Custom House Museum October 2013 Exhibits and Activities
September 26, 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 October, the Museum will feature Tom Malone: Art from Influence, 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, Laying Low, Let’s Find: Eyes, Sunday Family Fun: Making Faces, and Fall Break Special Model Trains.
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Customs House Museum Exhibits Tom Malone: Art from Influence
September 9, 2013
Clarksville, TN – A series of women’s faces fill the Customs House Museum’s Crouch gallery from September 13th through October 20th.
The first thing one notices about Tom Malone’s figurative works are the eyes. Expressionistic and haunting, there is a continuity that is Malone’s signature style. Displayed in chronological order, the viewer can sense the development of Malone’s talent.
Tom Malone: Art from Influence at Clarksville’s Customs House Museum starting September 13th
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held September 5th
September 3, 2013
Clarksville, TN – 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.
Custom House Museum June 2013 Exhibits and Activities
June 1, 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 June, the Museum will feature TN Waterways & the Amazing Maze, Mike Andrews: Carvings, Castings & Constructions, Archetypes: The Art of Diane Shaw, Celebrating 100 Years of the Foust Family Foundry, Animal Day and so much more.
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Clarksville Foundry and Local Artist Showcase History in Sculpture Exhibit at Customs House Museum
May 20, 2013
Clarksville, TN — It may be unusual for an artist and an iron foundry president to join together in a unique cultural endeavor. Then again, there is nothing usual about Clarksville sculptor Mike Andrews‘ “New Old Stock” exhibit at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center.
The relationship between Andrews and the Clarksville Foundry began in 1983 after he visited the historic manufacturing company as a student of Tennessee artist Olen Bryant.
Customs House Museum to host Carvings, Castings, and Constructions by Mike Andrews
May 10, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Hundred-year old patterns of wheels, squares, stars, and waves merge into beautiful assemblages of wood and steel. These, along side Mike Andrews’ more widely known works of art fill the Crouch gallery of the Customs House Museum on May 17th.
Artist Mike Andrews has been creating art for more than two decades out of limestone, wood, and metal. More recently, he has produced large, wall installations comprised of patterns belonging to the Clarksville Foundry.
Artist Mike Andrews has been creating art for more than two decades out of limestone, wood, and metal. Carvings, Castings, and Constructions will be on exhibit through August 31st.
Tennessee artist Olen Bryant to be honored at Sunday’s Austin Peay State University’s Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts’ annual CECA Ovation Awards
March 2, 2012
Clarksville, TN – For decades, artist and Austin Peay State University emeritus professor Olen Bryant has inspired students and community members through his patient demeanor and innovative sculptural works. His reputation as an artist was solidified locally in the early 1980s when his piece, “The Sentinel,” was unveiled as a permanent, public art installation in the center of the APSU campus.
But at 2:00pm on March 4th, the University will again recognize him when he is named the recipient of this year’s George Mabry Award, presented during the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts’ annual Ovation Awards Ceremony at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center auditorium. [Read more]
Sixties Musical “Beehive” to Open Roxy’s 29th Season
September 13, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Five hot women, a six-piece band, 50 outrageous costumes, and 15 cans of hairspray a week can only mean one thing … BEEHIVE: The ’60s Musical Sensation, opening the Roxy Regional Theatre’s 29th Season on Friday, September 16th, at 8:00pm.
The Chiffons, The Supremes, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin are just some of the ’60s pop stars singing such favorites as “One Fine Day,” “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” “It’s My Party,” “Proud Mary,” “Respect,” “A Natural Woman,” “Me and Bobby McGee” and many more!
Created by Larry Gallagher and directed by Tom Thayer, BEEHIVE features Ashley Brown, Brianna Hertzberg, Troy Jackson, Kendall Anne Thompson and Heather Trabucco, backed by a live six-piece band. [Read more]
New APSU Exhibit Showcases Work of Late Local Artists Tom Malone
April 9, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Some 13 years after his untimely death, the artist and musician Tom Malone is still fondly remembered in the Clarksville community. People often speak reverently of the former Austin Peay State University art student’s prolific and inspired output of work, ranging from painting to drawing to sculpture to jewelry to designing musical instruments and handcrafted furniture.
“To me, he glowed with creativity and I could sense that he had a better existence than me because he was able to let go of what was expected of him, exist through a job as a job and live life as an artist,” local musician Syd Hedrick wrote in an essay on Malone in 1999. [Read more]
APSU to host 41st Annual Student Art Exhibition
March 27, 2009
The Austin Peay State University Department of Art will host the 41st Annual Student Art Exhibition.
The exhibition, co-sponsored by the Student Art League of the APSU Art Department and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, will open at 8 p.m., March 30 with the presentation of awards. The show will be from March 30-April 19. The event is free and open to the public.
There will be first-, second- and third-place awards as well as honorable mention in graphic design, 2-D studio art and 3-D studio art. There is also an award for Best of Show and a Purchase Award from the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.
“About 170 pieces of work were entered and about 65 were juried into the exhibition,” said Ken Shipley, associate art professor and Student Art League adviser.
Olen Bryant, professor emeritus from the APSU Department of Art, and Noel Lorson, graphic design professor from Middle Tennessee State University, juried the exhibit entries.
For more information, contact Shipley by telephone, (931) 221-7325, or by e-mail, shipleyk@apsu.edu.
