By Customs House Museum
The guests of the Customs House Museum got to celebrate National Day of the Horse on Saturday, December 13th with special guest, Kelsey. The 20-year old appaloosa is one of the horses featured in Eric L Hansen’s mixed media art exhibit, Blood Rescue. Young museum visitors enjoyed brushing Kelsey and feeding her treats. The Season of Equine is on view through January 4th at the Customs House.
PHOTO: Customs House Museum
Other exhibits include:
Right Before My Eyes: A Still Life Invitational 1/6 – 3/1
(Images: Marbles by Leah Foote, Dance of the White Lion by Matthew Deric Gore)
Dreamer: The Art of Thomas Dodd 1/6 – 3/8
Miranda Herrick: New Work 1/6 – 2/1
This Exhibit Sponsored by Nashville Arts Magazine
The Emancipation Proclamation 1/8 – 2/25
Divided Loyalties: Works by The Nashville Artist Guild 1/8 – 2/22
The Battle of the Bulge 1/6 – 2/15
Activities:
Champagne & Chocolate
Thursday, January 22nd, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Join us for an evening of Champagne and Chocolate, featuring live music and silent auction to benefit the Customs House Museum. This is our sixth annual Gala; limited tickets are available! Tickets are $50. To purchase tickets, contact Linda Maki at 931-648-5780.
January in the Children’s Room: Me & My Shadow
Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday – Saturday
The Children’s Room provides exhibit-related, hands-on learning experiences for families. There are books to read, puzzles to complete, puppets to pretend with, crafts to make, art to enjoy, objects to examine, and things to try. Join us this month to: make hand shadow puppets, illustrate Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem “My Shadow,” learn about sundials, find shadows in the museum, discover what causes shadows, and examine paintings of shadows. Activities vary weekly, so drop in often.
Family Fun Day: Whose Shadow is That?
January 10th, 10:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Big shadows, little shadows, tall shadows, and short shadows lurk silently around us all the time. Come help us catch some of those shadows to take home with you.
Let’s Find: Mirrors
For Children 2 – 5 years old & their adults
January 13th & 14th
10:30 – 11:30 a.m
Mirrors come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some of them can make you look silly and some can make your face look really big! There is one mirror that you actually use to eat your cereal. Join us as we look for mirrors, read a story, and make something to take home. Siblings are always welcome!
All activities are free with your museum membership or paid admission. For more information, contact Ms. Sue at 931-648-5780 or sue@customshousemuseum.org
Art & Lunch Film
Cezanne: The Post Impressionists
January 15th, 12:05 pm
One of the most influential artists in the history of twentieth-century painting, Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) has inspired generations of modern artists. In his still-life paintings from the mid-1870s, Cézanne abandoned his thickly encrusted surfaces and began to address technical problems of form and color by experimenting with subtly gradated tonal variations, or “constructive brushstrokes,” to create dimension in his objects.
Film is approximately 50 minutes. Free admission to program. Bagged lunches welcome. Shown in conjunction with the exhibit Right Before My Eyes: A Still Life Invitational.
The Museum will be closed January 1st for New Year’s Day.
Customs House Museum
200 S. Second Street
Clarksville, TN
931-648-5780
www.customshousemuseum.org