COLLABORATIVE ARTS Capstone 2025
Collaborative Arts Capstone 2025
Join us to celebrate the graduating Collaborative Arts Class of 2025 as they exhibit, perform, screen, and present their capstone art projects across three spectacular days!
Thursday May 8th - Saturday May 10th
721 Broadway 4th Floor
181 Mercer 5th Floor Studio G
On Monday May 12th at 3:00pm (for the first time ever) the entire cohort will be performing an original live show they wrote and directed together called “404: Art Not Found” at the Jack Crystal Theater.
You can find the entire daily schedule HERE
PERFORMANCES - 181 Mercer, 5th Floor, Studio G
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Carrie Henley
Morn Greycastle the Uneducated: An Experimental Musical / 45 minutes
May 8 8:45pm / May 9 1:00pm / May 10 2:00pm
181 Mercer, 5th Floor, Studio G
RSVPMorn Greycastle The Uneducated: An Experimental Musical is a 45 minute high fantasy adventure between the real and the imaginary, exploring the journey taken by a demon, and dwarf, and a human to find a way back home. Set within the theatrical frame of a piano lounge performance, this immersive and experimental performance takes the audience deep into the enchanted forest, and their own imaginations.
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Montgomerie West
CCC: A Montalk in the PanMonticon / 45 minutes
May 8 3:00pm / May 9 7:00pm / May 10 12:30pm
181 Mercer, 5th Floor, Studio G
RSVPCCC: A Montalk In the PanMonticon is an interactive one-woman-show performed, directed, and written by Montgomerie West that physicalizes the digital experience of ideas, information, and social media circulating. The play centers around Montie, who with the help of four stagehands, Liliana Berman, Jojo Wren, Leilah El-Azizi, and Sam Charney, guides the audience in a conference-like setting through a series of niche zeitgeist topics around sex and money. This conference, abbreviated to “CCC” from various titles including “Cultural Commentary Conference, Content Contemplation Congregation etc.,” is playful and camp, absurd yet authoritative.
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Bird Le'au
Three Weeks And Some Change / 45 minutes
May 9 8:30pm / May 10 11:00am / May 10 12:30pm
181 Mercer, 5th Floor, Studio G
RSVPA one-person play exploring human determination and grit. In the face of major adversity, do you give in? Or do you fight back?
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Chris Richards
"V" / 45 minutes
May 9 4:00pm / May 10 3:30pm
181 Mercer, 5th Floor, Studio G“V” is a one act staged reading. Longline: 1997. Nine lights floating over a small town in Arizona. The largest unexplained UFO sighting in history. "V" follows a young religious deputy, an alcoholic sheriff, a conspiracy theorist, a worn out police officer and a government agent, as an extraterrestrial phenomenon challenges their belief systems and the lives they have constructed.
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Emma Grace Lehmann
Independence Day / 45 minutes
May 8 12:00pm / May 9 5:30pm / May 10 9:00pm
181 Mercer, 5th Floor, Studio G
RSVPIndependence Day is a one-act original play written and directed by Emma Grace Lehmann. Long-time firework salesman, Avery, invites new partner, Miles, to sell with her for the 4th of July at her family's stand in the parking lot of a mall. In the heat of the holiday, Avery and Miles blow sales, meet Miles' estranged brother, and fan the flames of their relationship.
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Erin Amstein
Pigeon Noises / 45 minutes
May 8 1:30pm / May 9 2:30pm / May 10 5:00pm
181 Mercer, 5th Floor, Studio G
RSVPPigeon Noises is a one-act play written and directed by Erin Grace Amstein. An aspiring playwright has to finally reckon with her grief after she invites her dead brother’s best friend to direct her new play. With a team made up of close friends and collaborators, Pigeon Noises explores the concept of connection through grief.
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Sarah Durham
in this moment. / 20 minutes
May 8 4:30pm / May 9 11:30am / May 10 8:00pm
181 Mercer, 5th Floor, Studio G
RSVPin this moment. is a devised dance piece created by Sarah Durham that explores themes of isolation, mental health, and finding community.
