Ongoing Programs

Frye in Focus tours are held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm, meeting in the Rotunda. These short-form, 45-minute tours 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.

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

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.

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

In partnership with Unwrapped Collaborative, join us for a monthly gathering of fellow creatives to strengthen your gesture/life drawing skills with professional, live, nude models. There will be no formal instruction; however, a teaching artist will be available to provide tips and assistance upon request.

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.

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.

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.