Join Ruth Chase, regional arts director, for Meet Me at the MACC, a group conversation featuring Cheryl Strichik, executive director of the Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center. The evening will offer insights from Cheryl's diverse career—from the music industry to gallery ownership and arts leadership. The conversation will provide practical advice and fresh perspectives for […]
Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center is pleased to introduce MACC @ Night: Extended Museum Hours. Once a month, the MACC will remain open until 8 p.m., providing visitors with additional time to see the Art Center’s many exciting touring exhibitions. Our galleries are currently exhibiting River is the Road, featuring the paintings of the internationally […]
Step into the world of tabletop sports as we kick off the Art of the Buzz exhibit with a tailgate-style celebration! Generations of kids grew up cheering as tiny football figures raced across a vibrating gridiron. Now, it’s your turn to relive those moments at this fun exhibit, which features over 25 vintage electric football […]
Black Vibrations is a bold celebration and exploration of the complexity of the Black experience, history, and culture. This group exhibition of more than a dozen Black artists from different backgrounds and generations serves as a platform for the celebration of Black history at the MACC. Artists participating in this exhibit include Michael McBride, […]
Join Donna Woodley, visual artist and educator, for a Lunch & Learn session that delves into the beauty of painting simple objects in life. Through a series of quick, expressive painting exercises, you’ll create a couple of vibrant, finished paintings while gaining valuable insights into the fundamentals of painting. This hands-on experience will leave you […]
Fat Tuesday at the MACCMar. 4 @ 6 pm - 9 pm Bourbon Street is coming to Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center courtesy of our annual Fat Tuesday Celebration. Live blues music from Gil Gan the Blues Man will have you dancing the night away. Bryson McCarley Agency will be cooking up a delicious fish […]
In this hands-on mixed media workshop, participants will explore the art of layering and texture to create a unique, dynamic composition. Using materials such as paint, magazine images, and textured elements, they will learn how to thoughtfully select and arrange their pieces for a balanced design. The class will cover essential techniques, including layering and […]
Join us for a creative evening of conversation and connection! This casual gathering offers artists a chance to engage in a brief discussion on networking and the business of art, followed by an open “mix and mingle” session. Whether you're an emerging artist or a seasoned professional, this is the perfect opportunity to share insights, […]
Artist Dana Pettit will be on hand to discuss her new exhibition A Divine Appointment, which runs April 18-27 at Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center. The exhibit features portraits of Jesus rendered in different styles of Western art. Pettit created the works in this series as part of her own personal quest to find God. […]
Lunch and Learn - Finding Your YES: A Color Mixing Exploration (April 25th or April 26th) Discover the magic of color in this hands-on acrylic painting session! Students will explore color mixing through a guided exercise, helping them identify the hues that feel like a resounding "YES" to them. Using a photo reference and a […]
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.
