Clarksville’s Customs House Museum June 2014 Exhibits and Activities
May 27, 2014
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 June, the Museum will feature The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, There’s No Place Like Oz, Anne Bagby: Layered Expressions, Figuratively Speaking: National Juried Exhibition, Serving Abroad: Through Their Eyes by Lincoln Schatz, Greg Williamson: With the Troops, It’s All in Your Head, Draw Me a Story, and The Tin Woodman Gets His Heart.
Serving Abroad: Through Their Eyes by Lincoln Schatz.
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum announces Juried Exhibition Winners
May 22, 2014
Clarksville, TN – This month the Customs House unveiled Figuratively Speaking, its National Juried Exhibition. This is the first time the biennial show has taken on a theme.
Juror Ruth Crnkovich selected thirty-two pieces from over ninety-five entries.
Marsha Mack’s ceramic piece Snippet #2 wins Best in Show.
Customs House Museum Presents the Collage Work of Anne Bagby
May 6, 2014
Clarksville, TN – This month the Orgain Gallery of the Customs House Museum features the collage art of award-winning artist Anne Bagby in the exhibit Layered Expressions.
Combining layers of glaze over layers of patterns and images, Anne creates quilt-like visions, stitching together patterns of bold colors that often feature the human face and words. There is a nostalgic feel to the modern pieces of art. The end result is a lyrical piece of textures that leaves the viewer with a sense of familiarity.
One of the Twelve by Twelve paintings by Ann Bagby which is on display at the Customs House Museum
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum May 2014 Exhibits and Activities
May 2, 2014
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 April, the Museum will feature Sessions with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, There’s No Place Like Oz, Anne Bagby: Layered Expressions, Figuratively Speaking: National Juried Exhibition, Illustrated Poetry: The Art of Jim Diehr, A Puppet Production, Let’s Find: Shoes, and The Symbolism of Oz.
Anne Bagby painting Atrodyssey
Susan Gregg Gilmore to Keynote Tenth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference, June 5th-6th, 2014
April 28, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council, in partnership with Austin Peay State University and the Tennessee Arts Commission, is pleased to announce the Tenth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference, being held June 5th and 6th, 2014, on the campus of Austin Peay State University.
We are very honored to have as this year’s keynote speaker Susan Gregg Gilmore, critically-acclaimed novelist and author of Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen, The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove and The Funeral Dress.
Tenth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference Keynote speaker Susan Gregg Gilmore
Celebrity Photographer Raeanne Rubenstein Talks Warhol at the Customs House Museum
April 3, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House is exhibiting a suite of Andy Warhol portraits by renowned photographer Raeanne Rubenstein. Rubenstein’s exhibit, The Fascinating Mr. Warhol, is on display through May 4th.
The artist will be speaking about her experiences and her friendship with Mr. Warhol in a gallery talk on Tuesday, April 8th. The event, which begins at 7:00pm, is free to the public.
Photo by Raeanne Rubenstein.
First Thursday Artwalk to be held April 3rd
April 2, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The March Art Walk will be held April 3rd, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at the shops and galleries on Public Square, Franklin Street, and Strawberry Alley.
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. [Read more]
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum April 2014 Exhibits and Activities
March 31, 2014
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 April, the Museum will feature Sessions with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, There’s No Place Like Oz, Sessions with Andy, The Fascinating Mr. Warhol: Photographs by Raeanne Rubenstein, Women’s History Month: Family and Family Ties: An Installation by Sher Fick, The Art of Peach McComb, Easter Parade, Let’s Find: Green, A Gallery Talk with Raeanne Rubenstein, Ladies Night, and Family Day Activity: Animals in Art & Literature.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz at the Customs House Museum through June 29th.
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum to exhibit paintings from Nashville artist Peach McComb
March 13, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Nashville artist Peach McComb brings the outdoors in with her current exhibit at the Customs House Museum. Painting in a broad range of subjects, Peach works in both impressionistic and representational styles.
Her paintings appear effortless and “in the moment”.
Shore Patrol by Peach McComb
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum March 2014 Exhibits and Activities
February 28, 2014
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 March, the Museum will feature Sessions with Andy Warhol, Family and Family Ties: An Installation by Sher Fick, TACA Regional Exhibition, The Art of Peach McComb, Easter Parade, Let’s Find: The Color Yellow, Here Comes The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Sunday Family Day: Paper is Not Just for Airplanes.
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
