Cheekwood Museum of Art and Gardens
March 13 through June 13– Temporary Contemporary: Virginia Overton
Cheekwood Museum of Art and Gardens, 1200 Forrest Park Dr. Overton uses everyday, found objects in her sculptures bringing them into a new, elevated perspective. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children 6 - 17. Hours are 9:30a.m. - 4:30p.m. Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. Sunday. Go to www.cheekwood.org or call (615) 356-8000.

Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children 6 - 17. Hours are 9:30a.m. - 4:30p.m. Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. Sunday. Go to www.cheekwood.org or call (615) 356-8000.Located at 1200 Forrest Park Dr. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children 6 - 17. Hours are 9:30a.m. - 4:30p.m. Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. Sunday. Go to www.cheekwood.org.

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Through April 25 – Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway. Organized by the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, with loans from museums in the United States and Europe, this exhibition features 100 objects which define various types of ancient Greek heroes between the sixth and first centuries BC. The exhibit is divided into three sections: Heroes in Myth focuses on the lives of Herakles, Helen, Odysseus, and Achilles, examples of the many heroes and heroines described in Greek epic poetry and art; Heroes in Cult examines the worship of heroes throughout ancient Greece and Emulation focuses on the aspect of heroes and heroines used as role models for the ancient Greeks, especially for women, athletes, warriors, and rulers.

Through May 16 – Masterpieces of European Painting: From Museo de Arte de Ponce
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway. This exhibit showcases 60 paintings from the 14th century to the early 20th century, by such masters as Francisco de Zurbarán, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Bernardo Strozzi, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Edward Coley Burne-Jones. The Museo de Arte de Ponce is known for its for Baroque and Victorian collections.

Open Monday - Wednesday and Saturday 10:00a.m. - 5:30p.m., Thursday and Friday 10:00a.m. - 9:00p.m. and Sunday 1:00-5:30p.m. Admission is $8.50 for non-member adults, $7.50 for seniors and military, and free to children 18 and under. Call 615-244-3340 or go to the website www.fristcenter.org.

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The Upper Room Chapel and Museum
Featuring a nearly-life-size wood carving of da Vinci’s “The Last Supper”. Currently, the museum is under renovation, but visitors can still see The Last Supper carving in the chapel. Admission is free; a donation of $4 is encouraged. Located at 1908 Grand Ave., 340-7207. Visit the website at upperroom.org.

Woodcuts Gallery and Framing
1613 Jefferson St., (615) 321-5357 telephone and (615) 321-2134 fax. Offering hundreds of open and limited edition prints, serigraphs, original pieces, framed art, cards, figurines, and fast custom framing. Also a wide selection of commemorative Obama Inauguration prints. See www.woodcutsfineart.com for more information.

Other Nashville include:

The Arts Company Studio
215 5th Ave. N., 254-2040, www.theartscompany.com
Artsynergy
615 5th Ave. S., 256-900.

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Cumberland Gallery
4107 Hillsboro Cir., 297-0296, www.cumberlandgallery.com
Finer Things
1898 Nolensville Pke., 244-3003, www.finerthingsgallery.com
Helios Artglassworks & Gallery
3108 Belmont Blvd., 297-5676, www.heliosnashville.com
In the Gallery
624-A Jefferson St., 255-0705

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Leu Gallery at Belmont University
1900 Belmont Blvd. ,460-6770, www.belmont.edu/art/leu_art_gallery
Local Color Gallery
1912 Broadway #203, 321-3141, localcolornashville.com
Midtown Gallery & Frames
1912 Broadway, 322-9966
Murfreesboro/Rutherford County Center for the Arts
110 W. College St., Murfreesboro, 904-2787, www.boroarts.org

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Ruthie Cherry Fine Arts
The Loveless Motel Shops, 8400 Hwy. 100, 673-ARTS (2787)
www.ruthiecherryfineart.com
The Parthenon
Centennial Park, 862-8431
Sarratt Gallery
Sarratt Student Center, Vanderbilt University, 322-2471 www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/finearts/gallery.html

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TAG Art Gallery
429-7708, (no brick and mortar gallery anymore, but see the website) www.tagartgallery.com
Tennessee Art League and
808 Broadway, www.tennesseeartleague.org
Tennessee State Museum
505 Deaderick St., 741-2692. www.tnmuseum.org/
Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery
23rd and West Aves., 322-0605, www.vanderbilt.edu/gallery
Woodcuts African American Fine Arts
1613 Jefferson St., 321-5357, www.woodcutsfineart.com
Zeitgeist
1819 21st Ave. S., 256-4805, www.vanderbilt.edu/gallery

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