Celebrate the season at our 4th Annual Merry Monthaven Christmas — a festive evening full of holiday spirit, art and music. Events include our annual tree lighting and caroling starting around 4:30 p.m., followed by a special Christmas concert with Pam Tillis (starts around 6 p.m.). There will also be community mural painting, pictures with […]
Iron & Resin Fusion Workshop (December 6th & 7th) *NOTE: This Class is held off location at Val's Studio.Discover the bold beauty that happens when fire meets fluid color. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll combine the strength of iron with the luminous vibrancy of colored resin. We’ll begin by designing and preparing custom molds, then […]
Every artwork deserves to be seen—and finding the right place and way to share it can be challenging. Join us for an open discussion on strategies and opportunities for showing your artwork in a variety of settings. Come ready to share your experiences and learn from fellow artists in a supportive, collaborative space. We’ll explore: […]
Artist and historian H. David Wright will be on hand for the signing of his new book David Wright: Historian with a Brush. The book, published by Grandin Hood, features […]
Lunch and Learn -Impressionist Painting with Brooke Hammond (December 12th 11:00 - 1:00 or December 13th 11:00 - 1:00) Immerse yourself in “the most magical place on earth” and explore the art form of Impressionist painting inspired by former Disney background artist James Coleman. Using different brush strokes, you'll learn how to capture the essence […]
Healing Arts: Threads That Bind Us: Weaving Stories of Connection - With Lisa Jennings December 13, 2025 - 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $50 Join artist Lisa Jennings for this special seasonal workshop honoring International Human Solidarity Day celebrating our interconnectedness. Through employing the symbolic, tactile act of weaving, you will create a woven collage […]
Heritage Music Series: Appalachian Road Show 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. 2025 at the MACC, $75 and $100 The sweet sounds of Appalachia are coming to the Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center as part of our Heritage Music Series. Appalachian Road Show, a visionary acoustic ensemble, will perform in a Bluebird Café-like […]
Heritage Music Series: TIFF Pop Takeover 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 at the MACC, $100 Pop icon Tiffany, the '80s sensation whose chart-topping hit "I Think We're […]
Explore Your Love Language(s): A Healing Arts Workshop - With Fiona Capuano January 17, 2026 - 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Join artist Fiona Capuano for this special workshop learning how to use the love languages to create a personal work of art highlighting how we give and receive love. Love doesn’t look the same […]
Monthaven is welcoming Valentine’s Day with an exhibition titled “The Art of Love: Paintings and Sculptures by Polly Cook and Somers Randolph.” Polly Cook, a Texas-based artist,” has long been inspired by themes of love. Indeed, love is at the heart of all of her artwork, along with the accompanying emotions of longing, regret, desire, […]
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 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.
