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Join artist Rima Day to learn more about the techniques and processes used to create the textiles in Weaving Splendor: Treasures of Asian Textiles from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Tennessee-based artist Rima Day uses thread, fabric, and paper to create artwork inspired by nature and the human body. With a background in fashion and costuming, she has adapted her skills and knowledge to express herself through art. Recently, her work was featured in Tennessee Craft’s biennial exhibition Best of Tennessee Craft at the Tennessee State Museum.
Day studied fashion design in her native city of Tokyo, Japan, and later in New York City; she also worked as a freelance custom ballet costumer in New York City and Connecticut. While working at Vanderbilt University’s costume shop, she began upcycling used jeans into eighteenth-century-style dresses, which she exhibited in several galleries. Through this experience, Day realized she can use her sewing skills to explore new possibilities and create art.
Day’s textile-based works evoke Japanese good luck charms called senninbari (“thousand-person stitches”). These belts were decorated with one thousand knots or stitches, each made by a different woman, and were given as Shinto amulets to soldiers leaving for war to wear for luck or protection. The red thread used in senninbari symbolizes human connection.
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ADMISSION INFO
FREE for Members; Gallery Admission required for Not-Yet-Members.
FREE/Frist Art Museum members
FREE/Visitors 18 and younger
$15/Adults
$10/Seniors 65+ (discount only available when purchasing tickets on-site)
$10/College students with ID (discount only available when purchasing tickets on-site)
$8/Active-duty military with ID (discount only available when purchasing tickets on-site)
$12/Person for Groups of 10 or more with advance reservations
Contact: (615) 244-3340
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*
- Dec 3, 2022 at 10:30 am - 01:30 pm (Sat)
LOCATION
919 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203
PARKING INFO
Parking in Frist Art Museum lots is reserved for Frist Art Museum visitors, volunteers, and staff only. It is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Parking Lot Hours
Visitor parking begins 30 minutes before the museum’s doors open. The lot closes at 3AM. No cars are allowed in the lot between 3AM and 30 minutes before opening.
Guests are encouraged to carpool and use rideshare services. You may also want to consider using WeGo Public Transit.
Parking rates
Frist Art Museum visitors: $2 per hour / $20 daily maximum
Frist Art Museum non-visitors: $10 per hour / $30 daily maximum
(Credit cards only; no cash accepted)
A flat rate parking fee may apply for certain special events.
Here’s an interactive map from Nashville Downtown Partnership’s Park It Downtown.
