Visual Studies Workshop

03/24/2022

Tonight's Salon event, 'Doug Curry presents: Blacks and Blues in the VSW Film/Video Collection,' will be in-person in the microcinema and live-streaming at https://www.twitch.tv/visualstudiesworkshop/videos. Show starts at 7pm. Don't miss it!

Watch all of VisualStudiesWorkshop's best archives, VODs, and highlights on Twitch. Find their latest Just Chatting streams and much more right here.

03/08/2022

In honor of Women's Day, we are happy to share a 1973 episode of Homemade TV from the Portable Channel Collection at VSW.

Produced by Portable Channel and Women's Television Workshop for WXXI's series "Catch 21". "Women on Women" is an episode exploring media literacy for women and opportunities for using video and open media to replace commercial and stereotyped images of women. Interviews with prominent creative women (Mary Anna Towler, Viveca Lyndfors) about developing fulfilling careers. Includes clips from then-current television commercials for women's products. - from the Portable Channel Catalog
Shot in Rochester, NY, May 24, 1973
Format: EIAJ 1/2" Open Reel video; 5" reel; b&w sound; 20 minutes
Organization: Portable Channel and the Women's Television Workshop
https://vimeo.com/345792747

Produced by Portable Channel and Women's Televsion Workshop for WXXI's series "Catch 21". "Women on Women" is an episode exploring…

03/03/2022

VSW Press update!
Due to high demand, we are now taking orders for the third printing of Bouquets 11-2: Notebooks by Rose Lowder! We are taking orders for a very limited shipment in April (see link below)

"As film is an independent entity incorporating numerous techniques and technologies based on society’s social, economical, political and artistic norms, one has to work towards an opening between what film and reality are in order to construct a temporal presence on the screen." - Rose Lowder
https://mailchi.mp/vsw/4796938-5178661?e=35bbf106e1

The VSW Press imprint Film Artist Book (FAB) focuses on advancing discourse around experimental film artists. The first FAB book celebrating the practice of Rose Lowder, Rose Lowder-Bouquets 11-20: Notebooks, is newly available in a 3rd printing—order now for April shipment. Another FAB title, Ep...

01/13/2022

We have a few spots left in our 16mm Production course! Non-credit course fee is $550. Contact [email protected] for more information.

12/31/2021

Farewell 2021!
Announcing the VSW Salon, Spring 2022 schedule:
https://mailchi.mp/vsw/4796938-4871605?e=35bbf106e1

VSW Salon Spring 2022 As 2021 winds down, VSW is pleased to announce the Spring 2022 Salon event dates, including Project Space Open Studios and several events and screenings in our microcinema. VSW Salon events take place the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Most VSW Salon events begin at....

10/26/2021

The 6th annual Rochester Archives Fair will take place via Zoom tomorrow from 2-4 pm. VSW's Curator of Moving Image Collections, Tara Nelson, will be giving a "lightning talk" about the Communty Curator program. Registration is free!
https://rrlc.org/2021/10/01/6th-annual-rochester-archives-fair/

6th Annual Rochester Archives Fair – Registration Now Open! The Rochester Archives Fair is going virtual!Join us October 27 from 2-4pm on Zoom Webinar.Free to attend and open to all! Register Discover the remarkable archival resources available in the Rochester region at the 6th annual Rochester A...

10/08/2021

If you were unable to join us for the VSW Salon event on September 23rd, the post-screening discussion between Ashley Gantt of Free the People ROC and Tonya Noel of Flower City Noire Collective is now available on the VSW Soundcloud. This recording has been transcribed as well, and can be accessed via a link in the description.
https://soundcloud.com/user-501846314/discussion-with-ashley-gantt-of-free-the-people-roc-and-tonya-noel-of-flower-city-noire-collective

Discussion with Ashley Gantt of Free the People ROC and Tonya Noel of Flower City Noire Collective After screening of "Through Conflict to Negotiation" by Bonnie Klein at the VSW Salon Recorded 9/23/2

09/22/2021

Visual Studies Workshop’s mission is to support makers and interpreters of images through education, publications, exhibitions, and collections.

09/16/2021

One more day to see this rare early video by Philip Mallory Jones and Gunilla Mallory Jones. Please consider a donation to the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund.
http://www.vsw.org/beyond-the-mountains-hatian-disaster-relief/

Visual Studies Workshop’s mission is to support makers and interpreters of images through education, publications, exhibitions, and collections.

09/15/2021

VSW is excited to announce that Tara Merenda Nelson, Curator of Moving Images at VSW will be a featured panelist in The Alliance () Open Archives Initiative Symposium - next week Sept 21 & 22.

