The MACC presents a dozen local, regional and international exhibitions every year. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated and contribute to continued arts programming.
Practicing their craft in the complementary mediums of paint and stone, the works of acclaimed visual artist Kathryn Dettwiller and pre-eminent sculptor Somers Randolph artfully showcase the remarkable fluidity of paint alongside the seemingly impenetrable surface of stone.
The presentation of the paintings and sculptures together casts the artists’ chosen mediums in high relief, engendering a sublime creative tension while sparking a dynamic dialogue. With more than 65 works on view, museum visitors will have ample opportunity to contrast, compare and celebrate the qualities inherent in paint and stone.
Dettwiller and Randolph will both be present for the Members’ Preview on June 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the MACC.
For more information about Canvas + Stone, call (615) 822-0789.
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The MACC has long been devoted to art by and for military veterans, in part because Monthaven is so steeped in the region’s military history. During the Civil War, the mansion was converted into a field hospital. Both Union and Confederate soldiers were treated in the home.
The featured artist for the MACC’s 7th Annual Veterans Art Exhibition is Gallatin resident Don Olea, an award-winning illustrator, photographer, digital and watercolor painter. He is currently a board member of the Nashville Artist Guild, a member of the Tennessee Watercolor Society, and a juried member of the prestigious American Society of Aviation Artists. As an Airborne Army veteran (1983-86), and military history buff, he has been inspired through his watercolor and digital paintings, to honor and tell the story of those who came before him serving with honor and distinction. His realism style serves the historical military art genre well and helps to tell their story to fellow veterans, family members and enthusiasts. His goal is to eventually have at least one painting representing every major military conflict from the Revolutionary War to the present. As a proud veteran and artist, Don Olea will not let the flame of patriotism vanquish.
Every Veterans Art Exhibition includes a Boots and BBQ Fundraiser, which supports Between the Lines. The program empowers military veterans in Middle Tennessee who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and major depressive disorder. This year’s fundraiser will be August 2, 2025 at the Bagsby Ranch in Gallatin.
For more information about supporting the MACC’s Healing Arts Program, call (615) 822-0789 or email robin@monthavenarts.org.
Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center is pleased to present The Unknown Picasso: Treasures from the Family 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 every family member and love interest, every style and every famous theme.
The legendary magnitude of “Picasso’s Picassos” includes many works that are unknown even to experts, but relate closely to such museum masterpieces as Les Demoiselles D’Avignon and Guernica.
There is a great backstory to this amazing collection of art, which is known as the Marina Picasso Collection. As Picasso’s granddaughter, Marina inherited not only a horde of more than 10,000 original works by the artist, including the most prestigious collection of his ceramics, but the splendid villa La Californie, overlooking the Mediterranean, where Picasso spent many years. The villa proved to be nothing short of an artistic gold mine. Indeed, it was filled with so many never-before-seen works that they have yet to be exhaustively catalogued.
This astonishing abundance is a source of wonder, revealing intimate treasures the artist kept for the family legacy. Just when you think you know the master, from the Blue Period through the invention of Cubism, to the Surrealist and Expressionist reincarnations that made him the world’s most important artist, along comes more to astonish and teach us about the greatness of the creative human mind.
For more information, call (615) 822-0789.
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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.