Event Calendar - Frist Art Museum

Mar 29

Photo of a woman with a face covering of beads and flowers kneeling in a calm river

Conversation with Haitian American Artist Vanessa Charlot

Saturday, March 29, 2025, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Frist Auditorium Free

Join Haitian American artist and photographer Vanessa Charlot for a conversation with Grace Aneiza Ali, curator of the Engine for Art, Democracy, and Justice at Vanderbilt University, and Katie Delmez, Frist Art Museum Senior Curator. Through her lens, Charlot explores the intersections of Black identity, migration, and spirituality, moving between the waters of the Mississippi… Read More

Lectures + Gallery Talks

Mar 30

Jazz on the Move graphic featuring a photo of Dinah Washington and Dara Tucker

Jazz on the Move: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington

Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00–4:30 p.m.

Auditorium Free; first come, first seated

Join us for Jazz on the Move on Sunday, March 30, for a spectacular presentation by vocalist Dara Tucker exploring the life and music of Dinah Washington. This program begins at 3:00 p.m. (doors open at 2:30 p.m.). In this installment we celebrate the life and music of the Queen of the Blues, Dinah Washington. This iconic jazz and blues… Read More

Music

Mar 30

View of the vast space in the upper level of the Frist foyer

Architecture Tour

Sunday, March 30, 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

Mar 31

Two males view artwork in the gallery and take notes on their observations.

Homeschool Monday

Monday, March 31, 2025, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Free for members; $16 adult admission for not-yet-members; youth ages 18 and under are free

Homeschool Mondays fall on the last Monday of the month (except May, November, and December due to holidays) and are designed to maximize the experience of our homeschool-community members. These drop-in days (no registration needed) offer special opportunities to learn more about selected exhibitions. All adult visitors enjoy our discounted… Read More

Homeschool Event

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 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, 3:00–3:30 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