JOIN US as we bring together an incredible group of institutional and community-based media + culture archivists and story experts with independent filmmakers and digital content creators to explore accessible and collaborative strategies to design and build future archives. Can we create buoyant, open, systemic solutions to cultural erasure and inequality?

Co-moderated by Open Archives Fellow Xaviera Flores (.flores) and Open Archives Lead Producer Jocelyn Arem () with support from Alliance Director Wendy Levy ()

🎟 September 21: 11AM-12:30PM PT / 2-3:30PM ET

OPENING EQUITABLE ARCHIVES: THE WAY FORWARD

Invited Panelists:
- Janine Marchessault
- Olivia Dorsey Peacock
- Onyeka Igwe
- Inna Gogina
- Ann Bennett

🎟 September 22: 11AM-12:30PM PT / 2-3:30PM ET

OPENING FUTURE ARCHIVES: WHEN TECHNOLOGY MEETS CULTURE

Invited Panelists:
- Yvonne Ng
- Tara Nelson
- Sanjna Selva
- Sarah Wolozin

REGISTER HERE:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alliance-open-archives-initiative-symposium-tickets-168153314089

09/15/2021

We were lucky to have the world-famous Dwight Cody and his assistant Ina of The Boston Connection at VSW for 2 days to get our recently donated Steenbeck flatbed fully serviced. VSW now has two Steenbecks for researchers and students to use when viewing 16mm films from our collection.
Thank you Dwight!

09/09/2021

The VSW Open Archive event is online! You can meet the collections and the curators, and make an appointment to come in person.
*PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO IN-PERSON EVENT AT VSW TONIGHT*
http://www.vsw.org/open-archive-2021/

Visual Studies Workshop’s mission is to support makers and interpreters of images through education, publications, exhibitions, and collections.

09/09/2021

Today we remember the Attica Prison Rebellion of 1971 with a playlist of early video from the Portable Channel Collection. Many of these tapes, which were recently digitized by VSW, have not been seen for nearly 50 years.

Please take your time with these videos, and be aware that some have scenes of graphic violence.

Our deepest thanks go out to Sanford Rockowitz and his colleagues who produced these tapes.

http://www.vsw.org/the-attica-rebellion-in-the-vsw-archive/

Visual Studies Workshop’s mission is to support makers and interpreters of images through education, publications, exhibitions, and collections.

09/08/2021

Thanks for the awesome poster Nilson Carroll and Elvis Presley!

09/03/2021

Beyond the Mountains, More Mountains: Haiti Disaster Relief Fundraiser on VSW.ORG
http://www.vsw.org/beyond-the-mountains-hatian-disaster-relief/

“Beyond the Mountains, More Mountains” is a traditional Haitian expression, and world-view. In 1975 Philip Mallory Jones and Gunilla Mallory Jones joined Fred Mangones in his native Haiti for a journey around the island and into the culture, history and ethos its people. Beyond the Mountains, More Mountains weaves verite analogue video, photography, and video post-production in a tapestry of visual impressions, music and voices. It was also part of a multi-media gallery installation at Ithaca Video Projects.
Thank you to Philip Mallory Jones for sharing this video, recently digitized from the VSW Film/Video Collection.

Visual Studies Workshop’s mission is to support makers and interpreters of images through education, publications, exhibitions, and collections.

08/11/2021

VSW Board of Trustees member Almudena Escobar López is named co-curator of the 2022 Flaherty Film Seminar. Filmmaker Sky Hopinka will be her curatorial partner. Congratulations Almudena and Sky!

08/04/2021

Are you an educator in the Rochester region? Would you like to use the VSW Film/Video archive in your curriculum? Visual Studies Workshop offers educational screenings for classes up to 30 students in our microcinema. We can also work with teachers to locate and digitize materials that may be useful for online classes. We have over 10,000 titles on 16mm film and all formats of video available for public viewing.

To see recently digitized videos and films, visit the VSW Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/visualstudiesworkshop

To learn more about our unique educational opportunities, email [email protected].

The media found here is part of the Moving Image Collection at Visual Studies Workshop. The Moving Image Collection contains over 9,000 titles on video, 16mm film…

07/30/2021

Only one more day to experience Colin Tucker/nullpoint's unique illuminated lecture/performance, WATERS OF EMIRE, on the VSW website!
http://www.vsw.org/screenings/film-series-summer-2021/june-30-waters-of-empire/

Visual Studies Workshop’s mission is to support makers and interpreters of images through education, publications, exhibitions, and collections.

