{"id":29627,"date":"2021-07-21T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=29627"},"modified":"2021-07-21T09:37:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T14:37:52","slug":"clarksvilles-customs-house-museum-august-2021-exhibits-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2021\/07\/21\/clarksvilles-customs-house-museum-august-2021-exhibits-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville’s Customs House Museum August 2021 Exhibits, 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 July at the Museum are Select Works from the Reliant Bank Collection, C. Douglas Charlton: Out of Darkness, Start Your Engines!, Customs House Museum Ice Cream Social, Touching History, Museum Discovery Quest.<\/p>\n

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Customs House Museum Exhibits<\/h3>\n

Familiars: The Art of Beverly Parker<\/strong>
\nAug 3rd <\/em>\u2013 October 27th | Crouch Gallery<\/em><\/p>\n

Beverly Parker\u2019s background in darkroom developing and printing provided a bridge to experimenting with other photography processes. Parker taught advanced darkroom and alternative processes at APSU through the Community School of the Arts. She is a co-founder of the Downtown Artists Co-op.<\/p>\n

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Start Your Engines! A Celebration of Racing in Montgomery County<\/strong>
\n <\/strong>July 29th \u2013 October 31st | Bruner, Orgain, Hand & Kimbrough Galleries
\n<\/em>Sponsored by Tri-Star Beverage and MPG Transport<\/em><\/p>\n

The Museum expands its Challenge & Champions<\/em> exhibit with this multi-gallery exhibition showcasing Montgomery County\u2019s auto racing history and the local legends that formed the sport. Start Your Engines!<\/em> will highlight race cars, art, historical memorabilia and video footage of personal stories from locals who established auto racing in the area.<\/p>\n

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Patsy Sharpe: Small Worlds<\/strong>
\nThrough August 29th | Harvill Gallery<\/em><\/p>\n

Watercolor artist Patsy Sharpe displays thirteen of her finely-detailed miniature paintings in the new exhibit Small Worlds<\/em>. Sharpe has exhibited in local, national and international shows and she is a member of the Signature Tennessee Watercolor Society, The Miniature Art Society of Florida and the Southern Watercolor Society.<\/p>\n

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Select Works from the Reliant Bank Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n

Through September 5th | Lobby<\/em><\/p>\n

From picture-perfect downtown views, to watercolors of charming architecture and peaceful riverside scenes, Reliant Bank’s extensive art collection contains over 60 works of art that depict a historic Clarksville scene, was created by a Clarksville resident or both. Selections from this newest donation to the Museum include pieces by Peg Harvill, Danny Goodrum, Jackie Langford, Marvin Posey, Tony Biagi, Silke Tyler and Max Hochstetter.<\/p>\n

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Douglas Charlton: <\/strong>Out of Darkness
\n<\/strong>Purgatory, Mayhem, Color, Love, Hate, Light, and Tomorrow <\/em><\/strong> <\/em>
\nThrough September 26th | Jostens Gallery<\/em><\/p>\n

Douglas Charlton grew up just outside of Nashville in Gallatin, Tennessee. Old Hickory Lake provided an inspiring backdrop to begin creating artwork. Having spent much of his youth in his grandfather’s woodshop, Charlton uses wood as his surface medium of choice. His paintings have a neon-rustic look that convey nostalgic emotions. Building depth through layers of color, his artwork has the ability to transport you to the ethereal experience of your most cherished memories, whether it be a person, place or pure emotion.<\/p>\n

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First Thursday Art Walk<\/strong>
\nAugust 5th, 5:00pm\u20138:00pm<\/em>
\nThe Museum will have free admission during First Thursday Art Walk Clarksville from 5:00pm\u20138:00pm. Grab a sweet treat from Janae\u2019s Italian Ice in the Museum Courtyard too.<\/p>\n

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Flying High
\n<\/strong>August 21st, 5:00pm\u201310:30pm<\/em><\/p>\n

An unforgettable night of dinner, drinks, live music and dancing at Flying High, the Museum\u2019s largest fundraising event. Bid on exquisite artwork, jewelry, gift baskets and experiences in the live and silent auctions, while supporting the Museum. *This event is sold out. You can still bid on silent auction items without being an event attendee; more information to come.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Museum Programs<\/h3>\n

Touching History
\n<\/strong>August 3rd & 10th, drop by between 1:00pm<\/em>\u2013<\/em> 3:00pm | Memory Lane
\n<\/em>All Ages <\/em>| Free with membership or paid admission <\/em><\/p>\n

Experience hands-on history with Ms. Pat as you grind coffee beans, discover how handmade fabric was crafted and spin a zoetrope in Touching History, a drop-by program for all ages. Step back in time as you interact with historic artifacts that give you a glimpse of life in a 19th-century log cabin before electricity.<\/p>\n

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Make a Paper Tube Race Car
\n<\/strong>August 28th, drop by between 10:00am\u201312:00pm & 2:00pm\u20134:00pm | Family Art Studio
\n<\/em>Ages 3 and up | Free with membership or paid admission <\/em><\/p>\n

Use your imagination to combine toilet paper tubes with an assortment of other items such as buttons, paper clips, stickers and pipe cleaners to create your own model race cars. Be sure to check out the REAL race cars in the Museum galleries!<\/p>\n

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Museum Discovery Quest
\n<\/strong>Free with membership or paid admission | Developed for school-age children<\/em>
\nFree Take It N’ Make It Activity<\/em><\/p>\n

Explore Museum exhibits with your family in a creative way with Museum Discovery Quests \u2013 entertaining, self-guided \u201cscavenger hunts\u201d that pique kids\u2019 curiosities and captivate their attention. Several different themes are offered, and all of them include a free Take It N\u2019 Make It activity packet for kids to make a fun project at home. Sign up for a Perks Pass to win a free prize from Seasons: The Museum Store after finishing three MDQs. Available MDQ themes:<\/p>\n