911 Media Arts Center is a non-profit media arts and access center located in Seattle, Washington. 911 Media Arts Center was incorporated on August 14, 1984, to support the expressive use of media tools through training, equipment, and access grants.[1] The organization also provides a forum and venue for those working in the new media disciplines. The center is a member-supported non-profit organization and receives other funding from education tuition and state, city, and county grants, along with grants from private foundations and individuals.
Former Screening Room at 911 Media Arts Center's 9th Avenue Address in 2006
Initially known as the Focal Point Media Center, "Nine One One Media" split off from the AND/OR Gallery in Seattle during August 1984.[2] The center was founded by Anne Focke, Heather Dew Oaksen, Jill Medvedow, Norie Sato, and others.[3] 911 Media Arts Center was originally located at 911 E. Pine Street in Seattle, hence the namesake.[4]
The first director of the organization, during 1984-85, was Jill Medvedow who is now director at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. The directorship was followed by Glenn Weiss during 1986-88, Weiss is now Manager of Public Art in Times Square.[5] The current director is art historian, critic and educator Steven Michael Vroom.[6]
911 Media Arts Center has had addresses on both Yale Street and 9th Ave in what is now the South Lake Union neighborhood. The center is currently located at 909 NE 43rd Street Suite 206, in the same building as the Jack Straw Foundation.[6]
In 2011, under the directorship of Steven Michael Vroom, the center received a $50,000 capacity building grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation.[7]
Services
The center provides education for professionals, students and youth. Classes and workshops topics focus on media literacy including video, audio, physical computing, image processing, code art and web production. Youth education is a strong focus of the organization. Current partnerships include Coyote Central[8] and Northwest African American Museum.[9]
The organization also provides access to equipment resources, such as cameras and editing facilities, as part of its operations.
Among artists-in-residence is director James Longley, who edited the documentary Iraq in Fragments at the center working with producer John Sinno. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for the Best Documentary Feature.[16] Other recent recipients of the centers artist-in-residence programs include Margot Knight, whose work has been featured internationally in magazines such as PHOTO France, EFX Art & Design, and Zoom.
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