FALL 2009

This Fall, EMPAC presents a full schedule of performances, screenings, installations, festivals, and talks in which funk meets Futurism, vacation days are documented and dissected, hip hop hits the theater stage and Andy Warhol’s film Sleep becomes the backdrop for a slumber party.

Following the resounding success of our first year in the new building, the upcoming events build off that momentum while continuing to push expectations.

Whether there is an event happening or not, EMPAC is the place to be. With ongoing public installations and exhibits set up on the mezzanine, within the 360° screen and hidden off the beaten path, you will be able to discover new works created here by artists in residence.

It all starts off with Contact Ensemble’s Elevated on Thursday September 3, an evening of music by composer David Lang, accompanying (or accompanied by) a film by a major visual artist. Next up is the Japanese noise / percussive psychedelic group Boredoms with Atlanta’s ambient punk band Deerhunter on Friday September 11.  The latter is the premiere of the New Nothing series, which tackles the (age-old) complaint that there is nothing new happening in music, all while in a physically transformed concert hall.

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    Selected Press

    2009.11: Inside Rensselaer — Kathleen Forde Selected for Curatorial Leadership for 2010 Fellows Program

    2009.11: Center for Curatorial Leadership — Kathleen Forde, EMPAC’s Curator of Time-Based Art, is one of twelve outstanding curators named a 2010 Fellow by a panel of leading museum directors to participate in this national leadership training program.

    2009.08: Alliance for the Arts — EMPAC is prominently mentioned – and credited for helping to make Troy “one of the most interesting places in the Hudson Valley” –  in The Hudson Valley: A Cultural Guide.   Recently published by the Alliance for the Arts as part of the Hudson Valley Quadricentennial celebration, the book is a comprehensive listing of more than 500 cultural destinations, illustrated with maps and photos.

    2009.02: CHRONOGRAM — CHRONOGRAM Magazine: Totally Wired

    2009.01: METROPOLIS — METROPOLIS Magazine: The Improbable Act

    2008.11.10: archspace.com — arcspace.com profile of EMPAC

    2008.10.09: New York Times — A New Concert Hall Plays Up the Sound and Celebrates the Science | text pdf