned include Shu Lea Cheang, Bob Doyle, Ernie Gusella, Barbara Hammer, Laurie Beth Clark, Peter Callas, Vanalyne Green, Jon Knecht and Sherry Millner.

  5. ETC History 1989-90

    The audio system continues to be expanded; with NYSCA support Megan Roberts and Ray Ghirardo design a digital interface to allow a computer to control multiple audio and video playback sources in three dimensional arrays. Artists in Residence include Benton Bainbridge, Kevin Cook, Francis James, Bianca Bob Miller and Eva Schicker. Presentation Funds assists Hallwalls, Downtown Community TV Center, the Brooklyn Museum and the Asian American Video Festival. Finishing Funds recipients include Maria Beatty, Barbara Hammer and John Knecht; recipients were selected by panelists Raymond Ghirardo and Arthur Tsuchiya.

  6. ETC History 1990-91

    The Center added a third Amiga and the Toaster to expand digital imaging; artists in residence included Mara Alper, Irit Batsry, Alan Berliner and Shalom Gorewitz. Tapes were exhibited at venues including the Museum of Modern Art, Bronx Museum, Rome and Stockholm festivals, and were broadcast on The Learning Channel, WNET and Deep Dish TV. Artists received awards from the Checkerboard Foundation, the NEA, Locarno (Grand Prix), Athens (First Prize) and the Jerome Foundation; Finishing Funds 1991 recipients included Bill and Mary Buchen, Jean de Boysson and Bradley Eros.

  7. ETC History 1991-92

    Artists in residence 1991–92 included Irit Batsry, Shalom Gorewitz, Pamela Jennings and Ann-Sargent Wooster; works by Irit Batsry, David Blair and Nancy Buchanan were screened at the Museum of Modern Art and exhibited at the Wexner Center and the Brooklyn Museum. The Center placed works on cable and broadcast programs The 90s and Independent Focus; David Blair won Prize for Wax at Montbeliard and the Center began a computerized catalog of equipment, videotapes and prints inspired by Ars Electronica in Linz. NYSCA supported Dan Reeves; Philip Mallory Jones received support.

  8. ETC History 1993-95

    ETC 1993–95 documents artists in residence, screenings, exhibitions, institutional affiliations and funding. In 1993–94 artists in residence included Alan Berliner, Sandi DuBowski, Sara Hornbacher, Robert Natowitz, Tatiana Louriero, Andrea Mancuso and Peter D'Auria; works were screened at Film/Video Arts, Iterations: The New Image at the International Center of Photography, the Venice Biennale, the Osnabruck Media Art Festival and Montage 93 in Rochester; the Center joined the Preservation Working Group of Media Alliance and the AFI National Moving Image Database project. In 1994–95 artists in residence included Veena Cabreros-Sud, Lisa DiLillo, Genevieve Hayes and Barbara Hammer; exhibitions, Finishing Funds recipients and state and foundation support are recorded.

  9. ETC History 1995 - 1997

    1995–97 the Center's Residency Program hosted artists including Mara Alper, Kjell Bjorgeengen, Michael Betancourt and Kristin Lucas; works were shown at Momenta Art, the Whitney Museum, the Knitting Factory, LACMA and MFA Boston and at festivals including the 6th International Symposium on Electronic Art (Montreal) and the NY Video Festival. The Center expanded its digital system to include a Windows-based computer system and a Miro non-linear board; Finishing Funds awarded over $95,000 to nearly 200 artists while Presentation Funds supported 54 organizations across 20 counties, reaching nearly 40,000 people and leveraging over $300,000.

  10. ETC History 1997 - 1999

    From 1997 to 1999 the Experimental Television Center hosted residency programs and international and student residencies, supporting a total of 48 resident artists from the US, Canada, Finland and Switzerland and awarding Finishing Funds (18 awards in 1998; 17 projects supported) and Presentation Funds to dozens of organizations across New York State. Works were screened at festivals and institutions including AFI, MIX, MoMA, the Whitney and international venues, with distribution via Electronic Arts Intermix, Filmmakers Coop and others. The Center led the Video History Project and organized the Video History: Making Connections conference (Oct 16–18, 1998) at Syracuse University; partners and funders included Alfred University Institute for Electronic Arts, The Andy Warhol Foundation, NYFA, NYSCA and the Rockefeller Foundation.

