Gallery Talks, Jazz, Concerts & More Set For Frist Center June-August 2009
By: Gabrielle Sierra May. 22, 2009
Frist Center Announces Their Calendar of Events:
June 2009
Thursday, June 4 Gallery Talk: Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts,
7 p.m. Projects, Buildings
Meet at the Information Desk
Free with purchase of gallery admission
Join Trinita Kennedy, associate curator at the Frist Center, for a tour of this exhibition. Complete your evening relaxing in the Grand Lobby with beverages from the café and visiting with friends. (Free live music from 6-8 p.m.)
Thursday, June 4 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. Tommy Keenum
Free
Since moving to Nashville a decade ago, Tommy Keenum has lent his unique touch of sax, percussions and vocals to a wide range of local musicians including David Meade, Bobby Bare Jr., and Steff Mahan. He is also a charter member of the ever-growing successful cover band, Guilty Pleasures. With the recent release of his first album, Keenum's unique style is front and center. He has crafted an eclectic set of new songs that reflect the 70s era on a jazz bender. Spectacular music in a spectacular venue.
Friday, June 5 Architecture Tour of the Frist Center
6:30 p.m.
Meet in the Grand Lobby
Free
Have you ever wondered about the significance of the icons in the Frist Center's Grand Lobby or marveled at the beautiful and unusual floors in our galleries? Join us and have your questions answered. Grab some refreshments at our cash bar or café and stroll around the Frist Center as you learn more about our landmark building from one of our always-engaging docents and enjoy some live music at the conclusion of your tour.
Friday, June 5 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. Elena Korol
Free
As a child, Elena Korol studied classical piano. She came to the United States from Russia in 2000 to further her studies of the English language, and soon, the intrigue of both language and music led her to use her beautiful voice to sing the songs she had grown to love. Feel free to bring beverages and snacks from the café to the lobby to enhance your listening experience.
Saturday, June 6 Adult Workshop: Enameling: Part 1
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Frist Center Studios
$50 members; $60 non-members (cost is for both days of the workshop)
Cost includes all supplies and gallery admission.
Participants may bring their own lunches or purchase them in the Frist Center café.
Call (615) 744-3355 to register.
Nashville-based jewelry artist Susan Thornton will lead this two-day enameling workshop in which all skill levels are welcome. Participants will first visit the Medieval Treasures exhibition to examine and discuss some of the enameled artworks on view. Then they will then head to the Frist Center's studios to create their own enameled works. Everyone will take home a finished piece indicative of the enameled objects displayed in the exhibition.
Sunday, June 7 EXHIBITIONS CLOSING
Medieval Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art
Mike Hoolboom: Imitations of Life
Sunday, June 7 Adult Workshop: Enameling: Part 2
1-4 p.m.
Frist Center Studios
$50 members; $60 non-members (cost is for both days of the workshop)
Cost includes all supplies and gallery admission.
Participants may bring their own lunches or purchase them in the Frist Center café.
Call (615) 744-3355 to register.
Nashville-based jewelry artist Susan Thornton will lead this two-day enameling workshop in which all skill levels are welcome. Participants will first visit the Medieval Treasures exhibition to examine and discuss some of the enameled artworks on view. Then they will then head to the Frist Center's studios to create their own enameled works. Everyone will take home a finished piece indicative of the enameled objects displayed in the exhibition.
Monday, June 8 Story Time
10:30 a.m.
Art Library and Resource Center
Free
Join a Frist Center Educator for an enthusiastic reading of an award winning children's book. This program is designed for pre-kindergarten children and their families.
Wednesday, June 10 Art Making: Twilight Cityscapes
10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Grand Lobby
Free
Drop in, be inspired, and create your own work of art in the Grand Lobby throughout the day. Featured activity: Create your own nighttime cityscape.
Thursday, June 11 Artist's Forum: Joseph Whitt
6:30 p.m.
Rechter Room
Free
Join artist, writer, and curator, Joseph Whitt, as he discusses the thoughts and processes behind his work. Participants are encouraged to come and be a part of the dialogue about the artistic process.
