See what’s going on at the Frist during the dates you are planning to visit.

Exhibitions

Artist TC painting on a large colorful canvas

Art in the Atrium by TC

Jun 5–Dec 31, 2023
As part of the Frist Art Museum’s ambition to creatively activate spaces throughout its historic building, we present our inaugural Art in the Atrium project, underscoring that art is all around us. Nashville-based artist TC is creating two new large-scale collages on the landings of both of our grand staircases. Read More
Three women looking around in an elevator with the walls covered in colorful art.

Afrofuturistic Visions: Dreamscapes of Sicasso

Aug 11, 2023–Jul 28, 2024
The Frist Art Museum presents Afrofuturistic Visions: Dreamscapes of Sicasso, an installation that showcases the beauty of African American people, culture, and history. The inspired artist Sicasso encourages those who witness her work to immerse themselves in dreamscape spaces. The installation, located in the Grand Lobby elevator on the east… Read More
Three colorful paintings using abstract elements to represent landscapes

The Power of Resilience

Aug 25, 2023–Apr 1, 2024
This exhibition features works by more than eighty adult artists with disabilities who are served by five social service agencies in Middle Tennessee. Guided by teaching artists, groups at AbleVoices; Borderless Arts; Friends Life Community; Healing Arts Project, Inc.; and Metro Parks disABILITIES made individual and collaborative works of art. Read More
Two people looking at a multi piece artwork with two other large scale works on the walls beside them

Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage 

Sep 15–Dec 31, 2023
The first major museum exhibition devoted to the subject, Multiplicity presents over 80 major collage and collage-informed works that reflect the breadth and complexity of Black identity. Featuring an intergenerational group of 52 living artists, Multiplicity explores the varying ways collage is employed and how the technique suggests diverse conceptual concerns such as cultural… Read More
People looking at artwork in the Raqib Shaw exhibition

Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West

Sep 15–Dec 31, 2023
Raqib Shaw was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, in 1974, but spent most of his childhood in the beautiful Valley of Kashmir immersed in his family’s business of selling jewelry, textiles, and carpets. On a trip to London, he became entranced by old masters’ paintings at the National Gallery. Read More
Visitors looking at art in the galleries

Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: Highlights from LACMA’s Collection

Oct 20, 2023–Jan 28, 2024
Imperial expansion, conquest, colonization, and the transatlantic slave trade marked the period spanning from 1500 to 1800. Cataclysmic social and geopolitical shifts brought people into closer contact than ever before in real and imagined ways, propelling the creative refashioning of the material culture that surrounded them. After the Spaniards began… Read More
Wall of student colorful student art

Sumner County Schools Art Show

Dec 2–Dec 17, 2023
The seventh annual Sumner County Schools Art Show features artwork created by over seventy artists from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Elementary and middle school art teachers selected two works per grade level, and high school art teachers selected two works per course. Seven schools are participating in this show. Read More
Woman with white hair in a black dress stands on the edge of the woods looking back at a black panther

Southern/Modern

Jan 26–Apr 28, 2024
The first comprehensive survey of paintings and works on paper created in the American South from 1913 to 1955, Southern/Modern features more than one hundred works drawn from public and private collections across the country. The exhibition focuses on artists such as Carroll Cloar, Aaron Douglas, Caroline Durieux, Will Henry… Read More
Woman lounging on a couch wearing a strapless dress and large hoop earrings.

Carving a New Tradition: The Art of LaToya M. Hobbs

Jan 26–Apr 28, 2024
Curated by Dr. Rebecca VanDiver, associate professor of African American art at Vanderbilt University, Carving a New Tradition showcases a selection of recent prints and mixed-media artwork from the studio of the Arkansas-born, Baltimore-based painter and printmaker LaToya M. Hobbs. Hobbs is a professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art and… Read More
Sculpture of male head with a headress made of stone

Monuments and Myths: The America of Sculptors Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Daniel Chester French

Mar 1–May 27, 2024
Daniel Chester French (1850–1931) and Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907) were the preeminent American sculptors of the Gilded Age. As friendly rivals, they transformed sculpture in the United States, producing dozens of the nation’s most recognizable public artworks—from Saint-Gaudens’s Diana atop New York City’s Madison Square Garden to French’s Seated Abraham Lincoln… Read More
Three Black boys playing with a basketball on a grass lawn with a plastic bin attached to a fence acting as a basket.

Black Joy, in Spite of. . .

