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5 unusual facts about Raindance Foundation


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Raindance Foundation, an early video art group and public access cable pioneer

Raindance Foundation

Guerrilla Television by Michael Shamberg and Raindance Corporation (1971 Holt Rinehart and Winstin, New York, Chicago, San Francisco ISBN 0-03-086714-2, and paperback ISBN 0-03-086735-5).

The nonprofit Raindance Foundation continued and in the 1980s produced the first comprehensive TV series on video art called "Night Light TV" which showcased video works by William Wegman, Ira Schneider, Russ Johnson (of Taly and Russ Johnson), Joan Jonas, Juan Downey, John Sturgeon, and Willoughby Sharp.

Raindance also administered The Standby Program at Matrix, bringing video editing to artists in the 1980s and 1990s.

Video Art an Anthology edited by Ira Schneider and Beryl Korot (New York and London 1976 ISBN 0-15-193632-3, paperback: ISBN 0-15-193634-X).



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