Joseph Whitt's practice blurs distinctions between the perceived roles of the creative class (artist, curator, and writer/critic). Eschewing the usual routes artists take to have their work exhibited and sold in galleries, Whitt has made the decision to only create work for those he respects and to whom he offers his work as a gift, effectively taking his art practice outside of the economic marketplace. His latest project, Serenades, is built on a series of trades with a highly personal pantheon of artistic heroes, including Nick Currie (a.k.a. Momus), Casey Spooner of Fischerspooner, Drew Daniel of Matmos, and others. These exchanges often result in clandestine performances or collaborative works designed to win the love and understanding of Whitt's partner, Alton, who describes himself as "not an artist."
In addition to exhibiting his work at several venues of note (Deitch Projects, CRG Gallery, and Starr Space, NYC), Whitt has written feature articles and reviews for publications such as ArtUS, Art Papers, and Useless Magazine. Within the last year, he has curated solo exhibitions by Harmony Korine and Jules de Balincourt, as well as a photography group exhibition that paired Polaroids by Andy Warhol with works by emerging artists Grant Worth and David Horvitz.
Whitt is an honors graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, and has taught classes in visual arts at Middle Tennessee State University and New College of Florida, Sarasota.
Friday, June 12 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. Bone Therapy & Quintessentially Jazz
Free
Come enjoy the music of Bone Therapy, a trombone choir originally begun by orthopedic physicians as a quartet. It has now grown to include more than 10 members for any given performance and includes ministers, educators and tekkies.
Bone Therapy will be joined by the relatively new Nashville-based jazz ensemble Quintessentially Jazz. Comprising keyboard, guitar, bass, drums and vocals, the group performs regularly in area restaurants, clubs and at corporate events
Feel free to bring beverages and snacks from the café to the lobby to enhance your listening experience.
Friday, June 12 ARTini: Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts,
7 p.m. Projects, Buildings
Meet at the Information Desk
Free with purchase of gallery admission
Join Kim Jameson, evaluation and community engagement director at the Frist Center, as she leads an informal conversation about one or two works of art in this exhibition. Complete your evening by relaxing in the Grand Lobby with beverages from the cash bar or café and visiting with friends.
Saturday, June 13 Frist Center Kids Club: BOWLed OverSessions at 10:30 a.m.,
1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Frist Center Studios
Free
Call (615) 744-3357 to reserve a space.
Designed for 5-10 year olds, the Frist Center Kids Club offers exciting opportunities for children to discover, explore, and create art. Free membership includes a Kids Club card, rewards for participation, hands-on activities in the art studios, and the Martin ArtQuest Gallery. In June members will use colorful recycled materials and natural fibers to create decorative, handmade paper bowls.
Monday, June 15 Senior Monday
10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
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 $4.25 (1/2 price) for seniors and a special senior parking fee of $2.00 in the Frist Center lots is offered, based on availability. Seniors receive a 15 percent discount on Gift Shop purchases and on Frist Center Café refreshments purchased during the event.
From Noon - 1:00 p.m., WAMB's Harry Stephenson broadcasts reports live from the Grand Lobby. At 2:00 p.m., he moves to the center of the lobby to play with Snappy Pappy, a group that performs material from the Great American Songbook.
Special gallery talks and other activities will be presented throughout the day. Admission is free on Monday's with the donation of a non-perishable food item to Second Harvest.
Monday, June 15 Story Time
10:30 a.m.
Art Library and Resource Center
Free
Join a Frist Center Educator for an enthusiastic reading of an award winning children's book. This program is designed for pre-kindergarten children and their families.
Wednesday, June 17 Art Making: Summertime Lanterns
10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Grand Lobby
Free
Drop in, be inspired and create your own work of art in the Grand Lobby throughout the day. Featured activity: Create your own festive summertime lantern.
Thursday, June 18 Urban Design Forum
5:30 p.m. Nashville Civic Design Center presentation
Auditorium
Free
The Urban Design Forum was established to encourage open discussion and debate about civic design in Nashville and around the world. The third Thursday of each month, the Urban Design Center invites members of the design community to discuss topics relevant to the built environment. Frist Center Associate Curator Trinita Kennedy will offer a short presentation on a selection of building projects included in Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts Projects, Buildings.
