Join us for an in-person celebration of Black History Month with an exhibition, music, spoken word, and community. Troy NAACP, Team HERO, Coalition for Black Trade Union, and The Sanctuary […]
On March 11th we announced the cancelling of the first FEMeeting Troy and FEMeeting Paris for reasons connected with the COVID-19 pandemic. The two events scheduled for March 20th-21st 2020 […]
Exhibition Opening Wednesday, Sept. 26, 6-7pm, with photographer Catherine Rafferty! During her internship at The Sanctuary for Independent Media, Catherine Rafferty photographed the images in this exhibition during the Uptown […]
The Sanctuary’s Underground Gallery presents Susan B. Anthony’s “Troy Project.” This photo series compares the city of Troy’s heyday during the Industrial Revolution with its present challenges, through intimate portraits and cityscapes. The […]
Back by popular demand! Join us for the fifth annual North Central Holiday Peace and Justice Celebration, North Troy’s working peoples’ alternative to the Victorian Stroll. We'll have free portraits […]
Join us for tours of the North Troy Peoples' History Museum, an exhibit of work by Brenda Ann Kenneally, which explores the evolution of Troy through the history of families […]
North Troy Peoples’ History Museum explores the changes and evolution of families in the North Troy neighborhood. It is sited in the former home of the family Brenda Ann Kenneally […]
Exhibitions all take place on the same block as the Sanctuary and are part of Troy Night Out. Take the free historic Troy Trolley to and from Freedom Square with […]
Award-winning composer and pianist Daniel Kelly transforms the stories of everyday people into dramatic and compelling music that blends jazz, classical and folk music into a signature sound. His music […]
The Seeing with Photography Collective, whose work is featured this season in the Underground Gallery, is a group of photographers based in New York City who are visually impaired, sighted […]
Join Dear Climate artists Marina Zurkow and Oliver Kellhammer in conversation about climate change. “Retool your inner climate” and join the dialogue about art and environmental action. Learn strategies to […]
In collaboration with Una Chaudhuri, Oliver Kellhammer, Fritz Ertl and Sarah Rothberg and sound design by Pejik Malinovski, Dear Climate is a multifaceted project that reimagines the environment with a […]
Join Oron Catts (who will be presenting his BioArt work later in the evening) and Kathy High in an informal walk-through of "Ecological Interventions" and celebrate the launching of NATURE Lab! Internationally-renowned […]
From 2012-13, women from Guardian House- a transitional home for female veterans in Ballston Spa attended photography and writing workshops that documented their lives after serving in the military. Some […]
Join internationally recognized photo-journalist Brenda Ann Kenneally for this 3-day workshop which meets Wednesday 7/10 to Friday 7/12/13 from 10 am-4 pm each day! We will paste large-scale photos of […]
Connecting with the Land (on view from March 22 - June 15, 2013) is a photography exhibit that lets us experience local farms through the eyes of youth. The photos […]
Free photos for families in the North Troy area! Assist internationally-known photojournalist Brenda Ann Kenneally as she creates free studio portraits for families in in North Troy in this “Hands-on Studio Portraiture” […]
An exhibition of local photojournalism featuring Patrick Dodson, Brian Jones, Brenda Ann Kenneally and Ellie Markovitch focusing on one long block- home to the Sanctuary for Independent Media, Collard City […]
Installed in the Underground Gallery, Facing Change: Documenting America is an exhibition features work by some of the nation’s most accomplished photographers, inspired by the Farm Security Administration photography project […]
Media Nodes was born of award-winning photographer Sean Hemmerle’s desire to document the news media in the midst of an historic transformation. “People throw around this word all the time, […]
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