Event Calendar - Frist Art Museum

Jul 16

Music in the Café: AJ Huang Collective

Thursday, July 16, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by the AJ Huang Collective in Café Cheeserie. Read More

Music + Perfomances

Jul 16

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Woven Nashville: An Evening of Music, Art, and Conversation

Thursday, July 16, 2026, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Galleries Free for members; gallery admission required for not-yet members

This series brings together unique pairings of extraordinary Nashville creators working in all kinds of media. Each specially curated program pairs musicians with painters, writers, comics, dancers, spoken-word artists, and more. Programs are also inspired by and connected to current exhibitions at the Frist Art Museum. Read More

Music + Perfomances

Jul 16

Woman explains about contemporary artwork at an arts museum.

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour

Thursday, July 16, 2026, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening

Learn more about An Indigenous Present on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More

Tours

Jul 18

Two young women use scissors and clue to make a craft.

Teens Take the Frist!
Opening Celebration

Saturday, July 18, 2026, 12:00–4:00 p.m.

Auditorium and Upper-Level Education Corridor; Free; gallery admission not required

Join us as we celebrate the opening of our eighth annual Teens Take the Frist! art show with a screening of Nashville Film Festival Film Camp participants’ work followed by an afternoon of art-making activities and performances by YEAH! Read More

Festivals + Events

Jul 19

Art deco motif design on aluminum interior door

Architecture Tour

Sunday, July 19, 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

Jul 20

A woman uses a tool to create a print in an art class.

Vitality Arts Surrealist Printmaking and Collage Workshop

Monday, July 20, 2026, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Nashville Public Library Donelson Branch (2714 Old Lebanon Pike, Nashville, TN 37214) Free; Registration is required; Ages 55+

Occurs every Monday through September 21, 2026

Explore your creativity, learn a new skill, and create art with printmaking and collage in this free workshop at Nashville Public Library Donelson Branch. Read More

Workshops

Jul 23

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Music in the Café: The Contrarian Ensemble

Thursday, July 23, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

The Contrarian Ensemble started as Contra-dance band and has been entertaining Nashville for over twenty five years with eclectic sets of acoustic music spanning centuries and genres. Flavors of bluegrass and jazz; traditional Irish, Italian, French music; and more are all on the menu. Read More

Music + Perfomances

Jul 23

A movie poster for Eraserhead with a black and white photo of a man with hair standing straight up.

Frist Films: Eraserhead (1977)

Thursday, July 23, 2026, 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Auditorium; Free for members; gallery admission required for not-yet members; First come, first seated

Join us in the auditorium for this surrealist body-horror classic—popcorn is provided! This film is presented in conjunction with International Surrealism from Tate: Fifty Years of Dreams. Read More

Films

Jul 23

Tour guides explain about contemporary exhibition at an arts museum.

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour

Thursday, July 23, 2026, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening

Learn more about An Indigenous Present on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More

Tours

Jul 25

A group of people write in an art gallery.

Workshop Series: Witnessing Art Through Expressive Writing–Part Three

Saturday, July 25, 2026, 9:30–11:00 a.m.

Galleries and Studio B Gallery admission and parking included SOLD OUT

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