Thursday, June 18 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. Bobby Hamrick
Free
As a teenager, Hamrick played to standing-room-only crowds in pubs around London. He found himself back to square one when he returned to the US for college in 2003. In his short time in Nashville he has graced the stages of Belmont University's Best of the Best showcase and the legendary Bluebird Café. His performances, which include one microphone, one guitar and a powerful song, have brought audiences to their feet in standing ovations. Feel free to bring beverages and snacks from the café to the lobby to enhance your listening experience.
Friday, June 19 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. Dax Evans
Free
Dax Evans, a native of Bowling Green, Ky., is a singer-songwriter and self-taught musician. His soulful, heartfelt ballads have earned him accolades and recognition from acts including Brooke Waggoner, Butterfly Boucher and Erika Luckett, for whom he has opened. Feel free to bring beverages and snacks from the café to the lobby to enhance your listening experience.
Monday, June 22 Story Time
10:30 a.m.
Art Library and Resource Center
Free
Join a Frist Center Educator for an enthusiastic reading of an award winning children's book. This program is designed for pre-kindergarten children and their families.
Wednesday, June 24 Art Making: Dot Portraits
10 a.m. -5:30 p.m.
Grand Lobby
Free
Drop in, be inspired, and create your own work of art in the Grand Lobby throughout the day. Featured activity: Create a portrait similar to the ones artist Chuck Close makes.
Friday, June 26 Exhibitions Open to Public
Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration (Ingram Gallery)
This exhibition is a comprehensive survey of the prints of Chuck Close, an important American painter who has produced a significant body of prints using a variety of mediums and techniques in collaboration with master printmakers.
Exhibition continues through September 13, 2009
Dean Byington: Terra Incognita (Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery)
Oakland, California, based artist Dean Byington creates large collaged paintings, comprising dense accumulations of fantastic imagery such as anthropomorphic animals and topographical views of enchanted lands as if seen from a mountaintop.
Exhibition continues through September 13, 2009
Friday, June 26 Frist Fridays 2009 Concert Series
6-9 p.m. Supe Granda and The Sandwiches
General admission: $8.50
Cash bar
Friends and families enjoy this popular concert series that has quickly become a Nashville summer tradition. In June, festivities include live musical entertainment by Supe Granda and The Sandwiches, great art, cash bars and complimentary hors d'oeuvres.
A charter member of the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Supe Granda is an original member of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and continues to tour with the popular group almost 40 years after they first appeared together. Moving to Nashville from St. Louis in 1991, he formed Supe and the Sandwiches and quickly became one of Nashville's most popular bands, known as widely for their superior musicianship as for their zany demeanor and material. The band ceased performing in the 90s and is coming together again especially for this Frist Friday performance.Frist Fridays takes place rain or shine. Sponsored by: Fifth Third Bank and Southwest Airlines; Media Sponsors: Lightning 100 and Nashville Scene.
Friday, June 26 Artist's Perspective: Dean Byington
12 p.m.
Meet at the Information Desk
Free with purchase of gallery admission
Join San Francisco artist Dean Byington as he leads an informal conversation about some of his work presented in Dean Byington: Terra Incognita.
July 2009
Thursday, July 2 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. Bobby Hamrick
Free
Come enjoy the music of Bobby Hamrick. As a teenager, Hamrick played to standing-room-only crowds in pubs around London. He found himself back at square one when he returned to the United States for college in 2003. In his short time in Nashville he has graced the stages of Belmont University's Best of the Best showcase and the legendary Bluebird Café. His performances, which include one microphone, one guitar and a powerful song, have brought audiences to their feet in standing ovations. Feel free to bring beverages and snacks from the café to the lobby to enhance your listening experience.
Friday, July 3 Architecture Tour of the Frist Center
6:30 p.m.
Meet in the Grand Lobby
Free
Did you ever wonder about the significance of the icons in the Frist Center's Grand Lobby or marvel at the beautiful and unusual floors in our galleries? Join us and have your questions answered. Grab some refreshments at our cash bar or café and stroll around the Frist Center as you learn more about our landmark building from one of our always-engaging docents and enjoy some live music at the conclusion of your tour.
