Talks & Lectures

Explore art across eras and cultures with lectures and discussions, including the Art History Lecture Series and talks with exhibiting artists, curators, and scholars, that connect us globally and locally.

Two seated women talking with microphones to an out of frame audience, while a pair of people in yellow jumpsuits sit on the floor against a wall and watch them.

Alice Gosti and Laura Hart Newlon in conversation at the Frye Art Museum. Photo: Chloe Collyer

Past Events

Creative Aging Speaker Event with Dr. John Zeisel: A Hopeful Vision of the Future of Dementia Care

January 22, 2026

The Living Stories of “Beau Dick: Insatiable Beings”

January 17, 2026

Art History Lecture Series | Owls in Art

January 08, 2026

Ground Floor: Von Coffin, Amanda Manitach, DK Pan, and Maria Phillips in Conversation

December 11, 2025

Art History Lecture Series | Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840)

December 11, 2025

Virtual Vault: Treasures from the Frye Collection

December 04, 2025

Regional Resonance: Camille Trautman, Colleen RJC Bratton, and Akoiya Harris in Conversation

November 20, 2025

Art History Lecture Series | Susanna and the Elders

November 13, 2025

Interwoven: Panel & Weaving Demonstration with Priscilla Dobler Dzul

October 26, 2025

Meet Beau Dick: Maker of Monsters | Film Screening and Conversation

October 25, 2025

Art History Lecture Series | Pacific Northwest Coast Native Masks

October 09, 2025

Historic First Hill: Art, Architecture & Design

September 25, 2025

Art History Lecture Series | Three American Sculptors: Mosley, Puryear, Hayden

September 11, 2025

Curator Talk: Jamie Wyeth and His Legacy

August 07, 2025

Parallel Points: Tarrah Krajnak and Rafael Soldi in Conversation

July 18, 2025