Trans/Media Arts Cooperative, 1973-78

Delaware Valley Festival of the Avant-Garde 1978 Poster Clip


Historical Site -- Under Construction -- The Original Trans/Media!

Trans/Media was founded in Trenton, New Jersey, in May 1973, and created its final events in September 1978. In those five-plus years, Trans/Media created three Delaware Valley Festivals of the Avant-Garde, more than 75 concerts and events and exhibits, and collaborated in other major projects of the post-Fluxus avant-garde. Though Trenton was a small, rusting industrial city, its position between New York and Philadelphia acted as a magnet for artists who could not find a place in the rigid "scenes" of the major cities. Artists left Trans/Media's incubation to pursue individual careers of worldwide importance in sculpture, music, fabric art, photography, writing, design, poetry and other fields.


Some sites containing Trans/Media events and activities:

Recent additions (May-June 2008):
News releases and publicity for Trans/Media, 1973-78
L'Ensemble Loch Duck Radio Theatre, 1975-90 with 3 radio programs
David and Dennis on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, May 19, 1976

Here are images of various Trans/Media events from the past, as yet without text. (New photographs have been uncovered of Dashuki Music Theatre performances!)

Among Trans/Media artists from 1973-78 are these, with more to be added as their names are re-discovered. Current locations [in brackets].

Fernanda D'Agostino (Nanda Schatz), sculptor [Washington]
Shirley Strock Albright, musician [New Jersey]
Dennis Báthory-Kitsz (Dennis Kitsz), composer (Project Director of Trans/Media) [Vermont]
Jane Branneky, musician [Florida]
Trevor Bryant, sculptor, visual artist [California]
John Burkhalter, musician [New Jersey]
Bob Cantius, filmmaker [Massachusetts]
*Judy Cherubini [Lamonica?] (Charrhoda Jones), artist [last sighted: Pennsylvania]
Claire Chomentowski (Claire Manfredonia), musician, poet [Vermont]
Suzette Dewey, dancer, writer (Suki Dewey) [New Jersey]
Janet Engeman (Janet Passow Gillock), musician [Pennsylvania]
*Pam Everitt, musician
*Bev Fisher, artist [last known: Pennsylvania, 1990s]
Richard Fredette, sculptor, visual artist (Administrator of Trans/Media) [New York]
Maureen E. Gibbons, poet [Florida]
JoAnn Giordano, sculptor [Ohio]
Rev. Glenn of Trees, author [Pennsylvania]
*Phyllis Goldberg, musician
David Gunn, composer [Vermont]
Ken Kaplowitz, photographer [New Jersey]
Linda Kay (Linda Karan), musician, photographer [New Jersey]
Melissa Kiser, musician [New Jersey]
E. Jan Kounitz, photographer [New York]
*Cricket Kuser, poet
Laurel Lovrek, architect [North Carolina]
Mary Jane Mazuchowski, graphics artist [deceased]
*Debbi Narcini, musician 
Jim Nevius, musician [last known: Pennsylvania, 1990s]
*Jerry Pitt, poet
Gail Pizarro (Gail Sherman), photographer [Wisconsin]
Pam Revesz (Pam Ritterbusch), actress, poet [New Jersey]
Zoogz Rift (Bob Pawlikowski), musician [California]
Francis Riesz, musician [New Jersey]
*Steve Schatz, visual artist
*Sam Senoff, musician
Mark Sherman, videographer [Washington]
*Amy Stephens, musician
John Van Zelm Trubee, musician [California]

*=whereabouts unknown. If you know the current location of any of the above artists, or recall a Trans/Media artist not listed, please contact me.