Friday, July 3 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. Bobby Hamrick
Free
Come enjoy the music of Bobby Hamrick. As a teenager, Hamrick played to standing-room-only crowds in pubs around London. He found himself back at square one when he returned to the United States for college in 2003. In his short time in Nashville he has graced the stages of Belmont University's Best of the Best showcase and the legendary Bluebird Café. His performances, which include one microphone, one guitar and a powerful song, have brought audiences to their feet in standing ovations. Feel free to bring beverages and snacks from the café to the lobby to enhance your listening experience.
Thursday, July 9 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. Snappy Pappy
Free
On Thursday evenings the Frist Center presents free music in the Grand Lobby. Choose from a variety of red and white wines at the cash bar. Bistro seating is offered and on June ninth visitors are invited to relax and enjoy music performed by Snappy Pappy.
Friday, July 10 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. The Contrarian Ensemble
Free
The Contrarian Ensemble is gaining quite a following for their Frist Center performances. This delightful community band, comprising guitar, mandolin, accordion, fiddle, recorder and percussion, plays music of and by the folk. From contemporary reels, jigs and waltzes, to music of the early 17th century, the Contrarians will inspire you to rise and dance. And visitors are welcome to do just that.
Friday, July 10 ARTini: Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts,
7 p.m. Projects, Buildings
Meet at the Information Desk
Free with purchase of gallery admission
Join Lori Anne Parker, Ph.D. candidate in philosophy and editor at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, as she discusses the Japanese architectural projects included in Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings.
Saturday, July 11 Frist Center Kids Club: Terrific TessellationsSessions at 10:30 a.m.,
1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Frist Center Studios
Free
Call (615) 744-3357 to reserve a space.
Designed for 5-10 year olds, the Frist Center Kids Club offers exciting opportunities for children to discover, explore, and create art. Free membership includes a Kids Club card, rewards for participation, hands-on activities in the Martin ArtQuest Gallery, and monthly projects in the art studios. In July members will first explore the work of M. C. Escher and then make their own optical art.
Tuesday, July 14 CityTHINK
11:30 a.m. Nashville Civic Design Center Lunchtime Presentation
Auditorium
Free
This lunch-hour presentation, held on the second Tuesday of each month, focuses on civic issues related to transportation, green building, public art, urban design projects and more. In July CityTHINK will be held at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts as part of the program offerings for Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings. A panel of architectural and museum experts will discuss and critique the building projects included in the exhibition.
Thursday, July 16 Music in the Grand Lobby6-8 p.m. TBA
Free
On Thursday evenings, the Frist Center presents free music in the Grand Lobby. Visit the Frist Center café and choose from a variety of beers, non-alcoholic beverages, as well as a selection of red and white wines. Bistro seating is offered, so visitors can relax and enjoy the music.
Friday, July 17 ARTini: Chuck Close Prints: Process and
7 p.m. Collaboration
Meet at the Information Desk
Free with purchase of gallery admission
Join Shaun Giles, associate educator for outreach, as he leads an informal conversation about one or two works of art in this exhibition. Complete your evening by relaxing in the Grand Lobby with beverages from the cash bar or café and visiting with friends.
Friday, July 19 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. John Danley (guitar)
Free
John Danley is an experimental, fingerstyle guitarist who composes and performs his own blend of acoustic, instrumental music. He has developed a style of guitar playing by using a housepainter's paintbrush to add percussive sounds to the instrument while simultaneously creating colorful harmonies and distinctive melodic hooks. He is a regular contributor to National Public Radio's All Things Considered, Public Radio International's To the Best of Our Knowledge and has composed music for film and television.
Monday, July 20 Senior Monday
10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
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 $4.25 (1/2 price) for seniors and a special senior parking fee of $2.00 in the Frist Center lots is offered, based on availability. Seniors receive a 15 percent discount on Gift Shop purchases and on Frist Center Café refreshments purchased during the event. Seniors can enjoy WAMB's Harry Stephenson live radio broadcast in the Grand Lobby. Special gallery talks and other activities will be presented throughout the day. Admission is free on Monday's with the donation of a non-perishable food item to Second Harvest.
