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We have some incredibly talented student artists h

We have some incredibly talented student artists here in middle Tennessee!🎨⁠
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Don't miss the Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Awards on view February 6 – 21 in the Historic Mansion & Museum.⁠
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Capacity is limited, and tickets must be purchased online in advance. Reserve your timed-entry tickets at the link in bio!🎟️⁠
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The Blind Queen, Saida Bolduc, Sophomore, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School

We're only a week away from the opening of Orchids

We're only a week away from the opening of Orchids in the Mansion!🌺⁠
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Soon the historic Loggia will be transformed into a tropical oasis featuring three nine-foot orchid chandeliers.⁠
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Learn more about our upcoming exhibitions and reserve your timed-entry tickets at the link in bio!🎟️

Did you know that Siah Armajani created The Glass

Did you know that Siah Armajani created The Glass Bridge for Nashville specifically for Cheekwood??⁠🧊
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Armajani's work stands as a glistening, beautiful sculptural object that can be viewed from multiple vantage points on The Carell Trail. It is also a utilitarian pedestrian footbridge creating an interactive environment in which to experience to art.⁠
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Stop by this weekend to check it out, and share your photos with us using #CheekwoodSculpture!⁠📸
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Siah Armajani (American, born Iran, 1939-2020). The Glass Bridge for Nashville, 2003. Glass, steel on concrete foundation. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Irvin Small.

We're thrilled to host the Middle Tennessee Schola

We're thrilled to host the Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Awards for the 30th consecutive year!🎨⁠⠀
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See imaginative works of art from talented teens across middle Tennessee on view February 6 – 21.⁠⠀
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Special thank you to our 2021 Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Awards presenting sponsor, The Tennessee Credit Union.⁠⠀
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"I, too, am America" Vol I, Isabella Ravella, Senior, Lipscomb Academy

With its two tall bronze columns and large metal c

With its two tall bronze columns and large metal crosspiece, Eric Orr’s Cheekwood Prime Matter functions as a monumental gateway, inviting viewers to walk through its frame.⁠⠀
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Water💦continually runs down the structure’s ribbed sides, while both fire🔥and fog☁️dramatically emerge from the top on a scheduled cycle multiple times per hour. ⁠⠀
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These elements transform the metal sculpture into a primordial threshold, drawing attention to the earth below, the atmosphere around, and the water and natural energy which flows through both.⁠⠀
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Eric Orr (American, 1939-1998). Cheekwood Prime Matter, 1997-98. Bronze, copper, stainless steel, and mechanical components. Museum purchase through funds provided by Ann & Monroe Carell, Jr.

Our orchid workshops have gone VIRTUAL this year!💻⁠⠀
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Learn the basics of caring for orchids from Cheekwood’s Vice President of Gardens, Peter Grimaldi, in our online orchid workshop this February. ⁠⠀
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Capacity is limited, and advance registration is required. Find out more about our adult workshops and reserve your spot at the link in bio!🌺

It's a beautiful day for a midweek stroll on the A

It's a beautiful day for a midweek stroll on the Ann & Monroe Carell Jr. Family Sculpture Trail!☀️⁠
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The Carell Trail features 10 sculptures on a 1.5-mile woodland path, including Tom Czarnopys’ Girdled Figure. This work, inspired by time Czarnopys spent in the forests of western Michigan as child, depicts a human body entwined with the bark and trunk of a tree, its bronze surface blending into the surrounding landscape.⁠
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See if you can spot it on the now fully accessible Hickory Loop, and share your photos with us using #CheekwoodSculpture!⁠📸⁠
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Tom Czarnopys (American, b. 1957). Girdled Figure, 1989 (cast 1997). Bronze. Museum purchase through the bequest of Anita Bevill McMichael.

Need something to brighten up your garden during t

Need something to brighten up your garden during these gloomy winter months? Check out the Hardy Anise Shrub (Illicium parviflorum ‘Florida Sunshine’)!☀️⁠
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Not only are its leaves a beautiful golden color, they also emit an aromatic fragrance when crushed.⁠
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See if you can spot it in our Bracken Foundation Children’s Garden during your next visit!🌱#TuesdayTopPlantPicks

The Present Order is one of five works Ian Hamilto

The Present Order is one of five works Ian Hamilton Finlay created using the words of French Revolutionary Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just.⁠
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Each group of stone blocks is carved with the phrase, “The Present Order is the Disorder of the Future” and the surname of its author, written in Dutch, English, French, German, or in this case, Italian!🇮🇹⁠
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Saint-Just believed that a new society, one which fully recognized the working class, could be realized. The Present Order, placed along The Carell Trail, achieves a similar contrast between the grand ideals of neoclassicism and traditional garden design.⁠
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Ian Hamilton Finlay (British, 1925-2006), with Nicholas Sloan (British, b. 1951). The Present Order (in Italian), 1988. Stone. Museum purchase through funds provided by Ann & Monroe Carell, Jr.

If you’ve been on the newly renovated Carell Tra

If you’ve been on the newly renovated Carell Trail, you may have stumbled upon this fantastical group of woodland creatures!🍃⁠
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Frank Fleming’s Gathering of Animals features a turtle, a frog, two hares, and a hawk caught in conversation.⁠
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Although the work was installed specifically with children in mind, space is left for viewers of all ages to join in on the fun!🐇🐸🐢⁠
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Frank Fleming (American, 1940-2018). Gathering of Animals, 1997-98. Bronze. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Monroe Carell and the 1996 Swan Ball Patrons.

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