Submitted by Customs House Museum

The following is a list of exhibits and events coming up in February at the Customs House Museum:

Exhibits:
The Photography of David Smith 2/4– 3/2

Neil Crockarell: The Sewing Room 1/9-2/23
Neil went to Art Institute of Chicago. He opened up a dress shop in Nashville, catering to the “Upper Society” crowd. When he eventually decided to close shop and move to Palmyra to concentrate on his art, the ladies soon found him and he went back to dressmaking. This exhibit features his clothing, art and a recreation of his sewing room.

TACA Regional Exhibition 1/15 – 3/30
23 members of the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists exhibit tapestries, carvings, sculptures, paintings, embroideries, & photography.

Of Glaze & Kiln: The Art of Melody & Ken Shipley 1/9 – 3/2
Local potters Melody and Ken Shipley exhibit a variety of their ceramic pieces.

Activities:
Let’s Find: Pitchers & Pots
February 5 & 6, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
“I’m a little teapot short and stout. I’m looking for my cousins. Won’t you help me out?” This month children 3 – 5 years old and their grown-ups are invited to help Ms. Sue look for the teapot’s cousins in the exhibit, Of Glaze and Kiln: The Art of Melody and Ken Shipley. We will also read a story and make a craft.
This activity is free with your museum membership or paid admission. Siblings are always welcome. For program information contact Ms. Sue at (931) 648-5780.

Sunday Family Fun: Crafting a Log House
February 23, 1 – 4 p.m.
Logs were used to build the earliest homes in Montgomery County. Built in the 1840s, the Power’s family log house in the Memory Lane gallery was still in use well into the 20th century. Check out the construction of the Powers’ family log house in Memory Lane, and then visit the classroom to do some building of your own using craft sticks and glue. This event is free with your museum membership or paid admission.

Art & Lunch Film: Calder – Sculptor of Air
Thursday, February 6, 12:05 p.m.
Artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976) revolutionized the art of sculpture with his distinctive modernism, freeing sculpture from its stand and adding movement to the art itself. He rose to fame in the 1930s with his renowned Miniature Circus, but his modernist creativity skyrocketed with his wire sculptures, an invention he dubbed ‘drawing in space’. In conjunction with the exhibit: TACA Region Exhibition

The museum will be closed Feb. 17 for Presidents’ Day.

The Customs House Museum is located at 200 S. Second Street. For more information, call 931-648-5780 or visit www.customshousemuseum.org.