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

Upcoming

Lecture

Curator Talk: Jamie Wyeth and His Legacy

Thursday, August 07

Past Events

Parallel Points: Tarrah Krajnak and Rafael Soldi in Conversation

July 18, 2025

Artist Talk with Hugh Hayden: Rethinking the Ordinary

July 12, 2025

Art History Lecture Series | Three Generations of Wyeths

June 12, 2025

Director’s Dialogue: Jamilee Lacy with Kris Lewis and Scott Stulen

May 14, 2025

Art History Lecture Series | Lee Miller (1907-1977)

May 08, 2025

Art History Lecture Series | Alex Katz (born 1927)

April 10, 2025

Some Like it Shot: Natalie Krick and Kim Beil on Photography, Portraiture, and Marilyn Monroe

April 05, 2025

Making (a) Space: Jayme Yen and Matthew Offenbacher in Conversation

March 27, 2025

Lifting the Curtain: Artist Talk with Dawn Cerny

March 15, 2025

Art History Lecture Series | Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and European Modernism

March 13, 2025

In Tandem: Art and Dance Collaborations

March 01, 2025

Art History Lecture Series | Charles White (1918-1979)

February 13, 2025

Art History Lecture Series | Seattle's Totem Poles

January 09, 2025

“Out of the Picture” Screening and Discussion

December 12, 2024

Art History Lecture Series | Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca 1525–1569)

December 12, 2024