Frye Art Museum

Frye Art Museum Seattle’s free art museum dedicated to exhibiting art from past to present. Admission to the Museum is always free.
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Located on Seattle’s First Hill, the Frye Art Museum first opened its doors in 1952 as the legacy of Charles and Emma Frye, prominent early-twentieth-century Seattle business leaders and art collectors. The collection includes nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century German and American paintings, as well as more contemporary works that bridge visual art, media, and installation. The Museum also ho

sts a wide variety of rotating exhibitions featuring local, national, and international artists. All visitors are welcome to join a wide variety of programming and events, from free daily tours to film screenings, concerts, artist lectures, and more. The Museum also features a Café serving made-from-scratch seasonal bites alongside beverages and desserts. The Museum Store features a curated collection of one-of-a-kind items from Pacific Northwest designers and artists.

Get to know Tom Lloyd—the man, the activist, and the artist—from those who knew him best. Lloyd’s children, Carol Lloyd ...
05/28/2026

Get to know Tom Lloyd—the man, the activist, and the artist—from those who knew him best. Lloyd’s children, Carol Lloyd and Jaleel El Shabazz, and Studio Museum in Harlem curator Connie Choi, who has lead new research into Lloyd's work, will be joined by Frye exhibition curator Tamar Benzikry to explore Lloyd's artistic innovation and enduring advocacy on June 7.

The Legacy of Tom Lloyd: Panel Discussion
📅 Sun, June 7
🕧 2pm
📍 Frye Auditorium

Free RSVP: fryemuseum.org/calendar/event/legacy-tom-lloyd-panel-discussion

[📷: 1. Portrait of Tom Lloyd, 1968. Courtesy Studio Museum in Harlem Archives; 2. Tom Lloyd working on Veleuro, ca. 1968. Color photograph. Studio Museum in Harlem Archives; gift of Martha A. Cotter in honor of Alan Sussman. Courtesy Studio Museum in Harlem Archives; 3. Tom Lloyd and others during installation of Electronic Refractions II, 1968. Photograph. Courtesy Studio Museum in Harlem Archives; 4. Tom Lloyd and young apprentices, including the artist's son Omar, at the artist's studio in Jamaica, Queens, ca. 1968. Photograph. Studio Museum in Harlem Archives. Courtesy Studio Museum in Harlem Archives. Photo: Reginald McGhee]

05/21/2026

Get your game face on! Meet us in the Frye Parlor tonight 5/21 from 5–7:30pm for drinks & some creative, competitive camaraderie. Come alone & meet new people or bring your whole crew 👯
will be serving up happy hour deals on drinks and bites to fuel your competitive side 🥂
📷: Runyon Colie

05/20/2026

Meeting your basic needs since 1952

05/16/2026

🚨Now Open🚨 Today is your first chance to see "Tom Lloyd," straight from the Studio Museum in Harlem! The exhibition features Lloyd's light sculptures, assemblages, and works on paper alongside archival materials that illuminate his efforts to transform the art world in New York and beyond. Be one of the first to see this show ✨

And RSVP today to celebrate with us at the Summer Exhibitions Reception on June 5: fryemuseum.org/calendar/event/summer-2026-public-exhibitions-reception

05/16/2026

🚨Now Open🚨 Today is your first chance to see “Tom Lloyd,” straight from the Studio Museum in Harlem! The exhibition features Lloyd’s light sculptures, assemblages, and works on paper alongside archival materials that illuminate his efforts to transform the art world in New York and beyond. Be one of the first to see this show ✨

And RSVP today to celebrate with us at the Summer Exhibitions Reception on June 5 (🔗 in bio).
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Tom Lloyd. Moussakoo, ca. 1968. Light bulbs, plastic lenses, aluminum, laminated plywood. Dimensions variable. Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of The Lloyd Family and Jamilah Wilson. Courtesy Studio Museum in Harlem
—

Revisit the work of Frye collection artist Sky Hopinka this Friday, May 15, at Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) & Nor...
05/12/2026

Revisit the work of Frye collection artist Sky Hopinka this Friday, May 15, at Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) & Northwest Film Forum's "An Evening with Sky Hopinka" event! Watch seven of Hopinka's short films & stick around for a post-screening Q&A with the artist.

This weekend Hopinka will also be honored by SFCS with the John Hartl Pacific Northwest Spotlight Award at the Seattle International Film Festival presentation of his new feature length film "Powwow People" on May 17th.

An Evening with Sky Hopinka at Northwest Film Forum
Friday, May 15 – 6:30 pm (general admission tickets, $15)
Tickets: https://nwfilmforum.org/films/an-evening-with-sky-hopinka/

Powwow People at SIFF
Saturday, May 16th at 2:30 PM, SIFF Cinema Downtown
Sunday, May 17th at 4:30 PM, SIFF Cinema Uptown including presentation of the John Hartl Pacific Northwest Spotlight Award
Tickets: https://www.siff.net/festival/powwow-people

[🖼️: Sky Hopinka. Mnemonics of Shape and Reason (still), 2021. Digital video (color, sound); 4:12 min. Courtesy of the artist]

Treat your mom (or yourself) to some flowers this weekend at the Frye. Catch the "Wallflowers" exhibition before it clos...
05/09/2026

Treat your mom (or yourself) to some flowers this weekend at the Frye.

Catch the "Wallflowers" exhibition before it closes on May 17. 🌹🌻🌷

[1. Jite Agbro. Material Mobility, 2025. Inkjet print on vinyl wallpaper. Courtesy of the artist; 2. Jae Carmichael, Bouquet in Yellow Pot (detail), 1960. Oil on canvas. Frye Art Museum, Museum Purchase, 1960.012; 3. Nick Cave. Grapht, 2024. Vintage metal serving trays, vintage tole on wood panel. © Nick Cave. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York; 4. Alfred Henry Maurer. Still Life (detail), 1926. Oil on canvas mounted on Masonite. Frye Art Museum, Museum Purchase, 1958.002. Photo: Jueqian Fang]

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