Nashville Arts Magazine

Customs House Museum

200 S. Second St

Clarksville TN 37040

931-648-5780

Visiting Faces: An Exhibit of German Carte Des Vistes and Cabinet Cards

CLARKSVILLE, TN – The original 1898 building of the Customs House Museum showcases the exhibit Visiting Faces through October 31^st. This collection of T. Max Hochstetler features portraits of German royals, actors, singers, composers, musicians, and directors. Max states, “One afternoon I wandered into a small antique shop in the little village of Dornach, Switzerland. Scattered atop a table was a large group of photographs. Among the cabinet card photographs were portraits of a woman wearing many different theatrical costumes. The cabinet card photographers were E. Bieber and J. C. Schaarwächter and many had embossed dates.”

Both photographers ran highly successful businesses, which catered to the elite of society in Germany.              E. Bieber, a portrait atelier, founded in Hamburg by Emilie Bieber (1810-1884), in 1852. Her nephew, Leonard Bieber and his son, continued to operate the businesses in Hamburg and Berlin W. for more than eighty years.    Julius C. Schaarwächter’s (1821-1905) atelier first established business in 1852, making portraits and selling photography chemicals and paper.  In 1877, Schaarwächter moved his business to West Berlin where he gained fame and wealth.

The carte de visite photograph proved to be a very popular item during the American Civil War. Soldiers, friends and family members would have a means of inexpensively obtaining photographs and sending them to loved ones in small envelopes. Each photograph was the size of a visiting card, and such photograph cards became enormously popular and were traded among friends and visitors. The immense popularity of these card photographs led to the publication and collection of photographs of prominent persons. “Card mania” spread throughout Europe and then quickly to America.

The Customs House Museum is the second largest general museum in Tennessee. Visitors will find an array of exhibits throughout its galleries in addition to the model trains and Explorers’ Floor interactive children’s area. The Customs House Museum is located at the corner of Second and Commerce Streets. Regular museum hours are 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 pm on Sundays. Adult admission is $7, Sr. Citizens and College ID $5, Ages 6 to 18 $3, and under six is free. For more information on the above exhibit contact Terri Jordan, Exhibits Curator, at 931-648-5780 or terri@customshousemuseum.org.

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contemporary & outsider art

presents

THE FISHERWOMAN:
An Artistic Response to the Gulf Oil Crisis

RIPPLE EFFECT

THE FISHERWOMAN:
An Artistic Response to the Gulf Oil Crisis
An adaptation of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale
“The Fisherman and His Wife”

Dance/Art Performance at
gallery F. @ Scarritt-Bennett

Dance performance & exhibition opening: July 24, 7p
Exhibition runs through August 15

Free and open to the public

Join us as we ponder the political, social, economic, and philosophical consequences of the Gulf oil spill through dance and art. gallery F. will be transformed into an installation: a space where artists and the community are invited to make a statement about the Gulf oil spill. A group of local artists and a guest artist from Berlin will showcase their responses to the Gulf disaster through dance, sound sculpture, texts, drawings, video art, and more. The dance performance itself will become visual art, as the dancers leave traces of their steps behind in black oil on white cloths.

The public is invited to participate in the exhibition by leaving comments, art pieces, documents, or interact in conversations with the artists.

Featuring:
Iris Kleinschmidt, guest artist from Berlin, Germany –
event idea, choreography, installation
Maya Moore, Megan Harrold, Lilly Heine – choreography, dance
Tony Youngblood – sound sculpture
Erin Plew, Matt Christy – painting
Adriana Larios, Matt Christy – text
Patricia Earnhardt – video

Sabine Schlunk, curator

Gallery hours:
9a to 6p Tuesday-Friday
9a to 4p Saturday-Sunday
Closed Mondays

more info: sschlunk@scarrittbennett.org

1000 19th Ave S (corner of 19th & Grand), Nashville 37212
615.320.4651

Be sure to stop by the Front Porch Gift Shop while you’re there!

What happens when 26 artists play a game of “telephone”
with their art? When one artist creates a piece of art, and a second artist creates a piece of art in response to the first piece, and so on… ?

