CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Customs House museum will be changing out its spaces at the end of the month, leaving less than two weeks for art lovers to view the current exhibits by award-winning artists. The museum offers an average of thirty temporary shows each year, and the current ones feature a variety of styles and subject matter. Exhibits Curator, Terri Jordan, states “We are thrilled to bring such a variety of work from professional, award-winning, and, in some cases nationally recognized artists to our community. Each participating artist is a great representation of their craft”.
Those currently exhibiting include Chicago-based Sergio Gomez. Sergio’s work has been exhibited in solo shows throughout the United States, Italy and Vienna. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Spain, Sweden, London, Mexico and the U.S… Sergio’s work can be found in private and public collections, such as the National Museum of Mexican Art, Brauer Art Museum, and the MIIT Museo Internazionale Italia Arte. Currently, Sergio Gomez is the owner & director of 33 Contemporary Gallery,
The Orgain Gallery houses an invitational show titled In the Garden. This group of Tennessee women artists offers a variety of interpretations on the themed subject in mixed media and photography; as well as, traditional paints. Lush flowers, bold colors, and familiar subjects fill the walls.
Two contemporary realists round out the shows. Artist Lynn Garwood’s bold, acrylic paintings are on view in the Planters Bank Peg Harvill Gallery. A contemporary realist, Lynn is inspired by the every day objects found lingering around her Wisconsin homestead. Garwood’s show The Quiet Stage features vintage trucks, gas pumps, and bikes that fill the space with an easy sense of nostalgia. Denise Stewart Sanabria shares her artistic love of sweets in the exhibit Food as Muse. Large delightful donuts and marshmallow peeps great viewers in the museum’s Bruner Gallery.
The Customs House Museum has been a recipient of two ten-thousand dollar NEA grants because of their art exhibits and programming. The current shows are great examples of why the museum is being recognized. Located at the corner of Second and Commerce Streets, the Customs House Museum is the second largest general museum in Tennessee. For more information on above events contact Terri Jordan, Exhibits Curator, at 931-648-5780 or terri@customshousemuseum.org.