Events

Upcoming events

Feb 19
A group of four women work on an art project together.

Educator Workshop: In Her Place

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Studios and Ingram Gallery $30 members; $35 not-yet-members (all materials, museum admission, parking validation, continental breakfast, and lunch included)

Learn about the prominent position of women artists in Nashville and beyond through nearly one hundred artworks spanning painting, sculpture, textile, and installation. Selected works by an intergenerational group of Nashville-based women relate broadly to place—whether conceived of as the view of a garden outside a studio window, the influence of being raised in the American South, a moment in time, or the evocation of an ancestral homeland outside of the United States. Read More
Educator Program
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Feb 19
Abstract painting with different shapes in blue, green and red.

Panel Discussion: “Food for Thought: In Her Place”

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Auditorium Free; registration required; gallery admission and boxed lunch are included.

Join us for a conversation inspired by the Frist Art Museum’s exhibition In Her Place: Nashville Artists in the Twenty-First Century. Read More
Lectures + Gallery Talks
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Feb 19
Musician, Bobby Frank, plays the handpan

Music in the Café: Bobby Frank

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Bobby Frank in Café Cheeserie. Read More
Music
Feb 19

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour 

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening
Learn more about In Her Place on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More
Tours
Feb 21
Two women work together in a print making class.

Educator Workshop: In Her Place

Saturday, February 21, 2026, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Studios and Ingram Gallery $30 members; $35 not-yet-members (all materials, museum admission, parking validation, continental breakfast, and lunch included)

Learn about the prominent position of women artists in Nashville and beyond through nearly one hundred artworks spanning painting, sculpture, textile, and installation. Selected works by an intergenerational group of Nashville-based women relate broadly to place—whether conceived of as the view of a garden outside a studio window, the influence of being raised in the American South, a moment in time, or the evocation of an ancestral homeland outside of the United States. Read More
Educator Program
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Feb 21
Detailed ironwork around a window.

Architecture Tour

Saturday, February 21, 2026, 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
Feb 22
Collage with faces in brown, blue and pink.

Adult ARTlab: Mixed Media Collage—Constructing Our Narratives

Sunday, February 22, 2026, 2:00–5:00 p.m.

Studio A $35 members; $55 not-yet-members (includes gallery admission and parking); registration required

Join Lakesha Calvin, one of the artists featured in In Her Place: Nashville Artists in the Twenty-First Century, to explore how memory and experience can be translated into meaningful visual narratives. Read More
Workshops
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Feb 23
Two women look at a stop motion station with two small children.

Homeschool Monday

Monday, February 23, 2026, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Free for members and guests ages 18 and younger; $10 for not-yet-members

Please join us for Homeschool Monday! Enjoy access to the Frist’s interactive art-making space, Martin ArtQuest and other activities. Read More
Family Activity
Feb 26
Impressionist painting of a group of people picking apples.

Opera in the Grand Lobby

Thursday, February 26, 2026, 5:30–6:15 p.m.

Presented by the Nashville Opera Grand Lobby Free; registration is not required

Before the Opening Conversation on The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art, begin the evening in the Grand Lobby with a live operatic performance from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Presented by the Nashville Opera. Read More
Music
Feb 26
A man plays piano and sings with a band behind him.

Music in the Café: Chip Greene

Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Chip Greene in Café Cheeserie. Listen to live music while enjoying a delicious dinner, light bites, or glass of wine or beer. Read More
Music

Exhibitions on view today

Feb 1–Apr 26, 2026

In Her Place: Nashville Artists in the Twenty-First Century

People walking through a large gallery with paintings on the walls and textiles hanging from the ceiling
Feb 1–Apr 26, 2026

Sistah Griot: The Iconoclastic Art of Barbara Bullock

Three people looking at artwork in a gallery.
Dec 19, 2025–Aug 1, 2026

A Landmark Repurposed: From Post Office to Art Museum

The architect’s black-and-white rendering of the Frist Art Museum. Groups of people are seen walking into the building.
Apr 10, 2025–Apr 10, 2026

Sole Study

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