Art Wire is an ongoing creative writing fellowship from 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.

Throughout the season, original Art Wire writings will be added to this website, showcasing the inspiration and interpretations captured by this year's cohort.

The 2025-26 Art Wire Fellows have been announced! For questions about the program, please contact Daniel Jones, Associate Director of Programming & Partnerships, at daniel@ozartsnashville.org.

Art Wire 2025: An Inspired Evening of Writing

Tuesday, June 3 | OZ Arts Nashville (6172 Cockrill Bend Circle)

Doors at 6PM
Readings at 6:30PM

Celebrate a year of inspired writing with OZ Arts and The Porch! Join us at OZ for a FREE reading event with the 2024-25 Art Wire Fellows. Each writer from the 10-member cohort will have the chance to share poetry and prose sparked by OZ's season of change-making performances, including stunning multimedia, dance, music, and theater from around the world.

A unique collaboration between OZ Arts and The Porch, Art Wire is a fellowship program that allows a cohort of writers to experience performances and respond with original writing that is personal, playful, and deeply engaged. The writers come from a variety of backgrounds and have been mentored through the writing process by Ciona Rouse (award-winning poet and author of the chapbook Vantablack) and Joe Kane (director of The Porch's youth programs).

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

Complimentary beverages will be provided, including wine for those who are 21+.

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2025-26 ART WIRE APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

Extended Deadline: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Adult and teen writers of all experience levels are invited to apply for Art Wire! The yearlong fellowship program will begin in October 2025 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! The application consists of short-form writing prompts based on a performance video.

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2025-2026 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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