  11. ETC History 1999 - 2000

    The Center’s residency program, active since 1971, assisted over 1,100 artists and in 1999–2000 hosted about 45 residents whose works screened at MoMA, the Whitney Biennial and the New Museum and were distributed by Electronic Arts Intermix and others; technology upgrades added a G4 Mac and DV decks. Programs included Film and Electronic Arts grants, Finishing Funds, Presentation Funds, a Media Arts Technical Assistance Fund, educational residencies and the Video History Project, which held an October 16–18, 1998 conference and launched a website in Summer 2000.

  12. ETC History 2000 - 2001

    Experimental Television Center ran a Residency Program in 2000-2001 supporting 50 artists from 11 states, Canada and Switzerland; the studio provided image-processing systems, individualized instruction and work time. The Center organized exhibitions and distributed tapes via Electronic Arts Intermix and Filmmakers Coop; it administered grants and sponsorships (Finishing Funds, Technical Assistance, Presentation Funds) and received support from the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andy Warhol Foundation. The Video History Web launched Summer 2000.

  13. ETC History 2001 - 2002

    The Experimental Television Center ran a 2001–2002 Residency Program providing studio access, an image processing system and individualized instruction to 50 artists from 11 states, Canada and Switzerland; the Center has assisted over 1,100 artists since 1971. Residents produced tapes exhibited at festivals and venues across the US and Europe; the Center hosted the 7th Annual International Student Residency and convened Looking Back/Looking Forward on May 31–June 1, 2002, a symposium on moving-image preservation attended by over 60 professionals. The Video History Project (launched 1994; expanded since 2000) maintains about 3,500 web records and over 1,000 bibliography entries and commissions preservation research; projects received support from NYSCA, NEA, Rockefeller Foundation, Creative Capital, Jerome Foundation, Radcliffe Institute and others.

  14. ETC History 2002 - 2003

    In 2002–2003 the Experimental Television Center hosted about 40 resident artists and, with a 2003 grant from mediaThe foundation, upgraded its hybrid image-processing system with a second G4, Doepfer sonic/control modules, Max/MSP, Jitter and DVD authoring/editing software. The Center administered multiple support programs: its Film and Electronic Arts Grants Program has awarded over $800,000 since 1989, Finishing Funds has provided over $185,000 and five special New Media awards in 2003, and Presentation and Technical Assistance programs aided dozens of New York organizations in 2003. The Center organized the June 2002 Looking Back/Looking Forward symposium on moving-image preservation, operates the Video History Web (launched 2000), produced the 2003 CD Early Media Instruments and houses over 1000 videotapes.

  15. ETC History 2003 - 2004

    History 2003-2004 The Residency Program offers self-directed creative time to mediamakers from throughout the country. Since 1971 we have assisted over 1400 artists in the creation of works using new electronic video, sonic and digital technologies. Each year about 40 artists are invited to work in …

  16. ETC History 2004 - 2005

    The Experimental Television Center's 2004-2005 report documents a residency program serving 56 artists from eight states and Israel, Canada, Bulgaria and Norway; the Center provided a hybrid image-processing system, intensive instruction, and the 10th Annual International Summer Workshop. The Center administered Finishing Funds (16 projects in 2005) and Presentation Funds, convened Technical Assistance meetings statewide, and expanded the Video History Project (begun 1994). Daniel Langlois Foundation and the National Television and Video Preservation Foundation supported development and preservation work, including remastering ten hours of early videotape and producing documentation DVDs.

  17. ETC History 2005 - 2006

    The Experimental Television Center's Residency Program provided self-directed creative time and hybrid image-processing facilities; since 1971 it assisted over 1,400 artists and in 2005–06 hosted 53 artists from eight states, Israel and Germany, with equipment including a quad G5, two G4s, Doepfer modules and interactive software such as Max/MSP and Jitter. The Center managed Finishing and Presentation Funds, ran the International Summer Workshop, and maintained the Video History Project (begun 1994) with conferences, a 2003 CD and a 2004–05 remastering project; it received an Institute for Electronic Arts residency (2005–06) to document artists' instruments.

