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8 WHAT'S UP! FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2021 FEATURE A Streaming Service Variety show aids artists, community JOCELYN MURPHY NWA Democrat-Gazette A "season finale," of sorts, for the brainchild of the Springdale- based CACHE creative team premiered on Feb. 17. Episode 15 of OZCast brought to a close nearly four months of assembling artistic minds — not confined to or exclusive of any specific classification — for a multidisciplinary, online variety show to celebrate and support artists. What started as a way to get artists some paid work in the grim throes of the pandemic blossomed into a catalyst for relationship- building, collaboration, inspiration and even hope. Just in this first season, more than 75 local, regional and national artists were commissioned to create new works or had their work licensed for the project. New connections between Northwest Arkansas filmmakers, graphic designers and copy editors were established. Fifty new works were created. And support for artists even extended beyond the OZCast episodes: A curated episode of OZCast was screened for the Walton Family Foundation Conference in February, and the Bentonville Chamber and Northwest Arkansas Community College have expressed interest in licensing work from or contracting OZCast artists for upcoming virtual events. "I feel like right now we're calling people because we need something from them, and it was nice to call The premiere season of OZCast, a multidisciplinary virtual variety show, featured work from more than 75 local, regional and national artists. The project served as a support network for the artists — getting them paid for their work during the pandemic — as well as a reminder to the community of the rich well of talent that art offers us every day. (Courtesy Image/CACHE) FAQ OZCast Variety Show WHEN — Season 1 finale debuted Feb. 17; Season 2 in the works WHERE — ozcast.art; videos remain available after initial publication COST — Free INFO — ozcast.art, nwacouncil. org/cache