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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

PMVI STATEMENT OF PURPOSE PAPIER MACHE VIDEO INSTITUTE 1978

1980'S NEW HAVEN ARTISTS UNITED-ONLINE ARCHIVE

DOCUMENT TEXT:
PAPIER MACHE VIDEO INSTITUTE
The institute, founded in 1978, is a multi-purpose space that promotes and exhibits activities of a transient of a transient nature (photography, video, performance, including the PMVI newspaper, posters, postcards, etc. PMVI is my studio, plus several raw spaces (approx. 2000 sq. ft. each) that are used for various events. the purpose is to show work that is not commonly found in a traditional gallery or museum, of which there are many in this region.
The Institute is not subsidized and therefore does not pay a fee to exhibitors or performers, individuals receive 50 to 75% of the door depending upon who assumes responsibility for invitations (publicity and other paraphernalia.