04/04/2026
Binghamton University / Harpur Cinema Presents: Ralph Hocking Retrospective. Friday, April 17, 2026, and Sunday, April 19, 2026: Lecture Hall 6, 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7:00 pm. $4 Single Admission. Free for students with ID.
Pioneering video artist Ralph Hocking shaped electronic media art from the 1960s until his death in 2025. He founded one of the first campus-based media access programs in the country, Student Experiments In Television, in 1969 which became the Experimental Television Center in 1971. ETC became a vital resource for artists through its residency program, community training, and national exhibitions that ran for over 40 years. At Binghamton University, he served as Professor of Video Computer Art and Chair of the Cinema Department until his retirement in 1998. Hocking's influence extended through his advisory work with the New York State Council on the Arts, NEA, and numerous other institutions. His own work, exhibited internationally, earned support from the NEA Visual Arts Fellowship Program and NYSCA.