07/28/2021

Curator of Moving Image Collections and VSW Faculty Tara Merenda Nelson will be giving a short talk on her expanded cinema practice as part of her current show, FourMats, at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester. She will be in conversation with curator Almudena Escobar Lopez about the exhibition.
The talk will be held on Zoom at 6 pm on Thursday July 29th. To register, and to learn more about the exhibition, visit the MAG website:https://mag.rochester.edu/exhibitions/tara-merenda-nelson-fourmats-2/
https://mag.rochester.edu/exhibitions/tara-merenda-nelson-fourmats-2/

07/15/2021

A music festival dominates our perception of what American culture was a half-century ago. It is Woodstock, of course. Properly filmed and recorded, it’s a

07/14/2021

Visual Studies Workshop is hiring a full time Media Technician. For a description of the job and application details, visit http://www.vsw.org/internships-at-vsw/
Please do not submit application materials via Facebook.

07/13/2021

The VSW Media Technician manages key activities related to the digitization of video, film, and audio objects and the creation and management of digital assets in the VSW Conversion Lab, as well as managing the maintenance and upkeep of the VSW website, eNewsletter and database. This position will work with VSW Curators and staff to facilitate the creation and access of digital assets in the VSW Collections, and prepare and deliver digital assets for clients and researchers. This position is supervised by the Curator of Moving Image Collections.
To apply, send a cover letter and resume to [Email hidden] by July 31st, 2021.
http://www.vsw.org/internships-at-vsw/

07/06/2021

Audio from the conversation between Greg de Cuir, Jr. and Ephraim Asili on June 12th is now available on the VSW Soundcloud.
http://www.vsw.org/screenings/film-series-summer-2021/ephraim-asili-measuring-time-the-inheritance/

Visual Studies Workshop’s mission is to support makers and interpreters of images through education, publications, exhibitions, and collections.

06/26/2021

An outstanding essay on Visual Music with archival artifacts and links, including "Astral Projections: A Polyfusion of Media" a video from the VSW Video Archives!
Thank you to Nick Hallett and The Kitchen, and Sherry Hocking for sharing.

06/22/2021

An article on the Rochester Beacon about the current Community Curator program selected by the PABAlliance, now streaming at VSW.ORG! Be sure to tune in to the event page tomorrow (June 23rd) at 7 pm for a live viewing of the program, followed by a talk with the curators from the PAB Alliance.
https://rochesterbeacon.com/2021/06/15/video-project-scrutinizes-rpd-tactics/?fbclid=IwAR1885aGLnWLSs9Rloa2_AvNtd4zfUZ1V41LGiIL4u59OR_DUcTehnl7PlA

Visual Studies Workshop next week will host a community talk-back on the film, “Holding the Line Against Police Violence,” which uses historical footage from its archives.

06/10/2021

The VSW Microcinema opens TOMORROW at 7 pm! Come early and browse our newly-reopened Bookstore, featuring VSW Press publications, artist books, and limited edition prints from artists such as John Wood and Joan Lyons.

06/02/2021

The VSW Microcinema will open its doors on June 11th with a DOUBLE FEATURE of the The Inheritance by Ephraim Asili and La Chinoise by Jean-Luc Godard! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
http://www.vsw.org/screenings/film-series-summer-2021/ephraim-asili-measuring-time-the-inheritance/

06/01/2021

VSW Microcinema in Progress!
We are in the process of relocating our cinema space to a more intimate setting across the hall from the auditorium. The VSW Microcinema will have a new projection and sound system, projection booth and seating for 30 people*. The grand opening will be July 11th, 12th and 13th, with a double feature of Ephraim Asili's The Inheritance with Jean-Luc Godard's La Chinoise. Tickets available through Eventbrite!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ephraim-asili-measuring-time-the-inheritance-tickets-15626121650
*Masks are encouraged but not required for vaccinated people

05/28/2021

VSW Press is proud to announce the new publication After 1921: Notes from Tulsa's Black Wall Street and Beyond. This Memorial Day, May 31 - June 1, 2021 marks the centennial of a horrendous two-day race massacre in the Greenwood area of Tulsa, Oklahoma that left over 300 Black citizens dead and 9,000 homeless following the looting and burning of Black Wall Street by white Tulsans. This richly layered collection of poems, essays, and images deeply questions the official commemoration of the massacre, formerly termed a "race riot," with contemporary voices seeking justice for the near secret, violent transgressions of 1921 (and beyond).

Edited by artist Crystal Z Campbell and published in partnership with Archive Acts, After 1921: Notes from Black Wall Street and Beyond is now on sale for $21.21 in the VSW Bookstore.
https://bookstore.vsw.org/product/after-1921-notes-from-tulsa-s-black-wall-street-and-beyond

05/21/2021

Thesis exhibitions by Mary Lewandowski, nilson carroll and Michael Darcy continue tonight at VSW: