Frist Center for the Visual Arts

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts: always something new to see

Every day there's something different at The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, a nonprofit art-exhibition center in Nashville.

Located downtown in what was once Nashville’s main post office, the museum is dedicated to presenting the best work from local, state and regional artists, as well as major U.S. and international exhibitions.

And with new art flowing constantly through the 24,000 square feet of gallery space, there's just about always something different to see.

The main-level Ingram Exhibition Gallery and the Upper-Level Exhibition Gallery are the most expansive. The Paint Made Flesh exhibit occupies the Upper-Level Galleries through May 10. With artwork dating back to the 1950s by Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and more, the exhibit showcases the artists' interpretation of human flesh and skin, and the cultural significance of the works.

Beginning in February, the Ingram Gallery will house the Medieval Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The exhibit includes Christian, Byzantine and European ivories, enamels and paintings from the Third through the 16th centuries.

From Feb. 13 through June 7, you can visit the Mike Hoolboom: Imitations of Life exhibit in the Gordon Contemporary Artists Projects Gallery. Hoolbroom blends various film sequences to create his artwork.

The Conte Community Arts Gallery is showcasing Seeing Ourselves: Photographs of Safe Haven until May 3.  There is no admission charge to see the 22 color and black-and-white photographs that capture the “human side of homelessness." 

Nashville photographer Allen Clark and the Frist Center’s outreach educators led a two-week photography workshop that equipped  participants to capture photographs that represented their lives. Poetry and drawings accompany the photos on display.

Future events are listed at the center's calendar.

Visitors can explore their own creative sides in the Martin ArtQuest Gallery, and the Art Library and Resource Center can provide additional research information on exhibits 

The Frist Center can accommodate large groups and offers several educational programs. There's also a café and gift shop.
 

- by Emily Moore, Nashville Reporter for HelloMetro  (Click to leave a message)