Event Calendar - Frist Art Museum

Apr 25

The Symposium of Women in the Arts

Saturday, April 25, 2026, 12:00–5:30 p.m.

Auditorium Free; registration is required

As part of the Annual Symposium for Women in the Arts, which this year is being held at the Frist Art Museum and is hosted by the American Women Artists organization in conjunction with the Frist Art Museum exhibition In Her Place, we invite you to join us for an inspiring and immersive experience celebrating women in the visual arts. Read More

Lectures + Gallery Talks Workshops

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Apr 26

Architecture Tour

Sunday, April 26, 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

Apr 27

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Homeschool Monday

Monday, April 27, 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 Homeschool Event

Apr 27

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Beginner Digital Art-Making Workshop

Monday, April 27, 2026, 10:00–11:30 a.m.

FiftyForward Madison Station, 530 Madison Station Blvd., Madison, TN 37115 Free; registration required; ages 55+

Occurs every Monday, April 27 through June 29 (no class on May 25, Memorial Day)

Explore your creativity, learn a new skill, and create art with an iPad in this free digital art-making workshop at FiftyForward Madison Station, presented in partnership with the Frist Art Museum and supported by E. A. Michelson Philanthropy. Participants will explore digital art-making skills and develop new forms of creative… Read More

Workshops

Apr 28

Three women look at digital art pieces together.

Advanced Digital Art-Making Workshop

Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 1:00–2:30 p.m.

FiftyForward Martin Center, 960 Heritage Way, Brentwood, TN 37027 Free; registration required; ages 55+

Occurs every Tuesday, April 28 through June 23

Explore your creativity, learn a new skill, and create art with an iPad in this free digital art-making workshop at FiftyForward Martin Center, presented in partnership with the Frist Art Museum and supported by E. A. Michelson Philanthropy. Read More

Workshops

Apr 30

Raihanna Estrada poses on a couch with her guitar

Music in the Café: Raihanna Estrada

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

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Raihanna Estrada, a country artist and songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee with a voice that is vulnerable, powerful, and undeniably country. Read More

Music

Apr 30

A woman gives a tour to others in an art gallery with impressionism works.

Gallery Talk: The Impressionist Revolution, from Dallas to Nashville

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 6:00–6:30 p.m.

Upper-Level Galleries; meet at Main Level Information Desk Gallery Admission required

Join Cristina Echezarreta, educator for public learning at the Frist Art Museum, for a gallery talk highlighting selected works from The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art. Read More

Tours

Apr 30

Guest looking at an Impressionist sculpture.

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour

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

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening

Learn more about The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More

Tours

May 2

A group of people write in an art gallery.

Workshop Series: Witnessing Art Through Expressive Writing–Part One

Saturday, May 2, 2026, 9:30–11:00 a.m.

Galleries and Studio B Gallery admission and parking included Registration required

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. Read More

Workshops

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May 2

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Architecture Tour

Saturday, May 2, 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