Collection inventory

Summary
Creator:	Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto.
Title:	Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto Records
Dates:	1975-2020
Size:	3.25 linear feet
Abstract:	Publications, correspondence, clippings, promotional material and official documents concerning the Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto arts journal and organization of the same name
Language:	English, Spanish
Repository:	University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives

Historical Note

Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto is an organization promoting the creation and study of contemporary visual and verbal arts in both English and Spanish. Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto was founded in 1975 as an independent arts journal at New York University by Pedro Cuperman. In 1976, Cuperman accepted a position as an associate professor at Syracuse University’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics and brought the publication with him to what would become the organization’s permanent home. Under Cuperman’s leadership, Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto became known for its interdisciplinary approach, publishing literary criticism and scholarship alongside new works in creative writing and the visual arts. In 2002, the organization expanded to publish an annual bilingual poetry series, Corresponding Voices. The following year, they organized the Syracuse International Film and Video Festival (now known as the Syracuse International Film Festival) which brought filmmakers from around the world to screen and discuss their works.

In 2005, Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto opened a gallery space to house and display its collection of contemporary art, as well as to host events and educational programming relevant to the organization’s mission to “explore contemporary visual and verbal arts, working across disciplines and across cultures.” Originally located on East Genesee Street, the Point of Contact gallery moved to its current location at Syracuse University’s Nancy Cantor Warehouse in 2013. In 2025, Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto celebrated its 50th anniversary and continues to publish Corresponding Voices, host exhibitions, and provide bilingual youth arts education through its El Punto Art Studio summer program and its cross-disciplinary STEM from Dance program.

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Scope and Content Note

The Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto Records contain materials pertaining to the operations and activities of Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto as an organization. The collection is primarily in English but contains a variety of Spanish materials owing to Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto's bilingual focus. The collection is divided into three series: Events and exhibitions, Records, and Publications.

The Events and exhibitions series contains materials pertaining to art exhibits, poetry readings, and other events such as the Syracuse International Film Festival which were organized by Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto. These materials include programs, exhibition catalogs, clippings from event press coverage, media concerning exhibitions, and promotional materials.

The Records series contains materials concerning the operations of the Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto organization, including correspondence, art loan agreements, grant applications and proposals, news coverage, general press and promotional materials, and media created for or used by the organization.

The Publications series contains print editions of the Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto arts journal as well as drafts of articles, proofs and layouts, and other materials published by Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.

Access to audiovisual material requires advance notice to produce a use copy.

Some records in this collection are restricted. School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

More information about Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto can be found in the Syracuse University Clipping Files and the Pedro Cuperman Papers.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto Records,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Transfer from Point of Contact/Punto de Contacto Gallery in 2025.

Processing Information

Materials were placed in acid-free folders and acid-free boxes.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: Anna E. Shuff
Date: 2025
Revision history:

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Arrangement

Events and exhibitions published materials and media are arranged chronologically. All other materials are arranged alphabetically.

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Inventory

	Events and exhibitions
Box 1		Promotional materials 1975, 2003-2013
FC 2-1		Promotional materials 2007
		Published materials and media
Box 1			General 1992-2020 (4 folders)
Box 1			American Baroque 1988-1989
Box 6			Point of Contact: Saúl Yurkievich and Cola Franzen [copy 1] - poetry reading at Harvard University, November, 1989 (CD; running time 120:00) (ID#: sua_poc_025)
Box 6			Point of Contact: Saúl Yurkievich and Cola Franzen [copy 2] - poetry reading at Harvard University, November, 1989 (CD; running time 120:00) (ID#: sua_poc_026)
Box 1			Tango 1991
Box 6			Tango 2 Backup 26 June 1995 - Toshiba 5.1 [formatted]; placed in a folder (Floppy disk: 3 1/2 inch) (ID#: sua_poc_009)
Box 6			Tango Bak - filename:\-\Tango\-.-; placed in a folder (Floppy disk: 3 1/2 inch) (ID#: sua_poc_008)
Box 1			Eye on Cinema 1997
Box 1			10 to 10 to 10:10: Television Reflected, a media installation event 2003
Box 1			Congelada 2004-2005
Box 6			Point of Contact Gallery, Perez Celis Show: Congelada playbill 3 November 2005 - in a folder stapled to a letter-size black and white poster with event information and correction notes, a separate note with Jon Moses' email and phone number is also attached (CD) (ID#: sua_poc_028)
Box 6			Point of Contact Gallery, Perez Celis Show: Congelada poster 18 October 2005 - in a folder stapled to a letter-size black and white poster with event information and correction notes, a separate note with Jon Moses' email and phone number is also attached (CD) (ID#: sua_poc_027)
				34x50 Photoshop: 1. Congelada (layers); 2. Congelada (flat).
Box 1			Pérez Celis 2005
Box 6			Eyes of Pérez Celis, a poetic of color (DVD; running time 29:00) (ID#: sua_poc_004)
				Produced during several visits of Perez Celis to Syracuse University, including the unveiling of his painting in honor of Jim Boeheim and the 2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship team.
Box 6			Eyes of Pérez Celis, a poetic of color [copy 1] (VHS; running time 29:00) (ID#: sua_poc_002)
				Produced during several visits of Perez Celis to Syracuse University, including the unveiling of his painting in honor of Jim Boeheim and the 2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship team.
Box 6			Eyes of Pérez Celis, a poetic of color [copy 2] (VHS; running time 29:00) (ID#: sua_poc_003)
				Produced during several visits of Perez Celis to Syracuse University, including the unveiling of his painting in honor of Jim Boeheim and the 2003 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship team.
Box 2			Labyrinths 2008
Box 2			American Ream/Slow Scandal 2009
Box 2			The Gallery as Studio: Drawings on Delirium 2009
Box 2			Alejandra 2010-2011
Box 2			Midnight Nirvana at Times Square/No todos es Nirvana en la calle Corrientes, baby 2011
Box 2			Edifice 2011
		Syracuse International Film Festival
Box 2			Press and promotional materials 2003-2009
Box 2			Programs 2004-2006 (2 folders)

