Art Wire is an ongoing creative writing collaboration between OZ Arts and The Porch. Each performance season, a cohort of writers is selected via application to attend a variety of OZ Arts presentations and respond to each work through original writing that is personal, playful, and deeply engaged. The OZ Arts 2023-24 season offers each Art Wire Fellow a diverse array of inspiration from pioneering local, national, and international choreographers, musicians, multimedia artists, and more.

Throughout the season, original Art Wire writings will be added to this website, showcasing the inspiration and interpretations captured by this year's fellows. Join us here to celebrate the original work and creative voices of the 2023-24 Art Wire cohort.

Art Wire: An Inspired Evening of Writing

Wednesday, June 28

Doors at 6PM | Readings at 7PM

OZ Arts (6172 Cockrill Bend Circle)

Join us in the OZ Arts lounge for a FREE reading event with the 2022-23 Art Wire Fellows. Hear the writers share poetry and prose sparked by this season’s performances and celebrate a year of inspired writing! Complimentary beverages will be provided, including wine for those who are 21+.

This is a FREE event, but RSVPs are encouraged due to limited capacity.

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2023-24 ART WIRE APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

Deadline: August 7, 2023

Adult and teen writers of all experience levels are invited to apply for Art Wire! The yearlong program will begin in September and includes complimentary admission to select OZ Arts performances, mentorship from The Porch, group discussions, and a celebratory reading at the end of the season. It's free to apply and free to participate if selected.

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2023-2024 Art Wire Fellows

2021-22 Art Wire Fellowship applications open on August 16! Adult and teen writers of all experience levels are encouraged to apply. The OZ Arts 2021-22 season will offer Art Wire Fellows a diverse array of high-quality performance experiences across many artistic disciplines and genres. Once selected, Art Wire Fellows will work closely with The Porch mentors assigned to their cohort. Group discussions and feedback sessions throughout the season will help shape individual pieces of writing-in-process.

OZ Arts and The Porch are committed to amplifying a diverse range of voices in arts and writing spaces. We strongly encourage writers from underrepresented groups and/or identities to apply.

Questions about the application or application process? Email rosie@ozartsnasthville.org

APPLICATION DEADLINE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

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