Frist Art Museum Calendar of Events
January 1–March 31, 2019
JANUARY HIGHLIGHTS
Tuesday, January 1 Frist Art Museum closed
Sunday, January 6 Exhibitions Close
Paris 1900: City of Entertainment
Do Ho Suh: Specimens
Sunday, January 13 Jazz on the Move
Monday, January 14 Family Monday
Thursday, January 17 Art After Dark
Life, Love & Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy
Thursday, January 17 Drop-In Drawing
Thursday, January 17 ARTlab Teen Studio
Monday, January 21 Senior Monday
January 2019
Tuesday, January 1 Frist Art Museum closed
Thursday, January 3 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Contrarian Ensemble
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
The Contrarian Ensemble—Bruce Baxter (accordion), John Hedgecoth (mandolin), Mike Teaney (guitar), and Svend Thomsen (fiddle)—performs an eclectic variety of dance music from the 1300s to the present, including traditional tunes from the U.S., the British Isles, and Europe, as well as original compositions. From tunes that would feel at home in a Paris café to the music of Bill Monroe, the Contrarian Ensemble’s superb musicianship always delights.Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Friday, January 4 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Geary Moore
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
A native of Pittsburgh, Geary Moore lived and performed in the New York metropolitan area for a number of years and now lives in Nashville. His fluid and inventive style attests to the depth of his background in jazz, R&B, and pop music. An accomplished composer as well as a master technician, Mr. Moore has composed a repertoire of original tunes.
Mr. Moore has performed with numerous highly respected musicians, including Arthur Prysock, Peaches & Herb, Jon Faddis, Billy Drummond, Slide Hampton, T.S. Monk, Bob Cranshaw, and many more. Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Saturday, January 5 Docent-Guided Exhibition Tour with ASL Interpreter
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Frist Art Museum’s Gallery Information Desk
Gallery admission required; members free
On the first Saturday of each month, we offer an informal docent-guided tour with certified American Sign Language interpretation. The tour focuses on a current exhibition and originates at the information desk inside the entrance to the galleries.
Our docents also conduct tours on most weekdays and weekends at 1:30 p.m.; reservations are not required. To check availability, contact Visitor Services at 615.744.3277.
ASL interpretation is generously supported by the Memorial Foundation and by Bridges, a Nashville-area nonprofit resource for deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing communities.
Saturday, January 5 Architecture Tour with ASL Interpreter
4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Frist Art Museum’s Grand Lobby
Free
Coming to the First Saturday Art Crawl, or to another downtown Nashville event? Enhance your weekend with a visit to the Frist Art Museum. Enjoy a guided tour of our landmark art deco building at 4:30 p.m.
On the first Saturday of each month, certified American Sign Language interpretation is provided with the tour, with the generous support of the Memorial Foundation and Bridges, a Nashville-area nonprofit resource for deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing communities. Architecture tours are sponsored by Messer Construction. For more information, contact Visitor Services at 615.744.3277.
Sunday, January 6 Exhibitions Close
Paris 1900: City of Entertainment
Do Ho Suh: Specimens
Sunday, January 6 Docent-Guided Exhibition Tour
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Frist Art Museum’s Gallery Information Desk
Gallery admission required; members free
An informal docent-guided tour of a current exhibition that originates at the information desk inside the entrance to the galleries.
Our docents also conduct tours on most weekdays and weekends at 1:30 p.m.; reservations are not required. To check availability, contact Visitor Services at 615.744.3277.
Thursday, January 10 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Mandolinist Mike Compton
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Mike Compton is a Grammy and International Bluegrass Music Association Award–winning recording artist; a solo, duo and band performer; and a passionate mandolin teacher. The New York Times calls Compton “a new bluegrass instrumental hero.”
Born in Meridian, Mississippi, Compton took up the mandolin as a teenager. Drawn to the powerful mix of old-time fiddle stylings, blues influences and pure creativity embodied in Bill Monroe’s playing, he moved to Nashville in 1977 and quickly found work with veteran banjoist and former Monroe sideman Hubert Davis. In Nashville, Compton recorded albums with the John Hartford String Band and toured extensively with the band until Hartford’s death in 2001. At the same time, he collaborated with other masters, including guitarist David Grier, renowned mandolinists David Grisman and Mike Marshall, and producer T-Bone Burnett, for whom he performed not only as a Soggy Bottom Boy on 2001’s Grammy Album of the Year, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, but on the following Grammy-winning Down from the Mountain soundtrack and tours, and on the Cold Mountain soundtrack and tours.
Honored in 2002 with a special resolution by the Mississippi State Senate for his accomplishments, Mike Compton is in demand today at every level, from solo tours, treasured performances with the Nashville Bluegrass Band, and appearances with Grier and other duet partners, to instructional settings like the International Bluegrass Music Museum’s wildly successful Monroe Mandolin Camp, to studio recordings with bluegrass legends such as Ralph Stanley and country stars like Faith Hill. As Mandolin Magazine put it, Mike Compton is “a certified mandolin icon.”
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Friday, January 11 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Blues harmonica player Tim Gartland
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Tim Gartland is a singer-songwriter and harmonica player committed to honoring the rich tradition of blues while moving the genre forward. His release If You Want A Good Woman features 12 original songs and reached #1 on the blues radio charts on AirPlay Direct. It was also named one of the Top Picks of the year by Bill Wilson of the Nashville Blues Society and reached #13 on the national blues charts according to Roots Time Radio. His original music is a blend of Chicago blues, soul, and Americana.
He has released two critically acclaimed original albums: Looking Into The Sun (2011) and Million Stars (2014). In 2015, he released The Willie Project, a heartfelt homage to the songwriting of the legendary blues hall of famer Willie Dixon.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Saturday, January 12 Docent-Guided Exhibition Tour
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Frist Art Museum’s Gallery Information Desk
Gallery admission required; members free
An informal docent-guided tour of a current exhibition that originates at the information desk inside the entrance to the galleries.
Our docents also conduct tours on most weekdays and weekends at 1:30 p.m.; reservations are not required. To check availability, contact Visitor Services at 615.744.3277.
Saturday, January 12 Architecture Tour
4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Frist Art Museum’s Grand Lobby
Free
Start your evening with the popular tour of the Frist Art Museum’s historic 1934 art deco building, led by our volunteer docents. Built during the Great Depression as the city’s central post office, this architectural treasure reopened as an art museum in April 2001. For more information, visit FristArtMuseum.org/tours.
Sponsored by Messer Construction Co.
Sunday, January 13 Docent-Guided Exhibition Tour
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Frist Art Museum’s Gallery Information Desk
Gallery admission required; members free
An informal docent-guided tour of a current exhibition that originates at the information desk inside the entrance to the galleries.
Our docents also conduct tours on most weekdays and weekends at 1:30 p.m.; reservations are not required. To check availability, contact Visitor Services at 615.744.3277.
Sunday, January 13 Jazz on the Move
3:00 p.m.
Frist Art Museum Auditorium
Free
The Nashville Jazz Workshop, in collaboration with the Frist Art Museum, presents the 13th season of the popular 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 artists/educators, the series offers audiences world-class music, as well as opportunities to learn more about the genre. Each performance is led by an individual jazz artist intimately familiar with the jazz great being profiled, with an outstanding group of supporting musicians. Those attending Jazz on the Move will be able to visit the Frist’s exhibitions free of charge and receive discounted parking in the Frist visitor lot.
