Adult ARTlab: Introduction to Loom Beading

Presented by Frist Art Museum at Frist Art Museum, Nashville TN

Apr 22 2023

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Adult ARTlab: Introduction to Loom Beading
Presented by Melanie Bender.

Join Melanie Bender for this studio workshop inspired by the exhibition Jeffrey Gibson: The Body Electric. Participants will be introduced to basic techniques of loom beading and will create an original design. Each participant will receive a bead loom to use during the workshop and to take home afterward.

Melanie Bender was born in Pensacola, Florida, and raised in Parker, Arizona on the Colorado River Indian Tribe Reservation with her mother’s tribe the Mohave. Her father was Chata from the Jena Band of Choctaw, Jena, Louisiana. Early in Bender’s life, her oldest sister, who encouraged her to teach herself Native beadwork, was a major influence. Bender has now been beading and weaving for over thirty years.

Bender has lived in Nashville for over twenty-five years. She was invited to work with the Vanderbilt Indigenous Scholars Organization and currently collaborates with the organization. She is also a freelance news photojournalist for a Chicago-based newspaper. She is married and has a son and two grandsons.

Find out more about Bender’s work.
Workshops
Saturday, April 22, 1PM-4PM
Source: Frist Art Museum

ADMISSION INFO

$60/Members
$75/Not-yet-members (all supplies including loom kit, gallery admission, and parking validation included)
Studio A
Ages 18+ only. Space is limited. All skill levels are welcome.
Saturday, April 22, 1PM-4PM

Contact: (615) 244-3340

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INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

Apr 22, 2023 at 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm (Sat)

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

LOCATION

Frist Art Museum

919 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203

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PARKING INFO

Parking in Frist Art Museum lots is reserved for Frist Art Museum visitors, volunteers, and staff only. It is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Parking Lot Hours
Visitor parking begins 30 minutes before the museum’s doors open. The lot closes at 3AM. No cars are allowed in the lot between 3AM and 30 minutes before opening.

Guests are encouraged to carpool and use rideshare services. You may also want to consider using WeGo Public Transit.

Parking rates
Frist Art Museum visitors: $2 per hour / $20 daily maximum
Frist Art Museum non-visitors: $10 per hour / $30 daily maximum
(Credit cards only; no cash accepted)

A flat rate parking fee may apply for certain special events.

Here’s an interactive map from Nashville Downtown Partnership’s Park It Downtown.