MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A veteran-themed art exhibit is on display in the Middle Tennessee State University Keathley University Center second-floor student commons area outside McCallie Dining until mid-August.
The exhibit, featuring 19 total paintings from Chuck Creasy and Gerald Morgan, is presented by the Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center and the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center.
Daniels Center Director Hilary Miller said the public and MTSU community are welcome to come and observe the artwork during normal building hours — 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 10 p.m. Sundays — at 1524 Military Memorial in the heart of campus. The building will be closed for the Memorial Day, Juneteenth and the Fourth of July national holidays.
Visitors must have a parking permit ($2 per day), available at the Parking and Transportation Office at 205 City View Drive, or park at a meter on Military Memorial or Champion Way.
“It’s a wonderful exhibit and we want people to come out and enjoy it while they visit campus and the KUC,” Miller said.
Creasy and Morgan have led similar lives. Both were born in Middle Tennessee in 1946, and both deployed with their U.S. Army units to Vietnam during the 1960s. Following their service, both men have enjoyed long, successful careers in the visual arts.
A 2018 trip to Vietnam inspired Creasy, who specializes in watercolors, to create some of his best works. Morgan became inspired by 20th-century Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla, and specializes in paintings awash in shades of green, a subtle nod to the native flora covering Tennessee’s many plateaus, river valleys and mountains.
Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center is located at 1017 Antebellum Circle in Hendersonville.
The 3,200-square-foot Daniels Center, located in KUC Rooms 124 and 316, assists approximately 1,100 student veterans and family members annually. It is the largest and most comprehensive veterans center on any Tennessee higher education campus.
For more information about the Daniels Center, visit https://www.mtsu.edu/military/ or call 615-904-8347.
— Randy Weiler (Randy.Weiler@mtsu.edu)
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