Sunday, January 13: Tribute to Chet Baker, presented by George Tidwell and Jim Ferguson
Chet Baker was one of the pioneers of the West Coast jazz sound of the 1950s. With matinee idol good looks, lyrical trumpet solos, and smooth vocals, he seemingly had it all. Problems with drug addiction and the law overtook him in the 1960s and stayed with him until his death in 1988. Through it all, however, he managed to produce great jazz and is widely regarded as one of the great trumpeters of the century.
The program will be presented jointly by George Tidwell (trumpet) and Jim Ferguson (vocals) with Lori Mechem (piano), Roger Spencer (bass), and Chester Thompson (drums).
This year’s series is presented with support from Caterpillar Financial Services, Peter & Anne Neff, and Adam Liff.
Monday, January 14 Family Monday
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
The Frist loves families! Bring the whole family to the museum for the price of one adult admission! Join us on the second Monday of the month for special programming, including bilingual storytime in English and Spanish, family tours, and Martin ArtQuest Gallery—open exclusively to families on these dates! (School groups are welcome the rest of the month.)
Thursday, January 17 ARTlab Teen Studio Night
3:30 —6:00p.m.
Frist Art Museum Studio C
Ages 13–19
Free
Calling all teens! Bring your current art project or sketchbook and hang out with other youth and local artists at the new Teen Studio Nights. We’ll spend time in the exhibitions checking out the amazing artwork from around the world, talk about your artwork, and make art, too. For up-to-date information, visit FristArtMuseum.org/teens to see who will be visiting and what the artistic activity will be! Teen Studio Nights will take place every third Thursday of the month during the school year.
Upcoming dates: Feb 21, March 21
Thursday, January 17 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Classical guitarist Michael Roberts
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Michael Roberts is a Nashville-based classical guitarist and composer who is active around the country. A student and teacher of many different musical styles, he has studied with world-class master Michael Lorimer (of the Segovia school) and internationally renowned professor Rob Nathanson. His recent concerts include a rare 15-guitar performance of Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint and atmospheric shows for Chihuly and Andy Warhol art exhibits. He regularly composes classical and pop music for the guitar, as well as cinematic soundtracks, and tours nationally with rock band Dead Man’s Mail.
His latest compilation of original work includes a string quartet, a piano sonata, his first symphony, and various tone poems. A full-length classical guitar album is on the way. It will feature his New Etudes, as well as works by Enrique Granados and others.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Thursday, January 17 Drop-In Drawing
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Free to members; gallery admission required
Materials included (first come, first served)
No registration required
All skill levels welcome
On the third Thursday of each month, explore your creative side, practice different techniques and skills, gain instructional guidance, and be inspired by the artworks in the galleries and the architecture of the building. Borrow drawing materials from our station near the Ingram Gallery Information Desk, or bring your own! (Note that only pencils and digital drawing surfaces will be allowed in the galleries.)
Thursday, January 17 Educator SPARK, with artist Bridget Bailey
5:30–8:00 p.m. (presentation at 6:00 p.m.)
Frist Art Museum Studios
Free for K–12, homeschool, and college/university educators (gallery admission and parking validation included)
Join us for our fourth season of Educator SPARK, which meets monthly from September through May. Between 5:30 and 8:00 p.m., spark your creativity and curiosity by exploring Frist Art Museum exhibitions and enjoying light refreshments with other educators. From 6:00 to 6:30 p.m., participate in an informal idea exchange session (led by a different host each month), and continue your conversations afterward in a comfortable setting. Visit FristArtMuseum.org to find out which local and regional artists will appear at future SPARK evenings. This month’s SPARK will be led by Bridget Bailey (bridgetbailey.weebly.com).
Select Thursdays Art After Dark
6:30 p.m.
Meet at the exhibition entrance
Admission required; members free
Register at FristArtMuseum.org/talk
Enrich your Thursday nights with open-ended discussions in the galleries that will heighten your appreciation and understanding of the visual arts. Come alone or bring your friends to explore in depth a single work of art, in the company of Frist Art Museum educators. The chosen object changes every session, making each Art After Dark a new experience. Space is limited to 15 participants to encourage interaction, so reservations are recommended (no extra fee).
January 17
Life, Love & Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy
February 21
Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The Mellon Collection of French Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
March 21
Claudio Parmiggiani: Dematerialization
Questions? Call 615.744.3355.
Friday, January 18 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Bassoonery
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
The members of Bassoonery have been symphony orchestra members, teachers, and band directors. Founded by former Nashville Symphony Orchestra member Patricia Gunter, this delightful ensemble, with repertoire spanning Bach to Gershwin, always delights Frist Art Museum visitors.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Saturday, January 19 Docent-Guided Exhibition Tour
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Frist Art Museum’s Gallery Information Desk
Gallery admission required; members free
An informal docent-guided tour of a current exhibition that originates at the information desk inside the entrance to the galleries.
Our docents also conduct tours on most weekdays and weekends at 1:30 p.m.; reservations are not required. To check availability, contact Visitor Services at 615.744.3277.
Saturday, January 19 Architecture Tour
4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Frist Art Museum’s Grand Lobby
Free
Start your evening with the popular tour of the Frist Art Museum’s historic 1934 art deco building, led by our volunteer docents. Built during the Great Depression as the city’s central post office, this architectural treasure reopened as an art museum in April 2001. For more information, visit FristArtMuseum.org/tours.
Sponsored by Messer Construction Co.
Sunday, January 20 Docent-Guided Exhibition Tour
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Frist Art Museum’s Gallery Information Desk
Gallery admission required; members free
An informal docent-guided tour of a current exhibition that originates at the information desk inside the entrance to the galleries.
Our docents also conduct tours on most weekdays and weekends at 1:30 p.m.; reservations are not required. To check availability, contact Visitor Services at 615.744.3277.
Monday, January 21 Senior Monday
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
The Frist Art Museum presents Senior Mondays, a series of events for those who admit their senior status. On these days, seniors receive an additional discount on gallery admission, as well as discounted parking (subject to availability in the Frist lot). Seniors receive a 15 percent discount on gift shop purchases and on café refreshments purchased during the visit. Visitors are invited to enjoy live music by Harry Stephenson, aka “Snappy Pappy,” in the Grand Lobby from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. A docent-guided tour of a current exhibition is offered at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 24 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Duo Sudeste, Latin guitar duo
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Duo Sudeste was formed in the summer of 2008 by Nashville-based classical guitarists Robert Thompson and Joey Butler. Merging their love of Brazilian and Latin music and extensive knowledge of Latin rhythms, they formed a guitar duo specializing in composers from South America—mainly Argentina and Brazil. As active performers, they have performed concerts throughout the United States. Duo Sudeste has been featured on WPLN’s Live in Studio C, and for the last six years has been a featured group at the Tennessee Arts Academy, which is held at Belmont University each summer.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Friday, January 25 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Choro Nashville (Brazilian music)
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Choro Nashville is a six-member acoustic music group dedicated to the century-old Brazilian music known as Choro or Chorinho, which today still influences much of Brazil’s best-known music. Choro is often compared to American ragtime music, with a mixture of improvisation and composition played to an energetic and syncopated rhythm.
Choro Nashville features Randy Leago on woodwinds and cavaquinho, Chris Moran on guitar and bandolim, Larry Seeman on seven-string guitar and cavaquinho, Carlos Ruiz on percussion, and Jonah Kraut on guitar.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Saturday, January 26 Docent-Guided Exhibition Tour
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Frist Art Museum’s Gallery Information Desk
Gallery admission required; members free
An informal docent-guided tour of a current exhibition which originates at the information desk inside the entrance to the galleries.
