Island Media Arts Cooperative
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| Founded | 1978 (as The Island Music Co-operative) 1982 (as The Island Media Arts Cooperative) |
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| Focus | Provide talent, resources, equipment, and space for productions on Prince Edward Island. |
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Area served
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Prince Edward Island |
| Owner | The Island Media Arts Co-operative Ltd. |
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Key people
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Renee Laprise (Executive Director) Nils Ling (President) Millefiore Clarkes (Vice President) |
| Website | IslandMedia.pe.ca |
The Island Media Arts Cooperative is a non-profit media organization that began with the Island Music Co-operative which was incorporated in 1978 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The Island Media Arts Co-op evolved in 1982 when the co-op became oriented toward film production. Since then IMAC has operated as a non-profit filmmaker’s organization. Though the emphasis on film has changed over time to branch into a wider array of media arts disciplines, the objectives have remained the same; to provide a space where artists can hone their skills and exchange ideas.
The formation of IMAC came about because of the need on Prince Edward Island for accessible film production facilities, the development of creative and technical skill pools, and the availability of information integral to the art and its industry.
From the beginning the role of IMAC has been that of a developmental production organization. This fully pledged commitment has made much out of the few resources available and sees the need for its continuation far into the future.
The Co-op is a member driven non-profit independent media arts organization with a strong production mandate. They offer an atmosphere of participation, self-advancement, and program involvement. The primary purpose of IMAC is to assist emerging, mid-career, and established media artists in their production efforts by providing a pool of talent, resources, workshops, programming structures, equipment and space. Through these avenues they inspire interest in, and support of, all aspects of the media arts to a community that otherwise would find these forms of expression less accessible and less affordable.
IMAC supports and sustains a variety of initiatives that stimulate artistic expression through the media arts. IMAC provides workshops, production grants, production assistance, reduced-rate equipment rentals, dissemination initiatives, festivals, screenings and community. The facilities offer equipment for film and video production including cameras, lighting and sound equipment, editing suites for video and film, various other resources, and support staff, among many others.
From 1978 to 1988 the offices of IMAC were located on the third floor of the Security Building at 92 Queen Street in Charlottetown. In April 1988 the co-op moved to the second floor of the Security Building. The larger office consisted of five rooms with approximately 1,000 sq ft (93 m2). of floor space. The new location slowly filled with much needed equipment and the rooms provided members with processing facilities for editing, sound and animation.
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