2017–2018 Exhibitions and Resources

Plan your field trip today! These exhibitions support Tennessee art education and social studies standards and connect to topics such as world religions and history. Visit fristcenter.org/student.tours to schedule a tour. Questions? Contact Veronica de la Cruz at vdelacruz@fristcenter.org or 615.744.3247.

June 23–October 15, 2017Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Kaplan & Levi CollectionAncestral Modern introduces American audiences to the spectacular flourishing of Indigenous Australian painting and sculpture that has occurred since the 1970s. The exhibition presents approximately fifty artworks, including paintings on bark strips, hollow logs, and canvases, in addition to a small selection of sculptures. In many cases, artists have translated motifs from traditional art forms, such as rock and body painting, to media that can be more easily shared with viewers around the world. This exhibition was organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Seattle Art Museum. It was made possible by the generosity of Mrs. Donald M. Cox, the Wolfensohn Family Foundation, and an anonymous donor.One-Day Educator Workshop: Thursday, September 7, or Saturday, September 9, 2017, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

October 6, 2017–January 21, 2018World War I and American ArtWorld War I and American Art is the first major exhibition to examine the ways in which American artists reacted to the First World War. Images made during the war reveal American artists in transition, using more experimental forms to capture the apocalyptic tenor of the conflict, but also drawing on a straightforward realist manner to make the human experience accessible to their audience. George Bellows, Marsden Hartley, Childe Hassam, Georgia O’Keeffe, and John Singer Sargent are among the more than fifty artists whose response to the Great War is explored.This exhibition was organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Platinum Sponsor: One-Day Educator Workshop: Thursday, October 19, or Saturday, October 21, 2017, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

November 10, 2017–June 24, 2018Nick Cave: Feat.Chicago-based artist Nick Cave (b. 1959) is best known for his elaborate “soundsuits,” elaborate human-shaped sculptural forms composed of a wide variety of found and repurposed commonplace materials. This exhibition will include a dynamic selection of soundsuits, as well as a projected video, several wall-mounted sculptures, and a large multimedia installation. The works are accessible to audiences of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds, yet on a deeper level speak to issues of racial and social justice and the need for more time and space in contemporary society to cultivate individual dreams and aspirations.

This exhibition was organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts

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One-Day Educator Workshop: Thursday, December 7, or Saturday, December 9, 2017, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.*Nick Cave Performance: FREE! Friday, April 6 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Time TBD.

February 23–May 28, 2018Rome: City and EmpireThe stories of Rome and its vast empire continue to captivate and intrigue people almost three thousand years after its foundation. Rome: City and Empire brings to Nashville more than two hundred of the British Museum’s most engaging and beautiful Roman objects. They tell the story of how Rome grew from a series of small villages into a mighty empire, on an unprecedented scale.

The presentation of this exhibition is a collaboration between the British Museum and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts.One-Day Educator Workshop: Thursday, March 8, or Saturday, March 10, 2018, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Resources Visit fristcenter.org to access resources such as educator resource packets, audio tours, videos of past lectures, and a list of available ARTfolios.

ARTfolios designed in conjunction with past Frist Center exhibitions are available to any group or individual. The portfolios include color reproductions of artwork, related books and materials, and guided lesson plans for three activity sessions. Download the Archived Art Trunk Catalogue (PDF) for a complete list of portfolios that can be checked out from the Frist Center’s Art Library and Resource Center.

Educator resource packets are designed to prepare students for their experience at the Frist Center. Available for selected exhibitions, the packets contain color reproductions and a guide with exhibition information, curriculum connections, related activities, and resource lists. These materials are automatically distributed to educators who schedule docent-guided or self-guided tours.

Educator SPARK is a monthly informal idea exchange for and by art educators. Spark your creativity and curiosity by participating in sessions led by area art teachers from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Continue your conversations afterward in a comfortable setting or explore Frist Center current exhibitions. Light refreshments will be served.

FristKids.org is a fun new kid-centric website filled with engaging at-home art activities, videos, family programs and a digital portfolio.

Martin ArtQuestOften called the heart and soul of the Frist Center, ArtQuest’s thirty incredible hands-on stations inspire visitors to become artists as they learn about art. Visitors of all ages are invited and encouraged to create prints and collages, sketch and paint, and explore the essentials of art, including color, pattern, texture, and perspective.

Education and Outreach Sponsors

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The Frist Center for the Visual Arts is supported in part by

FRONT, TOP: Tommy Mitchell. Walu, 2008. Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 40 x 60 in. Seattle Art Museum, Promised gift of Margaret Levi and Robert Kaplan. © Tommy Mitchell. Courtesy American Federation of Arts. MIDDLE: Childe Hassam. Early Morning on the Avenue in May 1917, 1917. Oil on canvas, 30 1/16 × 36 1/16 in. Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Bequest of Candace C. Stimson, 1944.20. Photo: Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover/Art Resource, NY. BOTTOM: Nick Cave. Soundsuit, 2016. Mixed media, including vintage toys, wire, metal and mannequin, 84 x 45 x 40 in. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.© Nick Cave. Photo: James Prinz Photography. THIS SIDE: Funerary relief of a woman, Palmyra, Syria, AD 200-273. Limestone, 21 x 43 x 24 in. 1885,0418.1

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