Our docents also conduct tours on most weekdays and weekends at 1:30 p.m.; reservations are not required. To check availability, contact Visitor Services at 615.744.3277.
Saturday, January 26 Architecture Tour
4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Frist Art Museum’s Grand Lobby
Free
Start your evening with the popular tour of the Frist Art Museun’s historic 1934 art deco building, led by our volunteer docents. Built during the Great Depression as the city’s central post office, this architectural treasure reopened as an art museum in April 2001. For more information, visit FristArtMuseum.org/tours.
Sponsored by Messer Construction Co.
Sunday, January 27 Docent-Guided Exhibition Tour
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Frist Art Museum’s Gallery Information Desk
Gallery admission required; members free
An informal docent-guided tour of a current exhibition that originates at the information desk inside the entrance to the galleries.
Our docents also conduct tours on most weekdays and weekends at 1:30 p.m.; reservations are not required. To check availability, contact Visitor Services at 615.744.3277.
Thursday, January 31 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Singer-songwriter Ronny Criss and Friends
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Singer-songwriter Ronny Criss gathers a number of his songwriting friends for evenings of original music. Born in Arkansas and raised in Chicago, Criss is a talented tunesmith with Southern roots and a Midwestern sensibility. Join him and some of Nashville’s newcomers as well as established writers in the Frist café.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
February 2019
Friday, February 1 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Contrarian Ensemble (early music)
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
The Contrarian Ensemble—Bruce Baxter (accordion), John Hedgecoth (mandolin), Mike Teaney (guitar), and Svend Thomsen (fiddle)—performs an eclectic variety of dance music from the 1300s to the present, including traditional tunes from the U.S., the British Isles, and Europe, as well as original compositions. From tunes that would feel at home in a Paris café to songs by Bill Monroe, the Contrarian Ensemble’s superb musicianship is always a delight.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Saturday, February 2 Exhibitions Open
Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The Mellon Collection of French
Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
A Sporting Vision: The Paul Mellon Collection of British Sporting Art
from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Claudio Parmiggiani: Dematerialization
Saturday, February 2 Claudio Parmiggiani: Dematerialization
11:00 a.m. Gallery talk with Susan Edwards
Meet at the exhibition entrance
Free to members; admission required for not-yet-members
Reservations recommended but not required (no fee); register at FristArtMuseum.org/talk
Questions? Call 615.744.3355
Claudio Parmiggiani: Dematerialization, the artist’s first museum exhibition in the United States, explores universal themes of time, absence, memory, and silence. Join Susan Edwards, executive director and CEO of the Frist Art Museum, for a deeper look at Parmiggiani’s artistic practice and his signature process of delocazione (displacement).
Saturday, February 2 Docent-Guided Exhibition Tour with ASL Interpreter
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Frist Art Museum’s Gallery Information Desk
Gallery admission required; members free
On the first Saturday of each month, we offer an informal docent-guided tour with certified American Sign Language interpretation. The tour focuses on a current exhibition and originates at the information desk inside the entrance to the galleries.
Our docents also conduct tours on most weekdays and weekends at 1:30 p.m.; reservations are not required. To check availability, contact Visitor Services at 615.744.3277.
ASL interpretation is generously supported by the Memorial Foundation and by Bridges, a Nashville-area nonprofit resource for deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing communities.
Thursday, February 7 Lecture
6:30 p.m. A Magnificent Legacy: French Art in the Mellon Collection
Frist Art Museum Auditorium presented by Kimberly A. Jones, curator of nineteenth-
Free; first come, first seated century French paintings, National Gallery of Art
Offering more than seventy works by masters from every important school of French art, from Romanticism through the School of Paris, Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The Mellon Collection of French Art celebrates Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon’s extraordinary gift of French 19th- and early 20th-century art to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. In this lecture, Kimberly A. Jones will explore the tradition of philanthropy that motivated the creation of their renowned collection, told through the story of the Mellons’ love for French art.
Kimberly A. Jones received her PhD from the University of Maryland in 1996. A former museum fellow at the Musée national du château de Pau and the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, she joined the curatorial staff of the National Gallery of Art in 1995.
Thursday, February 7 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. TBA
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Join us in the Frist Art Museum café to hear some of Nashville’s best and brightest musicians from the worlds of jazz, soul, blues, Latin, country, folk, bluegrass, Americana and classical music.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Friday, February 8 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Singer-songwriter Rae Hering
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Belmont University graduate Rae Hering’s sophisticated alternative pop music ranges from playful to melancholy to funky. She is a multi-instrumentalist whose 2014 release The Shy Gemini Sessions features two versions of seven songs; the “A” side was recorded with a band, and the “B” side was recorded as a solo performer. Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Saturday, February 9 Architecture Tour
4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Frist Art Museum’s Grand Lobby
Free
Start your evening with the popular tour of the Frist Art Museum’s historic 1934 art deco building, led by our volunteer docents. Built during the Great Depression as the city’s central post office, this architectural treasure reopened as an art museum in April 2001. For more information, visit FristArtMuseum.org/tours.
Sponsored by Messer Construction Co.
Sunday, February 10 Jazz on the Move
3:00 p.m.
Frist Art Museum Auditorium
Free
The Nashville Jazz Workshop, in collaboration with the Frist Art Museum, presents the 13th season of the popular 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 artists/educators, the series offers audiences world-class music, as well as opportunities to learn more about the genre. Each performance is led by an individual jazz artist intimately familiar with the jazz great being profiled, with an outstanding group of supporting musicians. Those attending Jazz on the Move will be able to visit the Frist’s exhibitions free of charge and will also receive discounted parking in the Frist visitor parking lot.
Monday, February 11 Family Monday
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
The Frist loves families! Bring the whole family to the museum for the price of one adult admission! Join us on the second Monday of the month for special programming, including bilingual storytime in English and Spanish, family tours, and Martin ArtQuest Gallery—open exclusively to families on these dates! (School groups are welcome the rest of the month.)
Thursday, February 14, or Saturday, February 16 Educator Workshop
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The Mellon
$25 Frist Art Museum members; Collection of French Art from the Virginia Museum
$30 not-yet-members (all materials, of Fine Arts
gallery admission, parking validation,
continental breakfast, and lunch included).
Space is limited to 20 participants. Open to educators of all subjects, pre-K–12. Select either February 14 or February 16 when you sign up at FristArtMuseum.org/educator. Registration required by February 11.
During this workshop, examine paintings by masters such as Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Henri Rousseau, and Vincent van Gogh. Participate in a gallery tour and studio activities, receive teaching materials, and discuss curriculum connections.
Thursday, February 14 Love Struck: A Valentine’s Day Event
5:30–8:30 p.m.
Upper-Level Galleries and West Foyer
$35 members; $50 not-yet-members; free to Warhol Society members
Space is limited. Registration required by February 8. Sign up at FristArtMuseum.org/love
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your friends and loved ones at this festive soirée, inspired by Life, Love & Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy. Take a guided tour of the exhibition, enjoy musical performances in the galleries and, in our west foyer, sample authentic Italian treats by Il Pandolce, accompanied by sips of prosecco. Each ticket covers one admission, two drinks, assorted light bites, and parking validation.
