Clarksville’s Customs House Museum December 2020 Exhibits, Activities
November 30, 2020
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: Tennessee Watercolor Society 37th Annual Juried Exhibition Traveling Show, Anne Goetze: Pray to Love, Stitched Traditions: Quilts from the Collection, Those Who Serve: Celebrating Women in the Military, and Tools of the Trade.
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held November 5th, 2020
November 2, 2020
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.
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum December 2019 Exhibits, Activities
December 1, 2019
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: Christmas Storefront: From the Museum Collection, Organic Abstract: The Art of Jennifer Bowman, Dr. Stanton’s Art of the Gun, Quilts From the Museum Collection, and Little Explorers: Cookie Monsters!
Winners of the 2017 Rivers and Spires’ Quilts of the Cumberland Announced
April 25, 2017
Clarksville, TN – On April 20th-22nd, 2017, the Rivers and Spires Festival held their annual Quilts of the Cumberland Quilt show at the Madison Street United Methodist Church. There was 42 quilts that ranged from traditional quilts to one of a kind art quilts.
This event showed how talented quilters in the area are. The quilts on display were gorgeous.
The quilt show was free and open to the public.
Rivers and Spires Festival begins this afternoon
April 20, 2017
Clarksville, TN – The 15th annual Rivers and Spires Festival kicks off tonight, Thursday, April 20th, in Downtown Clarksville Tennessee from 5:00pm until 10:00pm. Chase & Ovation will headline the Public Square Stage tonight performing the music of Prince.
Rivers and Spires is an event for the whole family featuring children’s activities, arts vendors, a car show, military exhibits, shopping and so much more. Those that attend will have five stages of live entertainment with over 100 performers to enjoy during the three day event.
Clarksville’s Rivers and Spires Quilts of the Cumberland exhibit starts tonight
April 20, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Rivers and Spires Festival’s award winning Quilts of the Cumberland event begins Thursday, April 20th at the Madison Street United Methodist Church at 5:00pm. There will be quilts of different shapes and sizes on display to the public.
The quilts will be on display all three days of Rivers and Spires, April 20th through the April 22nd. This exhibit gives people the chance to view a variety of quilts from traditional to one of a kind art quilts by local artisans.
Invitational Exhibition “Cut” Opens at the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
November 15, 2016
Clarksville, TN – A new exhibition at the Customs House Museum celebrates the art of cutting. The four women in the show possess patience and vision, and while they work in different styles, and with different materials, they all create their art through the act of cutting.
Rivers and Spires begins tonight with Corey Farlow
April 14, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Rivers and Spires Festival kicks off tonight, Thursday, April 16th with musical entertainment for everyone. This free festival will have musicians of all genres. Tonight’s hours are from 5:00pm-10:00pm.
Hadley Park will get things started on the Public Square Stage at 5:00pm. Taylor X will will hit the Strawberry Alley Stage with her heavily choreographed, dance-driven show at 5:30pm
Rivers and Spires Quilts of the Cumberland exhibit opens tonight
April 14, 2016
Clarksville, TN – On Thursday, April 14th, the Rivers and Spires Festival’s award winning Quilts of the Cumberland event will kick off at Madison Street United Methodist Church at 5:00pm. Quilts of all shapes and sizes will be on display.
The exhibit will take place all three days of the festival, April 14th-16th. The show will display local artisans with a variety of quilts from traditional to one of a kind art quilts.
Rivers and Spires to hold Trunk show during Quilts of the Cumberland Thursday, April 15th
April 12, 2016
600 Quilts – and counting.
Clarksville, TN – On Thursday, April 15th, the Rivers and Spires Festival will be holding a Trunk show at the Madison Street United Methodist Church during the Quilts of the Cumberland event.
Who loves to cut up perfectly good fabric into many pieces, and then sew them together in a different order? Quilters do!
This will be demonstrated by Starr Howell, the guest host of Thursday night’s free program entitled “Our Quilts tell Stories”.