At Grand Street Community Arts, we develop strong community-based partnerships with a variety of non-profit organizations and local institutions.

Siena College Franciscan Center for Service and Advocacy
AmeriCorps*VISTA Fellows Program

The Siena College AmeriCorps*VISTA Program  provides help to build, sustain, and promote civic engagement by fostering reciprocal relationships between students, faculty, administration and our local community in need. Our program focuses on assisting faculty members, students and community partners to work with all walks of life.  Our actions commit to our core values of St. Francis and allow our students, faculty and administration to seek direct actions towards academic excellence through their civic engagement and participating in programs that help to increase capacity in areas of our community that need it most.

AmeriCorps VISTA members spend one year in full-time service to address the needs of low-income communities. All projects focus on building permanent infrastructure in organizations to help them more effectively bring individuals and communities out of poverty.

Sage College of Albany
Department of Visual Arts

Sage College’s Visual Arts program helps students build a strong portfolio of art and design work and prepares you for a career in graphic design, illustration, interior design, photography, or fine art.

Albany United Methodist Society
AmeriCorps National Program

The Albany United Methodist Society (AUMS) AmeriCorps National program engages AmeriCorps members in providing direct service to address unmet community needs. Programs design service activities for a team of members serving full- or part-time for up to one year.

Trinity Institution

Trinity Institution provides services to the community that will support and promote healthy families, adults and children including efforts to assist in restoring dignity and respect to individuals and families. Trinity Institution is located one block down from Grand Street Community Arts.

The Sanctuary for Independent Media

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 kind.

We are currently collaborating on a Regional Youth Film Showcase project with the Sanctuary for Independent Media.