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about

Squeaky Wheel / Buffalo Media Resources is a grassroots, artist-run, non-profit media arts center founded in 1985 to promote and support film, video, computer, digital, and audio art by media artists and community members. We provide low-cost access to video and film equipment rental, editing suites, workshops, and screenings of independent and avant-garde film and video. We are supported in part by the Baird Foundation, the Children's Foundation of Erie County, the Peter C. Cornell Trust, the Experimental Television Center, the Fund for the Arts, Hodgson Russ LLP, M&T Bank, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, the John R. Oishei Foundation, Starbucks Foundation and our members. The Experimental Television Center's Presentation Funds program is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.

 


Contact

712 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
tel: 716.884.7172
fax: 716.886.1619
office@squeaky.org

Hours: Tue-Thurs 1-7 pm, Fri-Sat 1-5 pm

Membership

As a not-for-profit organization Squeaky Wheel relies on its members to keep itself alive. Benefits of membership include reduced rates on workshops, exhibitions and equipment rentals, access to fundraising and exhibition opportunities for media makers, and subscription to our newsletter and media journal, The Squealer. For more information about membership and to find out how to join Squeaky Wheel, please visit our membership page.

Staff & board

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dorothea Braemer
dorothea@squeaky.org

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Tammy McGovern
tammy@squeaky.org

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Brian Milbrand
tech@squeaky.org

PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Jax Deluca
office@squeaky.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Elizabeth Licata- President
Scott Propeack - Vice President
Camille Metz - Treasurer
Joshua Feinstein - Secretary

William Altrueter, Stefani Bardin, Kenneth Barney, Michael Bosworth, Christopher Gallant, Courtney Grim, Cheryl Jackson, Jody Lafond, Meg Knowles, Andrew Mitchell

INTERNS
Ryan Connelly
Samantha Pyra
Kevin Erhardt
Scott Smolinsky

volunteer

Squeaky Wheel needs YOU to help us out with our fundraisers and with day-to-day activities. Volunteer time is exchanged for trade credit with us for services such as equipment rental, editing, and computer time. Our trade rate is $6 per hour. Give us a call if you're interested.

Fiscal Sponsorship

In our capacity as a 501-c(3) not-for-profit organization, we provide project sponsorship for our members to federal, state, and municipal granting agencies. We also sponsor grantwriting workshops and provide grantwriting materials & information to local artists.

 
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