The Arts Center's renovation of five abandoned Standard Furniture buildings along the river in Troy added a new hue to the previously drab downtown canvas. And not one wasted inch. Here is a large gallery, which features multiple, changing shows and a funky black-box performance space with expandable seating that can accommodate more than 100 people. The cavernous basement features rooms, many with the original brick or stone exposed, for woodworking and printmaking, as well as a large pottery studio with attached glazing and kiln space. Throughout the center, there are reminders that the building was originally five different structures.
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