{"id":24583,"date":"2017-08-02T08:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=24583"},"modified":"2017-08-02T01:14:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T06:14:20","slug":"clarksvilles-customs-house-museum-august-2017-exhibits-and-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2017\/08\/02\/clarksvilles-customs-house-museum-august-2017-exhibits-and-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville’s Customs House Museum August 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 August at the Museum are: Earth from Space, Olen Bryant: In Loving Memory, Women Painting Women: In Earnest, The X Housewife Portraits by Kit Kite, and Ed Nash: Terrain.<\/p>\n

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Olen Bryant: In Loving Memory<\/p><\/div>\n

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Exhibits<\/h3>\n

Earth from Space<\/strong>
\nAugust 1st \u2013 September 27th | Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery<\/p>\n

\"Smithsonian<\/a><\/p>\n

The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) is proud to present Earth from Space, a collaboration between SITES and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. This travelling exhibition consists of 41 large-scale banners of spectacular satellite imagery collected over the past 30 years.<\/p>\n

Olen Bryant: In Loving Memory<\/strong>
\nAugust 1st \u2013 August 31st | The Leaf Chronicle Lobby<\/p>\n

Olen Bryant, Tennessee sculptor artist and former professor of art at Austin Peay State University, died at the age of 90 during the week of July 9th, 2017. The museum is honoring his life and artwork with this exhibit that showcases Bryant\u2019s artwork from the Customs House Museum & Cultural Center collection.<\/p>\n

Women Painting Women: In Earnest<\/strong>
\nAugust 4th \u2013 October 1st | Kimbrough Gallery<\/p>\n

Women Painting Women began as an online blog highlighting women artists working in the figurative tradition, started at a time when the founders, all figurative painters, felt there was little support for those working in that genre.<\/p>\n

[320left]Inspired by their discussions, but failing to find any single, comprehensive online resource cataloguing contemporary women artists painting the female figure, artists Alia El-Bermani, Diane Feissel and Sadie Valeri established the site in March of 2009; since then the site has featured the work of hundreds of women painters from around the world.<\/p>\n

Women Painting Women: in Earnest is a traveling exhibition based on the original artists represented from the blog. It was organized by two of the blog founders, Alia El-Bermani and Diane Feissel. This is the sixth such themed show at the Customs House Museum. Thirty artists from across the country and abroad make up the roster.<\/p>\n

The X Housewife Portraits by Kit Kite<\/strong>
\nAugust 8th \u2013 October 22nd | Orgain & Bruner Galleries<\/p>\n

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In this series of photographs, artist Kit Kite takes on the persona of a beleaguered housewife who is overwhelmed by sculptured piles of domestic items such as plastic utensils, milk cartons, and baking pans. Kite describes the series as dealing with \u201cdisplacement, feeling undefined.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ed Nash: Terrain<\/strong>
\nAugust 10th \u2013 October 18th | Crouch Gallery<\/p>\n

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Ed Nash: Terrain<\/p><\/div>\n

Nash focuses on abstract non-representational work. His mixed media terrain series build up on the canvas to create textured landforms. Nash currently lives in Nashville TN where he is an Art Dealer, Appraiser and Artist. His work can be found in collections across the US and UK and is represented in galleries in New York, Atlanta, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville TN.<\/p>\n

Reading Appalachia: Voices from Children\u2019s Literature<\/strong>
\nMarch 23rd \u2013 August 13th | 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

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 14, 2017 (Mother\u2019s Day). Their writings are suspended on cloth, hung \u201cclothesline style\u201d in the gallery.<\/p>\n

Activities<\/h3>\n

First Thursday Art Walk<\/strong>
\nAugust 3rd, 5:00pm – 7:00pm<\/p>\n

The museum is open to the public with free admission as part of Downtown Clarksville\u2019s First Thursday Art Walk.<\/p>\n

[320right]Second Saturday Free Admission<\/strong>
\nAugust 12th, 10:00am – 5:00pm<\/p>\n

The museum is open to the public with free admission as part of our Second Saturday Free Admission Day.<\/p>\n

August in the Family Art Studio: At the Circus<\/strong>
\n\u201cLadies & Gentlemen, Boys & Girls of All Ages\u201d<\/p>\n

Drop by the Family Art Studio this month to make your favorite circus animal paper bag puppet. While you are here, be sure to enjoy the circus performers in the model train exhibit.<\/p>\n

Saturdays in the Family Art Studio: Space-crafts
\n<\/strong>Join us for some Space-Craft Saturdays in the Family Art Studio.<\/p>\n

Saturday, August 19th<\/em>
\n10:00am – 12:00pm & 2:00pm – 4:00pm<\/p>\n

We\u2019re recycling cereal boxes into pinhole projectors for the upcoming solar eclipse!<\/p>\n

Saturday, August 26th<\/em>
\n10:00am – 12:00pm & 2:00pm – 4:00pm
\nWe\u2019re using yarn and glue to craft our own string planets!<\/p>\n

All activities are free with your museum membership. Non-members pay regular admission fees. For more information contact Ms. Sue at sue@customshousemuseum.org<\/a> or 931.648.5780.<\/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. The original portion of the building was constructed in 1898 as a U.S. Post Office and Customs House for the flourishing tobacco trade. Incorporating a number of architectural styles, the original structure is one of the most photographed buildings in the region.<\/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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