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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cWe started implementing the outreach program to go and take our classes to facilities throughout the community,\u201d Strichik said. \u201cWe started with one outreach program, and today we serve about 10 outreach programs.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Free art lessons are now offered at Cottage Cove and Shalom Zone who also work with children and for seniors and veterans at sites such as Traditions of Mill Creek, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9851, Grace Place, Hope and Healing at Hillenglade, and Veterans Recovery Center. Although they already taught classes at MACC, Strichik said they found it important to take their outreach programs out into the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe quickly [realized] that a lot of children that maybe would like to do art were not going to be able to be at our art classes,\u201d Strichik said. \u201cIt may be hard for them to get here. Maybe they don\u2019t have the transportation or the adults or someone to get them here.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said that children will find ways to express themselves, and the arts allow them to do that. They can draw or paint in ways that use a different way of thinking and feeling.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really wonderful [that] we\u2019re able as a community to allow children to have the opportunity to\u00a0use the creative arts,\u201d Strichik said. \u201cThe child has the opportunity for growth in their creative skills. We love to be a part of that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n MACC also focuses on veterans, seniors, and other groups that could benefit heavily from the arts. The veteran program is incredibly unique, focusing less on learning how to create art and more on facilitating that emotional expression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne of the visions we had here was to have a healing arts program,\u201d Strichik said. \u201cBetween the Lines is a program that\u2019s developed for veterans specifically suffering from PTSD or traumatic brain injury, and they can use the healing arts as a way to possibly express things that they\u2019re not able to say verbally.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Together, those outreach programs reach several thousand participants, making art education one of the most important and influential things the Monthaven Center does. It will be even more so in the future, as they want to expand their educational opportunities. Strichik said part of that vision is to build a new, free-standing art school.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe can increase our classes into more by being able to offer more mediums \u2014 more pottery and things like that, and metal classes. And then we also want to start our music school and offer music classes.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n A larger art facility means Monthaven will serve more Hendersonville residents. People in all stages of life can find something for themselves at MACC, whether it be an outreach program, a healing arts program, or even a peaceful stroll through their exhibits. GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE MONTHAVEN Arts and Cultural Center (MACC) in Hendersonville is renowned for its touring exhibitions. The center hosts six to eight exhibitions annually, often with collections from world-famous artists like Picasso or award-winning artists like photojournalist Nick Ut. Exhibitions, however, are not the only things MACC does.\u00a0 Monthaven\u2019s mission is \u201cto educate, elevate, and encourage […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":20690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/hendersonville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/10\/1-1-1024x683.png\")
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