Frist Art Museum

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Experience more with a Frist Membership!

There’s always something new to see at the Frist, and members receive unlimited access to exhibitions, special discounts, members-only events, and so much more! Become a member today to join us for the Last Look Member Morning on May 31—your final opportunity to experience The Impressionist Revolution before it closes. Then, be among the first to explore International Surrealism from Tate: Fifty Years of Dreams.

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Photo of Sydney Nelson, Dylan Camp, and Autumn Cruse

New student-led Art in the Elevator installation now open!

Here with You: Awake and Dreaming, the fourth installment of the Frist’s Art in the Elevator program, opened Thursday, May 7. Featuring the work of Nashville artist Dylan Camp, the installation explores themes of family, individuality, fashion, and dreams, and was developed by Student Curator Sydney Nelson (Fisk University) and Design Intern Autumn Cruse (Tennessee State University graduate).

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Colored threads zigzagging across the Frist atrium.

New Art in the Atrium!

If you′ve visited in the last few weeks, you probably noticed some work happening high above you. Plexus No. 47 is a new, long-term installation by artist Gabriel Dawe composed of long arrangements of colored threads zigzagging across the atrium like refracted beams of light. The vast suspended work is the latest in our Art in the Atrium series and will be on view through April 30, 2028.

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The architect’s black-and-white rendering of the Frist Art Museum. Groups of people are seen walking into the building.

Teens, we want to see your art!

Calling all Middle Tennessee teens! If you are between the ages of 13 and 19, we want to see your art inspired by the theme of In My Mind. A jury of Frist Art Museum staff will select artworks to be featured in this summer’s edition of our annual Teens Take the Frist! show (July 18–August 17, 2026).

The deadline for entries is June 15.

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Raihanna Estrada poses on a couch with her guitar

Guest looking at an impressionist painting by artist Vincent Van Gogh

A graphic for an Asian and Pacific Islander arts festival at the Frist Art Museum.

Art deco motif design on aluminum interior door

Photo of Adam Paul in a jean jacket and sunglasses.

Woman sitting and looking at two Impressionist paintings.

A surrealist painting of a bird near a cliff looking in a mirror.

View looking up at an intricately cut, teal-colored light.

Band members have a jam session in a recording studio

A group of people surround an intricate light box that cast patterned shadows across the room.

Singer Claire Kelly holds a guitar in a field

A group of people write in an art gallery.

A black and white image of a man's face with a harmonica touching his forehead.

Docent holding up a book talking to a group of people in the gallery

A photo of a man with a graphic of a book cover next to him.

Musician, Bobby Frank, plays the handpan

A man and woman stand together in front of an abstract artwork.

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

Woven Nashville graphic with photos of Chuck Beard and Jason Eskridge

Four members of the Contrarian Ensemble standing and holding their instruments

Black and white photo of a band playing music surrounded by jack-o-lanterns

Tramaine Artemis singing in Cafe Cheeserie

A woman shows students different materials at sensory station.

Musician Corey King stands with his guitar in front of a wooden door

A woman poses in a pattern created by shadows.

A man plays piano and sings with a band behind him.

Group of people gathered around a cart smelling and touching art elements.

A woman views a projection of flowers and plants in an art museum.

Two young girls look at a sensory cart in an art museum with two adults.

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Please consider supporting the Frist Art Museum with a donation. Your gift is essential to our mission of serving the community through the arts and art access in particular. We truly appreciate your generosity.

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Inspiring young minds—Frist admission is always free for 18 and younger!

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