Events

Upcoming events

May 25

Curators’ Perspectives: Kindred Spirits

Sunday, May 25, 2025, 2:00–3:00 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
May 30

Opening Conversation: Venice and the Ottoman Empire

Friday, May 30, 2025, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Auditorium Gallery admission required

Presented by Dr. Stefano Carboni, exhibition curator, and Trinita Kennedy, Frist Art Museum curator at large Join Stefano Carboni, exhibition curator, and Trinita Kennedy, Frist Art Museum curator at large, for this conversation about the exhibition Venice and the Ottoman Empire. Just prior to the conversation from 6:00 to 6:30… Read More
May 31

Opening Conversation: Ellen Altfest: Forever

Saturday, May 31, 2025, 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Auditorium Gallery admission required

Presented by Ellen Altfest and Mark Scala Join artist Ellen Altfest and Mark Scala, Frist Art Museum chief curator, for this conversation about the exhibition Ellen Altfest: Forever. About Ellen Altfest Ellen Altfest lives and works in New York City and Rising Fawn, Georgia. She received an MFA from Yale… Read More
Jun 26

Opening Conversation: Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories

Thursday, June 26, 2025, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Auditorium Gallery admission required

Presented by Jennifer Swope Join Jennifer Swope, the David and Roberta Logie Curator of Textiles at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Katie Delmez, senior curator at the Frist Art Museum, for this conversation about the exhibition Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories.  About Jennifer Swope Jennifer Swope… Read More

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