The MACC presents between six and eight local, regional and international exhibitions every year. Check them out.
For its Sixth Annual Veterans Art Exhibition, Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center will present an exhibition from the Quilts of Valor Foundation. The annual exhibit will also feature the paintings of Tennessee artist and military veteran Gerald Morgan along with art created by participants in the MACC’s “Between The Lines” healing arts program.
The Quilts of Valor Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing comfort and healing to service members and veterans through the gift of handmade quilts. Founded on the inspiration of a dream, the organization operates through a network of volunteers who create and distribute quilts to recipients. The large quilts, measuring on average 60-inches-by-80-inches, are awarded to any service member or veteran who has been touched by war. The quilt says unequivocally, “Thank you for your service and sacrifice in serving our nation.” An assortment of these quilts, each decorated with stars, stripes and other patriotic symbols, will be on display in the MACC’s galleries.
One goal of the MACC’s annual Veterans Art Exhibition is to display art created by military veterans. The Sixth Annual Exhibition will showcase the paintings of Tennessee artist Gerald Morgan, a Vietnam War veteran. Morgan is best known for his impressionist paintings of figures and landscapes. His charcoal drawings, especially of dancers, are held in high esteem. During his career, Morgan has mounted over 20 one-man shows, including at The Parthenon Museum in Nashville. This will be his first exhibit at Monthaven.
Each Veterans Art Exhibition includes a Boots and BBQ fundraiser, which supports the MACC’s “Between the Lines” healing arts program for military veterans. This year’s fundraiser is Oct. 19 from 5 to 8 p.m. The event’s keynote speaker will be J.T. Cooper, who was one of the American soldiers who fought in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Africa. Cooper’s experience was portrayed in the movie Black Hawk Down. Warrior Rounds, a collaboration between military veterans and Nashville songwriters, will perform. For more information, call (615) 822-0789.
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Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of legendary Louisiana artist’s death, this touring exhibition will trace 40 years of the river in Rodrigue’s paintings, exploring the unique ways he used the river as a reference to his Cajun heritage, and ultimately as a metaphor for the journey of life.
The exhibition includes 45 original works from landscapes and the Cajun series to the Blue Dog, including paintings, pastels, and sculptures from the private collection of Wendy Rodrigue, and the George Godfrey Rodrigue, Jr. Family Trust, and selected works borrowed from public and private collections.
The waterways of Louisiana were the early highways of its inhabitants. We had no roads; we just had the water. They were the natural fairways for commerce, development, and everything necessary for settlers to expand. — George Rodrigue
This exhibition is Organized by the Life and Legacy Foundation & Art Tour with Wendy Rodrigue.
For more information, call (615) 822-0789.
Generations of American kids grew up marching their favorite football action figures down a vibrating gridiron.
This popular pastime will be the center of attention this winter, when the MACC and the National Electric Football Game Museum presents the “Art of the Buzz.” On view will be over 25 games, which showcase the stories, innovations and technologies that allowed this time-honored table-top sport to endure into the 21st century.
This cultural experience will give you the chance to test your own skills, just in time for Super Bowel LIX. So, tighten your shoulder pads and make it on down to the 50-yard line at the MACC.
For more information, call (615) 822-0789.
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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.