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Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
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Chihuly at Cheekwood May 25, 2010 through October 31, 2011
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Chihuly at Cheekwood features stunning, hand-blown glass sculptures on display throughout the botanical garden at Cheekwood, in various ponds and within the Museum of Art and at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts (see listing below for the Frist).
Some of the highlights of the Cheekwood exhibition include:
* Saffron Tower—a 30-foot tall yellow neon sculpture is installed in the Robertson Ellis Color Garden.
* Sun—a 15-foot tall radiant yellow orb radiates on Museum of Art’s front lawn.
* Mille Fiori – a gigantic garden of glass composed of bold forms in vibrant colors are the highlight of the Reflection Pool.
* Chandeliers – three spectacular chandeliers hang in the Loggia and a stunning two-tired chandelier is installed in the Rotunda of the Museum.
CHIHULY NIGHTS at Cheekwood
Every Thursday and Friday night*, May 25 – October 29
May – August: 4:30 – 10: 00 pm
September – October : 4:30 – 9:00 pm
*With the exception of LIVE! at Cheekwood concert nights:
June 10, July 29, August TBA, September 30, October 14
Regular gate admission rates apply to non-members
$5 Cheekwood Members, Free for members’ children 17 and under.
Ever taken in an art exhibition in the dark? Don’t miss Chihuly Nights every Thursday and Friday evening at Cheekwood. Our beautiful grounds will be specially lit for strolling, and each of Chihuly’s installations will be brilliantly illuminated for a unique and stunning nighttime art experience. Refreshments will be available for purchase on site.
For more information and to confirm admission times and fees:
Cheekwood
Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
1200 Forrest Park
Drive, Nashville.353-2148 or 356-8000
Other current Cheekwood exhibits:
The Matilda Geddings Gray Collection of Fabergé
March 20, 2007 - December 31, 2011
Cheekwood's Museum of Art has been selected to house the Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection, among the world’s most significant compilation of Fabergé pieces. The Collection includes 57 rare pieces highlighted by three Russian Imperial Easter eggs, and a number of important functional items, fantasy items and floral works. Cheekwood will dedicate a gallery in the Museum of Art to the Collection beginning March 2007.
For more information and to confirm admission times and fees:
Cheekwood
Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
1200 Forrest Park
Drive, Nashville.353-2148 or 356-8000
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Chihuly at the Frist May 9, 2010 through January 2, 2011
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Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Designed specifically for the Frist Center’s upper-level galleries, this exhibition includes works from Dale Chihuly's best-known series, including Macchia, Ikebana, Persians, and the stunning Mille Fiore. Chihuly in Nashville includes displays at both the Frist and Cheekwood.
"There are few contemporary artists whose name is as synonymous with the medium in which he works as Dale Chihuly, who is widely regarded as the most innovative glass artist working today. Active since the 1960s, Chihuly is credited with almost single handedly elevating the postwar American studio glass movement to the international prominence it now enjoys." --from the Frist website
Other current Frist exhibitions:
Presence or Absence: The photographs of Tokihiro Sato (June 18-September 12, 2010)
An exhibition of 13 landscape photographs by one of Japan’s most acclaimed and best-known contemporary artists.
The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-1957 (June 18-September 12, 2010)
"An exhibition that transports visitors to the most glamorous fashion houses of Paris and London in the years after WWII. This exhibition was organized by the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London, which possesses one of the finest costume collections in the world. Following record breaking attendance at its launch in London and its subsequent presentations in Australia, Hong Kong and Canada, The Golden Age of Couture continues its international tour at the Frist Center, the exhibition’s only venue in the United States, before traveling to Museums Sheffield in 2011." --from the Frist website
For more information and to confirm admission times and fees:
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
919 Broadway 615-744-3998
Music in the Frist Lobby
Free Live Music in the Grand Lobby of the Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Thursday and Friday evenings
For more information and to confirm admission times and fees:
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
919 Broadway 615-744-3998
Fine
Arts Gallery at Vanderbilt
Fine Arts Building, also known
as the Old Gym, 23rd and West End Avenues. Gallery: 615-322-0605:
Robert Rauschenberg's Swim/ROCI USA (Wax
Fireworks), 1990 (a gift of Donald & Ruth Saff to Vanderbilt's
permanent collection.)
