Murals, Sculptures, Fountains and Flames Fill Clarksville’s Public Art Trail
February 20, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville unveiled its 21st public art piece this month. Twelve of the pieces – at least – are in a proximity that’s easily walkable within the city’s downtown core.
Murals, sculptures, fountains, and flames are among the art pieces you’ll see showcased along city streets, urban trails, buildings and throughout the campus of Austin Peay State University, which is adjacent to downtown. Many of the works were designed or created by Clarksville artists.
Frank Sutton sculpture on Franlin Street
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum January 2018 Exhibits and Activities
December 26, 2017
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 January at the Museum are: Robert Schoolfield: The Layers of Up & Down, Sloane Bibb: Storied Elements, Denise Stewart Sanabria: Misappropriated Mythology Altars, Narrative Illusions: The Visions of Mindy Herrin, Helping Around the House: Toys from the Museum Collection, and Champagne & Chocolate 2018.
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum December 2017 Exhibits and Activities
December 1, 2017
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: The Art of the 2Rivers Society of Painters, Tamara Reynolds: Southern Route, Veiled Abstractions: L.A. Bachman, Toys from the Museum Collection, Doggerels: The Illustrations of Edward Gilman, and Noel Night.
Sculptor Tom Rice Retrospective on View at the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
November 24, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Endurance in Form: A Retrospective, Tom Rice’s exhibition at the Customs House Museum, is a visual history of his growth as a Tennessee artist.
Included in the extensive show are pieces created from high school to the present, encompassing his experiences and influence of studying abroad, being mentored by the late Olen Bryant, through a 25 year teaching career.
Tom Rice Sculpture
Customs House Museum showcases vibrant abstract work by L.A. Bachman
November 8, 2017
Clarksville, TN – From now through January 7th, 2018, the Customs House Museum is featuring the paintings of Nashville artist L.A. Bachman in the exhibition”‘Veiled Abstraction”.
The acrylic and mixed media pieces are rooted in her series made from 2014 through 2016.
L.A. Bachman – Scope
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum November 2017 Exhibits and Activities
October 31, 2017
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 November at the Museum are: Tom Rice: Endurance in Form, Ann Nichols: Split Focus, Tamara Reynolds: Southern Route, Veiled Abstractions: L.A. Bachman, and Toys from the Museum Collection.
Ann Nichols: Split Focus
Andrew Jackson & the War of 1812 Presentation by Dr. Tom Kanon
October 11, 2017
Clarksville, TN – On Sunday, October 15th, 2017, Dr. Tom Kanon will give a presentation on Andrew Jackson and the War of 1812 in the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center’s Turner Auditorium.
The program is from 2:00pm–4:00pm with free admission to the public.
Tennesseans At War by Tom Kanon
Ann Nichols Brings Split Focus to the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
October 6, 2017
Clarksville, TN – New this month in the Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery at the Customs House Museum is a collection of works by Tennessee artist Ann Nichols. The suite of small, detailed oil paintings possess a bold presence, with duel images on each panel.
Exotic birds and flowers balance delicate eggs and fruit in each piece.
Ann Nichols – White Cockatoos
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum October 2017 Exhibits and Activities
October 3, 2017
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 October at the Museum are: The X Housewife Portraits by Kit Kite, Ed Nash: Terrain, Ann Nichols: Split Focus, Tamara Reynolds: Southern Route, and Veiled Abstractions: L.A. Bachman.
LA Bachman – Tap
Women Writers’ Hour Event at the Customs House Museum
September 21, 2017
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum will kick off the month of October with a Writers’ Hour in conjunction with the exhibit This Is My Story. The event takes place on October 1st, 2017 at 2:00pm and will include readings by some of the women featured in the show.
Women writers representing multiple decades shared their thoughts of who they are on Mother’s Day. Their writings are suspended on cloth, hung “clothesline style” in the Museum’s Jostens Gallery.
This Is My Story
