Events

Learn to propagate fruiting shrubs from cuttings as we plant an edible property line of currants for community consumption at Collard City Growers. NATURE Lab (short for North Troy Art, Technology and Urban Research in Ecology) is a volunteer-led initiative integrating art, science, and technology in regular community workshops, public art installations, and ongoing research […]

Learn to harness the power of your voice and the beast broadcasting and recording techniques! Explore your performing capabilities for radio. Tips include: breath and delivery, attitude and tone, vocal placement, pacing and phrasing.  With Tom Hawn, longtime instructor at the New School of Radio and Television.  Tom’s lengthy tenure at The New School began […]

An in-depth discussion of the art and technique of cinéma vérité with award winning Quest director, Jon Olshefski, and producer, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, in collaboration with Albany’s Youth FX media makers. And join us later that evening for a screening of Quest featuring a talkback with the director and producer.

Documentary filmmaker Jonathan Olshefski presents his first feature-length film: QUEST. Quest was filmed with vérité intimacy for over a decade, and is a moving portrait of a family in North Philadelphia set against the backdrop of a country now in turmoil. Olshefski's intimate style emphasizes the beautiful complexity of relationships, and serves as an example […]