Thursday, July 23 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. Brian Ashley Jones
Free
Brian Ashley Jones is a soulful singer, accomplished lead guitarist, and versatile songwriter. Described as "Bluesy Grass," Jones' music is heavily influenced by the guitar-driven blues, bluegrass, folk, country, and rock that he absorbed in his hometown, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Now based in Nashville, Tennessee, Jones maintains an active touring schedule and performs about 150 live shows per year at festivals, concert series, radio shows and songwriter venues as well as being a workshop leader for Nashville Songwriters Association International's Pros OnThe Road program. Bistro seating is offered, and visitors are invited to relax and enjoy the eclectic variety of acoustic instrumental music performed by Brian Ashley Jones accompanied by bassist Tisha Simeral.
Thursday, July 30 Music in the Grand Lobby6-8 p.m. Brent White
Free
Whether it's being voted "Best New Artist" in 2005 of the Local 83 Listeners Union, winning Battle of the Band competitions, being heard on television and radio or performing gigs at Hard Rock Cafe in Atlanta, all these feats seem to come easy for Brent White. White began singing and songwriting while attending college in Kentucky. Since moving to Nashville in February of 2007, he has been accepted by the Nashville Sports Council to play at the Country Music Marathon in downtown Nashville and invited as a featured player at local writer's nights and radio shows. Bistro seating is offered, and on July 30 visitors are invited to relax and enjoy music performed by Brent White.
Friday, July 31 Frist Fridays 2009 Concert Series
6-9 p.m. Super T
General admission: $8.50
Cash bar
Friends and families enjoy this popular concert series that has quickly become a Nashville summer tradition. In June, festivities include live musical entertainment by Super T, great art, cash bars and complimentary hors d'oeuvres.
Audiences may know him as the front man for the Tyrone Smith Review or simply as the Super T, caped in brilliant blue. For almost 30 years, Super T has toured the Southeast playing clubs, college campuses and music fests and weddings, to become a bona fide legend in the process. The result is an evening of classic rock, great and funky soul music and R & B. And, of course, this music is all about groove, high energy and dancing.Frist Fridays takes place rain or shine. Sponsored by: Fifth Third Bank and Southwest Airlines; Media Sponsors: Lightning 100 and Nashville Scene.
Saturday, August 1 Adult Workshop: Printmaking: Part 110 a.m.-4 p.m.
Frist Center Studios
$50 members; $60 non-members (cost is for both days of the workshop)
Cost includes all supplies and gallery admission.
Call (615) 744-3355 to register.
Mary Pat Tuner, a Nashville-based artist and visual arts instructor at Lipscomb and Belmont Universities, will lead this two-day workshop in conjunction with the exhibition Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration. The workshop will begin with a tour of the exhibition, during which participants will discuss some of the techniques Chuck Close uses to create his prints. After the tour, the discussion will continue while participants spend the rest of the weekend in the studios learning how to make linoleum block relief prints.Sunday, August 2 Adult Workshop: Printmaking: Part 2
1-4 p.m.
Frist Center Studios
$50 members; $60 non-members (cost is for both days of the workshop)
Cost includes all supplies and gallery admission.
Call (615) 744-3355 to register.
Mary Pat Tuner, a Nashville-based artist and visual arts instructor at Lipscomb and Belmont Universities, will lead this two-day workshop in conjunction with the exhibition Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration. The workshop will begin with a tour of the exhibition, during which participants will discuss some of the techniques Chuck Close uses to create his prints. After the tour, the discussion will continue while participants spend the rest of the weekend in the studios learning how to make linoleum block relief prints.
Friday, August 7 Films at the Frist: Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve
7 p.m. Parts
Auditorium
Free
Join us at the Frist Center for a night of music, art, and film as we join forces with the Nashville Opera and the Nashville Film Festival. Get a sneak peek into the opera's upcoming season as you listen to soprano Sabrina Warren, accompanied by Amy Tate Williams, sing an excerpt from composer Philip Glass's The Fall of the House of Usher. Gain insight into the connections between Glass and visual artist Chuck Close, whose images of Glass, are among those included in the Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration exhibition. Top off your evening with the 2007 documentary Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts, courtesy of the Nashville Film Festival.About the film:
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Through commentary from family members, friends and confidants, director Scott Hicks explores the many facets of composer Philip Glass's life in the documentary Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts. Glass's achievements in music- film scores, operas, and symphonies-and his ability to cross the divide between concert halls and less formal, popular venues, make him one of the most important composers of our era. His minimalist compositions are so iconic that he has even been featured as a character on the television show The Simpsons. Artist Chuck Close and filmmakers Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese are just some of the people included in the segment of Glass's life that is traced in this film, a year during which Glass stages the opera Waiting for the Barbarians, writes his eighth symphony, scores several films, travels the world, and maintains a family with his fourth wife, Holly. Directed by Scott Hicks, 2007, 115 minutes. 35mm. Not Rated.