Apr 5–Sep 2, 2024
Through a selection of historical imagery paired with art of the present day, guest curator Brigette Janea Jones, a historian, non-profit executive, and speaker, offers a more three-dimensional picture of the Black American experience by focusing on moments of joy despite a history of pain and struggle. The exhibition showcases… Read More
Alexander McQueen working on a gown

Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous

May 30–Aug 25, 2024
Lee Alexander McQueen (1969–2010) redefined contemporary fashion with his extraordinary ability to blend exquisite craftsmanship with intimate and imaginative storytelling. Mythologized in his own lifetime, he was characterized as a troubled genius and one of the twentieth century’s most visionary designers. Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous offers a… Read More
Conical shaped sculpture

Shahpour Pouyan: Winter in Paradise

May 30–Aug 25, 2024
In works of art astonishing for their beauty, sophistication, and virtuosity, Shahpour Pouyan (b. 1979) expresses a poetic melancholy about the human condition. Winter in Paradise will be this internationally renowned Iranian artist’s largest solo museum exhibition to date. Three major projects from the past decade will show Pouyan’s extraordinary… Read More
Outline of a large butterfly shape with faces and shapes inside the borders and words

¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now

Jun 28–Sep 29, 2024
¡Printing the Revolution! examines how graphic arts have been utilized to build community, engage the public around social concerns, and wrestle with shifting notions of the term Chicano, which Mexican Americans defiantly adopted in the 1960s and 1970s as a sign of a new political and cultural identity. During this… Read More
African American woman standing with her eyes close with red and black strings of bead around her head and wearing a red shirt.

María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold

Sep 27, 2024–Jan 5, 2025
An exhibition of photography, installation, painting, and performance, María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold spans the nearly four-decade career of the artist, who was born in Matanzas, Cuba, in 1959. The first survey of Campos-Pons’s work since 2007, Behold highlights the artist’s exploration of connections between historical and present-day challenges. Her work draws from her… Read More

Journey through Japan:
Myths to Manga

Oct 25, 2024–Feb 16, 2025
Drawn from the rich collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Journey through Japan: Myths to Manga reveals how much-loved folktales continue to be woven into Japanese culture, technology, and design. From sky to sea, and into the forest and the city, the exhibition will offer visitors an exciting and… Read More

Events

Group of women sitting on the floor in the gallery meditating

Guided Meditation

Thursday, December 14, 2023, 6:00–7:00 p.m.

Meet in Grand Lobby
$5 members; $20 not-yet-members (includes gallery admission and parking); registration required

Join us on select Thursday nights as The Happy Hour leads a meditation practice in our galleries. During this program, you will be guided through unique meditations inspired by one of our current exhibitions.  Read More
Register
John England and the Western Swingers standing together

Music for Seniors Holiday Concert

Friday, December 15, 2023, 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Auditorium
Free; registration requested

Join us for a holiday concert featuring long-time Nashville favorites John England & the Western Swingers, a six-piece Nashville band that plays Western swing. The group has played at Nashville’s Robert’s Western World every Monday since July 2001. The Swingers have also performed at New York’s Lincoln Center, the Grand Ole… Read More
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AI generated image showinga futuristic scene with planets and space vessels in the sky and people walking over a bridge.

Teen ARTlab: The Art of AI

Saturday, December 16, 2023, 1:00–4:00 p.m.

SOLD OUT
Studio B

This workshop is SOLD OUT. Presented by Sicasso Join the Frist Art Museum for this studio workshop led by the artist Sicasso, inspired by the installation Afrofuturistic Visions: Dreamscapes of Sicasso. Participants will learn how creative algorithms like DALL-E and machine learning can generate unique symbols, images, and compositions. Get hands-on… Read More
Tour group standing in the Frist's Grand Lobby, observing the architecture

Architecture Tour

Saturday, December 16, 2023, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Meet in the Grand Lobby
Free; no reservations necessary

Offered every Saturday 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. Read More
View of the vast space in the upper level of the Frist foyer

Architecture Tour

Saturday, December 23, 2023, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Meet in the Grand Lobby
Free; no reservations necessary

Offered every Saturday 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. Read More
Rising staircase in front of floor to ceiling window with metal detailing.

Architecture Tour

Saturday, December 30, 2023, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Meet in the Grand Lobby
Free; no reservations necessary

Offered every Saturday 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. Read More
Mom and two daughters drawing on easels

Drop-In Drawing

Thursday, January 4, 2024, 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required
Materials included (first come, first served); all skill levels welcome

Occurs the first Thursday evening of the month
Practice different techniques and skills, access technical guidance, and be inspired by the artworks in our galleries and the architecture of our building. Borrow materials from the station near the Ingram Gallery Information Desk or bring your own! (Note that only pencils and digital drawing surfaces are allowed in the… Read More
Roadie

Music in the Café: Roadie 

Thursday, January 11, 2024, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Frist Art Museum Café
Free; cash bar

Join us for a special performance by Roadie in the Frist Art Museum Café. A cash bar will also be on site for guests to enjoy.  About Roadie Combining east-coast soul with western Americana flair, singer-songwriter Roadie and her band have made waves in the Utah folk-rock scene and are… Read More
Page of sheet music for

Performance: Music and Musicians in Spanish Latin America

Saturday, January 13, 2024, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

Auditorium
Free; first come, first seated

Presented by Join Music City Baroque for this special performance inspired by Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: Highlights from LACMA’s Collection that reflects upon the experience of musicians and music-making in the complex contexts of colonial societies in Latin America.  The program includes pieces from Jesuit missions in Bolivia… Read More
Woman sitting in front of two works of art meditating

Guided Meditation

Thursday, January 18, 2024, 6:00–7:00 p.m.

