Breathing Lights (photo credit Hyers + Mebane)
March 17, 2017

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Breathing Lights, the unprecedented temporary public art project for which the Community Foundation served as convener and fiscal agent, officially wraps with an afternoon of artRead more »

Jon Elbaum (left) executive director of Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, with Dr. Jose Daniel Flores-Caraballo, artistic director for Albany Pro Musica
November 02, 2016

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In 2015, the Community Foundation awarded $17,500 Community Impact grant for a collaboration between Troy Savings Bank Music Hall (TSBMH) and Albany Pro Musica (APM). TheRead more »

Breathing Lights (photo credit Hyers + Mebane)
June 16, 2016

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Breathing Lights, one of four winners of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge, will illuminate hundreds of vacant buildings in Albany, Schenectady and Troy nightly inRead more »

A former convent in Schenectady was lit in March 2016 as part of the beta test for the Breathing Lights art installation. (Photo credit: Hyers + Mebane)
April 08, 2016

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  Public Art Project will Transform Neighborhoods, Highlighting City Revitalization Efforts Mayors Kathy Sheehan (Albany), Gary McCarthy (Schenectady), and Patrick Madden (Troy) gathered today at theRead more »

Mayors and Project Partners Celebrate Breathing Lights
June 23, 2015

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Albany/Schenectady/Troy Region Submission One of 4 National Winners; “Breathing Lights” Will Address Urban Vacancy/Neighborhood Revitalization Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced that Breathing Lights, the regional submission by theRead more »

June 03, 2015

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From our friends at the Regional Alliance for a Creative Economy and the Capital Region Economic Development Council: The Capital Region Economic Development Council (CREDC) Arts,Read more »

Don't Iron While the Strike is Hot
July 20, 2014

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By Paul Bray The nation’s first bona-fide all-female union was formed in Troy 150 years ago under the leadership of a young Irish immigrant, Kate Mullany,Read more »