OPENING RECEPTION: Sat, August 21, 6 to 9p
THROUGH Oct 2

Since July 5, French artist Corinne Spielewoy has been working in collaboration with 25 local artists to create a collection of interconnected pieces of art – in which one anchor piece of art has a gradually spreading influence on all of the others. In preparation for the opening of the exhibit, each artist was given three days to create a piece in response to the previous piece. The culmination of this cooperative effort will be featured in Ripple Effectwith a variety of media represented, including dance,
video, sculpture, and painting.

Inspired by the idea that it is vital for humans to be aware
of our connection to each other, Spielewoy’s goal is to bring
meaning back into human relationships through art projects
that encourage direct human contact. For more information
about Corinne Spielewoy and Ripple Effect, visit www.arippleeffect.org.

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
GALLERY HOURS: Tues-Fri 9-6p • Sat-Sun 9a-4p
MORE INFO: sschlunk@scarrittbennett.org
615.320.4651

CURATED BY SABINE SCHLUNK, GALLERY DIRECTOR

Participating artists: Corinne Spielewoy, Adrienne Bailey, Beth Gilmore, Brady Haston, Brandon Donahue, Channing Bailey, Erika Wollam Nichols, Erin Plew, Moses Williams, Iris Kleinschmidt, Jennifer Leach, Jessica Owings, Kristi Hargrove, Lesley Patterson, Mandy Horton, Matt Christy, Maya Moore, Matthew Simmons, Michael Osheroff, Patricia Earnhardt, Robert Bruce Scott, Robin Paris, Rocky Horton, Ron Lambert, Sabine Schlunk, Sara Estes, Jodi Hays

OPEN STUDIOS 3. ONE NIGHT ONLY – AUG 21, 6 – 9P gallery F’s artists-in-residence will open their studios for a tour during the opening reception. Stop in to see the work of Patricia Earnhardt, Sara Estes, Matt Christy, Jen Georgescu, Erin Plew, Adrienne Bailey, Channing Bailey and Sabine Schlunk. A surprise shuttle will be provided for transportation between gallery F. and the studios.

Download flier (pdf)
1000 19th Ave. S. (corner of Grand Ave. and 19th Ave. S.)

Dear friends,

I hope that you are well and that your creative spirits are thriving.
I wanted to invite you to the opening reception for Lori Putnam, at Harpeth Hall’s Marnie Sheridan Gallery.
It is this Sunday, August 22, from 3-5 p.m. The exhibit runs until October 13.
Lori paints in oils and is very accomplished. There are many “en plein aire” landscapes, as well as some still lives and pastoral scenes.
I think that you might find her work inspiring. Attached is an image from the exhibit.

Your Truly

http://www.loriputnam.com/?request=works&optionID=1

Retired New York Architect exhibits at the Tennessee Art League

Nashville, TN – Loving art from an early age, Refaat Zakhary spent a great deal of his free time as a teenager drawing and painting. When the time came for college, it was clear to him that architectural school was the right choice. After obtaining his degree from the Cairo Faculty of Fine Art, he spent 15 years working with European firms that specialized in hotel design. In 1980 Refaat joined a prominent architectural and interior design firm in New York City where he rose to the position of partner. Now retired, he lives in Nashville spending his time doing what he loves to do most: creating art.

During the months of September and October, Zakhary’s detailed paintings can be viewed at the Tennessee Art League. Refaat says of his work, “The difference between flat canvas and true artwork are the shades and shadows; solids and voids; darks and lights; depths and shallows; lines and curves; black & white and colors; and all the values in between. But what makes someone fall in love with a piece of art – is when a particular piece touches something inside them. For me, it’s a memory, a color, nature’s beauty, man’s creation, movement, elegance… I’m inspired by it all. The world is my muse.”