Meet in Grand Lobby
$5 members; $20 not-yet-members (includes gallery admission and parking); registration required

Join us on select Thursday nights as The Happy Hour leads a meditation practice in our galleries. During this program, you will be guided through unique meditations inspired by one of our current exhibitions.  Read More
Register
Two necklace pendants using colorful embroidery on black material.

Adult ARTlab: Modern Embroidery

Saturday, January 20, 2024, 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Studio A
Registration required (link to post soon)

Presented by Eva Rabin $60 members; $75 not-yet-members (gallery admission and parking validation included) Ages 18+ only. Space is limited. All skill levels are welcome.    Join the Frist Art Museum for this embroidery workshop led by Eva Rabin. Embroidery is the ancient craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle… Read More
Red path leading from the front to the back of the painting with two large trees in the foreground

Curators’ Perspectives:  Southern/Modern

Thursday, January 25, 2024, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Auditorium
Free; first come, first seated

A conversation with Dr. Jonathan Stuhlman and Mark Scala Join Frist Art Museum chief curator Mark Scala and organizing curator of Southern/Modern Dr. Jonathan Stuhlman for this conversation about modern art as a progressive force in the American South between 1913 and 1955. Following William Faulkner’s famous statement, “The past is never… Read More
African American family in the kitchen getting ready to eat dinner. Dad is pouring drinks and mom is carrying food to the table.

Conversation: LaToya M. Hobbs with Dr. Rebecca VanDiver 

Friday, January 26, 2024, 12:00–1:00 p.m.

Auditorium
Free; first come, first seated

Join LaToya M. Hobbs and exhibition curator Dr. Rebecca VanDiver for this conversation about Hobbs’s artistic practice, influences, and the exhibition Carving a New Tradition: The Art of LaToya M. Hobbs.  About LaToya M. Hobbs LaToya M. Hobbs received a BA in painting from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock… Read More
Two women sitting at a table working on an art project using thread and yarn

Educator Workshop: Southern/Modern

Thursday, February 1, 2024, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Studios A, B, and Ingram Gallery
Register by January 24

This workshop is also offered on February 3
$30 members; $35 not-yet-members (all materials, gallery admission, parking validation, continental breakfast, and lunch included)Open to educators of all subjects, pre-K–12; limited to 15 participants. During this workshop, educators will have the opportunity to: Explore Southern/Modern  Engage in a guided tour, learning about the varied and dynamic artistic production of… Read More
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Docent pointing to a photograph during a tour of the Storied Strings gallery

Educator Workshop: Southern/Modern

Saturday, February 3, 2024, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Studios A, B, and Ingram Gallery
Register by January 24

This workshop is also offered on February 1
$30 members; $35 not-yet-members (all materials, gallery admission, parking validation, continental breakfast, and lunch included)Open to educators of all subjects, pre-K–12; limited to 15 participants. During this workshop, educators will have the opportunity to: Explore Southern/Modern  Engage in a guided tour, learning about the varied and dynamic artistic production of… Read More
Register
Woman sitting on a large chair draped in a gown with a small child curled up on the ground below her reading a book

A Peek Behind the Curtain: The Making of Monuments and Myths

Thursday, February 29, 2024, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Auditorium
Free; first come, first seated

Presented by Dana Pilson, curatorial researcher and collections coordinator, Chesterwood Dana Pilson, Chesterwood curatorial researcher and cocurator of Monuments and Myths: The America of Sculptors Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Daniel Chester French, introduces the exhibition and highlights some of the most important works by the two artists. She will also present an… Read More
Two women sitting on the floor meditating in front of large black and white photos

Guided Meditation

Thursday, March 21, 2024, 6:00–7:00 p.m.

Meet in Grand Lobby
$5 members; $20 not-yet-members (includes gallery admission and parking); registration required

Join us on select Thursday nights as The Happy Hour leads a meditation practice in our galleries. During this program, you will be guided through unique meditations inspired by one of our current exhibitions.  Read More
Register
Tim Gartland playing harmonica

Music in the Café: Tim Gartland

Thursday, March 28, 2024, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Frist Art Museum Café
Free

Join us for a special performance by Tim Gartland in the Frist Art Museum Café. About Tim Gartland  Seeing Muddy Waters perform at age 13 inspired Tim Gartland to learn the blues on the harmonica and begin his musical journey. Soon, he began playing in bands and learning the… Read More
Group of people sitting on the gallery floor, meditating, led by a standing woman

Guided Meditation

Thursday, May 16, 2024, 6:00–7:00 p.m.

Meet in Grand Lobby
$5 members; $20 not-yet-members (includes gallery admission and parking); registration required

Join us on select Thursday nights as The Happy Hour leads a meditation practice in our galleries. During this program, you will be guided through unique meditations inspired by one of our current exhibitions.  Read More
Register
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