| CAM Community Day! Celebrate FAM Fest at CAM |
| Cameron Art Museum invites the entire family to celebrate the unveiling of their latest outdoor sculpture, Ode to Oblioby Dana Gingras (American, b. 1976), with FAM Fest 2023 on Saturday, August 12.
FAM Fest a CAM Community Day with FREE museum and event admission beginning at 10 am. |
| Sculptor Dana Gingras created Ode to Oblio in 2006 as a subtle nod to the 1971 animated film "The Point". It’s a tale in which young Oblio (born with a round head) lives in a land where everyone else has a pointed head. He has a series of adventures, and ultimately embraces his uniqueness and receives acceptance.
Ode to Oblio traveled to locations in the North and Southeast US before collectors Glen and Florence Hardymon acquired it. |
| Glen and Florence Hardymon and their work were the recent focus of Promise, an exhibition that ran November 12, 2022 to May 21, 2023 and highlighted promised gifts from their collection along with works from others and new acquisitions.
Ode to Oblio, 2006 is their latest gift to the museum. |
| “We are incredibly grateful to Glen and Florence Hardymon for their continuing generosity to Cameron Art Museum.
Ode to Obilio will be a wonderful addition to our growing collection of outdoor art – one that will inspire and delight visitors for years to come.”
Heather Wilson, Executive Director Cameron Art Museum |
| The day kicks off at 10 am with the sculpture unveiling followed by live music with Mr. Mark, face painting by Funomenal Faces, and a variety of art activities led by our talented Museum School teaching artists.
There will be family friendly tours of CAM’s exhibition in both English and Spanish followed by a special screening of “The Point” at Noon. |
| FAM Fest is also an opportunity to celebrate CAM’s Museum School’s fall classes and workshops with live demonstrations and a chance to meet Museum School teachers.
CAM Café will be on hand selling popsicles, ice cream sandwiches, beverages and more! |
| Event schedule
10:00am – Unveiling of ‘Ode to Oblio’
Remarks by Heather Wilson, artist Dana Gingras, and Florence and Glen Hardymon Ongoing from 10:00 to Noon
Live music with Mr. Mark
Face Painting with Funomenal Faces
Art stations including caricature drawings, printmaking, clay and pottery wheel, silk painting, and art activities inspired by Ode To Oblio
Live Demonstrations of painting, pastels, and plein air painting
CAM Café will be selling popsicles, ice cream sandwiches, and beverages. 11:00 – Dreams Dance Kevin Lee Y Green explores the social dances derived from Hip Hop bringing us together through the power of movement. Dance came from the people and through this energetic and fun participatory experience, we will explore our common ground.
11:00 – Family Friendly tours of CAM’s exhibitions in English and Spanish 12:00 – Free community screening of ‘The Point’, the movie that inspired Ode to Oblio |
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| Member Appreciation Sale Thank you for being our friend! CAM members get 20% off this Thursday through Sunday. Save on all of the fun new shop items as well as your favorites…maybe even take home a new fuzzy fluffy friend. Featured – Folkmanis puppets (prices vary) |
| Lucky Season 13! Tickets On Sale Exclusively for CAM Members Now! |
| Tickets to the 13th Season of Jazz at CAM are available exclusively to CAM Members. Not a member? Join today to buy tickets ahead of the general public.
Plus CAM Members get FREE admission, invites to exclusive art openings and events and discounts to CAM Cafe and the Museum Shop. |
| Jazz at CAM is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, the North Carolina Arts Council and through the generous support of donors like Isabella Hinds, Nancie and James Kennedy, and Dr. William Malloy and Maxine Terry |
| Interested in sponsoring Jazz at CAM? Contact Elizabeth Overton, CAM’s Director of Development for more information at eoverton@cameronartmusum.org and (910) 726-9498. |
| CAM Café Shares the Love on Thursday Nights! |
| EAT. DRINK. ART. Join us at the bar or have dinner on Thursdays and get FREE museum admission!
Image Credit: Painting by Sherri Basaldua, Wilmington NC Urban Sketchers |
| Meet us at the Bar @ CAM Cafe after the 9 to 5 for drink specials, assorted flatbreads and live music every Thursday night beginning at 4 PM
Call (910) 777-2363 for reservations and more information |
| Cameron Art Museum has no umbrella institution. We exist through the generosity of our community of members and donors.
A CAM Membership allows us to create programming like CAM Community Days with FREE admission which brings people together from across our community.
