Featured Programs

Virtual Discussion

Virtual Conversation on James Baldwin

Tuesday, August 2, 2022, 6-7 PM

Free

In preparation for Speak Ya Peace: Commemoration of James Baldwin, CAM will host a webinar discussion on Baldwin’s essay: The American Dream and the American Negro. Join historian Lettie Schumate, historian Dr. Tara White, Mahlaynee Nicole of SpeakYa Peace and CAM's Director of Lifelong Learning September Krueger as they examine one of his writings on the state of the nation and the lives of African Americans

Speak Ya Peace

Commemoration of James Baldwin

Thursday, August 4, 2022, 7-9 PM

Donations appreciated

Through the platform of art we will speak to the works of this writer and activist who broke new grounds through his poetry and plays that framed the Black experience in America. Speak Ya Peace believes that the beauty of communication lies within the Arts. The mission of Speak Ya Peace North Carolina is to reach hearts, minds, and create effective dialogue within our community through Artful interpretation; one piece at a time.

Screening & Boundless Tour

Resilience 

Community

Friday, August 5, 2022

12-1 PM Film Screening

1-1:30 PM Boundless Tour

View the award winning documentary 'Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope'. The film screens in our spacious reception hall from 12-1 PM, followed by an optional brief discussion with other community members. Learn about the 

New Hanover County Resiliency Task Force.

After the screening at 1 PM, join our Cultural Curator Daniel Jones for a tour of Boundless with a focus on resiliency themes.

The CAM offers free screenings of Resilience on the first Friday of each month. Feel free to grab lunch at the CAM café, or bring your own lunch!

No fee and no registration necessary.

Illustrated Lecture

The USCT and Boundless by Stephen Hayes with Daniel Jones, CAM Cultural Curator

Sunday, August 7, 2-3 PM

$10 suggested Donation

Daniel Jones, CAMs Cultural Curator will give an illustrated lecture focused on the research collected over the past year on the lives and narratives of United States Colored Troop soldiers.

Upcoming Programs

Tour

Connections Monday

Monday, August 8, 2022,

10 AM-12 PM

Free admission with pre-registration

Enjoy a morning of music in the galleries, adapted exhibition exploration, as well as optional hands-on activities and the choice to bring a boxed lunch to enjoy in our café or courtyard area. Geared towards individuals in the earlier stages of Alzheimers and dementia, this program is offered on Mondays when we are otherwise closed to the public to ensure a quiet and calm environment. Groups or individuals with their loved ones are welcome. Email 

education@cameronartmuseum.org 

for more information and to register.

A special thank you Champion McDowell Davis Charitable Foundation for making Connections possible

Mary's Art Explorers

Summer Song

Thursday, August 11, 2022, 10-11 AM

CAM Members: $3 per child/adult; Non-Members: $6 per child/adult

Children 2 and under: free

Inspired by our featured story Summer Song, we will celebrate the colors of summer! We will look for examples of summer inside our exhibitions, then create collages using some of our favorite images of summertime.

Art Explorers is geared towards infants, toddler and preschoolers, but big brothers and sisters are welcome to join and create art with us. Space is limited so preregister to guarantee your spot!

Galleries After Dark

Susan Nuttall: Looking at Donald Sultan in the 20 Years Exhibition

Thursday, August 11, 2022, 7 PM

Free with museum admission

Susan serves on the board of the Carolina Beach Mural Project. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Susan studied Commercial Art and Advertising at Utah State University. In 1996, she started Creative Art by Susan Nuttall, a company specializing in commissioned artwork incorporating oils, textured mix media, and encaustic paintings along with original murals. Her need to create heavy textured artwork started when her grandfather went blind. Susan lives at Carolina Beach where her paintings are inspired from photos taken during her many travels around the world.

Fearless Fall Classes & Workshops

Fearless Watercolor

Instructor: Janice Castiglione

Watercolor is known for being the most difficult medium to paint with. This class is designed to push through our fears and find joy in exploring the aspects of what this paint can do. Research how colors can flow together and mix on the paper, create soft edges or hard sharp edges. Let's let the pressure go and concentrate on finding joy in creating. No expectations or pressure. Each class will begin with a demo.

Thursdays, September 8 -

October 13, 1pm-4pm

CAM member: $232;

Not-yet-member: $290

Yes You Can!

Knitting Your Way

Instructor: Susan Borovsky

Knitting is a life long skill. We will take each student from where you are (whether neophyte or expert) to where you want to be.

Fridays, September 9- 30, 11am-1pm

CAM member: $116;

Not-yet-member: $145

Fearless Color!

Instructor: Carolyn Faulkner

Do you love bright bold colors? Do you love soft muted colors? If so, this class is for you! Learn how to create a harmonious color palette and a contrasting color palette. Decide if you want a painting filled with harmony or a painting using bold contrasts. Learn to work with complimentary colors next to one another and analogous colors used together in the same composition. Your painting can be a garden scene or objects of your choice. I will bring in photos but you can choose from your own as well. Contrast will give your artwork drama and opposition. Harmonious colors are similar. They flow, they are close in hue! Are you the person that wants to blend and get along or are you the rebel that wants to be different? Let your personality explode on your canvas!

Wednesdays, September 7 - 28, 10am - 12pm

CAM member: $116;

Not-yet-member: $145

When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint Them!

Instructor: Amy Gibson

Have you ever started a painting and ended up with a muddy mess? In this 3.5 hour alla prima class you will learn how to mix the colors you see and how to apply them, no more mud. I will take you through my easy to follow process of painting a lemon from start to finish.

Adult: Beginning -

Saturday, September 24,

11am-2:30pm

CAM member: $60;

Not-yet-member: $75