Festival Plans & Press Releases

This page contains a selection of press releases and plans for the 8th through the 12th Annual Avant Garde Festivals, held from 1971 to 1975. The documents are chronologically arranged and can be viewed in a larger format by clicking on the appropriate links.

Press Release: 8th Annual Avant Garde Festival (1971)

This one-page press release includes plans for the 8th Annual Avant Garde Festival, held at the 69th Regiment Armory on November 19, 1971.

 

Preliminary Plans for the 9th Annual Avant Garde Festival
(1972)

This document presents a list of the artists, as well as their projects, planned for the 9th Annual Avant Garde Festival.

 

Plan of the 9th Annual Avant Garde Festival
(1972)

This document shows where the participating artists will perform or exhibit during the 9th Annual Avant Garde Festival; a program is also included.

 

Press Release: 9th Annual Avant Garde Festival
(1972)

This is the press release for the 9th Annual Avant Garde Festival, to be held on October 28, 1972.

 

Postcard: 9th Annual Avant Garde Festival (1972)

This New Year's greeting card, sent by Henry Niese to Howard Wise, features a color photograph showing the Alexander Hamilton riverboat and the Festival banner made by Niese.

 

Press Release: Plans for the 10th Annual Avant Garde Festival (1973)

This press release announces provisional plans for the 10th Annual Avant Garde Festival, to be held in November 1973 at either Penn or Grand Central Stations in New York.

 

Plans for the 11th Annual Avant Garde Festival Letter of invitation to artists (1973)

This one-page letter from Charlotte Moorman presents preliminary plans for the 11th Annual Avant Garde Festival.

 

Artists' Information: 11th Annual Avant Garde Festival
(1974)

This is a one-page information sheet for artists participating in the 11th Annual Avant Garde Festival wherein Charlotte Moorman outlines instructions and requests practical information.

 

Plans for the 12th Annual Avant Garde Festival: Letter of invitation to the artists (1975)

This letter, signed by Charlotte Moorman, invites artists to participate in the 12th Annual Avant Garde Festival.

 

Description of Participating Artists and Works (1975)

This 8-page typewritten document by Charlotte Moorman lists and describes in detail the many artists, events and projects planned for the 12th Annual Avant Garde Festival.