About Us

The Sanctuary for Independent Media is a telecommunications production facility dedicated to community media arts, located in an historic former church at 3361 6th Avenue in north Troy, NY. The Sanctuary hosts screening, production and performance facilities, training in media production and a meeting space for artists, activists and independent media makers of all kinds.
Click here to see the spaces in the Sanctuary.
Emailing is the best way to reach us. You can also phone (518) 272-2390 on the night of an event.
Our mailing address is:
The Sanctuary For Independent Media
PO Box 35
Troy, NY 12181

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The bulk of our support comes from volunteer labor plus hundreds of small (and some large) individual donations. Thank you! We also receive contributions from these organizations:
Media Justice Fund
of the Funding Exchange
The New York State Music Fund
The Andy Warhol Foundation
for the Visual Arts
for the Visual Arts
The Howard & Bush Foundation
The Stewart's Foundation
The Community Foundation




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