Exhibits:

Serving Abroad: Through Their Eyes Through Sept 7
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’s work will later be installed as a site-specific installation for the permanent art collection in the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Greg Williamson: With the Troops Through Aug 31
Greg Williamson is a multimedia journalist with The Leaf Chronicle. This exhibit showcases Williamson’s photography during his three weeks embedded with the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, logging many hours of flight time traveling to and from Forward Out Bases.

Paul Harmon: Inner Voices Through Sept 7
International artist Paul Harmon exhibits his lyrical paintings in the Crouch Gallery. The themes of Harmon’s paintings always incorporate poetry, prose and ideas from the artist’s interests and experiences.

The Outsiders: Folk Art from the Hicks & Vander Elst Collections Through Sept 7
Robert Hicks is a collector of mostly Southern Outsider Art. He was the first Tennessean to be included in Art & Antiques magazine’s Top 100 Collectors in America.

Technically Speaking Through September 7
Objects from the museum’s collection showcase technology from the last 100 years that has influenced the technology of today.

My Own Backyard: The Art of Patsy Sharpe Through Aug 31
Nature landscapes by local artist Patsy Sharpe.

Activities:

Art & Lunch: Matisse / Picasso – Twin Giants of Modern Art
August 14th, 12:05 p.m.
Hungry for some art? Bring your lunch and enjoy this film on Matisse and Picasso. In conjunction with the exhibit Paul Harmon: Inner Voices. Free admission to program. Bagged lunches welcome.

Miniature Circus
The Volunteer model train engineers have “put up the Big Top” for your viewing pleasure. Special activities will be featured Tuesday, August 5 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Wednesday, August 6 from 1 – 3 p.m.; Thursday, August 7 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Activities are free with paid admission or Museum Membership.

Customs House Museum 200 S. Second Street Clarksville, TN 931-648-5780 www.customshousemuseum.org