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The MACC presents a dozen local, regional and international exhibitions every year. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated and contribute to continued arts programming.

Art from Dana Pettit's Truth Series

A Divine Appointment

In celebration of the Easter Season, Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center is presenting an original exhibition titled A Divine Appointment. The exhibit features 11 portraits of Jesus rendered in different styles of Western art. A 12th portrait suggests the Holy Spirit as seen through the lens of contemporary performance art.

Tennessee artist Dana Pettit created the works in this series as part of her own personal quest to find God. Although she grew up in the Catholic Church, she realized early on that the iconography of that religion did not speak to her soul. She flirted briefly with Buddhism while studying art in France, but she mostly turned away from religion. But then, she says, she received a spark of inspiration from the Holy Spirit. He invited her to search for the Divine in the face of Jesus.

Pettit based the portraits in this exhibit on a likeness of Jesus she saw as a child. Realizing that the mystery of Christ was too profound to convey in a single artistic style, she opted to create a series of portraits ranging in styles from Baroque and Impressionism to Surrealism and Pop Art. Ten of the portraits are oil or acrylic paintings. Another portrait is a sculpture of found trash and glue in the style of Dadaism or Tramp Art. The final portrait is an empty room – a nod to performance art – representing the Holy Spirit.

For more information about A Divine Appointment, please call (615) 822-0789.

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Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center presents some of the world’s greatest art in galleries that are intimate and inviting.  Subscribe to our newsletter and discover the magic that awaits.

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Photorealism of Scott Jacobs

Master of Detail

Award-winning artist Scott Jacobs broke ground as the first licensed artist for Harley-Davidson. Elevating photorealism to new heights, Jacobs does more than replicate photographs—he uses them as a basis to create works that transcend their subjects. Jacobs’ super-photorealism captures figures in incredible detail by portraying transparent and reflective surfaces like glass and chrome.

Not surprisingly, Jacobs can spend anywhere from 150 to 700 hours to complete one of his remarkably detailed paintings. He begins with a reference photo of his subject, focusing on angles and detail. After creating a basic line drawing on canvas, he begins to paint, using brushes with tiny pencil-point tips. Layers of paint and varnish lend his paintings the clarity and luster of a high-resolution photograph.

In addition to his highly regarded motorcycle, Jacobs also paints incredibly realistic still lifes of flora, wine bottles, and spirits. All of these subjects will be on display at Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center as part of an exhibit titled Master of Detail: The Photorealism of Scott Jacobs. The exhibit will be the highlight of the MACC’s Sixth Annual Moonlight and Magnolias gala fundraiser on May 3, 2025. For more information, call (615) 822-0789.

Paintings by Kathryn Dettwiller + Sculpture by Somers Randolph

Canvas + Stone

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 45 works on view, museum visitors will have ample opportunity to contrast, compare and celebrate the qualities inherent in paint and stone later this summer.

Dettwiller and Randolph will both be present for the Members’ Preview on June 21 at the MACC.

For more information about Canvas + Stone, call (615) 822-0789.

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Veterans Exhibit

Seventh Annual Event and Fundraiser

Veterans Art Exhibition

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.

Today, Monthaven is a place where members of the armed services and their families are celebrated through the arts. Every year, the MACC presents an annual Veteran Arts Exhibition and Fundraiser. The MACC’s Seventh Annual Veterans Exhibition will run August 2 to August 31, 2025. The featured artist will be announced soon. Participants in the MACC’s Between the Lines (BTL) healing arts program for military veterans will also have their works on display in the MACC’s Papillon Gallery.

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. Our healing arts facilitators work with participants at American Legion Post 17 Veterans Residence in Gallatin, Veterans Recovery Center in Murfreesboro and other places to find creative ways to overcome depressive and anxious feelings.

For more information about supporting the MACC’s Healing Arts Program, call (615) 822-0789 or email [email protected].

Treasures From the Family Collection

The Unknown Picasso

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

Creative Design and Operations Manager

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.

Ruth Chase

Regional Arts Director
Ruth Chase is the Regional Arts Director of Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center, joining the team in 2023. For Ruth, the job is all about community, bringing people together to uplift and educate artists and art lovers alike. Her role at Monthaven is to strengthen the local artist community and build connections that will enrich Hendersonville and our surrounding communities through art exhibitions, art education, and opportunities for regional artists.
 
Prior to joining Monthaven, Ruth worked in the arts for over 30 years and is a multimedia artist and graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute. Her artistic practice is inquiry-based and engages in community bridge-building. She was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles, curated and juried exhibitions, and has taught at the Crocker Art Museum.
 
Ruth was awarded an Artist-in-Residence for Artist Activating Communities through a grant from the California Arts Council for three consecutive years. Her film Belonging screened at both the 18th Annual Nevada City Film Festival and Wild & Scenic Film Festival. She has received the Legendary Female Artist of Venice award, and she has exhibited in The Crocker Kingsley, the Museum of Northern California Art, and the Diego Rivera Gallery at the San Francisco Art Institute. Ruth also continues her work as a Curatorial Consultant and Art director for the Californian Indigenous Research Project, where she has worked with the local tribe since 2018.