{"id":24323,"date":"2017-05-31T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=24323"},"modified":"2017-05-30T20:24:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T01:24:26","slug":"clarksvilles-customs-house-museum-june-2017-exhibits-and-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2017\/05\/31\/clarksvilles-customs-house-museum-june-2017-exhibits-and-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville’s Customs House Museum June 2017 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

Some of the events in June at the Museum are: Eric Buechel: The Familiar, This Is My Story, Art of the Staff, Flying High, Flag Day, and Tales & Rails.<\/p>\n

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Blackburn by Ron Adams 2002, Color Lithograph.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Exhibits<\/h3>\n

The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art: Works on Paper<\/strong>
\nMay 9th \u2013 August 1st | Orgain, Bruner & Crouch Galleries<\/p>\n

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Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art: Works on Paper<\/p><\/div>\n

This exhibition is one of the most comprehensive traveling exhibitions ever organized featuring works on paper by African-American artists from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.<\/p>\n

The 70 works in the exhibition include drawings, etchings, lithographs, watercolors, pastels, acrylics, gouaches, linoleum cuts and color screenprints by such noted artists as Ron Adams, Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden,  Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett, John Biggers, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Eldizer Cortor, Margaret Burroughs, and many other outstanding artists.<\/p>\n

This highly acclaimed exhibition has been featured in major museums stretching across America, and Clarksville is its only scheduled stop in a contiguous twelve-state region in our part of the country. The exhibition was organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA.<\/p>\n

Eric Buechel: The Familiar<\/strong>
\nJune 2nd \u2013 July 30th | Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery<\/p>\n

Eric Buechel grew up in a rural northern area of New Jersey, just west of Manhattan and attended the DuCret School of Art in Plainfield, New Jersey. He then transferred to Broward College in South Florida and earned a degree in fine art.<\/p>\n

Since moving to Tennessee in 2002, Buechel has focused exploring art the camera. His three year battle with cancer gave him the desire to create with a new found perspective.<\/p>\n

This Is My Story<\/strong>
\nJune 8th \u2013 October 15th | Jostens Gallery<\/p>\n

Women writers representing multiple decades share their thoughts of who they are on May 14th, 2017 (Mother\u2019s Day). Their writings are suspended on cloth, hung \u201cclothesline style\u201d in the gallery.<\/p>\n

Art of the Staff<\/strong>
\nJune 1st \u2013 July 24th | The Leaf Chronicle Lobby<\/p>\n

See art in a variety of mediums created by the staff of the Customs House Museum and Cultural Center.<\/p>\n

Forward March<\/strong>
\nMarch 7th \u2013 July 30th | Kimbrough Gallery<\/p>\n

This exhibit showcases maps, documents, dioramas, flags, and photos from several wars, featuring objects from the collection of Dr. John Olson.<\/p>\n

Reading Appalachia: Voices from Children\u2019s Literature<\/strong>
\nMarch 23rd \u2013 August 20th | Memory Lane<\/p>\n

This groundbreaking exhibition of Appalachian children\u2019s literature examines seminal titles published since the 1800s. Come explore our region\u2019s literary heritage and see how children\u2019s literature tells the story of Appalachia. This is a traveling exhibit from East Tennessee Historical Society and Knox County Public Library.<\/p>\n

Activities<\/h3>\n

Flying High<\/strong>
\nSaturday, June 17th | 5:00pm | Old Glory Distilling Co.<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s fundraising event promises to be unlike any other Flying High in our history. This year\u2019s theme is an evening is Havana Nights! \u201cHavana Nights\u201d will transport you back to a time when Cuba\u2019s musical golden age flourished.<\/p>\n