Arts

Many of the arts activities in Hendersonville are centered around beautiful and historic Monthaven Mansion. This building is owned and maintained by the City of Hendersonville and staffed by an Executive Director.

Monthaven Mansion. Photo courtesy Monthaven Arts Society.

Monthaven Mansion
1154 West Main Street
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Phone: (615) 822-0789
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Visitors are welcome during these hours. There is always an art exhibit to be seen. To find out the current exhibit, please call the number above.

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Hendersonville Arts Council
P.O. Box 64
Hendersonville, TN 37077-0064
Phone (615) 822-0789
www.hendersonvillearts.com

Operating within Monthaven Mansion is the non-profit Hendersonville Arts Council. "The Hendersonville Arts Council, chartered in 1975, is a non-profit, community arts service promoting the cultural development of Hendersonville and the surrounding area. Working to expand cultural interest, diversity and opportunity in our homeplace, we preserve our heritage, build cultural resources and integrate the arts in our daily lives. With community partners, like the City, Chamber of Commerce, Creative Photography Club, Hendersonville Community Singers, Lakeshore Quilters Guild, Tsuru Friendship Committee, League of American Pen Women and artists, we build a better place to live. Where the arts... are for everyone!"

The Hendersonville Arts Council is responsible for overall scheduling of Monthaven Mansion. This includes booking times for classes and workshops, and scheduling exhibits. All of the affiliate organizations (listed below) book their shows, workshops and classes through the Hendersonville Arts Council.

Affiliate Organizations of the Hendersonville Arts Council:

Monthaven Art Society
Contact: Hendersonville Arts Council, (615) 822-0789
Web Site: www.monthavenartsociety.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Monthaven-Art-Society/276892247010
Monthaven Art Society is an organization of local artists, many of whom are painters. Classes and workshops are held within Monthaven Mansion. Exhibits by this group are scheduled several times during the year. Please see the Monthaven Art Society's web site for details. "

"The mission of MAS is two-fold. First, to support our members by providing first-rate programs, venues to exhibit their work, and camaraderie with creative friends. Second, to continuously remind our community that the arts add immeasurably to the quality of our lives."

Creative Photography Club
Contact: Hendersonville Arts Council, (615) 822-0789
The Creative Photography Club is a group of people interested in improving their photography skills and in showcasing their photographs. Classes and workshops are scheduled on a regular basis, and periodic exhibits grace the rooms of Monthaven Mansion.

Hendersonville Community Singers
PO Box 2501
Hendersonville, TN 37077
Phone: (615) 847-6612
The Hendersonville Community Singers is a group of talented singers committed to bringing classical choral music to the Hendersonville area. Their repertoire includes great masterworks, as well as music by contemporary composers.

Lakeshore Quilt Guild
Contact: Hendersonville Arts Council, (615) 822-0789
The Lakeshore Quilt Guild provides classes, workshops and exhibits of beautiful, locally-made fabric quilts.

National League of American Pen Women
Nashville Branch
Marie Palazzolo
1042 Parsons Way
Hendersonville, TN 37075
(615) 822-2251
"The National League of American Pen Women is one of the oldest and most venerable arts organizations for women in the United States. With 135 branches throughout the country, we are a community of professional artists, writers, poets, composers, and arrangers who believe in the power of words, art, and music to illuminate the human experience, fire the imagination, and nurture the soul."
National Web Site: www.americanpenwomen.org

Tsuru Friendship Committee
Contact: Hendersonville Arts Council, (615) 822-0789
The Tsuru Friendship Committee specialized in Japanese block prints.

Other Arts-Related Groups in the Hendersonville Area
(Not affiliated with the Hendersonville Arts Council)

Fall Into Art
www.fallintoart.com
Hendersonville High School sponsors a yearly art show and sale. "The Art Show was formed into the hopes that it will be the principal fund-raising activity for the Academic Excellence Committee, which is a committee of parents and faculty of HHS whose principal goal is to continue academic excellence at Hendersonville High School."