Don’t Miss Alma W. Thomas! Exhibition Closing June 5

Time is running out to see Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful, an unprecedented look at Thomas’s joyful, colorful abstract paintings that express her interest in flora and fauna, music, space travel, and spirituality.  Enjoy this short video of Dr. Seth Feman, our new executive director and CEO and the co-curator of Everything Is Beautiful, talking about one of his favorite paintings in the exhibition.

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Jun 3–Sep 4, 2022

Light, Space, Surface:
Works from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Cone-shaped, transparent, purple-hued resin object with an upside-down horseshoe resin figure inside.
Jul 1–Oct 9, 2022

Knights in Armor

A knight in full armor with a green plume on his helmet, rides a horse adorned with red and gold fabric and armor shields the steed’s face.
Sep 2, 2022–Feb 12, 2023

2022 Young Tennessee Artists: Selections from Advanced Studio Art Programs

painting of a young man laying down with his feet at the forefront of the image so they appear very large
Oct 7–Dec 31, 2022

Weaving Splendor:
Treasures of Asian Textiles from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Detail of a white crane with red feathers on its head and blue outlining its white wing feathers. The underside of the bird is black and the bird is surrounded by pink and red flowers with green leaves.
Oct 7–Dec 31, 2022

Virginia Overton

Nov 11, 2022–Mar 5, 2023

Matthew Ritchie: A Garden in the Flood

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We Need You! Become a Frist Volunteer.

Join our team! We are looking for people of all ages to help in the Martin ArtQuest Gallery, the gift shop, and Guest Services. Volunteers enjoy FREE access to all Frist exhibitions, free parking, discounts in the gift shop, and more. It’s a great opportunity for high school students (volunteers must be at least 15 years old). Submit your application by Wednesday, June 1, to be included in the next training session on Saturday, June 4.

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A knight in full armor with a green plume on his helmet, rides a horse adorned with red and gold fabric and armor shields the steed’s face.

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Join the Friends of Renaissance Art and support our upcoming Knights in Armor exhibition, which will showcase stunning examples of European arms and armor from the renowned collection of the Museo Stibbert in Florence, Italy.

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May 26

Frist at Home: Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful

Thursday, May 26, 1:30–2:00 p.m.

Presented on Zoom; free; registration required

Join us wherever you are for a Frist at Home online tour—a closer look at some of the art currently at the museum. Spend thirty minutes in the company of our docents and other art lovers. This conversation will focus on Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful. Read More
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Jun 2

Frist at Home: Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful

Thursday, June 2, 1:30–2:00 p.m.

Presented on Zoom; free; registration required

Join us wherever you are for a Frist at Home online tour—a closer look at some of the art currently at the museum. Spend thirty minutes in the company of our docents and other art lovers. This conversation will focus on Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful. Read More
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Jun 2

Curator’s Tour
Light, Space, Surface: Works from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Thursday, June 2, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Ingram Gallery
Free to members; $15 for not-yet-members; registration required

Learn more about the immersive installations, paintings, and sculptures on view in Light, Space, Surface on this tour of the exhibition with organizing curator Carol S. Eliel.  Eliel is the senior curator of modern art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Working at the museum since 1984, she has organized… Read More
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Jun 5

Member Morning:
Light, Space, Surface: Works from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Sunday, June 5, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Reservations are not required

Join us for a members-only viewing of Light, Space, Surface: Works from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which opens in the Ingram Gallery on June 3. As a benefit of membership, our members are invited to enjoy exclusive viewings of our new exhibitions at member previews… Read More
Jun 24

Making Memories: A Dementia Social Engagement Program

Friday, June 24, 10:45–11:45 a.m.

Meet in the Grand Lobby; free; registration required

Similar programs offered on Sept. 16 and Nov. 9
The Frist Art Museum partners with the Alzheimer’s Association®, Tennessee Chapter, for this special event for those living with dementia and their care partners. Making Memories gives those affected by the disease an expressive outlet and forum for dialogue through guided exhibition tours, social interaction, art-making activities, and lunch.  Read More
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Jun 25

Teens Take the Frist! Opening Celebration

Saturday, June 25, 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Upper-Level foyer and Studios; free; gallery admission not required

Join us as we celebrate the opening of our annual Teens Take the Frist! art show with art-making activities and performances by some of Middle Tennessee’s most talented young people. Stay tuned for more details!… Read More
Jun 26

FitDowntown

Sunday, June 26, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Turner Courtyard; $15; registration required

Join the Nashville Downtown Partnership and Movement Lounge for a yoga class in the Turner Courtyard. Registration includes gallery admission. Read More
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Jun 30

Curator’s Perspective: The Aesthetic of Knights in Armor

Thursday, June 30, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Auditorium; free; first come, first seated

Join organizing curator Riccardo Franci to learn about the exhibition Knights in Armor, in which some of the most aesthetically significant works from the Museo Stibbert’s collection of arms and armor are on display. While the aesthetics of arms and armor were always important to the warriors of the Middle Ages… Read More
Jul 3

Member Morning: Knights in Armor

Sunday, July 3, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Reservations are not required

Join us for a members-only viewing of Knights in Armor, which opens in the Upper-Level Galleries on July 1. As a benefit of membership, our members are invited to enjoy exclusive viewings of our new exhibitions at member previews and Member Mornings. Member previews take place the day… Read More
Jul 28

Film: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 

Thursday, July 28, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

Auditorium
Free; first come, first seated

This beloved cult classic replays Arthurian mythology in hilarious absurdist mode. In tenth-century England, King Arthur travels the countryside to find knights who will join him at his Round Table in Camelot. When God sends them on a quest to find the Holy Grail, King Arthur decides the knights should separate and search for the Grail individually. They eventually reunite in hopes that Tim the Enchanter will set them on the right path. Will faith, Tim’s “pointed” guidance, and holy hand grenades be enough to ensure the success of their quest?     Read More
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