Organization

Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection

Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts

March 1-June 23, 2013

Assembled from the John Bourne collection of art of the ancient Americas at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, this exhibition features 125 artworks from Mexico to Peru. Organized thematically by culture, the artworks present more than 2,500 years of creativity in Mezoamerica, Central America and Andean South America from 1200 B.C. to A.D....

Inveterate Composition for Clare

Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts

March 18, 2013-August 1, 2014

To be installed in March at the Demonbreun Street entrance to the Frist Center, Inveterate Composition for Clare (2011), by Brooklyn-based artist Rachel Owens, is composed of dismantled sections of two replica military Humvee shells, which have been reconstructed and welded together in a monumental, quasi-cubist form. The central iconography of...

Stop. Take Notice!

Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts

April 26-August 25, 2013

On September 19, 2012 Frist Center Educators launched a teen community art project called Stop. Take Notice! Inspired by contemporary artist Carrie Mae Weems, teens from the Martha O’ Bryan Center, Nashville Public Library’s Main branch, the Oasis Center, and the YMCA Latino Achievers, worked with local teaching...

Senior Monday

Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts

May 20-December 16, 2013

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts and WAMB-AM present Senior Mondays, a series of events for those who admit their “senior” status. On these days, gallery admission is $5.00 (1/2 price of regular admission) for seniors and there is a special senior parking fee of $2.00 in the Frist Center lots as long as spaces are available....

Music at the Frist: Kristie Sibley

Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts

May 23, 2013

Kristie Sibley is a motivational speaker and professional singer based out of Clarksville, Tenn. Her diverse three-octave singing range gives Kristie an incredible musical versatility that allows her to dazzle in jazz, contemporary and traditional gospel, and popular music. Her voice has been lauded as able to transcend to the heart and...

Artful Tales: "The Legend of the Wooden Shoe"

Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts

May 19, 2013

Artful Tales is a FREE family program geared toward everyone ages three and up! Listen and play along as an art related story comes to life. Then, head upstairs to the art studio and make an artwork that relates to the story. This event occurs the third Sunday of each month.

Enjoy a traditional Dutch children’s story about moss...

Music at the Frist: Serenatta

Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts

May 17, 2013

Serenatta, the first and only Romantic Latin Ensemble in Nashville, is a band with world appeal. Through the sounds of the violin, vocals, Spanish guitars, flute, accordion, upright bass, and percussion, Serenatta features the lush rhythms of tangos from Argentina, bossa novas from Brazil, pasillos and bambucos from Colombia, joropos from...

Music at the Frist: Ryan Coleman

Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts

May 16, 2013

Regular Music at the Frist visitors will recognize Ryan from his appearances with the popular Kristen Hubbard Jazz Trio. Tonight, Ryan will showcase his solo talents as a singer/songwriter.

Ryan Coleman is a 30-something American singer/songwriter from Murfreesboro,Tenn. A life on the road comes naturally to him, considering his...

Artist’s Forum featuring Chris Cheney and Laura Wallace

Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts

May 16, 2013

Artist’s Forum is a program in which artists discuss the thoughts and processes behind their work. Participants are encouraged to come and be part of the dialogue.

This month’s Artist’s Forum invites teaching artists Chris Cheney and Laura Wallace to speak about their involvement in the project Stop. Take...

Jazz on the Move: John Coltrane's Blue Trane Featuring Don Aliquo

Presented by Nashville Jazz Workshop and Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts

May 12, 2013

The Nashville Jazz Workshop and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts announce the seventh season of the popular jazz performance and education series, Jazz on the Move. Each installment features a lecture and performance highlighting a major figure or period in jazz history. Presented by Nashville’s top jazz artist/educators, the series...