Join Andrew Eschelbacher, director of collections and exhibitions at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and Mark Scala, chief curator at the Frist Art Museum, for this conversation about the exhibition Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism. About Andrew Eschelbacher Andrew Eschelbacher… Read More

Join artists M. Florine Démosthène and Didier William as they sit down with Katie Delmez, senior curator at the Frist Art Museum, for this conversation about the exhibition What the Body Carries.  About M. Florine Démosthène M. Florine Démosthène was born in United States and grew up between Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and… Read More

Presented in partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Division of Government and Community Relations and the Vice Provost’s Office of Arts, Libraries, and Global Engagement  In partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Division of Government and Community Relations and the Vice Provost’s Office of Arts, Libraries, and Global Engagement, the Frist Art Museum presents… Read More

Something that makes Nashville truly unique is our thriving creative culture, and so much of that can be attributed to the legacy of the city’s African American and Black community members. Nashville’s nickname as Music City comes from a reference to the Fisk Jubilee Singers by the Queen of England in the late nineteenth century. 150 years later, the nickname might just be one of the most lasting, well-known impacts by local Black creatives. Other than being home to Fisk and three other historically Black colleges and universities, North Nashville was also once home to a thriving live music scene on Jefferson Street, where Black artists looking to launch their careers performed. Read More

Join Heather Sincavage, associate professor of art and director of the Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University; Shelia Bergman, executive director of the Catalina Museum for Art & History; and Michael Ewing, associate curator at the Frist Art Museum, for this conversation about the exhibition David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity,… Read More

Presented in partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Division of Government and Community Relations and the Vice Provost’s Office of Arts, Libraries, and Global Engagement  In partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Division of Government and Community Relations and the Vice Provost’s Office of Arts, Libraries, and Global Engagement, the Frist Art Museum presents… Read More

Join us for a talk by Smithville artist Stacy Kranitz, the 2024–25 recipient of Austin Peay State University’s Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) Tennessee Artist Fellowship. The CECA Tennessee Artist Fellowship was created to celebrate contemporary art and to support the continued creative work of exceptional Tennessee… Read More

Presented in partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Division of Government and Community Relations and the Vice Provost’s Office of Arts, Libraries, and Global Engagement  In partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Division of Government and Community Relations and the Vice Provost’s Office of Arts, Libraries, and Global Engagement, the Frist Art Museum presents… Read More