Thursday, February 14 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Duette (vocal duo)
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Duette (Duane Spencer and Paulette Licitra) is an alternative acoustic band of ukulele and guitar, with tight, irresistible harmonies. Their addictive music is fun, quirky, and succinct. Spencer was a member of the legendary Martha’s Vineyard band Mr. Timothy Charles Duane (aka TCD); he toured the Northeast with the soul-calypso (soca) group Target Rhythm Band, and has played, recorded, and collaborated with a varied list of artists, including Van Morrison, Fred Lipsius, Roly Salley, Richard Bell, Clark Pierson, John Hall, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Kate Taylor, Maria Muldaur, Bobby Cochran, and Mark Volman. Licitra has written songs for theater and has produced music-related television, films, and videos. In Nashville, she is also known as Chef Paulette on WSMV-TV Channel 4.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Friday, February 15 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Tantsova Grupa (Eastern European Folk Dance)
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Tantsova Grupa, Bulgarian for “dance group,” is a Nashville-based musical ensemble created in 2009 to accompany the Nashville International Folk Dancers. The band’s repertoire includes village dances from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Armenia, Russia, Hungary, France and Israel. Tantsova Grupa has performed for Nashville International Folk Dancers’ Autumn Leaves workshops; Celebration of Cultures, Celebrate Nashville and Folk Fest in Centennial Park; international dance workshops in Knoxville; The Ravenwood Annual International Food & Music Festival; and public libraries in Middle Tennessee.
The musicians are: Nermin Begovic, accordion; Mary Lou Durham, fiddle; Janet Epstein, recorders; Michael Lewandowski, mandolin; Billy Ramirez, drums; Holly Tashian, bass; and Carole VanderWal, clarinet. For more information, visit www.nifddance.com. Folk dancers welcome in the café!
Saturday, February 16 Architecture Tour
4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Frist Art Museum’s Grand Lobby
Free
Start your evening with the popular tour of the Frist Art Museum’s historic 1934 art deco building, led by our volunteer docents. Built during the Great Depression as the city’s central post office, this architectural treasure reopened as an art museum in April 2001. For more information, visit FristArtMuseum.org/tours.
Sponsored by Messer Construction Co.
Monday, February 18 Exhibition Closes
Life, Love & Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy
Monday, February 18 Senior Monday
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
The Frist Art Museum presents Senior Mondays, a series of events for those who admit their senior status. On these days, seniors receive an additional discount on gallery admission, as well as discounted parking (subject to availability in the Frist lot). Seniors receive a 15 percent discount on gift shop purchases and on café refreshments purchased during the visit. Visitors are invited to enjoy live music by Harry Stephenson, aka “Snappy Pappy,” in the Grand Lobby from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. A docent-guided tour of a current exhibition is offered at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, February 19 and 26 Art History Course: The Radical Vision of Nineteenth- and March 5 Century French Artists presented by Mishoe Brennecke, 6:00–7:30 p.m. professor of art history, University of the South
Frist Art Museum Rechter Room
Price per class: $12 members; $15 not-yet members
Price for the entire course: $30 members; $40 not-yet-members
(register for all three classes at the same time, using the discount code ALL3)
Visit FristArtMuseum.org/arthistory to sign up. Registration required by February 6.
In this three-part course, learn about the movements and styles in French art represented in Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The Mellon Collection of French Art. Each class is a standalone offering that can be taken by itself or in conjunction with the others.
February 19: Origins of French Impressionism
This class will consider the artistic and historical factors that contributed to the development of French Impressionism, with attention given to the Romantic and Realist movements and the critical influence of Édouard Manet on the formation of the style.
Additional classes:
February 26:French Impressionism
March 5: Beyond French Impressionism
Mishoe Brennecke is a professor of art history at the University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee. Brennecke earned her MA in art history from Columbia University and her PhD in art history from the City University of New York. She specializes in American and European art of the nineteenth century and teaches courses in American, British, and French art of the late seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Her current research focuses on the life and work of Johannes Oertel, a nineteenth-century German American painter. She is working on a catalogue of the large collection of Oertel’s paintings owned by the University of the South.
Thursday, February 21 ARTlab Teen Studio Night
3:30 —6:00p.m.
Frist Art Museum Studio C
Ages 13–19
Free
Calling all teens! Bring your current art project or sketchbook and hang out with other youth and local artists at the new Teen Studio Nights. We’ll spend time in the exhibitions checking out the amazing artwork from around the world, talk about your artwork, and make art, too. For up-to-date information, visit FristArtMuseum.org/teens to see who will be visiting and what the artistic activity will be! Teen Studio Nights will take place every third Thursday of the month during the school year.
Upcoming dates: March 21
Thursday, February 21 Drop-In Drawing
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Free to members; gallery admission required
Materials included (first come, first served)
No registration required
All skill levels welcome
On the third Thursday of each month, explore your creative side, practice different techniques and skills, gain instructional guidance, and be inspired by the artworks in the galleries and the architecture of the building. Borrow drawing materials from our station near the Ingram Gallery Information Desk, or bring your own! (Note that only pencils and digital drawing surfaces will be allowed in the galleries.)
Thursday, February 21 Educator SPARK, with artist Sisavanh Houghton
5:30–8:00 p.m. (presentation at 6:00 p.m.)
Frist Art Museum Studios
Free for K–12, homeschool, and college/university educators (gallery admission and parking validation included)
Join us for our fourth season of Educator SPARK, which meets monthly from September through May. Between 5:30 and 8:00 p.m., spark your creativity and curiosity by exploring Frist Art Museum exhibitions and enjoying light refreshments with other educators. From 6:00 to 6:30 p.m., participate in an informal idea exchange session (led by a different host each month), and continue your conversations afterward in a comfortable setting. Visit FristArtMuseum.org for a list of upcoming local and regional artists. This month’s SPARK will be led by artist Sisavanh Houghton (sisavanhphouthavong.com).
Thursday, February 21 Art After Dark
6:30 p.m. Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The
Meet at the exhibition entrance Mellon Collection of French Art at the Virginia
Admission required; members free Museum of Fine Arts
Register at FristArtMuseum.org/talk
Enrich your Thursday nights with open-ended discussions in the galleries that will heighten your appreciation and understanding of the visual arts. Come alone or bring your friends to explore in depth a single work of art, in the company of Frist Art Museum educators. The chosen object changes every session, making each Art After Dark a new experience. Space is limited to 15 participants to encourage interaction, so reservations are recommended (no extra fee).
Thursday, February 21 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Bryan Cumming Quartet
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Join us in the Frist Art Museum café to hear some of Nashville’s best and brightest musicians from the worlds of jazz, soul, blues, Latin, country, folk, bluegrass, Americana and classical music.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Friday, February 22 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Geary Moore (jazz guitarist)
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
A native of Pittsburgh, Geary Moore lived and performed in the New York metropolitan area for a number of years and now lives in Nashville. His fluid and inventive style attests to the depth of his background in jazz, R&B, and pop music. An accomplished composer as well as a master technician, Mr. Moore has composed a repertoire of original tunes.
Mr. Moore has performed with numerous highly respected musicians, including Arthur Prysock, Peaches & Herb, Jon Faddis, Billy Drummond, Slide Hampton, T.S. Monk, Bob Cranshaw, and many more. Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Saturday, February 23 Architecture Tour
4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Frist Art Museum’s Grand Lobby
Free
Start your evening with the popular tour of the Frist Art Museum’s historic 1934 art deco building, led by our volunteer docents. Built during the Great Depression as the city’s central post office, this architectural treasure reopened as an art museum in April 2001. For more information, visit FristArtMuseum.org/tours.
Sponsored by Messer Construction Co.
