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OZ Arts Nashville

Federal funding clawbacks cause cuts, fear, creative alternatives in Nashville’s arts community

Char Daston

May 16, 2025

Nashville's Nutcracker (Dec. 2023)

Many arts organizations learned that their grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts was being canceled. That includes at least five arts nonprofits in Nashville.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Belcourt Theatre, Metro Arts, Metro Arts Commission, Nashville Ballet, National Endowment for the Arts, OZ Arts, OZ Arts Nashville

OZ Arts Cuts Prices, Adds Artists And Performances For New Season

Natasha Senjanovic

June 14, 2019

Listen OZ Arts Nashville has announced its new season lineup. It features more artists and performances — and lower ticket prices. New artistic director Mark Murphy, who stepped into the role this spring, says that’s one of a few ways the contemporary performing arts center is looking to build bigger audiences.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Arts, OZ Arts Nashville

New Artistic Director For OZ Arts: Nashville’s Boom Creates Space For Cutting-Edge Work

Natasha Senjanovic

March 27, 2019

The new artistic director of OZ Arts comes to Nashville as a leader in his field. Mark Murphy has run high-profile contemporary arts centers in Seattle and Los Angeles and has worked with the National Endowment for the Arts. WPLN’s Natasha Senjanovic sat down with Murphy to talk about his vision for OZ, which turned […]

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: dance, OZ Arts Nashville

New York-Based Dance Company Returns With Another World Premiere At Nashville’s OZ Arts

Natasha Senjanovic

October 12, 2018

Listen A world premiere Friday night at OZ Arts Nashville ends a trilogy about climate change and the environment. “Falling Out,” the latest show from a New York-based dance company, is also likely the first time audiences will see Brooklyn flex dancing, Japanese butoh and life-size puppets together on stage.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: dance, OZ Arts Nashville

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