Ongoing Programs

Frye in Focus gallery conversations are held on weekends at 1 pm, meeting in the Rotunda. These short-form, 45-minute discussions are hosted by a gallery guide and focus on a single exhibition or grouping of works. Free.

here:now is an arts-engagement program of the Frye Art Museum for adults living with dementia and their care partners to enjoy a creative and relaxing afternoon together.

The Frye offers interactive workshops and engaging events for K-12 educators and administrators, teaching artists, parent docents, and staff working in non-profit or youth development organizations.

To accommodate immunocompromised individuals and those who prefer to visit when all guests and staff are required to mask, we offer mask-required hours on the first Sunday of the month from 11 am–1 pm.

The Frye offers free, thirty-minute drop-in sessions of Mindfulness Meditation on the first and third Wednesday of the month. Sessions are guided on alternating months by Harborview psychologist Kristoffer Rhoads, PhD and Katie Freeman.

Step into a world where creativity blooms alongside fresh produce and artisanal delights! We invite you to be a part of an exciting series of Frye pop-ups that combine the vibrant energy of the farmers market with community building and a fun, interactive art-making activity.

The Frye’s Yes, And series invites Seattle’s thinkers, movers, and makers to share their perspectives on current exhibitions while offering a new and related experience that draws on their unique areas of expertise.

Join the Frye Art Museum and the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center for an uplifting time of social connection! A unique opportunity for people living with dementia, their care partners, family, and friends to enjoy companionship, artwork discussions, live music, snacks, and fun in a relaxed environment.

Entertaining, inspiring, and uplifting, Meet Me at the Movies is an interactive film program that celebrates the wonder of film and its ability to connect us with life's experiences and imagination. Designed for people with memory loss and their care partners, this program can be enjoyed by all adults.

Jazz in the City at the Frye Art Museum is a free performance series organized in partnership with Ariel Media, celebrating the art form of jazz music and its long-standing influence and vibrancy in the city of Seattle.

The Frye Art Museum presents an annual season of lectures by art historian Rebecca Albiani, exploring masterpieces of world art.

A series of conversations centering artists practicing in the Pacific Northwest and the history of the art community that has shaped today's contemporary arts scene.

Unpoetry at the Frye is a quarterly public tour of current exhibitions featuring a rotating roster of local poets and authors. This partnership aims to inspire deep looking and questioning of art through Ekphrastic writing techniques.