Tuesday, February 26 Art History Class: French Impressionism
6:00–7:30 p.m. presented by Mishoe Brennecke, professor of art history,
Frist Art Museum Rechter Room University of the South
$12 members; $15 not-yet members
Visit FristArtMuseum.org/arthistory to sign up. Registration required by February 20.
In this class, learn from Dr. Mishoe Brennecke, professor of art history at the University of South (Sewanee), about the historical circumstances that led to the formation of the French Impressionists as a group, their group exhibitions, their relationship to the artistic establishment, and the critics’ response to their works. We will discuss the subjects and styles of some of its members—Degas, Monet, Morisot, and Renoir.
This class is the second offering in The Radical Vision of Nineteenth-Century French Artists, a three-part course on the movements and styles in French art represented in Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The Mellon Collection of French Art. The price for the entire course is $30 for members and $40 for not-yet-members (to receive the discount for the full course, which begins on February 19, register for all three classes at the same time, using the code ALL3). The final calss, “Beyond French Impressionism,” will be held on March 5.
Thursday, February 28 Curator’s Tour
noon Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The Mellon
Meet at the exhibition entrance Collection of French Art and A Sporting Vision: The Paul
Free to members; admission required for Mellon Collection of British Sporting Art presented by Mark not-yet-members Scala, chief curator
A Members-Only Curator’s Tour will be held on Friday, March 1, at noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon’s extraordinary gifts to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts include works from such renowned artists as Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, and Vincent van Gogh, along with representative masterpieces of British sporting art by Benjamin Marshall and George Stubbs. Join Mark Scala as he takes a closer look at some exhibition highlights in this one-hour tour.
Friday, February 28 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Classical guitarist Michael Roberts
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Michael Roberts is a Nashville-based classical guitarist and composer who is active around the country. A student and teacher of many different musical styles, he has studied with world-class master Michael Lorimer (of the Segovia school) and internationally renowned professor Rob Nathanson. His recent concerts include a rare 15-guitar performance of Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint and atmospheric shows for Chihuly and Andy Warhol art exhibits. He regularly composes classical and pop music for the guitar, as well as cinematic soundtracks, and tours nationally with rock band Dead Man’s Mail.
His latest compilation of original work includes a string quartet, a piano sonata, his first symphony, and various tone poems. A full-length classical guitar album is on the way. It will feature his New Etudes, as well as works by Enrique Granados and others.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
March 2019
Friday, March 1 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Grammy-winning mandolinist Mike Compton
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Mike Compton is a Grammy and International Bluegrass Music Association Award–winning recording artist; a solo, duo and band performer; and a passionate mandolin teacher. The New York Times calls Compton “a new bluegrass instrumental hero.”
Born in Meridian, Mississippi, Compton took up the mandolin as a teenager. Drawn to the powerful mix of old-time fiddle stylings, blues influences and pure creativity embodied in Bill Monroe’s playing, he moved to Nashville in 1977 and quickly found work with veteran banjoist and former Monroe sideman Hubert Davis. In Nashville, Compton recorded albums with the John Hartford String Band and toured extensively with the band until Hartford’s death in 2001. At the same time, he collaborated with other masters, including guitarist David Grier, renowned mandolinists David Grisman and Mike Marshall, and producer T-Bone Burnett, for whom he performed not only as a Soggy Bottom Boy on 2001’s Grammy Album of the Year, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, but on the following Grammy-winning Down from the Mountain soundtrack and tours, and on the Cold Mountain soundtrack and tours.
Honored in 2002 with a special resolution by the Mississippi State Senate for his accomplishments, Mike Compton is in demand today at every level, from solo tours, treasured performances with the Nashville Bluegrass Band, and appearances with Grier and other duet partners, to instructional settings like the International Bluegrass Music Museum’s wildly successful Monroe Mandolin Camp, to studio recordings with bluegrass legends such as Ralph Stanley and country stars like Faith Hill. As Mandolin Magazine put it, Mike Compton is “a certified mandolin icon.”
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Saturday, March 2 Docent-Guided Exhibition Tour with ASL Interpreter
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the Frist Art Museum’s Gallery Information Desk
Gallery admission required; members free
On the first Saturday of each month, we offer an informal docent-guided tour with certified American Sign Language interpretation. The tour focuses on a current exhibition and originates at the information desk inside the entrance to the galleries.
Our docents also conduct tours on most weekdays and weekends at 1:30 p.m.; reservations are not required. To check availability, contact Visitor Services at 615.744.3277.
ASL interpretation is generously supported by the Memorial Foundation and by Bridges, a Nashville-area nonprofit resource for deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing communities.
Saturday, March 2 Architecture Tour with ASL Interpreter
4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Frist Art Museum’s Grand Lobby
Free
Coming to the First Saturday Art Crawl, or to another downtown Nashville event? Enhance your weekend with a visit to the Frist Art Museum. Enjoy a guided tour of our landmark art deco building at 4:30 p.m.
On the first Saturday of each month, certified American Sign Language interpretation is provided with the tour, with the generous support of the Memorial Foundation and Bridges, a Nashville-area nonprofit resource for deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing communities. Architecture tours are sponsored by Messer Construction. For more information, contact Visitor Services at 615.744.3277.
Sunday, March 3 Film: National Velvet
1:30 p.m.
Frist Art Museum Auditorium
Free; first come, first seated
Set in 1920s England, National Velvet follows young Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor), a former jockey (Mickey Rooney), and a rebellious horse called “The Pie” as they attempt to beat the odds and win the Grand National Steeplechase. This is a heartwarming story about dreams, determination, and breaking stereotypes. Based on the novel by Enid Bagnold, National Velvet is preserved in the National Film Registry as one of the most significant movies produced in the United States. Directed by Clarence Brown, 1944. 123 minutes. G. 35 mm. Popcorn will be provided. Other snacks and beverages may be purchased in the Frist Art Museum café.
Tuesday, March 5 Art History Class: Beyond French Impressionism
6:00–7:30 p.m. presented by Mishoe Brennecke, professor of art history,
Frist Art Museum Rechter Room University of the South
$12 members; $15 not-yet members
(discount available for full course)
Visit FristArtMuseum.org/arthistory to sign up.
Registration required by February 27.
In this class, learn from Dr. Mishoe Brennecke, professor of art history at the University of South (Sewanee), about works by the Post-Impressionists, the particular circumstances of the artists’ production in relation to the Impressionists, their artistic goals, and their influence on French artists of the early 20th century.
This class is the last offering in The Radical Vision of 19th-Century French Artists, a three-part course on the movements and styles in French art represented in Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The Mellon Collection of French Art. The price for the entire course is $30 for members and $40 for not-yet-members (to receive the discount for the full course, which begins on February 19, register for all three classes at the same time by February 13, using the code ALL3).
Thursday, March 7 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Contrarian Ensemble
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
The Contrarian Ensemble—Bruce Baxter (accordion), John Hedgecoth (mandolin), Mike Teaney (guitar), and Svend Thomsen (fiddle)—performs an eclectic variety of dance music from the 1300s to the present, including traditional tunes from the U.S., the British Isles, and Europe, as well as original compositions. From tunes that would feel at home in a Paris café to the music of Bill Monroe, the Contrarian Ensemble’s superb musicianship always delights.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Friday, March 8 Making Memories:
10:30 a.m.–noon Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times
Meet in the Frist Art Museum Grand Lobby
Free (gallery admission, lunch, and parking validation included)
Registration required: contact Katie Hyde at KHyde@alz.org or 615.315.5880 to reserve your place.
