Talks & Lectures

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

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

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

Cadence Video Poetry Screening: ceaseless, of the earth

April 30, 2026

Art History Lecture Series | No, your toddler could not have done that: A Brief History of Abstraction

April 09, 2026

Cinema Divina Film Screening & Contemplative Gazing

March 26, 2026

Art History Lecture Series | Art Nouveau Jewelry

March 12, 2026

AHLS | Ana Mendieta (1948–1985)

February 12, 2026

“Wallflowers” Artists Panel

February 07, 2026

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