December’s First Thursday Art Walk to be Held on December 5th in Downtown Clarksville
December 3, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The December First Thursday Art Walk will be held December 5th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at the shops and galleries on throughout the Downtown area.
Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent. [Read more]
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum Gears Up for Biennial National Exhibition
December 2, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The human form is the theme of the upcoming national juried exhibition at the Customs House Museum. Entries for the show, Figuratively Speaking, are currently being accepted. The 2014 show is open to artists 18 years and older, residing in the United States.
The juror for the exhibition is Ruth Crnkovich, fine art appraiser and collection management specialist for private collectors, corporations, and museums. Ruth has served on multiple museum boards, including as a founding member of the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park in Illinois.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum December 2013 Exhibits and Activities
November 30, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is located in historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. Come explore an entire city block featuring large gallery spaces filled with fine art, science and history.
In the month of December, the Museum will feature Dane Carder: Ghosts and Hopes, Entangled Roots: The Art of Jennifer Bowman, The Surreal World of Mindy Herrin, Cindy Billingsley: Wild Ones, Sunday Family Fun: Making Things to Play With, Let’s Find: Shadows & Reflections, and Snowflake Special Model Trains.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Surreal Visions at Clarksville’s Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
November 21, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Walking into the Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery of the Customs House Museum is like entering a new world through the rabbit hole. Walls and risers have become the temporary home of Mindy Herrin’s surreal creations.
A metalsmith from East Tennessee, Herrin creates sculptures and jewelry that seem to come from a dark, albeit beautiful place.
A1 Training Wheels by Mindy Herrin
Customs House Museum opens “Becoming Clarksville: Celebrating Legacies of Leadership” in the newly remodeled Clarksville Jaycee’s Heritage Hall
November 15, 2013
Clarksville, TN – On Tuesday, the Customs House Museum cut the ribbon on its newest permanent exhibit, “Becoming Clarksville: Honoring Legacies of Leadership.”
Through the prism of leadership, the exhibit explores the history of Clarksville and Montgomery County, focusing on the stories of individuals who helped shape the city, featuring unique interactive and video elements. Becoming Clarksville also serves as a legacy for the Clarksville Jaycees, remembering its history and contributions to the people of Clarksville.
Evans Harvill and Wayne Wilkerson cut the ribbon opening the Becoming Clarksville: Celebrating Legacies of Leadership Exhibit
2014 Cultural Calendars Now Available through Clarksville-Montgomery County Arts and Heritage Development Council
November 13, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The 2014 Cultural Calendar, produced by the Clarksville-Montgomery County Arts and Heritage Development Council, is now available online and at several local shops.
Each month of the calendar features an original work by a local artist, depicting a scene in Montgomery County, along with highlights of arts and heritage activities planned by community organizations for that month.
2013 Arts and Heritage Cultural Calendar
Ghosts and Hopes at Clarksville’s Customs House Museum through January 14th, 2014
November 8, 2013
Clarksville, TN – “This body of work is not simply about the Civil War. It is about an emotion: the layered, all-encompassing emotion that accompanies a life lived. It is about being passionate enough to fight, compassionate enough to grieve, honest enough to be open. It is about ghosts and hopes,” states Dane Carder of his paintings currently hanging at the Customs House Museum.
Dane Carder paintings at Customs House Museum.
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum November 2013 Exhibits and Activities
October 31, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is located in historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. Come explore an entire city block featuring large gallery spaces filled with fine art, science and history.
In the month of November, the Museum will feature Dane Carder: Ghosts and Hopes, Entangled Roots: The Art of Jennifer Bowman, The Surreal World of Mindy Herrin, Cindy Billingsley: Wild Ones, Day of the Dead, Let’s Find: Animal Faces, and Family Funday: “Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!”.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Wild Ones at Clarksville’s Customs House Museum
October 18, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Cindy Billingsley is one of those few artists that both sculpts and paints. A traditional fine artist of more than thirty years, she is able to merge her passion for wildlife conservation and art.
Her newest exhibit titled Wild Ones at the Customs House Museum creates another chance to bring awareness to the plight of wild animals.
Wild Ones at Clarksville’s Customs House Museum
APSU’s Acuff Circle of Excellence seeking 2014 Ovation Award nominations
October 16, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Acuff Circle of Excellence, a nonprofit patron society of the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is seeking nominations for the coveted Ovation Awards, presented annually since 1996.
The nominees must have made significant contributions to the artistic and cultural life of the Clarksville-Montgomery County community. Anyone can submit nominations.
While the Ovation Awards will be presented at a celebration on March 2nd, 2014, at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center, nominations are being sought now through Friday, January 17th, 2014. [Read more]
