{"id":18711,"date":"2014-09-02T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=18711"},"modified":"2014-09-02T03:50:39","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T08:50:39","slug":"clarksvilles-customs-house-museum-september-2014-exhibits-and-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2014\/09\/02\/clarksvilles-customs-house-museum-september-2014-exhibits-and-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville’s Customs House Museum September 2014 Exhibits and Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheClarksville, TN<\/strong> – 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.<\/p>\n

In the month of August, the Museum will feature Serving Abroad: Serving Abroad: Through Their Eyes, Paul Harmon: Inner Voices, The Outsiders: Folk Art from the Hicks & Vander Elst Collections, Technically Speaking, Leslie Sheils: Dizygotic, Women Painting Women, Even When: Recent Works by Susan Bryant and Billy Renkl, Martin Breedlove: Bold Moves, Art Walk Event: The Diary of Nannie Haskins Book Signing, and Art & Lunch: Gallery Talk with Susan Bryant and Billy Renkl.<\/p>\n

\"Leslie<\/a>

Leslie Sheils Dizygotic Hound Right<\/p><\/div>\n

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Exhibits<\/h3>\n

Serving Abroad: Through Their Eyes<\/strong>
\nThrough September 7th<\/p>\n

A video installation by Lincoln Schatz sponsored by the US State Department and Art in Embassies. AIE commissioned renowned artist Lincoln Schatz to create a video montage incorporating audio and images selected from photographs of daily life abroad by current and former military and Foreign Service personnel. Schatz\u2019s work will later be installed as a site-specific installation for the permanent art collection in the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

\"Serving<\/a>

Serving Abroad: Through Their Eyes by Lincoln Schatz.<\/p><\/div>\n

Paul Harmon: Inner Voices<\/strong>
\nThrough September 7th<\/p>\n

International artist Paul Harmon exhibits his lyrical paintings in the Crouch Gallery. The themes of Harmon\u2019s paintings always incorporate poetry, prose and ideas from the artist\u2019s interests and experiences.<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/a>

Paul Harmon lyrical paintings exhibit.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Outsiders: Folk Art from the Hicks & Vander Elst Collections<\/strong>
\nThrough September 7th<\/p>\n

Robert Hicks is a collector of mostly Southern Outsider Art. He was the first Tennessean to be included in Art & Antiques magazine\u2019s Top 100 Collectors in America.<\/p>\n

\"Folk<\/a>

Folk Art<\/p><\/div>\n

Technically Speaking<\/strong>
\nThrough September 7th<\/p>\n

Objects from the museum\u2019s collection showcase technology from the last 100 years that has influenced the technology of today.<\/p>\n

Leslie Sheils: Dizygotic<\/strong>
\nSeptember 11th through November 2nd<\/p>\n

Ohio artist Leslie Sheils explores the concept of twins through depictions of animals. The paintings in this series are mirror images that are supported by the allegory of Fraternal twins; very much the same but completely different and sometimes opposite.<\/p>\n

\"Leslie<\/a>

Leslie Sheils Dizygotic Hound Left<\/p><\/div>\n

Women Painting Women<\/strong>
\nSeptember 13th through November 2nd<\/p>\n

Customs House Museum celebrates women artists with its annual exhibit. This year\u2019s slate of artists hailing from Tennessee, California, Georgia, and Ohio, offer a variety of artistic views of the female form.<\/p>\n

Even When: Recent Works by Susan Bryant and Billy Renkl<\/strong>
\nSeptember 10th through October 26th<\/p>\n

New works from Austin Peay art professors Susan Bryant and Billy Renkl, including both individual and collaborative pieces.<\/p>\n

Martin Breedlove: Bold Moves<\/strong>
\nSeptember 2nd through September 28th<\/p>\n

Murfreesboro artist Martin Breedlove uses \u201cpixels\u201d of paint, resulting in an abstract realism style. Bold contrasting colors lend an active energy to his subjects.<\/p>\n

\"Martin<\/a>

Martin Breedlove<\/p><\/div>\n

Activities<\/h3>\n

Art Walk Event: The Diary of Nannie Haskins Book Signing<\/strong>
\nThursday, September 4th, 5:00pm<\/p>\n

Meet with the editors and get your book The Diary of Nannie Haskins Williams signed during the First Thursday Art Walk! The diary of Nannie Haskins Williams provides valuable insight into the conditions of Union-occupied Middle Tennessee.<\/p>\n

[320left]In 1863, while living in Clarksville, Tennessee, Martha Ann Haskins, known to friends and family as Nannie, began a diary. A young Confederate sympathizer, Nannie was on the cusp of adulthood with the expectation of becoming a mistress in a slave-holding society. The war ended this prospect, and her life was forever changed.<\/p>\n

About the editors: Minoa D. Uffelman is an associate professor of history at Austin Peay State University. Ellen Kanervo is professor emerita of communications at Austin Peay State University. Phyllis Smith is retired from the U.S. Army and currently teaches high school science in Montgomery County, Tennessee. Eleanor Williams is the Montgomery County, Tennessee, historian.<\/p>\n

Copies of the book are available for purchase at Seasons: The Museum Store.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.<\/a>

Dr. Minoa Uffelman holds a copy of the new book \u201cThe Diary of Nannie Haskins Williams: A Southern Woman\u2019s Story of Rebellion and Reconstruction, 1863-1890.\u201d (Taylor Slifko, APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

Art & Lunch: Gallery Talk with Susan Bryant and Billy Renkl<\/strong>
\nSeptember 17th, 12:15pm<\/p>\n

Join artists Susan Bryant and Billy Renkl as they discuss their work found in the exhibit Even When: Recent Works by Susan Bryant and Billy Renkl. Free admission to program. Bagged lunches welcome.<\/p>\n

About the Customs House Museum<\/h3>\n

\"Customs<\/a>Located in the heart of historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is the State\u2019s second largest general museum.<\/p>\n

With over 35,000 square feet of the region\u2019s best hands-on activities and special events\u2026people of all ages agree \u2013 the Customs House Museum is well worth the stop!<\/p>\n

The Explorer\u2019s Gallery is packed with fun, learning and fantasy in Aunt Alice\u2019s Attic, McGregor\u2019s Market and kitchen, and of course \u2013 the Bubble Cave! Finally, get \u201call aboard\u201d to see our fantastic model trains. Our volunteer engineers \u201cride the rails\u201d every Sunday afternoon from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.<\/p>\n

Regular museum hours are 10:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Sundays. Adult admission is $7.00, Senior Citizens and College ID $5.00, Ages 6 to 18 $3.00, and under six years and Museum members are free.<\/p>\n

The Customs House Museum is located at 200 South Second Street. For more information, call 931.648.5780 or visit their website at www.customshousemuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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