Visual Studies Workshop

This program is going LIVE on Facebook now! Join us as we watch the program together followed by a discussion with the PAB Alliance.

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//video-project-scrutinizes-r/

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.

Members of Rochester's Police Accountability Board Alliance have done extensive research into the early video collections at VSW to create this impactful two-part program. Now streaming on VSW.ORG/Summer Film Series.

Archival Response: A History of Police Accountability Initiatives in Rochester from the VSW Video Archives Recently digitized video from the 1970’s documenting community-led police accountability initiatives, incidents of police brutality and fraught attempts at racial sensitivity training for police recruits has been released by one of Rochester’s oldest media archives, Visual Studies Workshop (VSW). These videos were produced by Rochester-based media activists Portable Chan...nel between 1971-75 and have been digitized through a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The videos are now part of the VSW Archives. The videos were shot on 1/2 open reel video tape, the first video tape available to consumers in the early 1970’s. http://www.vsw.org/archival-response-police-accountability/

Conversation between Almudena Escobar Lopez and Colectivo Los Ingravidos is now available at VSW.ORG! Be sure to check the transcription document for links to each of the films mentioned in this brilliant conversation. Part 3 in the the 3 part series Shamanic Materialism: Autonomous Forms of Remembrance, streaming through October 31st.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A History of Police Brutality and Accountability Initiatives in Rochester from the Portable Channel Archive at Visual Studies Workshop Recently digitized video from the 1970's documenting community-led police accountability initiatives, incidents of police brutality and fraught attempts at racial sensitivity training for police recruits has been released by one of Rochester's oldest media archives, Visual Studies Workshop (VSW). These videos were produc...Continue reading

Curious about the roots of the Localism movement? Check out this experimental documentary featuring the life of Karl Hess, a key figure in the movement. This film will be viewable through September 20th, streaming free on VSW.ORG. https://vimeo.com/288182480

LOCAL CONTROL is Part 2 of the 4 part series on LOCALISM curated by artist Daniel Tucker is LIVE. Stream it for free September 14-20 on VSW.ORG!

Tomorrow from 1-5 pm at VSW! This is a free event. Space is limited and face masks required.