Background
Allied Productions, Inc. was formed near the end of the 20th century following an era of significant social reform. We were nevertheless conflicted by a cultural mainstream whose institutions move slowly in resistance to progressive change. Through the art we foment, and in our cultural production, Allied navigates the curves and edges where traditional institutional support not only fails, but can often be a barrier against actual creative evolution. In its early years Allied Productions was the parent organization of ABC No Rio. Two of Allied’s co-founders, Peter Cramer and Jack Waters, simultaneously co-directed No Rio and subsequently guided No Rio to its autonomy as a non-profit organization. As we turn our focus on the preservation of our own collections and archives, Allied remains the principal arbiter and consultant for the archives of No Rio’s formative period.
Some Highlights
1981
Allied Productions, Inc. is founded.
1983
Seven Days of Creation – Exhibition, performances, screenings, and music at ABC No Rio. Naked Eye Cinema, the extension of No Rio’s film program, is founded.
ABC No Rio becomes a sponsored project of Allied Productions, Inc.
1985
The Ultimately Civil Project is held at Tompkins Square Park. The festival is funded by the NEA Interarts Program.
1988
Naked Eye Cinema Canadian Cross-Country Tour.
1989
ABC No Rio Retrospective Exhibitions in Detroit, MI and Windsor, Ontario.
Miami, The Last Resort, Miami Beach, Florida: Artist installations at the Leonard Beach Hotel.
1991
ABC No Rio 7 Days/10 Years at Kunstlerhaus Hamburg, Germany.
1992
Allied begins stewardship of the ABC No Rio Visual Art Collections.
Out and Exposed Show at ABC No Rio and The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center, NYC; introducing the works of young Lesbian and Gay artists including Shari Frilot, Jocelyn Taylor, George Towne, Hedda Lettuce, Miss Understood, and Glenn Belverio.
1996
Le Petit Versailles Community Garden and Performance Space is founded.
2005
Allied sponsores Kembra Pfahler’s exhibit at Kenny Schachter/Rove Gallery, London.
2006
Allied sponsors the DanceTube European Tour with a residency at San Miguel Hernandez University Fine Arts Department in Elche, Spain, addressing themes of critical social art practice between international communities.
2013
The Gordon Kurtti Project at Participant, Inc., Anthology Film Archives, and website.
2015
NYU MIAP (Moving Image Archiving and Preservation) Assessment of the Allied Productions/ABC No Rio moving image collection.
2016
Allied Productions, Inc. 35th Anniversary Year is celebrated at Howl! Happening gallery.
2019
Allied joins a conversation with Decolonize This Place.
Le Petit Versailles hosts the art build for Reclaim Pride, a response to the commercialization of Stonewall 25.
Le Petit Versailles hosts the first NYC exhibition of renowned French urban architect Yona Friedman.
2020
Performances of Generator: Pestilence Part 1 – a multimedia musical opus conceived and written by Jack Waters at La MaMa Downstairs Theater.