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ARTIST PATRICK GUYTON TAKES CENTER STAGE AT THE MACC’S SEVENTH ANNUAL MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS GALA FUNDRAISER

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Celeste Davidson: celeste@monthavenarts.org
(615) 822-0789

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (March 24, 2026) – Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center is pleased to welcome renowned contemporary painter Patrick Guyton as its featured artist for the Seventh Annual Moonlight and Magnolias Gala. The celebrated artist will also showcase his works in an exhibition titled Gilded Modernism: The Paintings of Patrick Guyton. The exhibit will be on display May 3 to June 14, 2026 at Monthaven.

“We are thrilled to have the world-renowned painter Patrick Guyton as our featured artist for Moonlight and Magnolias,” says Cheryl Strichik, the MACC’s executive director. “Patrick is among the most strikingly original painters in America, and we are honored to be the first museum in Middle Tennessee to showcase his work.”

Patrick Guyton fuses ancient techniques with his experience as an animation background artist and sign painter to create contemporary masterpieces. Whether depicting mysterious women, flitting hummingbirds, or moonlit ponds, Guyton’s artwork is adored by art lovers and collectors around the world.

Guyton combines Japanese leafing from the 14th-century Kamakura period and Flemish glazing techniques from the 17th century to produce a new, contemporary style he calls “Gilded Modernism.” Embracing ancient and modern practices, Guyton’s artwork is wholly unique.
Moonlight and Magnolias is the MACC’s premier gala fundraiser. Proceeds from the event support the organization’s arts education, outreach and healing arts programs, including the MACC’s Between the Lines healing arts program for military veterans.

The event begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2026 with a Golden Hour Social Prelude and Auction Party at historic Monthaven. The event will include one-of-a-kind art and auction items, cocktails and curated tastings.

Moonlight and Magnolias will continue at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2026 with the black-tie gala at the Noah Liff Opera Center in Nashville. Daniel Hamilton, an ardent champion of the arts in Middle Tennessee and long-time supporter of the MACC, will serve as the evening’s chair. Cyrus Vatandoost, president of Nashville’s Nōssi College of Art and Design, will be the keynote speaker. Wendy Moten, best known for her appearance of the hit TV show The Voice, will provide the musical entertainment. The weekend event concludes Sunday, May 3, 2026 from noon to 2 p.m. with an Artist Talk at Monthaven. Featured artist Patrick Guyton will discuss his singular technique and answer questions.
Tickets for the three-day event are $250. For more information about Moonlight and Magnolias, call MACC Development Director Celeste Davidson at (615) 822-0789 or email celeste@monthavenarts.org.

Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center (MACC) is a jewel-box art museum and education facility housed in one of Tennessee’s most spectacular antebellum mansions. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the MACC has staged exhibitions featuring everything from the ceramic art of Pablo Picasso to the evening gowns of Princess Diana. The artwork of local artists and military veterans are also on frequent display. As an art school, the MACC offers classes to more than 1,200 children and adults each year. The MACC also provides free arts outreach and healing arts to underserved children, families and military veterans. For more information, visit www.monthavenarts.org or call (615) 822-0789.

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Robin Willis

HEALING ARTS COORDINATOR

Robin Willis is the MACC’s Healing Arts Coordinator. She also works as the Exhibition and Events Manager and Director of Outreach. Robin has a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Clemson University with a minor in Entrepreneurship. She is a multi-discipline artist with emphasis in writing, mixed media abstract painting, alternative process photography, collage, and book arts and binding. In addition to her art practices, she holds several healing modalities certificates, such as extensive kundalini yoga teacher training and education, Reiki master, systemic family constellation facilitator, and depth psychology-based therapy trainings. As an avid learner, she explores and encourages others in their exploration in art, psyche, and our relationship to the micro and macro worlds within and around us. Influenced by John Muir’s quote, When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe, she fuses art, healing, and organization throughout her work and personal life as a creative-scientist minded person.

Kaylin Warden

Creative Design and Operations Manager

Kaylin Warden serves as the MACC’s Creative Design and Operations Manager. In this post, she oversees the organization’s graphic design work for exhibitions, events and special projects. She also coordinates the MACC’s arts outreach activities and assists with bookkeeping, among other duties. Kaylin, above all, is passionate about the arts. It comes as no surprise, then, that she is now pursuing a master’s degree in art history. When she’s not at the MACC, you can find her reading her favorite books (especially ones dealing with maritime mysteries), cooking, gardening, playing with her cat and two dogs, and cheering for the Nashville Predators.

Ruth Chase

Regional Arts Director
Ruth Chase is the Regional Arts Director of Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center, joining the team in 2023. For Ruth, the job is all about community, bringing people together to uplift and educate artists and art lovers alike. Her role at Monthaven is to strengthen the local artist community and build connections that will enrich Hendersonville and our surrounding communities through art exhibitions, art education, and opportunities for regional artists.
 
Prior to joining Monthaven, Ruth worked in the arts for over 30 years and is a multimedia artist and graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute. Her artistic practice is inquiry-based and engages in community bridge-building. She was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles, curated and juried exhibitions, and has taught at the Crocker Art Museum.
 
Ruth was awarded an Artist-in-Residence for Artist Activating Communities through a grant from the California Arts Council for three consecutive years. Her film Belonging screened at both the 18th Annual Nevada City Film Festival and Wild & Scenic Film Festival. She has received the Legendary Female Artist of Venice award, and she has exhibited in The Crocker Kingsley, the Museum of Northern California Art, and the Diego Rivera Gallery at the San Francisco Art Institute. Ruth also continues her work as a Curatorial Consultant and Art director for the Californian Indigenous Research Project, where she has worked with the local tribe since 2018. 
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