David Robert Farmerie: In Search of America
Five years ago, the photojournalist David Robert Farmerie went on a quest to answer an urgent question: is America a hopelessly divided country? Traveling more than 300,000 miles, he met […]
The MACC’s teen campers cook up a storm at Nōssi
Students in the MACC’s inaugural Summer Teen Art Immersive were cooking with gas in June. Literally! During the week of June 17, students enrolled in the MACC’s Savory Sensations cooking […]
“Blaze of Glory” salutes Sumner County’s military veterans
American Legion Post 17 in Gallatin just celebrated a glorious 100th anniversary. On June 22, 2024, Post 17 erected a sculpture of a combat infantryman outside its Sumner County Veterans […]
A Conversation with Bernie Taupin at the MACC
Bernie Taupin’s lifelong love for America comes through loud and clear in American Resurrection, a terrific exhibition on display through July 14, 2024 at Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center in […]
The MACC receives $50K grant from the NEA to support “Between the Lines” healing arts program for military veterans
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (June 4, 2024) – Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center (MACC) is pleased to announce that it has received a $50,000 Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant from the […]
The Art of Cooking Debuts at the MACC’s Summer Teen Immersive
What’s a chef’s most important kitchen tool? We recently posed that question to Chef Anthony Mandriota, chair of the culinary arts department at Nashville’s Nōssi College of Art and Design. […]
Architect James Edwards: Designing Dreams
As a teen, did you ever try drawing your dream house? These grandiose structures, complete with indoor swimming pools, game rooms and movie theaters, are not always practical. But […]
Kem Hinton: Celebrating Nashville’s Bicentennial Mall
Nashville is known around the world as Music City. But it’s also known as “The Athens of the South.” That nickname is due in part to Tennessee’s glorious state capitol […]
Dr. Priscilla Eichler named MACC Art Teacher of the Year
Priscilla Eichler was taken completely by surprise. Seated inside Magnolia Cottage for Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center’s gala fundraiser, Eichler was shocked to learn she’d been named the MACC’s first […]
Val Adams: Monthaven’s Heavy Metal Warrior
Valentine Adams is a long-time Nashville-based metal sculptor. He is also one of Monthaven’s Healing Arts Facilitators. Working with found metal objects, he transforms discarded materials into captivating works of […]