Presented in partnership with the Porch Writers’ Collective

Price:
$10 Frist Art Museum and Porch Writers’ Collective members; $30 not-yet-members
Gallery admission and parking included

Slow down, reflect, and renew through art and writing. As current studies attest, contemplative practices like expressive writing, art viewing, and meditation can support human health, healing, and well-being. Join us for this three-part workshop series as we explore how these methods can promote healthy self-awareness, personal enjoyment, and care for both self and community.

Register for individual classes or the full series!


This workshop asks participants to consider the power of story using inspiration from the exhibition Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.


Image: Hoosier Suffrage Quilt, before 1920. Cotton plain weave, pieced, embroidered, and quilted. Frank B. Bemis Fund and with funds donated anonymously. Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston




Related exhibition

Fabric of a Nation:
American Quilt Stories from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Jun 27–Oct 12, 2025 | Upper-Level Galleries

Seen by many as a timeless, democratic art form, the quilt has evolved throughout United States history and continues to develop today. Made by a broadly under-recognized diversity of artistic hands and minds, the medium offers an opportunity to tell a rich and complicated story of our shared and contested… Read More

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