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Tayla McNeil
Sincerely, Yours Truly / 20 minutes
May 8 5:30pm / May 10 6:30pm
181 Mercer, 5th Floor, Studio G
RSVP"Sincerely, Yours Truly" is a solo performance that tackles the growing pains of growing up, the limbo of living, and the promise of the future. Through movement, play, and nostalgia, Tayla relives moments from her childhood while advising herself on how to move forward. During the performance, Tayla's voice is not her own, and she appreciates audience participation to take on her voice for her.
PERFORMANCES - 721 Broadway, 4th Floor, 404
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Dylynn Fuentes
Dylan Jewel 1965 Live in NYC / 30 minutes
May 8 5:30pm / May 9 1:30pm / May 10 5:30pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404
RSVPSet in 1965, rising folk singer Dylan Jewel takes the stage at a New York City folk festival for a set filled with sharp wit and symbolic lyricism. As she performs, a narrative unfolds, blurring the lines between the personal and the political. Through song and monologue, Dylan Jewel gives voice to the timeless struggles of a young woman talking 'bout her generation.
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Harry MacInnis
East Mobile High School Reunion / 60 minutes
May 8 9:00pm / May 9 9:00pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404
RSVPA failed rockstar returns to his hometown in Mobile, Alabama for his high school reunion. He assembles a ragtag band last minute to perform for his old peers. This time, he has something to prove.
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Mackenzie McCracken
FRANTIC ROMANTIC: Straight From the Horse's Mouth / 30 minutes
May 8 4:30pm / May 9 3:00pm / May 10 6:30pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404
RSVPA performance piece in which the artist will read the foreword of the titular book, as well as the first and last poem of each chapter.
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Ximena Montes de Oca Cardenas
Tied Within the Wretched: Constellations for Navigating the Violent Tides of Sex, Gender and Power / 60 minutes
May 8 7:00pm / May 9 11:30am / May 10 3:45pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404
RSVPInteractive live performance composed of interweaved reflections in the aftermath of sexual assault. The performance acts as a celebration over the culmination of a series of community based healing rituals. Ximena invites you to peek into their inner world of messy and painful, yet hopeful and tender feelings. Submerge yourself into the liminal space of unfolded vulnerability and resilience. Dual identity and the unraveling of our roles: criminals, victims, enablers, and fools.
SCREENINGS - 721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404
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Liliana Berman
The Paradox of Choice / 12 minutes
May 8 12pm / May 9 4pm / May 10 11am & 7:30pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404The Paradox of Choice is a sharp, comedic exploration of indecision. The project blends humor with emotional honesty to unpack how choice, a western symbol of “freedom” can easily become a trap. We have all grown far too preoccupied with looking at ourselves though the lens of criticism, that we have seen a death of creative liberation. Through a cast of the absurd characters in Liliana’s mind, she crafts a narrative that’s as pleasing as it is chaotic. The Paradox of Choice is a mirror and a magnifying glass with it’s gaze set on choice paralysis.
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Grant Risse
Hollow Man / 12 minutes
May 8 12pm / May 9 4pm / May 10 11am & 7:30pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404The Hollow Man traces the unraveling of a romance that may not be what it seems. Through the story of one relationship—its longing, its infidelities, and all the complicated facets in between—this audiovisual project strives to evoke the sense of quiet desperation and futility that comes with searching for wholeness in other people. Set in two very different liminal spaces, the ‘Hollow Man’ music video is a double-sided portrait of love, lust, and the complex emotional landscapes that we walk through in the pursuit of both.
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Caitlyn Kaufman
My Mind's Refrain / 12 minutes
May 8 12pm / May 9 4pm / May 10 11am & 7:30pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404
RSVPDuring a therapy session, Nova, an intuitive daydreamer, struggles to process the growing separation from her childhood best friend, Indigo. As she relives the moments that defined, and ultimately fractured their all-consuming friendship through a series of movement-based flashbacks, she must confront the uncomfortable truth of their relationship and whether or not she must move on in order to heal.