About the opera:
The Fall of the House of Usher by Philip Glass
Based on the famous story by Edgar Allen Poe, composer Philip Glass has crafted a chamber opera of great power and emotion. As the opera begins, William, the narrator, is summoned to the House of Usher by Roderick Usher, his longtime, long-lost friend. Once there, dark secrets slowly unfold and William begins to fear for his friend's life as well as his own sanity. Danger, eroticism, and potential murder hang in the air; or is it all an illusion? This operatic thriller is a Nashville Opera and Tennessee premiere and not to be missed. The Fall of the House of Usher will be performed at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on Friday, November 13, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
Friday, August 7 Architecture Tour of the Frist Center6:30 p.m.
Meet in the Grand Lobby
Free
Have you ever wondered about the significance of the icons in the Frist Center's Grand Lobby or marveled at the beautiful and unusual floors in our galleries? Join us and have your questions answered. Grab some refreshments at our cash bar or café and stroll around the Frist Center as you learn more about our landmark building from one of our always-engaging docents and enjoy some live music at the conclusion of your tour.
Friday, August 7 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. John Danley (guitar)
Free
John Danley is an experimental, fingerstyle guitarist who composes and performs his own blend of acoustic, instrumental music. He has performed at the Kennedy Center, college universities, festivals and art galleries across the country, and has shared the stage with such artists as David Gray, Iris DeMent, Gove Scrivenor, Reese Wynans, Cheryl Wheeler, Peppino D'Agostino, and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Visitors are welcome to purchase beverages and snacks to bring into the Grand Lobby.
Saturday, August 8 Frist Center Kids Club: Magnificent Monoprints
Sessions at 10:30 a.m.,
1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Frist Center Studios
Free
Call (615) 744-3357 to reserve a space.
Designed for 5-10 year olds, the Frist Center Kids Club offers exciting opportunities for children to discover, explore, and create art. Free membership includes a Kids Club card, rewards for participation, hands-on activities in the Martin ArtQuest Gallery, and monthly projects in the art studios. In August members will create monoprint portraits. Using cotton swabs and sponges, participants will apply ink to a Plexiglas plate and print their own unique portraits. Thursday, August 13 Music in the Grand Lobby6-8 p.m. Snappy Pappy
Free
Popular WAMB radio personality Harry Stephenson leads Snappy Pappy, a guitar, keyboard, percussion trio that performs a wide variety of music from the 30s, 40s and 50s. It's perfect dance music. The café is open for visitors to bring beverages and snacks into the lobby to enjoy during the performance.
Thursday, August 13 Artist's Forum: Off the Wall Artists' Group
6:30 p.m.
Rechter Room
Free
Artist's Forum is a program in which Nashville-based and regional emerging and recognized artists discuss the thoughts and processes behind their work. Participants are encouraged to come and be a part of the dialogue about the artistic process.
The six members of Off the Wall (Quinn Dukes, Mahlea Jones, Janet Heilbronn, Jaime Raybin, Jenny Luckett, and Iwonka Waskowski) met and formed their group while they were students at Watkins College of Art, Design and Film. The members all share a similar artistic language, involving a foundation in conceptual art, a curiosity about materials, and an interest in making work with personal resonance.
Off the Wall shows are curated, installed and promoted by the artists. These shows were initially held in alternative spaces as one-night community events that included an open dialogue between artists and viewers. In recent years, the group has begun to exhibit in more established galleries, such as Dangenart Gallery and Twist Gallery in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Renaissance Center in Dickson, Tennessee.
Friday, August 14 Art Makes Place: "Gift of Identity"
6:30 p.m.
