Event Calendar - Frist Art Museum

Apr 3

Two women sitting and discussing at a table

Educator Workshop: David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship

Thursday, April 3, 2025, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Registration closes Tuesday, April 1

Learn about the creative legacy of David C. Driskell, a renowned artist, educator, curator, and more at this Frist Educator Workshop. Read More

Educator Program

Register

Apr 3

A print of an elderly black man and a young black boy

Curators’ Perspectives: Kindred Spirits

Thursday, April 3, 2025, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Auditorium Gallery admission required

Join Julie McGee, associate professor of art history and Africana studies at the University of Delaware; Jamaal B. Sheats, associate provost of art and culture at Fisk University and director and curator of the Fisk University Galleries; and Michael Ewing, associate curator at the Frist Art Museum, for this discussion about the exhibition Kindred Spirits: Intergenerational Forms of Expression, 1966–1999. Read More

Lectures + Gallery Talks

Apr 3

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour

Thursday, April 3, 2025, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening

Learn more about Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More

Tours

Apr 5

Man and other people sitting at a table, drawing or painting

Educator Workshop: David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship

Saturday, April 5, 2025, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Registration closes Tuesday, April 1

Learn about the creative legacy of David C. Driskell, a renowned artist, educator, curator, and more at this Frist Educator Workshop. Read More

Educator Program

Register

Apr 5

Michael Ewing leads a tour in the Kindred Spirits exhibition

Curator’s Tour: David C. Driskell & Friends and Kindred Spirits

Saturday, April 5, 2025, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

Upper-Level Galleries Gallery admission required

Join Michael Ewing, Frist Art Museum associate curator, for a tour of the exhibitions David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship and Kindred Spirits: Intergenerational Forms of Expression, 1966–1999. For this tour, we will meet at the entrance of David C. Driskell & Friends in the Upper-Level Galleries. … Read More

Lectures + Gallery Talks Tours

Apr 5

Sun shines through the Frist windows and hits ceiling beams. Windows line the side of the building.

Architecture Tour

Saturday, April 5, 2025, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Meet in the Grand Lobby Free; no reservations necessary

Offered every Saturday and Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

When was the Frist Art Museum built? Who was the architect? Can you tell me about the floors in the galleries? Enjoy a guided tour of our landmark art deco building at 3:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. Read More

Tours

Apr 6

Gallery Talk: Local Landscapes with a Volunteer Gardener

Sunday, April 6, 2025, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

Ingram Gallery Gallery admission required

Presented by Jeff Poppen Join us for a gallery talk by Jeff Poppen, one of the hosts of the Nashville Public Television show Volunteer Gardener. We will explore the Tennessee Harvest, 1870s–1920s exhibition and learn more about our local landscape and its connection with gardening and farming. About Jeff Poppen Jeff Poppen… Read More

Apr 10

Drawing of a black man in four different poses drawn in different colors.

Opening Event: Sole Study

Thursday, April 10, 2025, 5:00–8:00 p.m.

Auditorium Gallery admission required

Join artist Dominique “Younique” Coleman, Student Curator Gopal Pokharel, and Student Designer Myles Jones for a conversation moderated by Susan H. Edwards Curatorial Fellow Mouminatou Thiaw about the creative process behind the installation Sole Study. Younique will share the story of his personal artistic journey and the inspirations that shape his… Read More

Apr 10

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour

Thursday, April 10, 2025, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening

Learn more about Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More

Tours

Apr 12

Member Moment:
David C. Driskell & Friends and Kindred Spirits

Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10:00–10:30 a.m.

Reservations are not required

We’ve set aside time for members to see David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship and Kindred Spirits: Intergenerational Forms of Expression, 1966–1999 for the first thirty minutes of the day without the crowds. It’s a great time to enjoy these exhibitions at your own pace or take… Read More

Member Event