Category: Film/Video/Media
- American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) Counties
- The American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba builds cultural bridges between the United States and Cuba and provides opportunities to promote and foster the exchange of ideas and information through art. Aimed to enrich and expand creative expressions, the group creates and sponsors exchange programs by offering residencies, internships, educational exchanges and cultural festivals in contemporary fine art, photography, film, video and the performing arts.
- AMERINDA (American Indian Artists) All Counties
- American Indian Artists (AMERINDA) works to empower Native Americans, break down barriers, and foster intercultural understanding and appreciation of Native culture. Through a variety of arts programs, productions, and services to artists, AMERINDA supports Native artists who embody the traditional practices and values that define Native culture. AMERINDA also promotes the indigenous perspective in the arts to a wide audience through the creation of new works in contemporary art forms-visual, literary, performing, and media arts.
- Arts Council for Wyoming County Wyoming County
- The mission of the Arts Council for Wyoming County is to enable unlimited opportunity for artists to create, and for the community to engage in, the arts. We strive to do this by: providing services to artists to foster their development; presenting programs to stimulate interaction between artists and the community; empowering other organizations to engage in artistic presentation; and promoting awareness and support of the arts through advocacy.
- Arts Engine All Counties
- Arts Engine's mission is to produce and foster the distribution of media that has artistic value and addresses issues and populations underrepresented in mainstream media. A major component of Arts Engine's activities is www.mediarights.org a Web site designed to link social issue film and video makers with nonprofit organizations and educational institutions across the United States.
- Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers All Counties
- Founded in 1975, the mission of the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers (AIVF) is to increase creative and professional opportunities for independent video and filmmakers and to enhance the growth of independent media by providing services, advocacy and information. AIVF has always supported the work of artists of color, community-based artists and students.
- Black Dimensions in Art Albany, Fulton, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington Counties
- The current mission of Black Dimensions in Art is threefold: 1) educating the public about the unique contributions of African-Americans to the American scene through exhibitions, publications, lectures, videos and other media; 2) providing exposure and sales opportunities to African-American artists; and 3) encouraging African-American youth in the practice, application and appreciation of the arts.
- Black Maria
- Black Maria was established in 1978 by a group of film and video makers to support experimental work in the field. Since the early 1980s, it has supported artistic research into breaking technologies grounded in the moving image.
- Brooklyn Arts Council Kings (Brooklyn) County
- The Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) is a service organization dedicated to helping artists, arts organizations and community groups promote and sustain the arts. BAC is unique in the borough in that it assists artists -- both amateur and professional -- in all disciplines. In the firm belief that culture contributes to the health of the community, BAC takes a leadership role in creating an environment conducive to the arts, and provides grants, resources, referrals, networking opportunities, seminars and other activities that support and encourage the arts.
- Community Environments Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) Counties
- Community Environments is a nonprofit organization organized to promote and conduct art workshops, exhibitions, festivals, murals, films, videos, publications, sponsored artist projects and other educational activities for people throughout, but not limited to, the City of New York. These activities utilize arts and crafts for, or in cooperation with, various public institutions, such as schools, museums, colleges, individual artists and groups and institutions of all types. This is accomplished through workshops, programs and projects, lectures, seminars, film, video and educational exhibits.
- Dance Giant Steps Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) Counties
- Dance Giant Steps is a service organization and presenter, founded in 1979 and incorporated in 1981 by educators, dancers and other artists. Our mission is to promote the development of the art of dance in New York. Our goals are achieved in an evolutionary manner and especially through the various projects that serve to expand the role of artists of color in our diverse communities.