Studio B
Free
Art Makes Place
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts is hosting a number of presentations organized in conjunction with ART MAKES PLACE: Contemporary Artists make Temporary, Community and Performance-based Artworks for Public Spaces.
Additional information about Art Makes Place is available at www.n-cap.org/amp.html.
Friday, August 14 Music in the Grand Lobby
6-8 p.m. String Jazz with Billy Contreras and Buddy Spicher
Free
Buddy Spicher hailed from Wheeling, WV, home of the Wheeling Jamboree, and ended up in Nashville on some of the most important recordings in the last 50 years, including Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline. In the early 90s, he took on a brilliant young student fiddler, Billy Contreras. Billy and Buddy rarely have the chance to play together, so they have assembled a stunning quartet especially for the Frist Center. Hear a legend and a legend in the making when Billy and Buddy play for Music in the Grand Lobby. Spectacular music in a spectacular venue.
15 Saturday Lecture: "New Museums in Old Places"2:00 p.m. Christine Kreyling
Auditorium
Free
Adaptive reuse can be a tricky architectural proposition, requiring a designer to respect what's original while meeting new and often very different needs. Nashville-based architecture and urban planning critic Christine Kreyling will discuss and compare the Frist Center for the Visual Arts with some of the renovation and expansion projects featured in the exhibit Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings.
Current Exhibitions
Seeing Ourselves: Photographs of Safe Haven
Conte Community Arts Gallery
Continues through August 9, 2009
Featuring 22 color and black and white photographs taken by members of homeless families while living at the Safe Haven Family Shelter, the exhibition provides insight into the human side of homelessness. Organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Presenting Sponsor: William N. Rollins Fund for the Arts of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Funded in part by the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission and the Tennessee Arts Commission.
Ingram Gallery
Continues through June 7, 2009
Presenting approximately 100 works of art, including rare examples of ivories, enamels, sculpture, paintings and illuminated manuscripts from the third through the 16th century, this exhibition offers a rare opportunity to view these extraordinary treasures outside of Cleveland. The Frist Center for the Visual Arts gratefully acknowledges the following exhibition sponsors: 2009 Platinum Sponsor: HCA Foundation on behalf of HCA and the TriStar Family of Hospitals; 2009 Gold Sponsor: First Tennessee. Design Sponsor: www.highbrowfurniture.com
Mike Hoolboom: Imitations of Life
Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery
Continues through June 7, 2009
Toronto-based independent filmmaker Mike Hoolboom's Imitations of Life integrates images drawn from mainstream cinema, newsreels and science fiction films. Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery 2009 Exhibition Sponsor: Welling LaGrone and Morgan Keegan
Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings
Upper-Level Galleries
May 29-August 23, 2009
Featuring sketches, architectural plans, photographs, and models of 18 of the world's leading museum buildings, this exhibition explores important trends in contemporary museum architecture. The exhibition Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings was conceptualized and coordinated by Art Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration
Ingram Gallery
June 26-September 13, 2009
This exhibition is a comprehensive survey of the prints of Chuck Close, an important American painter who has produced a significant body of prints using a variety of mediums and techniques in collaboration with master print shops.
Dean Byington: Terra Incognita
Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery
June 26-September 13, 2009
Oakland, California, based artist Dean Byington creates large collaged paintings, comprising dense accumulations of fantastic imagery such as anthropomorphic animals and topographical views of enchanted lands as if seen from a mountaintop.
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VISITOR INFORMATION
Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, located at 919 Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tenn., is an art exhibition center dedicated to presenting the finest visual art from local, regional, U.S. and international sources in a program of changing exhibitions. The Frist Center's Martin ArtQuest Gallery features more than 30 interactive stations relating to Frist Center exhibitions. Gallery admission to the Frist Center is free for visitors 18 and younger and to Frist Center members. Frist Center admission is $8.50 for adults, $7.50 for seniors and military and $6.50 for college students with ID (college students are free Thursday and Friday evenings). Discounts are offered for groups of 10 or more with advance reservation by calling 615.744.3246. The Frist Center is open seven days a week: Mondays through Wednesdays, and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sundays, 1-5:30 p.m., with the Frist Center Café opening at noon. Additional information is available by calling 615.244.3340 or by visiting our Web site at www.fristcenter.org.
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