Monthaven Art and Cultural Center

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Art Talks

Artist Don Olea Unveils Military Mural at American Legion Post 45

November 6, 2025

If you’re driving along Highway 41 in Tennessee anytime soon, you’re likely...

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Laura Hutson Hunter: Covering Nashville’s Vibrant Arts Scene

November 2, 2025

What does a visual artist need to do to get the Nashville...

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Vietnam War Art Exhibitions Visit Athens State University

October 27, 2025

Two major art exhibitions commemorating the Vietnam War are currently touring the...

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Sadie Collins: Finding Clues About ‘A Murdered Mystery’ At Monthaven

October 24, 2025

There’s something chilling in the air at Monthaven, and we’re not just...

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For Actors Point Director Greg Wilson, All the World’s a Stage

October 22, 2025

Greg Wilson is the founding artistic director of Actors Point Theatre Company....

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Nashville Opera’s John Hoomes takes on Stephen King’s The Shining

October 6, 2025

Nashville Opera is opening its 45th season with a production of The...

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Artist Talk: Dr. Charles A. Riley Reveals The Unknown Picasso

October 5, 2025

Dr. Charles A. Riley, a noted expert on 20th-century art, was at...

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Nick Mullikin: Celebrating Nashville Ballet’s 40th Anniversary Season

September 28, 2025

Nashville Ballet Artistic Director Nick Mullikin is a passionate champion of contemporary...

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Eva Rabin Answers Our Questions About the MACC’s New Student Art Show

September 28, 2025

The MACC is deeply devoted to educating the next generation of artists....

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Robin Willis

HEALING ARTS COORDINATOR

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

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. 
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