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Since 2005, Kathleen Forde has been the Curator of Time-Based Arts at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) in Troy, NY. EMPAC – opened in October 2008 – is an institution for the presentation and production of adventurous multidisciplinary work spanning new media installation to experimental performance. Prior to her current position, Kathleen was the Curatorial Director for Live Arts and New Media at the Goethe Institut Internationale in Berlin and Munich. This post was held in conjunction with an Alexander von Humboldt research scholarship (2002-2003). As Curatorial Associate then Assistant Curator for Media Arts at SFMOMA (1999–2002), she co-curated the large-scale interdisciplinary show 010101 Art in Technological Times in addition to ongoing work with both temporary and permanent collection exhibitions. She has concurrently written and curated on a freelance basis for various organizations that have included the Eyebeam Center for Art and Technology, Independent Curators International; ATA Cultural, Peru; Kunstverein Dusseldorf and Cologne; and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.