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

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

Art History Lecture Series | Ruth Asawa (1926-2013)

November 14, 2024

Ground Floor: Seattle Art in the ’80s and ’90s

November 07, 2024

Art History Lecture Series | Piero della Francesca’s Legend of the True Cross

October 10, 2024

Regional Resonance: Samantha Wall, Marita Dingus, and Margie Livingston

October 05, 2024

Mary Ann Peters and Alexis L. Silva in conversation

September 19, 2024

Art History Lecture Series | Martin Wong (1946–1999)

September 12, 2024