By Customs House Museum
Exhibits:
Figuratively Speaking: National Juried Exhibition through 7/13
Artists from across the nation portray the human figure in various media, including painting, photography, sculpture, and more.
Serving Abroad: Through Their Eyes Through 9/7
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 8/31
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.
Surroundings: The Art of Janet Felts July 3 – 27
Work by Tennessee artist Janet Felts. Her artwork is about simple pleasures in life; relationships, nature, and music inspire her as an artist.
Paul Harmon: Inner Voices July 3 – 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 July 10 – 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.
Activities:
Art & Lunch: Gallery Talk with Greg Williamson
July 16th, 12:15 p.m.
Photographer Greg Williamson will discuss his work seen in the exhibit Greg Williamson: With the Troops. Free admission to program. Bagged lunches welcome.
Farms Long Ago & Farms Today
July 3rd, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
We will get acquainted with what a farm is and the work it takes to get our food from the field to our tables. Did you know that long ago there were only dirt roads? Each farmer was responsible for grating the roads to keep them smooth. Come see the machine that one farmer used.
“What’s There to Eat?”
July 10th, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Food is on today’s menu. We will print with it and play with it. Please come properly dressed for this possibly messy occasion. Did you know that during the Middle Ages, a slice of lemon was served with fish because it was thought it would dissolve any bones that were accidently swallowed?
Which Came First, Chicken or Egg?
July 17th, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
We think you’ll be crowing about these egg-citing activities as you leave, and that’s no yoke! Bring an egg-sized spoon and try your hand at a relay race. Don’t worry; you won’t get all broken up about this race. Did you know that the poem about Humpty Dumpty never mentions that he is an egg?
Sheep in the Meadow, Cows in the Corn
July 24th, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Farm animals help keep us warm and healthy. Read the story “Charlie Needs a Cloak” and then make a paper weaving. Read “The Cow”, by Robert Louis Stevenson; then make a picture collage of tasty foods made from milk. Did you know that a dairy cow can produce up to 125 lbs. of saliva a day?
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
July 31st, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Come meet a former sailor who served on a submarine and one of our staff who gave tours of one. We will test to see what floats – and what does not! And meet an artist who draws and paints pictures of sailing ships. Did you know that the first military submarine, built in 1775, was named the “Turtle”?
These activities are free to Museum Members or with paid admission. Contact Sue Lewis, Curator of Education, for further information on family programs at 931.648.5780 or slewis@customshousemuseum.org.
The Museum will be closed Friday, July 4th for Independence Day.
Customs House Museum 200 S. Second Street Clarksville, TN 931-648-5780 www.customshousemuseum.org