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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 as well as how and when to repot them from Cheekwood’s Vice President of Gardens, Peter Grimaldi, in our online orchid workshops 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.

Sophie Ryder's Crawling Lady Hare is a must see on

Sophie Ryder's Crawling Lady Hare is a must see on the Ann & Monroe Carell Jr. Family Sculpture Trail!🐇⁠
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The British sculptor is best known for her work featuring mystical creatures, animals, and hybrid beings stemming from her fascination with the Minotaur — a Greek mythological creature with an animal head and a human body. The Lady Hare is a signature sculpture series for Ryder, bringing to life a hybrid of the female body with the head of a lady hare.⁠
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Check it out on the now fully accessible Hickory Loop, and share your photos with us using #CheekwoodSculpture!📸⁠
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Sophie Ryder (British, b. 1963). Crawling Lady Hare, 1997. Galvanized wire on steel armature. Museum purchase through funds provided by Ann & Monroe Carell, Jr.

Orchids in the Mansion opens in just✌️weeks!⁠
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Our third annual orchid show will feature three nine-foot chandeliers, each consisting of a series of wire globes covered in orchids, ferns, and other decorative foliage. Directly beneath the hanging trio is a twenty-eight-foot-long mirrored panel, reflecting the light and the image of the orchids above.⁠
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Orchids in the Mansion will be on view January 30 – February 28. Find out more about our upcoming exhibitions and reserve your timed-entry tickets at the link in bio!🌺 #OrchidsintheMansion

Listen👂closely next time you see Doug Hollis’

Listen👂closely next time you see Doug Hollis’ High-back Windharp Chairs...⁠
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These two tall, oversized chairs with their vivid color and elevated seats are constructed from taut piano 🎹 wire which allows the work to function as an aeolian, or wind harp, generating sound with the breeze.⁠
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See if you can hear them next time you visit the Ann & Monroe Carell Jr. Family Sculpture Trail, and share your photos with us using #CheekwoodSculpture!📸⁠
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Doug Hollis (American, b. 1948). High-back Windharp Chairs, 1987. Painted steel and piano wire. Gift of BE&K Engineering and Construction, Birmingham, Alabama.

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