Filmmakers’ Cinematheque. Three Program Calendars, 1968

New York, n.d. (1968), designed by George Maciunas. Set of 3 screening lists, 57 x 44 cm, printed in black on differently coloured paper. Featuring the programme for May (red), June (brown), July (light blue, with an image of a cabbage). The July sheet with some damage along the left margin; other sheets are in good condition. Scarce.

The Film-Makers’ Cinematheque was a New York-based artists' cooperative, co-founded by Jonas Mekas in 1964 to promote experimental film. In 1968 it was housed at 80 Wooster Street in a live-work space owned by George Maciuna and used by artists. The screenings in May-July 1968 feature many artists and filmmakers from the Downtown art scene, as well as international peers, including Gerard Malanga, Rudy Burckhardt, Ken Kelman, George Kuchar, Gregory Markopoulos, Michael Snow, Stan Brakhage, Bruce Connor, George Landow, Philip Glass et al.