Exhibitions

Guests watching a video screen with the words

Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm

Nov 6, 2025–Jan 26, 2026
Organized by the National Portrait Gallery, London, this exhibition presents selections from an extraordinary archive of recently discovered photographs taken by Paul McCartney between December 1963 and February 1964. Over the course of these three short months, The Beatles—Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—were propelled from being… Read More
Man taking a photo of a masquerade ensemble

New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations

Oct 10, 2025–Jan 4, 2026
New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations highlights the stories of four contemporary masquerade artists, their motivations, artistic choices, and the patronage and economic networks with which they engage. Through the presentation of works of Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa (Nigeria), David Sanou (Burkina Faso), Sheku “Goldenfinger” Fofanah (Sierra Leone), and Hervé… Read More
People looking at paintings in a gallery with a black sculpture in the foreground

Fahamu Pecou: This Face Behind This Mask Behind This Skin

Oct 10, 2025–Jan 4, 2026
This Face Behind This Mask Behind This Skin presents the work of Atlanta-based artist and scholar Dr. Fahamu Pecou. The exhibition’s title reads like a mantra—an embodiment of being and becoming. Dr. Pecou’s work explores contemporary representations of Black masculinity and identity through painting, mixed-media sculpture, and critical theory. This exhibition brings… Read More
Rendering of a possible idea for the east bank in Nashville showing buildings and a park like setting with people milling about

Avenues to a Great City

Jul 4–Dec 14, 2025
The Civic Design Center and the Frist Art Museum have partnered to create Avenues to a Great City, on view in the Conte Community Arts Gallery from July 4 through December 14. Visitors are invited to consider the complex art of civic design through an exploration of the growth of Nashville… Read More
Drawing of a black man in four different poses drawn in different colors.

Sole Study

Apr 10, 2025–Apr 10, 2026
Under the direction of Student Curator Gopal Pokharel (Sumiran) from Fisk University and Student Designer Myles Jones, a senior at Tennessee State University, Sole Study was created through Project Uplift, a program designed in partnership with Fisk and TSU to offer a student or recent graduate an opportunity to curate,… Read More