Custom House Museum’s Flying High unveils Signature Artwork, Kitty Harvill’s Painting “Peg’s Pony”
June 28, 2022
Clarksville, TN – Every year for Flying High, the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center’s largest fundraising gala, one local artist is commissioned to be the “Signature Artist” to produce a unique and original work of art to be sold as the highlight of the event’s live auction.
This year, recently-returned Clarksvillian Kitty Harvill has provided an emotionally-charged watercolor that makes a lasting impression, while also paying homage to her mother’s legacy with the Museum.
Executive Director Frank Lott stands with the Flying High 2022 Signature Artwork, artist Kitty Harvill and husband, Christoph.
Tennessee Watercolor Society 50th Anniversary Exhibition Will Culminate at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
May 11, 2022
Clarksville, TN – The statewide artist membership organization, Tennessee Watercolor Society (TnWS), is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its first exhibition held in Chattanooga in 1972 by staging its 2022 Juried Biennial Exhibition at the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) in Chattanooga from May 14th to June 24th, arranged by Tim Goldsmith, Curator and Director of Education.
Frank Lott – Big Oak at Grace Chapel
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum May 2022 Exhibits, Activities
April 17, 2022
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.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Customs House Museum & Cultural Center Hosts Breaking Through: The Rise of American Women Artists
March 30, 2022
Clarksville, TN – Continuing their celebration of women in the arts, the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center is currently hosting the exhibit Breaking Through: The Rise of American Women Artists. This juried show includes 124 paintings and sculptures by members of American Women Artists (AWA).
AWA is a nonprofit membership organization made up of women artists, patrons, and gallery owners throughout the United States and Canada.
Since its inaugural exhibition in 1990, AWA has worked to increase the number of professional opportunities for women in the visual fine arts through museum shows, symposiums, workshops, international exhibitions, and juried competitions in leading galleries around the country.
Breaking Through: The Rise of American Women Artists
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center hosts “Magic of the Mind” March 18th & 19th
March 3, 2022
Clarksville, TN – It’s a classic story: a city boy falls in love with a country girl and moves her to the big city in California. But this story is a little more… magical. Jeff Bornstein was born and raised in California before he met Kimberly online in 2008.
Ever since they have been making a name for themselves within the magical entertainment world.
Jeff and Kimberly Bornstein
Clarksville Tennessee Visitor Experience to Skyrocket in 2022
January 22, 2022
Clarksville, TN – The growth trajectory for Clarksville, Tennessee is exceeding all expectations and that trend is set to continue at least through 2022. Unprecedented openings of new businesses, restaurants, and attractions all over the city will deliver an enhanced experience for both visitors and residents for years to come.
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Customs House Museum and Cultural Center announces Newly Renovated Explorers Landing Children’s Area to Reopen January 29th
January 20, 2022
Clarksville, TN – Explorers Landing has been a popular feature of the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center for more than 25 years. In October of 2020, the Museum announced a generous donation from the Kiwanis Club of Clarksville in order to renovate the beloved space.
Fast forward 15 months and the newly renovated space will open for the first time to Museum visitors on Saturday, January 29th, 2022 since its closure in November 2021.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center’s Explorers Landing
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum February 2022 Exhibits, Activities
January 18, 2022
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.
Some of the events in February at the Museum include: Rising Voices 2: The Bennett Prize for Women Figurative Realist Painters, Aneka Ingold: Transfiguration, Family Art Saturday: Tooth Painting, Little Explorers: Winter Wonderland, New to the Museum Collection, Explorers Landing: Exploring Our Town, Magic of the Mind Starring Jeff & Kimberly Bornstein.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk of the New Year to be held January 6th, 2022
January 3, 2022
Clarksville, TN – Start your new year off with a stroll through the First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Clarksville.
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.
First Thursday Art Walk
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum January 2022 Exhibits, Activities
December 17, 2021
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.
Some of the events in December at the Museum are Familiars: Celebrating Our Korean Culture, The Infirmary, New to the Museum Collection, Jim Diehr: Visual Songs;Many Verses, Interactions: Paintings by Judy Lavoie, Little Explorers: Winter Wonderland.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
