First organized by Dimitri Devyatkin in 1973, the Computer Art Festivals were an instrumental forum for the convergence of art & computing technology at a formative moment in the histories of computer art.

Within the short span of their three years -- taking place at The Kitchen in 1973 & '74 before relocating to the CUNY Graduate Center in 1975 -- the festivals brought together over 100 different artists, showcasing prescient experiments with computers from a wide array of disciplines, including music, film, video, & graphic sculpture.