CAM Members receive FREE admission, passes for friends and family, invitations to special members-only events and tours like member preview tours, and discounts in CAM Cafe, the Museum Shop, Museum School, and for public programs. Join CAM today! |
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| English | Spanish Art Explorers A Color of His Own / Su Proprio Color Thursday, July 27, 2023, 10-11 AM CAM Members: $5 per adult/child; Not-Yet Members: $10 per adult/child Children 2 and under: free
Come take part in a bilingual Art Explorers! We will read A Color of His Own / Su Proprio Color and explore our exhibitions looking for different colors. We will create artwork inspired by what we find. Our book will be read in both English and Spanish, and a Spanish-speaking staff member will offer translation of the gallery exploration and art project instructions.
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!
It is with great honor that Cameron Art Museum pays tribute to Mary Cameron Hoey by naming its most popular and long standing family program after her. Mary’s Art Explorers is a story time, art making, and museum exploration program. |
| Membership National Friendship Day at CAM Sunday, July 30, 2023 10am-5pm
All CAM members are invited to bring a friends to CAM and their friends will enjoy 10% off membership!
Learn about programs that are perfect for you and your friends, including upcoming gallery talks, Art Buzz in the Museum School, and our Thursday night bar menu in CAM Cafe!
Not a member? Join today and share the love with your friends! |
| Tour Spanish Language Tour /Tour en español Sabado, 12 de agosto, 11AM / Saturday, August 12, 2023, 11 AM Gratuito con pre-inscripción / Free with pre-registration
Únase a nosotros para una visita guiada de los aspectos más destacados de la exposición actual del Museo Cameron narrada en español.
Join us for a guided tour of highlights from CAM’s current exhibition led in Spanish.
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| Lugar de Encuentros | Place of Encounters Artist Talk with Cornelio Campos Thursday, August 17, 2023, 6 PM CAM Members: $16; Not-Yet Members: $20
Cornelio Campos is a self-taught Mexican-American artist based in Durham, NC. Mr. Campos immigrated to the United States from Mexico as a teenager—a journey and process that now influence many of his paintings. Vibrant colors, iconic American symbols, and intricate geometric patterns define Mr. Campos’s work.
Through his paintings, he illustrates some of the harsh realities of immigrating to America that immigrants often overlook. Moreover, he highlights deep-seated political issues that contribute to Mexican immigration, including the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
As an artist with no formal training, Mr. Campos’s paintings exemplify techniques that he has learned through observation, and often defy traditional color schemes. His paintings contain therapeutic, controversial, and enlightening elements that make them both unique and unforgettable.
Lugar De Encuentros / Place of Encounters exhibition related programming is made possible in part by: |
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| Design NC Book Series Design NC Book Series with Garden Historian & Author Linda Jane Holden Friday, September 8, 2023, 10:30 AM-12 PM CAM Members: $20; Not-Yet Members: $25
Linda is a garden historian and the author behind the books Presidents' Gardens and The Gardens of Bunny Mellon. Linda grew up in Northern Virginia spending happy youthful hours at the gardens in Mount Vernon, Colonial Williamsburg and Washington, DC.
A gardener in her own right, Linda enjoys any opportunity to create gardens that allow people to experience beauty effortlessly.
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| Lugar de Encuentros | Place of Encounters Artist Talk with Nico Amortegui Thursday, October 26, 2023, 6 PM CAM Members: $16; Not-Yet Members: $20
Nico Amortegui is a Charlotte-based artist that was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. He learned many artistic skills and trades growing up in a family filled with creative types from architects and carpenters to designers, photographers and artists. Known for large-scale paintings and installations, his mural and sculpture works can be found in numerous cities throughout NC as well as Atlanta, DC, and Tel Aviv.
Nico has completed 11 solo shows in four states since 2012 and 50+ group shows throughout the East Coast. Most notably, you can find his work with the Smithsonian Latinx Gateways Collection and regionally, at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, gates B7 & B10.
Nico enjoys sculpting & wood-working with found objects, and spending time in his elaborate garden or ceramics studio. |
Workshop Portraiture with Everyday Materials w/Nico Amortegui Friday, October 27, 10 AM-4 PM Adult: All Levels CAM Members: $124; Not-Yet Members: $155 +$10 material fee
This workshop will explore abstract portraiture with attention to how lines, shape, and color work together.
Flow of process will be discussed with the goal of guiding participants to identify and discover their own.
An emphasis on using everyday materials to create an art piece will also be the theme. |
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Cameron Art Museum (CAM) provides a cultural gathering place that enriches the lives of museum visitors and the community through high-quality exhibitions, lifelong learning in the arts, dynamic public programs, and stewardship and interpretation of the collection. |
This project was supported by the NC Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources |
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