Event Calendar - Frist Art Museum

Jul 9

The two men in Duo Sudeste play guitars with a green, yellow, and red striped overlay.

Music in the Café: Duo Sudeste

Thursday, July 9, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Duo Sudeste in Café Cheeserie. Read More

Music + Perfomances

Jul 9

A woman draws a picture of a painting in an art gallery.

Drop-In Drawing

Thursday, July 9, 2026, 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Ingram Gallery; Gallery admission required; materials are included (first come, first served); all skill levels are welcome

Practice your drawing skills and find inspiration in the artworks in our galleries and the architecture of our building. Read More

Family Activity

Jul 9

Woman explains about surrealist artwork at an art museum

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour

Thursday, July 9, 2026, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening

Learn more about International Surrealism from Tate: Fifty Years of Dreams on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More

Tours

Jul 11

A series of Art Deco chandelier in a hallway.

Architecture Tour

Saturday, July 11, 2026, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Meet in the Grand Lobby Free; no reservations necessary

Offered every Saturday and Sunday 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 and Sunday. Read More

Tours

Jul 12

Frist Arts Fest

Sunday, July 12, 2026, 1:00–5:00 p.m.

Free for members and guests ages 18 and younger $20 for adults* *Military, senior, and student discounts are not available during Frist Arts Fest.

Join us for a day of performances, art making, music, and more celebrating the Frist Art Museum’s newest exhibitions, International Surrealism from Tate: Fifty Years of Dreams,Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven, and An Indigenous Present, and the current Art in the Atrium installation,Plexus No. 47. Read More

Festivals + Events

Jul 16

Music in the Café: AJ Huang Collective

Thursday, July 16, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by the AJ Huang Collective in Café Cheeserie. Read More

Music + Perfomances

Jul 16

Woven Nashville graphic with photos of Chuck Beard and Jason Eskridge

Woven Nashville: An Evening of Music, Art, and Conversation

Thursday, July 16, 2026, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Galleries Free for members; gallery admission required for not-yet members

This series brings together unique pairings of extraordinary Nashville creators working in all kinds of media. Each specially curated program pairs musicians with painters, writers, comics, dancers, spoken-word artists, and more. Programs are also inspired by and connected to current exhibitions at the Frist Art Museum. Read More

Music + Perfomances

Jul 16

Woman explains about contemporary artwork at an arts museum.

Thirty-Minute Exhibition Tour

Thursday, July 16, 2026, 6:30–7:00 p.m.

Gallery admission required

Repeats every Thursday evening

Learn more about An Indigenous Present on this informal thirty-minute tour with a Frist Art Museum docent. Tours meet at the Ingram Gallery Information Desk. Read More

Tours

Jul 18

Two young women use scissors and clue to make a craft.

Teens Take the Frist!
Opening Celebration

Saturday, July 18, 2026, 12:00–4:00 p.m.

Auditorium and Upper-Level Education Corridor; Free; gallery admission not required

Join us as we celebrate the opening of our eighth annual Teens Take the Frist! art show with a screening of Nashville Film Festival Film Camp participants’ work followed by an afternoon of art-making activities and performances by YEAH! Read More

Festivals + Events

Jul 19

Art deco motif design on aluminum interior door

Architecture Tour

Sunday, July 19, 2026, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Meet in the Grand Lobby Free; no reservations necessary

Offered every Saturday and Sunday 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 and Sunday. Read More

Tours