Ongoing Programs

Frye in Focus gallery conversations are held on Fridays 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.

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.

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.

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.

Experience art, shop the Museum Store, and enjoy dinner and happy hour at MariPili at Café Frieda every Thursday until 8 pm. Plus, expect a diverse and growing lineup of special Thursday evening events, including conversations, performances, interdisciplinary exchanges, and more.

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

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.

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

Join the Frye Art Museum and Seattle Children’s Theater for storytelling and hands-on art making! This free, one-hour program for preschool-aged children and their caregivers is held on the first Wednesday of each month, from October through May. Doors open at 10 am and the program starts at 10:15 am. Pre-registration is required.

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