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OZ Arts Nashville

2026-27 Season

Artists Forging a Future

SEASON PREVIEW HAPPY HOUR

Free Event: Tuesday, October 6 at 5:30PM
Enjoy complimentary drinks, light bites, & sneak peeks

Artists from seven countries empower us to forge a more creative future. Through bold performances that challenge assumptions, celebrate resilience, and spark new ways of seeing, these trailblazing artists help us navigate the past and present while inspiring new possibilities for what comes next.

Open Call for Proposals

Brave New Works Lab 2027

Extended Deadline: Monday, October 19th

OZ Arts is now accepting proposals for original live performance works to be developed and presented in the 6th-annual Brave New Works Lab, which is designed to support the development and presentation of contemporary performance in Middle Tennessee. The Lab invites daring Nashville artists to create and premiere new works and works-in-progress at OZ Arts, with performances May 20-22.

物の哀れ
Mono No Aware

Selected works by Rima Day and Lanecia Rouse

Curated by Sai Clayton

On exhibit now through January 9, 2027

Taking its title from a Japanese term describing the bittersweet awareness of impermanence, Mono No Aware (物の哀れ) brings together artworks by Nashville-based artists Rima Day and Lanecia Rouse. Both Day and Rouse construct works that evoke the temporal nature of memory and the human body. The artists use found objects, photographs, and books as carriers of inherited and collective history, and curator Sai Clayton’s pairing of these two artists bring out beautiful connections between the materials and themes used in the collage and textile work. 

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MISSION

OZ Arts supports the creation, development and presentation of significant performing and visual art works by leading artists whose contribution influences the advancement of their field. Through performances, exhibitions, and community events, OZ Arts focuses on producing and presenting the work of local and visiting artists who reflect our diverse society, utilize new artistic forms and technology in creative ways, and provide opportunities for meaningful engagement with audiences, students and cultural and civic leaders.