Future Exhibitions

A drawing of two young girls sticking out their tongues with a black and white stripped background.

2026 Young Tennessee Artists: Selections from Advanced Studio Art Programs

Aug 28, 2026–Mar 28, 2027
The eleventh biennial Young Tennessee Artists exhibition showcases some of the finest two-dimensional artwork by high school students from across the state. Students in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) studio art programs during the 2025–26 academic year were invited to submit their work to be considered for… Read More
Kaleidoscope type image with human shaped figure in the center surrounded by many vibrant colors and shapes

Shimmer: Dreaming the Posthuman

Sep 25, 2026–Jan 3, 2027
Shimmer: Dreaming the Posthuman features 17 artists working with both analog and emergent technologies to visualize the interrelationship between humanity, other species, and the earth itself. Read More
A woman views a projection of flowers and plants in an art museum.

Robin Vuchnich: In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers—The Memory of a Season

Sep 25, 2026–Jan 3, 2027
The nineteenth-century philosopher Henry David Thoreau has long been celebrated for his profound essays on subjects ranging from natural history to social justice. In his most prominent work, Walden; or, Life in the Woods (1854), Thoreau meditates on the transcendent experience of living in direct communion with nature. Throughout his life,… Read More
A silver Menorah with etched grapes and leaves.

Beauty and Ritual: Judaica from the Jewish Museum, New York

Oct 30, 2026–Feb 7, 2027
Drawn from the world-renowned collection of the Jewish Museum in New York City, this exhibition presents more than 130 Jewish ceremonial objects (Judaica) from antiquity to the present, including books, silver, and textiles. Read More
A Mughal ring with rubies and emeralds inlayed in gold.

The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture, and Opulence

Feb 5–May 9, 2027
This major exhibition celebrates the breathtaking art and cosmopolitan culture of the Mughal court’s golden age (about 1560–1660) during the reigns of its most famous emperors. Read More
A painting of a woman in a white blouse reclines on a pillow.

French Impressionism and the Nabis: Works from the Collection of Marlene and Spencer Hays

Feb 5–May 9, 2027
With his wife Marlene, Nashville entrepreneur and philanthropist Spencer Hays began collecting art in the 1970s. The couple soon developed a passion for French art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and for more than 40 years, they built a collection that is today renowned for its… Read More
A triangle quilt with red edges and an upside-down peace sign in the middle.

Through These Hands: Crafting Material Visions

Feb 5–May 9, 2027
Through These Hands: Crafting Material Visions features the work of four Tennessee-based artists whose innovate creative practices engage with Black craft traditions. Read More
A drawing of men's faces abstracting like a ribbon on a black background with spheres.

M.C. Escher: Infinite Variations

Mar 5–Jun 13, 2027
Dutch artist M.C. Escher (1898–1972) spent his adult life pursuing the impossible and the infinite. This comprehensive exhibition, featuring more than 150 original drawings, woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, traces the imagery that made him one of the world’s most recognized artists. Read More

Pop to Present: American Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Jun 4–Aug 29, 2027
Pop to Present: American Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts celebrates the diversity and creativity of American art from the 1940s to the present. Read More

Basquiat, the Blue Ribbon Paintings, and the Art of Reproduction

Jun 4–Aug 29, 2027
This exhibition brings to light Jean-Michel Basquiat’s rarely studied engagement with printmaking as central to his practice and as a site of innovation and collaboration. Read More