The Tolleson Experiment, a 6-piece blues-rock-country band from Nashville, gives you rock with a message. With influences of blues, alt-country, and a dash of electronica included, the band brings a positive message to you with some great music. As a Nashville band, the Tolleson Experiment has immersed itself in mind-boggling variety of styles. These various […]
Stone can be an unforgiving medium for sculptors. One errant swing of a mallet or a poorly placed chisel can shatter weeks of concentrated work. For the closing of the MACC's Canvas + Stone exhibition, the renowned stone sculptor Somers Randolph will be on hand to discuss the challenges of his singular artform. Randolph will […]
Boots & BBQ at Bagsby Aug. 2, 2025 - 5 to 9 p.m. at Bagsby Ranch, 1628 Long Hollow Pike. $60 You are cordially invited to attend the MACC's Boots & BBQ Fundraiser at the Bagsby Ranch in Gallatin. Proceeds from the event support the MACC’s Between the Lines Healing Arts Program for military veterans […]
Embracing Imperfections: The Japanese Art of Kintsugi Healing Arts Workshop - with Kara Williamson August 9, 2025 - 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $50 Have you ever experienced feeling broken and unsure how to move forward? Life’s challenges can leave us feeling shattered, but they also offer a chance to build strength, wisdom, and resilience giving us the […]
Does art have the power to “rescue” the soul? That’s the prevailing question of “Rescued,” a group exhibition on display in the MACC’s Papillon Gallery. The exhibit brings together the works of three visionary artists who transform discarded materials into thought-provoking works of art. These artists, Dayo Johnson, Hoppy Highhat and Dustin Headrick, will be […]
The Art of Compassion: Creating Hope Through Hands and Heart - With Lisa Jennings August 16, 2025 - 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $50 Join artist Lisa Jennings for a gentle, creative workshop honoring the spirit of giving, helping, and healing. Incorporating a mixture of watercolors, inks, paints, collage materials, twine, and more, you’ll be […]
Join us for the opening reception of Battle Born: Don Olea’s Artistic Journey into Historic Military Art. Olea, a Gallatin resident, is the featured artist for the MACC’s 7th Annual Veterans Art Exhibition. The award-winning illustrator, photographer, digital and watercolor painter will be on hand at the reception to greet visitors and discuss his work. […]
The blues band Super Honk brings its tower of power to the MACC's Fourth Annual Sweet Summer Concert Series. A Nashville-based quartet, Super Honk pays homage to the blues legends of old, the icons that created a style of music that has influenced almost every style of music today. From Muddy Waters to Robert Johnson […]
Picasso on the Patio Event (September 13th & 14th) Picasso on the Patio!Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center is pleased to present The Unknown Picasso: Selections from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection. Featuring many exceptionally rare, limited-edition lithographs from the legendary artist’s private estate, this rich trove is a comprehensive survey of Picasso’s career which features […]
Poetry Workshop for Adults: Finding Your Voice Through Verse Unleash your inner poet in this creative workshop, led by Jason Tomlinson, designed for writers of all experience levels. Participants will […]
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.