Founded by a group of Middle Tennessee artists in 1954, and later chartered as a 501©(3) nonprofit educational institution, the Tennessee Art League (TAL) has enriched the lives of thousands of artists and the community as a cultural center, educational facility and art gallery for over fifty years. In 1965, the league started the annual Central South Art Exhibition (one of the oldest art competitions in the South). In 2005, TAL moved to its present home at 808 Broadway, in the heart of the historical and cultural corridor of Nashville. This new home provides more gallery, workshop, and classroom space, as well as a gallery store. Currently the TAL provides exhibition and meeting space to schools and community groups, as well as an exhibiting outlet for at-risk groups.

Meet the artist at TAL’s opening reception on September 4th, as part of Nashville’s art crawl. Hours are 6 to 9 pm. The Tennessee Art League is located at 808 Broadway, and is open Tuesday through Saturday.

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Tennessee Art League808 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203
615.736.5000
Web: Tennesseeartleague.org
E-mail: TAL@tennesseeartleague.org

Images available upon request
Contact: TAL@tennesseeartleague.org

For Immediate Release

September Listings for Tennessee Art League

Premiere Gallery –  An exhibit of paintings by Refaat Zakhary will debut Saturday, September 4.  Mr. Zakhary studied in Egypt and spent many years as a partner in a New York architectural firm before relocating to Nashville. The reception for Mr. Zakhary’s works will be held Saturday, September 4 from 6 – 9 P.M.  The paintings will hang until Saturday, October 30.  (Photo attached, artist’s name Refaat Zakhary, artwork title “Frist Center for the Visual Arts and Union Station, Nashville, TN,” medium oil on canvas, size 24″ x 48″.  Artist’s website:  www.thezakharystudio.com)

Ethel Smith Gallery –  An exhibit of paintings by Judith Jackson will debut Saturday, September 4.  Most of Ms. Jackson’s paintings feature Tennessee landscapes and waterways.  Ms. Jackson is a Middle Tennessee native; three of her works have been purchased by the Tennessee State Museum.  The reception for Ms. Jackson’s artwork will be held Saturday, September 4 from 6 – 9 P.M.  Her artwork will hang until Saturday, September 25.  (Photo attached, artist’s name Judith Jackson, artwork title “Leiper’s Fork,” medium oil on canvas, size 6″ x 8″.  Artist’s website:  http://www.monthavenartsociety.org/JudithJackson.html)
Members Gallery –  A group of recent creations by TAL members will debut Saturday, September 4.  Many mediums will be represented – oil, pastel, watercolor, acrylics, and pen and ink.  An opening reception will be held Saturday, September 4 from 6 – 9 P.M.  The works will hang until Saturday, September 25.
Poston3 Gallery – An exhibit by the Art League’s Thursday Art Salon painters, entitled “Art Salon: An Exhibit of Individual Creativity,” will open Saturday, September 4.  An opening reception will be held Saturday, September 4 from 6 – 9 P.M.  The Thursday Art Salon offers a place to paint as a group, participate in creative discussion, enjoy artistic critique and find support for one’s creative journey.  The group is open to new members and to visitors.  Featured artwork by these artists will hang until Thursday, September 30. (Photos attached.  Artist’s name Jan Batts, artwork title “The Fox, The Eagle and The Sea Turtle,” mixed medium, size 22″ x 30″ unframed.  Artist’s name Noriko Register, artwork title “A Good Day,” medium acrylic on paper, size 11″ x 15″.)
Second Floor Gallery – The Studio A Artists will host an opening reception Saturday, September 4, from 6 – 9 P.M.  Featured artists for September are Ev Niewoehner, Kathleen Haynes, Mary Field Neville, Norb Skalski, Peach McComb, and Wendy Latimer.  Studio A Artists’ works will hang from September 4 – September 30.  (Photo attached, artist’s name Ev Niewoehner, artwork title “Jolie Blon,” medium oil on canvas, size 30″ x 30″.  Mr. Niewoehner is a former teacher and gallery owner who currently paints in Nashville full time.  Artist’s website:  www.evniewoehner.com)
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.  The Tennessee Art League is located at 808 Broadway.  For more information, call TAL @ 615.736.5000, or online at tennesseeartleague.org. Admission is free and open to the public.