Monthaven Art and Cultural Center

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Art Opening: American Resurrection

Monthaven Art and Cultural Center celebrates the visual art of Bernie Taupin in the exhibition American Resurrection. This exhibit will showcase 25 of Taupin’s major works. These amazing pieces pay […]

Art Opening and Artist Talks: Folsom Redemption

Photography lovers and music enthusiasts alike are invited to the opening of a major new exhibition titled 1968: A Folsom Redemption. Writer Gene Beley, who was with Johnny Cash at […]

Sweet Summer Concerts – The Tolleson Experiment

The Tolleson Experiment, a 6-piece blues-rock-country band from Nashville, gives you rock with a message. With influences of blues, alt-country, and a dash of electronica included, the band brings a […]

Sweet Summer Concerts – End Of The Line

The MACC’s Sweet Summer Concerts celebrate Father’s Day with End Of The Line, the world’s premiere Allman Brothers tribute band. Having carved up the Southeast with sold out shows in […]

Sweet Summer Concerts – Rock United

Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center’s 2024 Sweet Summer Concert Series presents a performance by the cover band Rock United. Specializing in music from the 1970s, Rock United plays everything from […]

Monthaven Venetian Masquerade

Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center celebrates carnival time with a Venetian-style masquerade. This colorful event takes its inspiration from the annual festivals held in Venice, Italy during Medieval and Renaissance […]

Moonlight and Magnolias

The Fifth Annual Moonlight and Magnolias returns to the MACC bigger and better than ever. The MACC’s premier annual fundraiser, Moonlight and Magnolias is an elegant black-tie gala event that […]

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.