OZ Arts Nashville

06/18/2026

The Art Wire reading is less than a week away!

Long after a season of extraordinary performances, the ideas, images, and emotions they spark continue to resonate. For Art Wire fellows, those lasting impressions become poems, essays, stories, and reflections developed with guidance from The Porch.

Join us next Wednesday, June 24 as this season’s writers share their work live at OZ Arts.

Read more and RSVP (it’s FREE!) at artwire.ozartsnashville.org.

✍️ Featured excerpts:
1.Elizabeth Upshur (), inspired by
2. Larkin Boyd, inspired by
3. Rudrapriya Devi Dasi (), inspired by

06/17/2026

Art Wire is built on moments like this — one artist inspiring another.

Recent Hume-Fogg graduate Thalia Dills created her original song “Light” after experiencing Becca Hoback's Solus at OZ Arts.

"This performance brought forth so many rich visuals of light and dark to my mind, informing metaphors that guided the lyrics of the song," Thalia writes.

Listen to an excerpt here, then hear the full song and explore more work from this collab with The Porch at artwire.ozartsnashville.org.

🎵 "Light" by Thalia Dills, inspired by Becca Hoback’s Solus
📸 Photos by Tiffany Bessire

06/16/2026

For Art Wire writers, inspiration can come from anywhere: a striking image, an unexpected emotion, a memorable moment, or an entire performance experience.

Click through for excerpts that reveal the many ways OZ Arts performances spark original creative work.

Join OZ Arts and The Porch on June 24 for a free reading event featuring this season’s Art Wire fellows. Learn more and RSVP at artwire.ozartsnashville.org.

✍️ Featured excerpts:
1. Lane Scott Jones, inspired by Compagnie Dyptik
2. Koley Berry, inspired by shackled feet DANCE!
3. Hannah Rodriguez, inspired by Hiroaki Umeda

06/15/2026

Ahead of next week’s Art Wire reading, we’re highlighting a few works developed during the season-long writing program.

Created in partnership with The Porch, Art Wire invites a cohort of writers to experience OZ Arts performances and respond through original poems, essays, stories, and reflections.

Read more at artwire.ozartsnashville.org, and RSVP to join us for the free reading event on June 24!

✍️ Featured excerpts:
1. DeAngelo McBride, inspired by shackled feet DANCE!
2. Ezra Graff, inspired by TeatroCinema
3. Jarred Johnson, inspired by Señor Serrano

06/11/2026

The moments people remember start with supporters like you.

As we approach the end of our fiscal year on June 30, we're asking for your help. Rising costs are putting pressure on arts organizations everywhere, but with your support, OZ can continue bringing groundbreaking artists, unforgettable performances, and transformative educational experiences to Nashville.

💚 Donate by June 30 at ozartsnashville.org.

06/10/2026

Celebrate the end of the season with Art Wire: An Evening of Inspired Writing!

Presented with The Porch, this FREE reading event showcases work by the 2025-26 Art Wire Fellows. All year long, these writers have been attending OZ performances and transforming what they’ve experienced into original poems, essays, and stories. It’s a fun way to reflect on a remarkable run of .

🗓️ Wed, June 24 at OZ Arts
🎟️ FREE, but RSVPs encouraged. Learn more: artwire.ozartsnashville.org

06/08/2026

It was a joy to close our 2025-26 season with Manual Cinema! Thank you to the company for sharing their incredible artistry with Nashville, and to everyone who came out to experience the magic of The 4th Witch. It’s always an amazing feeling to end the run with a sold-out show! 🥰

📸 Photos by Tiffany Bessire

06/06/2026

🚨 We’re officially in wait list mode for the final performance of Manual Cinema’s The 4th Witch, tonight at 8pm! If you’re still hoping to get tickets, we will run an in-person wait list at the door. Here are details.

WAIT LIST INFO:
⭐ Starting at 7pm tonight, guests can sign up for the wait list in person at OZ Arts.
⭐ Any tickets released at the door will be sold to the wait list.
⭐ While we’ll make every effort to accommodate waitlisted guests, we cannot guarantee tickets.

06/06/2026

We’re headed into the final two shows for Manual Cinema’s The 4th Witch: today (Saturday) at 2pm and 8pm!

Following both performances, audiences will be invited on stage to chat with the artists and see how the magic of shadow puppetry and live filmmaking is done. Don’t miss your chance to catch this awe-inspiring production in Nashville!

🎟️ Tickets available at bit.ly/OZ4thWitch and at the door (starting 1 hour before showtime).

📸 Opening night photos by Tiffany Bessire

06/05/2026

"For Nashville theatergoers looking for something unlike anything else currently on stage, The 4th Witch is not merely recommended — it is essential viewing."

Read the review from JHP Entertainment! 👉 bit.ly/JHP4thWitch

Manual Cinema's The 4th Witch runs through Sat, June 6 only! Get tickets: bit.ly/OZ4thWitch

THEATRE REVIEW: Manual Cinema’s ‘The 4th Witch’ Casts a Spell Over OZ Arts Nashville; Performances Continue thru June 6 June 5, 2026 by Jonathan There are plenty of productions that ask audiences to suspend disbelief. Then there is Manual Cinema‘s The 4th Witch, which somehow makes you forge...