In partnership with the Mid South chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, the Frist offers this program to individuals in early stages of dementia and their caregivers. It gives those affected by the disease an expressive outlet and forum for dialogue through guided exhibition tours, social interaction, and art-making activities, along with a free lunch. Making Memories is held quarterly; future gatherings will be listed at FristArtMuseum.org.
Friday, March 8 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Singer-songwriter Ronny Criss and Friends
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Singer-songwriter Ronny Criss gathers a number of his songwriting friends for evenings of original music. Born in Arkansas and raised in Chicago, Criss is a talented tunesmith with Southern roots and a Midwestern sensibility. Join him and some of Nashville’s newcomers as well as established writers in the Frist café.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Friday, March 8 Wine Workshop: A Taste of France
6:30–8:30 p.m. presented by Elise Loehr, Advanced Sommelier and ownerFrist Art Museum Rechter Room of Table 3 Restaurant & Market
$65 members; $75 not-yet-members
(gallery admission, parking validation, and
tasting included). Ages 21+ only. Space is limited.
Register by March 1 at FristArtMuseum.org/studio.
Join Advanced Sommelier Elise Loehr for a class on wine, inspired by Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times. Gain a better understanding of varietals, history, regions, and much more. Whether you are just becoming interested in wine or have enjoyed it for many years, you are sure to expand your expertise in this two-hour interactive workshop. Your ticket includes tasting portions and light hors d’oeuvres provided by Table 3.
Elise Loehr has participated in some of the wine industry’s most challenging programs, and her achievements include certification as an Advanced Sommelier by the Court of Master Sommeliers, whose exams are so rigorous that passing them has been compared to earning a medical degree. As beverage director of both the restaurant and wine market at Table 3, Loehr combines her knowledge of wine and food with a passionate, intelligent vitality.
Saturday, March 9 World premiere:
1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. A dance work inspired by Dematerialization
Frist Art Museum Auditorium presented by the Nashville Ballet
Free; first come; first seated
Members of NB2, Nashville Ballet’s official second company, will perform a pas de deux created by Christopher Stuart, Nashville Ballet’s resident choreographer. Spend time with the Claudio Parmiggiani exhibition before and after the performance; we offer docent-guided tours almost every day at 1:30 p.m. (reservations not required). For more about the Nashville Ballet and NB2, visit nashvilleballet.com.
Saturday, March 9 Architecture Tour
4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Frist Art Museum’s Grand Lobby
Free
Start your evening with the popular tour of the Frist Art Museum’s historic 1934 art deco building, led by our volunteer docents. Built during the Great Depression as the city’s central post office, this architectural treasure reopened as an art museum in April 2001. For more information, visit FristArtMuseum.org/tours.
Sponsored by Messer Construction Co.
Sunday, March 10 Jazz on the Move
3:00 p.m.
Frist Art Museum Auditorium
Free
The Nashville Jazz Workshop, in collaboration with the Frist Art Museum, presents the 13th season of the popular 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 artists/educators, the series offers audiences world-class music, as well as opportunities to learn more about the genre. Each performance is led by an individual jazz artist intimately familiar with the jazz great being profiled, with an outstanding group of supporting musicians. Those attending Jazz on the Move will be able to visit the Frist’s exhibitions free of charge and will also receive discounted parking in the Frist visitor parking lot.
Monday, March 11 Family Monday
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
The Frist loves families! Bring the whole family to the museum for the price of one adult admission! Join us on the second Monday of the month for special programming, including bilingual storytime in English and Spanish, family tours, and Martin ArtQuest Gallery—open exclusively to families on these dates! (School groups are welcome the rest of the month.)
Thursday, March 14 Curator’s Perspective
6:30 p.m. “Lange: Artist or Activist?” presented by Drew Heath
Frist Art Museum Auditorium Johnson, curator of photography and visual culture, Oakland Free; first come, first seated Museum of California
With hardship and suffering as consistent areas of focus throughout her career, Dorothea Lange created arresting portraits with the aim of sparking reform. Join Drew Heath Johnson as he examines the central theme of Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing: the power of Lange’s photography to sway people’s minds and spur them to action. Johnson will look at both the effects of her imagery and her intentions, which could be quite contradictory.
Drew Heath Johnson has worked at the Oakland Museum since 1989, and his duties include the guardianship and sharing of Dorothea Lange’s entire personal archive—a collection with more than six thousand vintage prints and forty thousand negatives, along with the artist’s personal correspondence, field notes, proof sheets, and working documents.
Thursday, March 14 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. TBA
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Join us in the Frist Art Museum café to hear some of Nashville’s best and brightest musicians from the worlds of jazz, soul, blues, Latin, country, folk, bluegrass, Americana and classical music.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Friday, March 15 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Harmonica player PT Gazell
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
PT Gazell has earned his position as a master of the diatonic harmonica by taking the long road from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, to Nashville, Tennessee. First picking up the instrument in his late teens, the self-taught player honed his craft by taking on all manner of musical styles and traveling a circuit that included bluegrass, folk, and pop festivals and gigs.
With five solo CDs now under his belt, including the double-Grammy-nominated 2011 release 2 Days Out, and the triple-Grammy-nominated 2016 release A Madness To The Method, PT Gazell continues to expand the musical boundaries for the harmonica using his own signature model instrument, the Gazell Method diatonic manufactured by C.A. Seydel Sohne. No other player combines his phrasing, his melodic style, his song choices and his improvisational abilities. His singular style may draw comparisons to others, but in the end, it’s a style all his own. Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Friday, March 15 Exhibition Opens
Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing
Saturday, March 16 Architecture Tour
4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Frist Art Museum’s Grand Lobby
Free
Start your evening with the popular tour of the Frist Art Museum’s historic 1934 art deco building, led by our volunteer docents. Built during the Great Depression as the city’s central post office, this architectural treasure reopened as an art museum in April 2001. For more information, visit FristArtMuseum.org/tours.
Sponsored by Messer Construction Co.
Sunday, March 17 Exhibition Closes
2018 Young Tennessee Artists
Monday, March 18 Senior Monday
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
The Frist Art Museum presents Senior Mondays, a series of events for those who admit their senior status. On these days, seniors receive an additional discount on gallery admission, as well as discounted parking (subject to availability in the Frist lot). Seniors receive a 15 percent discount on gift shop purchases and on café refreshments purchased during the visit. Visitors are invited to enjoy live music by Harry Stephenson, aka “Snappy Pappy,” in the Grand Lobby from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. A docent-guided tour of a current exhibition is offered at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 21 ARTlab Teen Studio Night
3:30 —6:00p.m.
Frist Art Museum Studio C
Ages 13–19
Free
Calling all teens! Bring your current art project or sketchbook and hang out with other youth and local artists at the new Teen Studio Nights. We’ll spend time in the exhibitions checking out the amazing artwork from around the world, talk about your artwork, and make art, too. For up-to-date information, visit FristArtMuseum.org/teens to see who will be visiting and what the artistic activity will be! Teen Studio Nights will take place every third Thursday of the month during the school year.
Thursday, March 21 Drop-In Drawing
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Free to members; gallery admission required
Materials included (first come, first served)
No registration required
All skill levels welcome
On the third Thursday of each month, explore your creative side, practice different techniques and skills, gain instructional guidance, and be inspired by the artworks in the galleries and the architecture of the building. Borrow drawing materials from our station near the Ingram Gallery Information Desk, or bring your own! (Note that only pencils and digital drawing surfaces will be allowed in the galleries.)
