Spring 2014 Season

The Matthew Shipp Trio launches the Spring 2014 season at The Sanctuary for Independent Media while celebrating the release of their new recording, Root of Things (Relative Pitch Records), and […]

NATURE Lab, in collaboration with the Arts Department at RPI, is offering the following workshop the day before his speaking event on 3/19/14. Catts will lead this workshop which will […]

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 […]

Oron Catts is an artist, researcher, and curator whose pioneering work with the Tissue Culture and Art Project, which he established in 1996, is considered a leading biological art project. […]

Hip Hop and tradition equals positive community vibes!  Teens, we want to hear your voice! A hands-on production session to create a short spoken-word piece about hot button issues such as […]

Former Black Panther, Mama Charlotte Hill O'Neal is an accomplished poet, musician and visual artist, and Founding Director of Tanzania's United African Alliance Community Center (UAACC), a community-based organization which […]

Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles offers an intensive course in the principles, process, production and post-production of “Direct Cinema,” with personal advice on how to survive and thrive as an independent […]

A leading force in the direct cinema style of documentary film making, including Salesman (1968), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1976). Co-sponsored by iEAR Presents!

Sultry, seductive, and infused with that inimitable samba swing, the music of Luísa Maita embodies the modern spirit of Brazil. Inspired by the bustling urban life found in her native […]

Join filmmaker Craig Saddlemire for a screening of his critically acclaimed and thought-provoking documentary film, Household. An extended refugee family from Somalia, an interracial same-sex couple, a single mother in […]

Filmmaker Sean Gallagher will present Brothers of the Black List, a documentary which tells the story behind the longest litigated civil rights case in U.S. history. It all began in […]

Learn how to generate QR codes and explore creative possibilities of this medium -- bridging design, technology and craft. The final “QR Code Artworks” will be presented as public and […]

Learn how to start and plant seedlings, in this first of a two-session gardening workshop led by Rebekah Rice, with Joan Buzerak and friends. We will plant sunflower seeds, in […]

Fresh water is the source of life! Join us in a community skill share focused on protecting our water. This informal, grassroots gathering will cover issues from scientific to the […]

A skill share with Public Herald #fileroom project and more. This informal, grassroots gathering will cover issues from scientific to the political, including DIY Urban Hydrology, media strategies, DIY journalism […]

Join filmmakers Joshua B. Pribanic and Melissa Troutman for a screening and discussion of their exciting documentary about shale gas, Triple Divide. The documentary is Public Herald's first investigations into […]

Explore creative and technical aspects of DSLR-based digital filmmaking. Bhawin Suchak will be leading a workshop focusing on the creative and technical aspects of DSLR-based digital filmmaking, including shooting techniques, […]

The Throwaways tells the story of ex-felon, homeless filmmaker, activist, and co-director Ira McKinley, who channels his experience of living on the streets through the lens of a video camera.  […]

BikeFest is Troy Bike Rescue's fourth annual fundraising party in partnership with the Sanctuary for Independent Media.  Join the TBR cast of volunteers for a kids bike rodeo, raffle prizes, […]

A participatory workshop on biodiversity and “ecosystem activism” designed to train amateurs to assist in art and science research. The Love Motel for Insects was a huge hit with the […]

Music, food, and fun. A day filled with workshops and performances by PitchBlak Brass Band, Brooklyn-based players of hip-hop from the 1980s to the present day, and Oobleck, a funk-based […]

A rising young star from Gao, Mali, Oumar Konate is blazing the new wave of Malian music onto the contemporary world music stage. Konaté touched the spirit of his classmates […]

Environmental activist and visual artist Brandon Ballengée will work with community participants to collect specimens, this workshop looks at the aquatic life of the Hudson River and surrounding areas. Firstly […]