  18. ETC History 2006 - 2007

    The Experimental Television Center documented 2006–2007 activities including a Residency Program that hosted 49 artists from nine states and several countries and operates a hybrid imaging system (quad G5, two G4s, Doepfer modules, Max/MSP, Jitter, Pluggo, DVD tools); residency support and project funding involved mediaThe foundation, NYS Council on the Arts and the NEA. Programs noted include Finishing Funds (17 projects), a Grants Program (one million dollars awarded since 1989) and Presentation Funds (assisted 59 organizations in 22 counties); technical assistance distributed about $57,000 to 37 organizations. The Center also runs the Video History Project and Web (12 databases, ~6000 records), produced a CD of Early Media Instruments (2003), remastered early tapes with the National Television and Video Preservation Foundation, digitized interviews, and is completing a multi-set DVD anthology.

  19. ETC History 2007 - 2008

    The Experimental Television Center's 2007–2008 report documents its residency program hosting 43 artists from ten US states and several European countries and the continued development of a hybrid imaging system incorporating Apple computers, Doepfer modules and software such as Max/MSP, Jitter and Pluggo. The Center sponsored about 20 projects, helped artists raise nearly $85,000, administered Finishing Funds and Presentation Funds, and provided Media Arts Technical Assistance across New York State. The Video History Project and Migrating Media initiative preserved early videotapes and instruments with support from the Daniel Langlois Foundation, NYSCA, BAVC, IMAP and the National Television and Video Preservation Foundation.

  20. ETC History 2009-10

    Experimental Television Center, founded in 1971 from Ralph Hocking’s 1969 media access program at Binghamton University, operates an international Residency Program, artists’ sponsorship, grants programs and the Video History Project; it assisted over 1,500 artists since 1971 and hosted 47 residents from 13 states and several countries in 2009–10. The Center administers Finishing Funds, Presentation Funds and a Media Arts Technical Assistance Fund; its studio combines analog and digital systems including Apple computers, Doepfer modules and software such as Max/MSP, Jitter and Pluggo. The Center maintains preservation initiatives and the Video History Web (12 databases, over 6,000 records, nearly 3,000 bibliography entries), publishes DVDs and collaborates with organizations and funders including NYSCA, NEA, the Daniel Langlois Foundation and others.

  21. ETC History 2010-11

    The Experimental Television Center was founded in 1971, an outgrowth of a media access program established by Ralph Hocking at Binghamton University in 1969; today, the Center continues to provide support and services to the media arts community. We offer an international Residency Program, Grants t…

  22. ETC Memories Bibliography

    Narrator joined the Experimental Television Center (ETC) in the late 1970s as a student and participant at Court Street; they processed images on a Paik-Abe and worked with Neil Zusman, Rich Brewster, Sherry, Hank, David, Peer and Ralph. The Center moved to Owego in 1979; in 1980 the narrator studied analog and sound with Rich Brewster and completed a synthesizer in winter 1980. In 1981 they became an ETC resident, received a CAPS grant, joined David's Tuesday club, commuted from Binghamton with synths through 1982–85 and later quit a TV-station job to draft circuit boards and build hardware with David in Owego before returning to the city.

  23. ETC Mission Statement and Programs. 1978 Bibliography

    ETC Mission Statement and Programs. 1978. Description of mission and purposes; video art; workshop; publications; research, tool development.

  24. ETC Program Summary 1975-76 Bibliography

    ETC Program Summary 1975-76. lists of artists, community groups, educational programs, exhibitions, performances, workshops, research and development. Jones Four Channel Colorizer, Paik Abe Video Synthesizer, computer control, digital video. lists of artists, community groups, educational programs, …

  25. ETC Program Summary 1976-77 Bibliography

    ETC Program Summary 1976-77 description of equipment, workshop series exhibition series library, internships, research and development, photography; artists and organizations, performances and exhibitions. description of equipment, workshop series exhibition series library, internships, research and…