Events

Upcoming events

Apr 3

Curators’ Perspectives: Kindred Spirits

Thursday, April 3, 2025, 6:30–7:30 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
Apr 5

Curator’s Tour: David C. Driskell & Friends and Kindred Spirits

Saturday, April 5, 2025, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

Upper-Level Galleries Gallery admission required

Join Michael Ewing, Frist Art Museum associate curator, for a tour of the exhibitions David C. Driskell & Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship and Kindred Spirits: Intergenerational Forms of Expression, 1966–1999. For this tour, we will meet at the entrance of David C. Driskell & Friends in the Upper-Level Galleries. … Read More
Apr 17

Panel Discussion: “Food for Thought: Food Justice in Nashville"

Thursday, April 17, 2025, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Auditorium Free; registration required (gallery admission, parking, and lunch included)

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
May 1

The Frequency of Images: Photography in Kindred Spirits

Thursday, May 1, 2025, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Auditorium Gallery admission required

Join photographers Michael D. Atkins, John Simmons, and George Walker III for this conversation with Frist Art Museum Associate Curator Michael Ewing about their works in the exhibition Kindred Spirits: Intergenerational Forms of Expression, 1966–1999. About Michael D. Atkins  Michael D. Atkins was born and raised in Grand Rapids,… Read More
May 31

Opening Conversation: Ellen Altfest: Forever

Saturday, May 31, 2025, 1:00–2:00 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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