	Records
Box 2		General 1980-2006
Box 2		Correspondence 1993-2003
Box 7		Loan agreements 2004-2005
			RESTRICTED: School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin.
		Media
Box 6			Art in New York City: Trisha Brown (Audio cassette; running time 90:00) (ID#: sua_poc_005)
Box 6			B/1997.A: Quest, etc - placed in a folder (Floppy disk: 3 1/2 inch) (ID#: sua_poc_013)
Box 6			Backup Packard 13 July 1995 - Toshiba formatted: Being/BA; placed in a folder (Floppy disk: 3 1/2 inch) (ID#: sua_poc_010)
Box 6			Backup Packard 13 July 1995; 26 May 1998 - placed in a folder (Floppy disk: 3 1/2 inch) (ID#: sua_poc_011)
				Contains: Toshiba formatted: Book one: Adenda (End +End 2) [written in red ink]; Being/NY/*.*.
Box 6			Being 2 27 May 1998 - Toshiba [formatted]; content in red ink: "Hum/SM" is crossed out; placed in a folder (Floppy disk: 3 1/2 inch) (ID#: sua_poc_012)
Box 6			Conversation with Robert Ashley - Sarah; placed in a folder (Floppy disk: 3 1/2 inch) (ID#: sua_poc_017)
Box 6			Don Quijote (images and text) (DVD; running time 120:00) (ID#: sua_poc_020)
Box 6			El Punto Art Studio: Imagine me 2015 (DVD; running time 120:00) (ID#: sua_poc_023)
Box 6			El Punto Art Studio: What is an artist?; Westside story [2014] (DVD; running time 120:00) (ID#: sua_poc_022)
Box 6			Faces, mirrors, masks: Twentieth Century Latin American Fiction: Carlos Fuentes: Beneath the mask (Audio cassette; running time 60:00) (ID#: sua_poc_007)
Box 6			Final draft 11 April 1998 - 1997.1C.//; End; placed in a folder (Floppy disk: 3 1/2 inch) (ID#: sua_poc_014)
Box 6			Moshé Feldenkrais (ATM Vol 3) - 1. Lecture what is human; 2. Free hip joints (Audio cassette; running time 90:00) (ID#: sua_poc_006)
Box 6			Pedro Cuperman interview with Jaime Davidovich about Evita Perón 1982 (U-matic; running time 60:00) (ID#: sua_poc_001)
Box 6			Pedro Cuperman: Programa AMIA [Association of Moving Image Archivists] (DVD; running time 120:00) (ID#: sua_poc_018)
Box 6			Point of Contact 27 September 2002 - placed in a folder (Floppy disk: 3 1/2 inch) (ID#: sua_poc_015)
Box 6			Point of Contact: The Living years, Colleen Kattau and Mike Brandt (CD; running time 120:00) (ID#: sua_poc_024)
Box 6			Robert Ashley interview - placed in a folder (Floppy disk: 3 1/2 inch) (ID#: sua_poc_016)
Box 6			Sarah Kipp: The Looker, The Maker, The Red Ribbon Taker (DVD; running time 9:19) (ID#: sua_poc_019)
Box 6			Vinyl and red lips (DVD; running time 120:00) (ID#: sua_poc_021)
Box 2		News coverage 2003-2015
Box 2		Notebook and sketchbook 1995, undated
Box 7		Organizational documents 1994-2002
			RESTRICTED: School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin.
Box 2		Press releases and promotional materials 1994-2013
Box 7		Proposals and applications 1979-2011
			RESTRICTED: School, college and department records are restricted to the office of origin for 30 years. Requests to use restricted records must be obtained in writing from the office of origin.

	Publications
Box 3		Articles circa 1994-2004 (3 folders)
Box 3		Other published works 2011-2013 (3 folders)
Box 3		Point of contact/punto de contacto 1976
Box 4		Point of contact/punto de contacto 1977-2006 (8 folders)
Box 5		Point of contact/punto de contacto 2009-2011 (3 folders)
Box 5		Point of contact/punto de contacto 30th anniversary 2005
Box 5		Proofs and layouts 1995, 2001 (2 folders)

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