Dismal Niche Arts

Founded in 2013 in Columbia as a DIY record-label, Dismal Niche Arts (D.N.A.) is an artist-run nonprofit dedicated to facilitating independent and experimental music and art in Columbia, MO. 

Since incorporating as a nonprofit in 2015, the organization has focused on the annual Columbia Experimental Music Series which historically included the Columbia Experimental Music Festival (2015 -2023) and currently revolved around a regular season program that includes the four-concert Left Field Series in partnership with The “We Always Swing” Jazz Series, the Extended Play Fall Festival and intermittent concerts, educational workshops and film screenings. 

D.N.A. programming welcomes artists from across the U.S. and from around the world to Columbia offering local residents rare opportunities to experience world-class presentations of innovative and non-conventional music, art and performances that would likely otherwise not occur in Columbia.