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Julia Petrik
Fishing for Poise / 5 minutes
May 8 12pm / May 9 4pm / May 10 11am & 7:30pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404Sit and listen. Sit and watch. Whether you're seeking poise or nothing at all, Fishing for Poise invites you into a quiet meditation. This short film, presented alongside a series of five paintings, is a reflection—on our actions, or perhaps the absence of them. It’s an exploration of stillness, subtlety, and the understated beauty found in simplicity. A study in aesthetics, and the quiet power of restraint.
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Shelbi Jones
End of May / 5 minutes
May 8 12pm / May 9 4pm / May 10 11am & 7:30pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404A film following someone navigating through grief. The film take you into the mind of the five stages. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance are all portrayed through clips which express what Shelbi was feeling when dealing with grief.
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Wyatt Beall
The Great Mistake / 20 minutes
May 8 1pm / May 9 5pm / May 10 12pm & 8:30pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404It’s graduation night in Manhattan. A group of friends are navigating their first hours of freedom in three separate apartments across the city. Life is now.
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Leilah El-Azizi
In Quiet Company / 30 minutes
May 8 1pm / May 9 5pm / May 10 12pm & 8:30pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404In Quiet Company is a five-part anthology that explores how we process emotions, cope with pain, and how healing is dependent on connection. Each segment uses a different visual language to navigate our emotional landscapes. Created to evoke something felt rather than explained, the film prioritizes emotional resonance over narrative—capturing quiet, complex moments that speak to deeply human, shared experiences. The process was experimental, shaped through improvisation with actors, collaborative devising, and on-set exploration with the camera, allowing the film to evolve organically. Together, the pieces form a portrait of vulnerability, growth, and connectivity.
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Kally Hall
Be Not Afraid / 30 minutes
May 8 2pm / May 9 6pm / May 10 1pm & 9:30pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404Be Not Afraid is a visual EP connecting five songs created by Kally Hall. Each song explores a different facet of the surreal joy and terror that comes with being alive. With each project being connected with one another through interludes of text, music, and visuals.
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Yvonne Song
G0 / 25 minutes
May 8 2pm / May 9 6pm / May 10 1pm & 9:30pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404Meeting creatives around the world, how the new creatives are shaping the industry and inspiring people around them in a global scale.
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Lex Garcia
The Lex Hole / 70 minutes
May 8 3pm / May 9 7pm / May 10 2pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor, Room 404
RSVPTHE LEX HOLE, written and directed by Lex Garcia, is a 70 minute film about a neurotic art school student navigating a tenuous romance while working on his solipsistic thesis project. Confessional romantic dramedy.
EXHIBITS - 721 Broadway, 4th Floor
May 8-10 10:00am - 8:00pm
Opening Thursday May 8th 6:00pm
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Alina Melnikava
Spaces Between Us
May 8-10 10:00-8:00pm
721 Broadway, 4th FloorSpaces Between Us is my personal reflection on the role of distance in relationships. At its core is a LEGO sculpture that symbolizes the constantly evolving nature of human connection. The project is highly participatory—an audio piece and a set of reflection prompts invite participants to share confessions from their own lived experiences. These reflections are then exchanged in the form of origami hearts, creating a collective space of vulnerability and dialogue. My goal was to blur the line between artist and audience, turning every interaction into an integral part of the work itself.
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Angie Davis
Stars And Lace and Birds in Flight
May 8-10 10:00-8:00pm
721 Broadway, 4th FloorIn this whimsical collection of verses and poems, Angie tells a story of a smalltown girl in the 1910s, as she grows up and grapples with fear, superstition, and the make believe. Coupled with the verses is a photo series and an immersive audio book version that bring the story to life. Inspired by her life, classic fairytales, and vintage American aesthetics, "Stars and Lace and Birds in Flight" is a book you don't want to miss!
