Family Day

Sound Maze with Rinde Eckert and Paul Dresher

Saturday, August 15, 2015 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Doors open at 11:00 AM

“…these musicians [Paul Dresher Ensemble] are paying special attention to the terrain between the world of computers and traditional acoustic musical instruments to expand musical frontiers.” – New York Times

Family Day is OZ Arts’ annual public festival of indoor and outdoor arts activities for young people and families, designed to spark creativity, activity, and interaction. Dispersed among the grounds of OZ Arts, dozens of local artists and community organizations set up activity stations enabling kids to tap into their imagination while having fun with friends and family members.

Local Artists

Plaza Arts – Mini Canvas Painting
Hip Hues – Tote Bag Screen Printing
Nashville Shakespeare Festival – Shakespeare Activities
Country Music Hall of Fame – Instrument Creation and Exploration
Andee Rudloff – Collaborative Chalk Mural
Your Heart on Art – Collaborative Mixed Media Collage
Prado Art – Albrijes: Mini Dream Creature Sculptures
Chinese Arts Alliance – Tai Chi Workshops for Families
Kidsville – Echos in a City that Listens
Professional Bohemians – Fabric Doll and Book Mark Making
Turnip Green Creative Reuse – Wearable Art and Wall Games
Robbie Lynn Hunsinger – Interactive Digital Art Making
Kelly Terrell – Art & Journaling: Summer Memories
Lesley Patterson-Marx – Reuse Paper Marbeling
Emily Holt – Mini Stamp Book Medallions
Mary Mooney – Abstract Painting + Eames House of Cards
Nashville Origami Club – Paperfolding for Everyone
Urban Green Lab – Sustainability Trivia + Blender Bike
Whimsikids – Homemade Rubberband Guitars

The centerpiece of this year’s Family Day is Paul Dresher Ensemble’s Sound Maze. Sound Maze is an interactive experience of sound and mechanics, consisting of fifteen newly invented musical instruments and sound sculptures that audience members are invited to interact with and improvise upon. 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist for Drama and Obie Award-winner Rinde Eckert will perform on the myriad of instruments at 1pm.

There will be a performance by Rinde Eckert on some of the instruments on August 15, and the installation will be up on from August 16 to 18 for audience interaction.