Thursday, March 21 Educator SPARK, with artist Matt Christy
5:30–8:00 p.m. (presentation at 6:00 p.m.)
Frist Art Museum Studios
Free for K–12, homeschool, and college/university educators (gallery admission and parking validation included)
Join us for our fourth season of Educator SPARK, which meets monthly from September through May. Between 5:30 and 8:00 p.m., spark your creativity and curiosity by exploring Frist Art Museum exhibitions and enjoying light refreshments with other educators. From 6:00 to 6:30 p.m., participate in an informal idea exchange session (led by a different host each month), and continue your conversations afterward in a comfortable setting. Visit FristArtMuseum.org for a list of upcoming local and regional artists. This month’s SPARK will be led by artist Matt Christy (mattchristy.wordpress.com).
Thursday, March 21 Art After Dark
6:30 p.m. Claudio Parmiggiani: Dematerialization
Meet at the exhibition entrance
Free to members; admission required for not-yet-members
Register at FristArtMuseum.org/talk
Enrich your Thursday nights with open-ended discussions in the galleries that will heighten your appreciation and understanding of the visual arts. Come alone or bring your friends to explore in depth a single work of art, in the company of Frist Art Museum educators. The chosen object changes every session, making each Art After Dark a new experience. Space is limited to 15 participants to encourage interaction, so reservations are recommended (no extra fee). Questions? Call 615.744.3355.
April 11: TBD
May 16: TBD
Thursday, March 21 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Jazz fiddler Billy Contreras and friends
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Billy Contreras has been called “the finest jazz violinist of his time,” performing or recording with a stunning array of notable musicians, including Lionel Hampton, Doc Severinsen, George Jones, Crystal Gayle, Charlie Louvin and Hank Thompson. He has also appeared with the Cincinnati Pops and Nashville Symphony Orchestras. In addition to teaching at Belmont University, Billy leads his own band. It traverses an amalgam of styles, including jazz, country, blues, western swing, rock, and jam. Billy will be joined by a versatile group of all-star musicians:
- Matt Menefee (banjo) has toured with Mumford & Sons, Bruce Hornsby, and Big and Rich.
- Jake Stargel (guitar) plays weekly on the Grand Ole Opry and has toured with Mountain Heart and Sierra Hull.
- Geoff Saunders (bass) is a Grammy Award–winning bassist and tours with the Mark O’Connor Band.
- Dave Racine (drums) has toured with Patty Loveless and Jim Lauderdale.
The group will perform instrumental arrangements of folk tunes, as well as original music in a style that Billy describes as a mixture of jazz, jam, and bluegrass.
Friday, March 22 Community Opening: Connect/Disconnect
10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Conte Community Arts Gallery
Free and open to the public
The fifty photographs in Connect/Disconnect: Growth in the “It” City represent a range of perspectives on Nashville, from depictions of friends and neighbors to old and new homes, construction sites, and recognizable landmarks. During the celebration at the Frist, the Nashville Public Library will be collecting stories related to the themes of the exhibition.
Friday, March 22 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Blues harmonica player Tim Gartland
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Tim Gartland is a singer-songwriter and harmonica player committed to honoring the rich tradition of blues while moving the genre forward. His release If You Want A Good Woman features 12 original songs and reached #1 on the blues radio charts on AirPlay Direct. It was also named one of the Top Picks of the year by Bill Wilson of the Nashville Blues Society and reached #13 on the national blues charts according to Roots Time Radio. His original music is a blend of Chicago blues, soul, and Americana.
He has released two critically acclaimed original albums: Looking Into The Sun (2011) and Million Stars (2014). In 2015, he released The Willie Project, a heartfelt homage to the songwriting of the legendary blues hall of famer Willie Dixon.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Saturday, March 23 Architecture Tour
4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Frist Art Museum’s Grand Lobby
Free
Start your evening with the popular tour of the Frist Art Museum’s historic 1934 art deco building, led by our volunteer docents. Built during the Great Depression as the city’s central post office, this architectural treasure reopened as an art museum in April 2001. For more information, or to see a video about the tour, visit FristArtMuseum.org.
Sponsored by Messer Construction Co.
Thursday, March 28, or Saturday, March 30 Educator Workshop
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing
$25 Frist Art Museum members;
$30 not-yet-members (all materials,
gallery admission, parking validation,
continental breakfast, and lunch included)
Space is limited to 20 participants. Open to educators of all subjects, pre-K–12. Select either March 28 or March 30 when you sign up at FristArtMuseum.org/educator. Registration required by March 25.
During this workshop, examine Dorothea Lange’s iconic photographs of the Great Depression, the grim conditions of incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II, and inequity in our judicial system in the 1950s. Participate in a gallery tour and studio activities, receive teaching materials, and discuss curriculum connections. Visit FristArtMuseum.org/educator for more information.
Thursday, March 28 Music at the Frist
6:00–8:00 p.m. Duo Sudeste, Latin guitar duo
Frist Art Museum Café
Free
Duo Sudeste was formed in the summer of 2008 by Nashville-based classical guitarists Robert Thompson and Joey Butler. Merging their love of Brazilian and Latin music and extensive knowledge of Latin rhythms, they formed a guitar duo specializing in composers from South America—mainly Argentina and Brazil. As active performers, they have performed concerts throughout the United States. Duo Sudeste has been featured on WPLN’s Live in Studio C, and for the last six years has been a featured group at the Tennessee Arts Academy, which is held at Belmont University each summer.
Admission is free for college students with valid school ID on Thursday and Friday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (with the exception of Frist Fridays).
Friday, March 29 Frist Friday
6:00–9:00 p.m.
Details will be posted at FristArtMuseum.org/FristFriday
Experience Frist Art Museum exhibitions in new and unexpected ways at Frist Fridays. Join us for an evening of extraordinary music and art, with live performances, interactive gallery activities, food and drink specials, and more.
Saturday, March 30 Architecture Tour
4:30 p.m.
Meet in the Frist Art Museum’s Grand Lobby
Free
Start your evening with the popular tour of the Frist Art Museum’s historic 1934 art deco building, led by our volunteer docents. Built during the Great Depression as the city’s central post office, this architectural treasure reopened as an art museum in April 2001. For more information, visit FristArtMuseum.org/tours.
Sponsored by Messer Construction Co.
Current Exhibitions
Paris 1900: City of Entertainment
October 12, 2018–January 6, 2019
Ingram Gallery
This exhibition allows audiences to relive the splendor of the French capital at the time of the Paris Exposition Universelle, when it heralded the arrival of the 20th century. More than ever before, Paris was seen throughout the world as a sparkling city of luxury with a sophisticated way of life. More than 250 works—paintings, decorative art, costumes and fashion accessories, posters, photographs, and sculptures, mainly kept by the Paris city museums—immerse visitors in the atmosphere of Belle Époque Paris. They are presented in six groupings: Paris, Showcase of the World; Art Nouveau; Paris, Capital of the Arts; The Parisian Woman; Traversing Paris; and Paris by Night. The Frist Art Museum is one of three venues in the United States to present this iteration of an exhibition that was on view at the Petit Palais in 2014.
Exhibition organized by the Petit Palais Museum of Fine Arts, with exceptional loans from the Musée Carnavalet – History of Paris and the Palais Galliera Museum of Fashion, Paris Musées
Do Ho Suh: Specimens
October 12, 2018–January 6, 2019
Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery
Do Ho Suh creates astonishingly detailed and lyrical sculptural installations that alter perceptions of built environments and how the body relates to space. The centerpiece of this exhibition is his Specimen series, which explores details of Suh’s domestic existence such as light switches, door handles, electric panels and appliances taken from his living spaces and recreated in fabric. By isolating these objects, Suh invites the viewer to reflect on their everyday interaction with the seemingly mundane.
