Tech Valley Center of Gravity is thrilled to participate in the annual Troy Victorian Stroll on Sunday, December 7 from 11am-5pm.
This community event is an amazing chance to see what the whole of Downtown Troy can offer, so be sure to check out all the other event offerings available that day on the official Stroll website.
From a Maker’s Market to children’s activities to shop demonstrations, TVCOG has something interesting for everyone going on during the Stroll.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
Open House, Tours & Demonstrations
TVCOG is open for self-guided tours during the Stroll. This open house event allows visitors to check out our space and all our work zones on both levels of the facility. Along the way, you’ll find volunteers- and some demonstrations- that will be able to show you what TVCOG has to offer.
Featured demonstrations coming soon!
Meet Our Residents
As part of our commitment to reducing the barriers to making, we provide local underserved artists with an opportunity to learn about various digital fabrication methods such as 3D printing, laser cutting, and CNC routing. They are then given a materials stipend in order to create a final project to showcase at Troy’s annual Victorian Stroll. The entire program is free, ensuring that anyone has the ability to participate.
Giselle Lora
Giselle was born and raised in Troy. Growing up, she had a passion for art but never thought it could be a viable career. But even after stepping away she couldn’t fully let go of her aspirations. After moving back to Troy several years ago, she decided to begin creating again.
In 2024 she was part of Collar Works studio residency program, where she began shifting from digital illustration to painting with acrylics. Giselle’s work seeks to delve into the complexities of identity and self-perception: “Through digital and acrylic painting, I explore how we evolve, how we see ourselves, and how we sometimes hold multiple conflicting versions of who we are.”
Giselle’s final project was made using the 3D scanner, 3D printers, and laser cutter.
Tyna Ontko
Tyna grew up in a small town on the Kitsap Peninsula of Washington state. She was surrounded by makers of many kinds, from welders to loggers that picked up chainsaw carving as a hobby to community theater. Using her creative beginnings as a jumping off point, she earned an undergraduate degree in print making and more recently a graduate degree in sculpture and extended media.
Her overall goal is to “hold space for contradiction by queering expectations around how objects and materials “should” function, opening the door to possibilities for ways in which we may collectively remember anew.” In order to achieve this, Tyna has incorporated sound, photography, writing, architectural intervention, and devised theater into her practice which has led her to wanting to explore even more avenues of creativity.
Tyna’s final project was made using the CNC router.
This program is made possible by support from the The Arts Center of the Capital Region “Arts Thrive and Grow” grant, Launchbox and the T Backer Memorial Foundation.
Arts Thrive and Grow has been funded by New York State, Kathy Hochul, Governor. We thank Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for her extraordinary commitment and leadership, and our elected officials who represent our grantmaking region: Senators Jake Ashby and Neil D. Breslin; Assemblymembers Scott H. Bendett, Patricia Fahy, John T. McDonald III, Angelo Santabarbara, Phil Steck, and Mary Beth Walsh.
Launchbox provides individual warehouse and work suites from 150 to 1,000 square feet. For no extra charge, Launchbox members also enjoy access to support spaces and amenities including a three-bay loading dock, material handling equipment, photo studio, coworking cafe, meeting rooms, redundant high-speed Internet and more. The facility is fully climate controlled and accessible 24/7.
Maker’s Market
The first floor of TVCOG will be taken over by a Maker’s Market, a holiday market featuring exclusively handmade items. Vendors Include:
Artifice By Artifact
KWood Enamels
Jewels of the Sea/The Northeast Center of Conchology & Sealife
September Colors
Trinkets of Troy
Great Exbaketations Bakery
Bratty Moon
Context Clay
Sani’s Sundries
Amanda Denney Creates
Crochet Crescendo
Society for Creative Anachronism – Shire of Anglespur
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Join us for a free, fun hands-on project. This mind-expanding project helps children discover creative play through science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics.
