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Art Talks

Barnes Brothers Bring Their Band The Weeks to Monthaven

April 26, 2024

No, visitors to Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center are not seeing double....

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Cole Ritter: From ‘American Idol’ to Making Music at Monthaven

April 16, 2024

Cole Ritter is fast becoming a fixture at Monthaven Arts and Cultural...

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Monthaven Partners with Nōssi on new Summer Teen Art Immersive Camp

April 8, 2024

Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center’s annual summer arts camp is about to...

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The MACC’s Tonya Mirtes Debuts Art Department Newsletter

March 27, 2024

  More than 900 children and adults passed through the doors of...

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“Vietnam Then & Now” Heads to Discovery Park In Union City

March 14, 2024

Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center’s touring exhibition Vietnam Then & Now, featuring...

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Papillon Gallery Debuts With the Art of the MACC’s Esteemed Teachers and Staff

March 7, 2024

  In her oil painting “Hidden Sanctuary,” the artist (and MACC teacher)...

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James “Drew” Kirk: Boldly Going Where Few Art Teachers Have Gone Before

February 27, 2024

You can think of James “Drew” Kirk as the Lieutenant Dan of...

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Festival by the Lake Coming to Hendersonville

November 15, 2023

Hendersonville may soon be home to a major outdoor art festival. On...

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Julie Luiz Murphy: The Magic of Tamborine Mountain

October 18, 2023

Tamborine Mountain is an idyllic spot. A volcanic plateau nestled in the...

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Kaylin Warden

External Affairs Coordinator

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.

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.