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

Nashville Ballet Artistic Director Nick Mullikin is a passionate champion of contemporary dance. That probably explains why his company is opening its 40th anniversary season with a new dance that […]
Dr. Charles A. Riley: Uncovering the Unknown Picasso

In 1973, the French humanitarian Marina Picasso inherited a trove of some 10,000 artworks from her legendary grandfather Pablo Picasso. Amazingly, most of these works had never been displayed before […]
Isabel Tipton-Krispin: Setting the Stage for Shakespeare

There are a lot of new things going on at Nashville Shakespeare Festival. The 37-year-old festival has a new artistic director, Jason Spelbring, who’s beginning his first year at the […]
Nashville Symphony President Alan Valentine Prepares for His Final Season in Music City

Alan Valentine is the long-time president of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Since his arrival in Nashville in 1998, the NSO has built one of the world’s great concert halls – […]
Rick Murray: Spacing Out with Astrophotography

Hendersonville photographer Rick Murray is one of thousands of “citizen scientists” around America who’ve discovered a passion for astrophotography. Using a new generation of smart telescopes, photographers like Rick take […]
Joe Nolan: Reflecting on Nashville’s Contemporary Art Renaissance

Joe Nolan is the author of Nowville: The Untold History of Nashville’s Contemporary Art Scene. His terrific book tells the story of the art punks, art monks, radical art students […]
A Conversation with Kathryn Dettwiller and Somers Randolph

Contemporary painter Kathryn Dettwiller and sculptor Somers Randolph are exhibiting their work at Monthaven as part of a group show called Canvas + Stone. The exhibit features more than 65 […]
Anne Goetze: Celebrating The Living Land

Tennessee artist Anne Goetze created her documentary The Living Land for PBS. The film gets a screening at Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center on June 1, 2025. This beautiful […]
Wendy Rodrigue Magnus: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of George Rodrigue

Wendy Rodrigue Magnus is founder of the Life and Legacy Foundation. The Foundation is devoted to deepening our knowledge and appreciation for the life and art of her late husband, […]
Black Hawk Down Vet J.T. Cooper on the Healing Power of Art and Music

Tennessee songwriter and Army veteran J.T. Cooper fought in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia. The conflict was famously portrayed in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down. Following his […]