Arts Collaborative

In September 2026, filmmakers Maryam Ataee and Hossein Keshavarz visited St. Lawrence for a screening of The Friend’s House Is Here, a film exploring Tehran’s underground art scene and themes of youth, creativity, and sisterhood in contemporary Iran. The screening was followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, giving members of the campus community an opportunity to engage directly with the artists and their work.

In September 2026, Montréal-based filmmaker Nadine Gomez visited St. Lawrence for a screening of Chronicle of a City. The film explores urban life through a visual and sonic meditation on the ways cities shape our experiences, memories, and relationships, moving between fantasy and reality to consider how we inhabit cities—and how they, in turn, inhabit us.

In September 2026, the Arts Collaborative welcomed Petty Crimes co-host Griff Stark-Ennis to St. Lawrence for a live comedy event based on the popular true-crime comedy podcast. Members of the St. Lawrence community submitted anonymous stories of everyday pettiness, which Griff examined and adjudicated live on stage. The interactive event brought the campus community together through comedy, storytelling, and audience participation.

In September 2024, Senegalese graffiti artist Docta brought his distinctive approach to urban art to St. Lawrence through an interactive live graffiti event. Working alongside students, Docta created a collaborative mobile mural outside the Sullivan Student Center, giving students the opportunity to participate directly in the creative process while experiencing Senegalese graffiti and urban art traditions.