Organized by the Frist Art Museum
Life, Love & Marriage Chests in Renaissance Italy
November 16, 2018–February 18, 2019
Upper-Level Galleries
During the Italian Renaissance, cassoni—elaborately decorated wedding chests—were an important part of marriage rituals and among the most prestigious furnishings in the house or palace of the newlyweds. Usually commissioned in twos, the chests were an expression of the family’s wealth and position in society. They were often conspicuously paraded through the streets from the bride’s family home to her husband’s home—a clear statement of a new economic and political alliance between elite families. The tales and imagery represented on the lavish wood panels that decorated the chests offer insight into Renaissance life and society. Drawing on a core selection of outstanding panels and chests belonging to the Museo Stibbert in Florence that rarely travel together, this exhibition explores and illustrates life, love, and marriage in Renaissance Florence. The function, craftsmanship, decorative techniques, and the significance and sources of the imagery will also be discussed.
This exhibition was organized by Contemporanea Progetti with the Museo Stibbert, Florence, Italy
2018 Young Tennessee Artists: Selections from Advanced Studio Art Programs
October 20, 2018–March 17, 2019
Conte Community Arts Gallery
Free
For our biennial Young Tennessee Artists exhibition, approximately twenty-seven student artists were selected from advanced studio programs by a panel of local professionals from across the state.
Organized by the Frist Art Museum
Nick Cave: Feat. Nashville “Blanket Statement”
Nashville International Airport, Concourse A, Community Art Cases
September 3, 2018–February 24, 2019
As part of the Arts in the Airport program at Nashville International Airport, the Frist Art Museum is exhibiting several beaded blankets made with knotted shoelaces and pony beads that were created for “Blanket Statement,” one of three performances during Nick Cave: Feat. Nashville presented at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on April 6, 2018.
Each blanket took numerous hours and many hands to complete. People of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities shared stories at several blanket-making events, and Nashville poets Rashad Rayford and Ciona Rouse performed compositions in honor of these stories. During “Blanket Statement,” all thirty blankets were placed on Cave; he then slowly crawled out from underneath them and carried them—and the burdens they represented—off the stage.
The performance was held in conjunction with Nick Cave: Feat. (November 10, 2017–June 24, 2018), which featured art works exploring themes of identity and social justice through a range of mediums, including sculpture, installation art, graphic design, and video.
Watch the full performance of Nick Cave: Feat. Nashville.
Nick Cave: Feat. Nashville was supported in part by the Metro Nashville Arts Commission and the Tennessee Arts Commission. Additional support provided by an Art Works grant by the National Endowment for the Arts, and a Creation Grant courtesy of the Metro Nashville Arts Commission.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, and Their Times: The Mellon Collection of French Art
from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
February 2–May 5, 2019
Ingram Gallery
Offering more than seventy works by masters such as Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Henri Rousseau, and Vincent van Gogh, this exhibition celebrates Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon’s extraordinary gift of French nineteenth and early twentieth-century art to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. With its core of Impressionist paintings, the collection also comprises masterpieces from every important school of French art, from Romanticism through the School of Paris. These works represent more than 150 years of art and exemplify the Mellons’ personal vision and highly original acquisition strategies, which provide a context for understanding this unique collection.
Organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
A Sporting Vision: The Paul Mellon Collection of British Sporting Art
from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
February 2–May 5, 2019
Ingram Gallery
With representative masterpieces of the genre—including works by Sir Francis Grant, John Frederick Herring, Benjamin Marshall, George Morland, and George Stubbs—this exhibition celebrates Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon’s gift of British sporting art to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and marks an opportunity to view the entire breadth of this outstanding and comprehensive collection. It also proposes a fresh look at sporting art within wider social and artistic contexts, including the scientific and industrial revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries, the transformation of the British countryside, the evolutionary history of the horse and other animals, and society’s changing habits and customs.
Organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Claudio Parmiggiani: Dematerialization
February 2–May 5, 2019
Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery
Italian artist Claudio Parmiggiani (b. 1943) resists classification. Though associated with the Arte Povera movement and conceptualism of the 1960s and ’70s, he works somewhere in between. His art evokes universal themes of time, absence, memory, and silence, while drawing on classical references as well as the subtle quietude of paintings by Giorgio Morandi. Parmiggiani’s signature process of delocazione (displacement) was originally inspired by the silhouettes of dust left behind after objects were removed. For more than forty years, Parmiggiani has created his own version of this effect by stoking the flames from controlled combustions, filling rooms with smoke and capturing the outlines of objects in the resulting soot. Mirroring the technical process of photograms, these haunting images record the paradoxical presence of objects now absent. This will be the artist’s first museum exhibition in the United States.
Organized by the Frist Art Museum
December 8, 2018–January 2, 2019
Sumner County School District Art Show
The third annual Sumner County School District Art Show features artwork created by young artists from kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Elementary and middle school art teachers will select two works per grade level, and high school art teachers will select two works from each art course offered at their schools. All Sumner County schools are eligible to participate.
January 26–February 10, 2019
2019 Multi-District Art Show
The 2019 Multi-District School Art Show will feature artwork created by students at over thirty schools in four Tennessee school districts. More than three hundred young artists from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade will be included in this exhibition. Elementary and middle school art teachers will select two works per grade level, and high school art teachers will select two works per course.
Schools from the following districts are represented in this art show:
Fayetteville City Schools
Franklin Special School District
Lebanon Special School District
Wilson County Schools
February 23–March 10, 2019
2019 Williamson County Schools Art Show
The 2019 Williamson County Schools Art Show will feature some of the finest artwork created by students in the school district. More than four hundred young artists from kindergarten through twelfth grade will be included in this exhibition. Elementary and middle school art teachers will select two works per grade level, and high school art teachers will select two works from each art course.
March 21–April 7, 2019
2019 Murfreesboro City Schools Art Show
The inaugural Murfreesboro City Schools Art Show will feature some of the finest artwork created by students in the school district. More than 160 young artists from kindergarten through sixth grade will be included in this exhibition. Art teachers will select two works per grade level.
Sponsor Acknowledgment
The Frist Art Museum is supported in part by the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, the Tennessee Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
About the Frist Art Museum
Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Frist Art Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit art exhibition center dedicated to presenting and originating high-quality exhibitions with related educational programs and community outreach activities. Located at 919 Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tenn., the Frist Art Museum offers the finest visual art from local, regional, national, and international sources in exhibitions that inspire people through art to look at their world in new ways. The Frist Art Museum’s Martin ArtQuest Gallery features interactive stations relating to Frist Art Museum exhibitions. Information on accessibility can be found at FristArtMuseum.org/accessibility. Gallery admission is free for visitors 18 and younger and for members; $15 for adults; $10 for seniors and college students with ID; and $8 for active military. College students are admitted free Thursday and Friday evenings (with the exception of Frist Fridays), 5:00–9:00 p.m. Groups of 10 or more can receive discounts with advance reservations by calling 615.744.3247. The galleries, café, and gift shop are open seven days a week: Mondays through Wednesdays, and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays, 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; and Sundays, 1:00–5:30 p.m., with the café opening at noon. For additional information, call 615.244.3340 or visit FristArtMuseum.org.
