The Bread and Puppet Institute for Subversive Papier Mache offers lessons in state-of-the-art puppet making and street theater technology and parades! Learn how to make picture stories (cantastoria), create signs […]
Just as farmers reap the harvest, providing sustenance for all, it is time to celebrate all our harvests--the results of seeds sown through art, education, agriculture, tolerance, and everything we […]
The Circus of the Possibilitarians is a satirical horse and butterfly circus, addressing pertinent national and international issues in a clownish fashion, including rotten ideas, a wild dancing horse and some mellow […]
Sonagi Project is a Korean percussion ensemble that draws from traditional sources to create new, dynamic Korean music. Founded in 2006 by current artistic director Chang Jae Hyo, the group […]
This fascinating anthology, Political Advertisement IV: 1952-2012, has been updated to include advertisements from the 2008 presidential campaign, and documents the selling of the American presidency since the 1950s. This […]
Joan Walsh’s What's the Matter with White People? explains how an "us vs. them" attitude has arisen in the minds of many Americans (on both sides of the political spectrum), […]
Originally from Buenos Aires, Sofia Rei is grounded in traditional South American rhythms and merges jazz harmonies, electronic sounds and rich improvisations. Her ensemble produces a range of textures as […]
Join the Youth Media Sanctuary production team as they head into the field to shoot footage for three short documentaries based in the North Central Troy neighborhood. These workshops are […]
Vietnam war veteran and famed anti-war activist S. Brian Willson, who lost his legs while blocking a munitions train in 1987, will give a talk and book signing on Veterans […]
Join streaming media pioneer Rich Mavrogeanes (founder of VBrick and Discover Video), for an overview of the past, present and future of online video and how you can source content […]
Before there was Occupy Wall Street or the Arab Spring, there was ACT UP: the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power. Twenty five years ago, Jim Hubbard began his documentary about […]
A family evening exploring positive representations in media through local hip hop music, dance, live graffiti and laser lights, with S.K.A.T.E. (Stop Killing All The Entertainment) and special guests. A […]
Join the Youth Media Sanctuary production team as they head into the field to shoot footage for three short documentaries based in the North Central Troy neighborhood. These workshops are […]
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” […]
For three days at The Sanctuary for Independent Media a diverse and multigenerational group of activists, educators, and artists will come together to discuss, plan and act around the most […]
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 […]
Author Russell Maroon Shoatz and breaking out of the prison industrial complex: a book launch event for Maroon the Implacable. The evening features presentations by Colia Clark, Theresa Shoatz, and Milk […]
What is the structure of the vast World Wide Web? Who owns the wires? Who controls access? As education, creativity and science become more dependent on this technology, it is […]
The evening will feature performances by Benjamin Barson and the Economic Liberation Quartet; spoken word comic art with Seth Tobocman; the poetry of Susan Deer Cloud. Tobocman will present a […]
With violence topping the news and lawmakers weighing various control measures, the role of guns in our society is a hot topic of debate. This workshop will focus on the […]
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