Monthaven Art and Cultural Center

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Art Talks

Wendy Rodrigue Magnus: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of George Rodrigue

December 19, 2024

Wendy Rodrigue Magnus is founder of the Life and Legacy Foundation. The...

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A Conversation with the Johnny Cash Museum’s Bill Miller

December 10, 2024

Bill Miller is the owner of Icon Entertainment, one of Nashville’s leading...

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Deborah Evans Price: Christmas Cooking with Country’s Biggest Stars

November 30, 2024

Deborah Evans Price is one of Nashville’s preeminent music journalists. Over the...

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Black Hawk Down Vet J.T. Cooper on the Healing Power of Art and Music

October 18, 2024

Tennessee songwriter and Army veteran J.T. Cooper fought in the 1993 Battle...

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6th Annual Veterans Art Exhibit Spotlights the Works of Tennessee Artist and Vietnam Veteran Gerald Morgan

October 18, 2024

“I sure had great timing,” says Gerald Morgan, a sardonic smile spreading...

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The indomitable spirit of SFC Joe James

October 15, 2024

Sergeant First Class Joseph James, U.S. Army (Retired), and his wife Jarin...

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Dalí Delights at the MACC

September 20, 2024

Salvador Dali’s The Divine Comedy is on display at Monthaven Arts and...

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Art expert Morris Shapiro on the agony, ecstasy and genius of Dalí’s Divine Comedy

September 17, 2024

Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center is exhibiting Stairway to Heaven: Salvadore Dalí’s...

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Dalí’s The Divine Comedy at the MACC

September 10, 2024

Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center is presenting Stairway to Heaven: Salvador Dali’s...

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Kaylin Warden

External Affairs Coordinator

Kaylin Warden joined the Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center staff in 2024 as External Affairs Coordinator. In this post, she organizes special off-site events and manages the organization’s external communications. She also works with the development department by updating the MACC’s customer relations database, and she assists the executive director in setting up exhibitions. Above all else, Kaylin 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.