The Frist Center for the Visual Arts

Nashville may be known as Music City, USA....but we are an amazing city for visual arts as well.

One of my favorite places in Nashville is The Frist Center for the Visual Arts.  It is world class.  If you are coming this way...you have to put it on your to-do list!!!!  The exhibitions are always so well done, and the variety is just amazing.  I've been able to see art work there by my favorite artists that I never dreamed I'd see in person.  I've also discovered new favorite artists because of shows they have brought to their galleries.  Think your kids won't enjoy a day at the Frist....think again!!!!  They have an amazing kids area called Art Quest. You will have to drag your kids out of there.  They will have hands on art making experience that fuel their creativity way past their visit to Art Quest!

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE FRIST! 

 I DON'T RECOMMEND THINGS I DON'T BELIEVE IN/LOVE!!!!!

http://fristcenter.org/

Mayor's Art Show 2012

Here are all our pieces hanging in the Frist Center.

 I totally did not ask her to do model like this...she may have a future on Wheel of Fortune!!  

Kendall's collage cat was a hit though...so many people could not believe a kindergarten student created this!  On a side note...her grandma taught with my wife & I use to hold Kendall when we'd hang out at Chili's on Friday after school!! One of the many reasons I feel old!! ha ha  

Morgan's(another kindergarten student) family was so excited her work was selected!  I love to see parents so supportive of the arts!

 Alexia(1st grade) made an amazing warm & cool color dino picture!  

She is such a fun personality & wise beyond her years!

I selected Benjamin's work much earlier in the year.  When I saw it...I knew it had to be in the Mayor's Art Show!  Benjamin doesn't get excited about much, but I could tell he was very proud of his work!!   

Sade(3rd grader) did this amazing fish!  She has grown so much as an artist over the years!  That is one of the joys of teaching at the same school for a long time...watching "your kids" grow up!  I'm so proud of her!!

 Carolina's older sister also made it to the Mayor's Art Show when she was at Tulip Grove.  They must have an artistic gene that runs through the family!  

This is Mayor Dean...a very very bad picture of Mayor Dean!  He has been great for our city..and has been a supporter of the arts!  

This was all the kids in attendance up on stage with the Mayor Dean in the middle!  

This show represents half of our district...MNPS is too large to have all at once.

  

This amazing beauty was outside the Frist Center!  I don't know how long it has been there or how long it is staying, but WOW!!!  

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