Acid Rain Production is an exhibition venue that occupies a physical space, much like a brick
and mortar gallery. Our space though, rather than being in just one location in a community, is
the broadcast range of the cable access television stations that air the program. In this way, we
are automatically streaming into the homes, and businesses of people who subscribe to cable
TV in those particular regions. Our audience is made up of artists and people interested in
seeing experimental video as well as viewers who accidentally stumble across the show. Like
a physical gallery, we present one exhibition per month. Unlike a physical gallery space, the
cost of sustaining Acid Rain is extremely low, involving only public access membership fee’s
(in some cases not even this), blank DVD’s, and the cost of shipping DVD’s to TV stations.
Currently, some cable access stations are switching to a digital upload format that will eliminate
the need for DVD’s and shipping. With little to no overhead, we are able to expand into other
broadcast areas where local citizens, who are interested in seeing our content become
available to their community, may become sponsors of the show.

BECOMING A SPONSOR
Individuals interested in becoming community sponsors of Acid Rain in their region should submit
a letter of interest, and a brief bio, to acidraintv@gmail.com.

WHY NOT MAKE ALL THE EPISODES AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON THE INTERNET?
Unlike the internet, public access television programming has a locale, and is grounded in a
particular geographic region. In this way, there is an opportunity for the citizens of that
community to create region-specific content.

Video artists and public access television stations have a long history. Many artists received
their first access to cameras and editing systems through public access, and chose to
broadcast their work rather than exhibit it via the usual outlets.

See Also:
Jan Dibbets, TV as a Fireplace
David Hall, TV Interruptions: 7 TV Pieces
Dieter Daniels, Television—Art or Anti-Art?

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