Celebrating guitars, photography, and more, the Frist Art Museum will hold a weekend-long Frist Arts Fest on June 3–4 spotlighting the exhibitions Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art, Guitar Town: Picturing Performance Today, Ron Jude: 12 Hz, and Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature.
On Saturday, guests can enjoy live guitar-centric musical performances in the auditorium organized with event partners WNXP 91.1. On Sunday, programs geared toward children and families include sets by The Rock and Roll Playhouse inspired by artists represented in Storied Strings and an instrument petting zoo with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. All weekend long, there will be songwriters performing in the Turner Courtyard; exhibition tours; art-making activities in the Martin ArtQuest Gallery and in the studios with Hatch Show Print, Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, and Turnip Green Creative Reuse; food trucks; games; a photobooth; and more.
Admission to Frist Arts Fest will be free for Frist members and guests ages 18 and younger. For all other guests, the regular $15 adult admission will apply both days. Advance tickets are not required. All normal discounts are suspended during the weekend.
Schedule
Saturday, June 3
All Day
Martin ArtQuest® Gallery
Activities inspired by Beatrix Potter
Turner Courtyard
Food Trucks: Delicias Colombiana and Taste of Aloha
Lawn Games
Grand Lobby
Tabletop Games
Photobooth
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Studio A
Studio Activity: Letterpress Poster with Hatch Show Print
Studio B
Studio Activity: Community Garden with Turnip Green Creative Reuse
Studio C
Studio Activity: Nature Journals with Shelby Bottoms Nature Center
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Upper-Level Gallery
Multisensory Exploration Station: Beatrix Potter
11:00 a.m.–Noon
Auditorium
Performance: Nat Meyers
Organized with WNXP 91.1
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Rechter Room
VIP Lounge
Noon–12:45 p.m.
Turner Courtyard
Performance: Sarah Faith
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Auditorium
Performance: Megan McCormick
Organized with WNXP 91.1
1:00–4:30 p.m.
Grand Lobby
Cash Bar
1:30–2:30 p.m.
Ingram Gallery
Docent-Guided Tour with ASL Interpretation: Storied Strings
2:00–2:45 p.m.
Turner Courtyard
Performance: Lady Couch
2:30–3:30 p.m.
Upper-Level Gallery
Docent-Guided Tour with ASL Interpretation: Beatrix Potter
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Auditorium
Performance: Josh Halper
Organized with WNXP 91.1
3:30–4:30 p.m.
Grand Lobby
Docent-Guided Tour with ASL Interpretation: Architecture
4:00–4:45 p.m.
Turner Courtyard
Performance: Joshua Dylan Balis
Sunday, June 4
All Day
Martin ArtQuest Gallery
Activities inspired by Beatrix Potter
Turner Courtyard
Food Trucks: Delicias Colombiana and Pepper Pott
Lawn Games
Grand Lobby
Tabletop Games
Photobooth
1:00–1:45 p.m.
Turner Courtyard
Performance: Aaron Vance
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Rechter Room
Musical Petting Zoo presented by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Studio A
Studio Activity: Letterpress Poster with Hatch Show Print
Studio B
Studio Activity: Community Garden with Turnip Green Creative Reuse
Studio C
Studio Activity: Nature Journals with Shelby Bottoms Nature Center
1:00–3:00 p.m.
Upper-Level Galleries
Multisensory Exploration Station: Beatrix Potter
1:00–4:30 p.m.
Grand Lobby
Cash Bar
1:30–2:30 p.m.
Ingram Gallery
Docent-Guided Tour: Storied Strings
2:00–2:30 p.m.
Auditorium
Performance: Rock and Roll Playhouse
1:45–2:15 p.m.
Upper-Level Galleries
Family Tour: Beatrix Potter
3:00–3:30 p.m.
Auditorium
Performance: The Rock and Roll Playhouse (30-minute sets)
3:30–4:15 p.m.
Turner Courtyard
Performance: Sarah Peacock
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