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Christine Kim
Running
May 8-10 10:00-8:00pm
721 Broadway, 4th FloorA piece about how memories go from generation to generation. It flows like water and passes down.
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Eileen Wang
Fractal Imprints
May 8-10 10:00-8:00pm
721 Broadway, 4th FloorFractal Imprints is an multimedia artwork that delves into the evolving nature of memory, travel, and cultural symbols through the lens of fractal geometry—patterns that replicate and transform across scales. Drawing from personal travel experiences, the project reimagines architectural lines and structures from various cities, merging them into intricate fractal patterns. These designs serve as the foundation for a series of unique postcards, each capturing a layered, hybrid visual language shaped by interwoven cultural impressions. The work invites viewers to reflect on how places are remembered not as fixed images, but as ever-shifting constructs of experience and imagination.
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Julia Iwinska
Junk Jungle
May 8-10 10:00-8:00pm
721 Broadway, 4th FloorThis project looks at New York through the perspective of junk - crushed cans, scribbles on walls, stickers, street mess. Noticing and photographing became my way of finding meaning and grounding in the chaos. The final result is an album and an exhibition. Come see it and make sense of it yourself.
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Julia Petrik
Fishing for Poise
May 8-10 10:00-8:00pm
721 Broadway, 4th FloorSit and listen. Sit and watch. Whether you're seeking poise or nothing at all, Fishing for Poise invites you into a quiet meditation. This short film, presented alongside a series of five paintings, is a reflection—on our actions, or perhaps the absence of them. It’s an exploration of stillness, subtlety, and the understated beauty found in simplicity. A study in aesthetics, and the quiet power of restraint.
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Mackenzie McCracken
FRANTIC ROMANTIC
May 8-10 10:00-8:00pm
721 Broadway, 4th FloorTHE BOOK: “FRANTIC ROMANTIC” is a three chapter poetry book, with each chapter representing a different person the artist had a relationship (of sorts) with. Each page is a collage with imagery that corresponds with the poetry on said page; it’s visually overwhelming, objectively oversharing, and one could even say “too much” — and believe me, they have! Get your copy today to finally answer the question on everyone’s minds: is it obsession or is it love? (Or, better yet: what’s the difference?)
THE PERFORMANCE: “‘FRANTIC ROMANTIC’: STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH” is a performance piece in which the artist will read the foreword of the titular book, as well as the first and last poem of each chapter. -
Malina Weissman
Adolescence
May 8-10 10:00-8:00pm
721 Broadway, 4th FloorAdolescence is an interactive children’s book that combines adulthood with childhood. An ode to the idea that some things never change.
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Milla Rousseau
Nutshells
May 8-10 10:00-8:00pm
721 Broadway, 4th FloorNutshells is a sculptural installation exploring a haunted dollhouse within an intricate miniature world where stop-motion animation breathes life into the rooms and creatures inside. Inspired by early automata and childhood fears, this project blurs the line between comfort and unease, nostalgia and horror. The work engages with the act of nostalgic rewriting, where fear and comfort are not separate but intertwined.
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Multi McMackin
Clown College
May 8-10 10:00-8:00pm
721 Broadway, 4th FloorCLOWN COLLEGE is a multi-media 31-page comic that is the first in a limited run series! Follow Beau Beauregard, who after getting kicked out of his house after coming out as a clown, goes on a wacky roadtrip to the mysterious and illustrious Clown College, which is exactly what it sounds like. Written and produced by Multi and made by a wonderful creative team, Clown College is as funny as it is heartfelt, both in visual style and storyline.
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Taya Konovalskaia
Urban Astronomy
May 8-10 10:00-8:00pm
721 Broadway, 4th FloorA city is an organism where everything is connected by invisible threads, networks of wires and streets. Taya explores the connection between an object and urban space, the interactions and communications between natural and human-built environments through personal feelings, perceptions, memories and dreams.