Weekly E-News

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

State of the Art Spotlight:

Music is the Muse!

Rock n' Roll Art!

There are many themes to explore in

State of the Art / Art of the State and recently we've noticed that music has provided inspiration to many of our artists.

From portraits of Jimmy Hendrix and Dolly Parton. To onstage performance scenes, to beautiful guitars on the walls, this exhibition has so much to explore! .

These are only a handful examples, visit

State of the Art this week and see them all!

Check out

CAMstateoftheart.org

View photos of the work and check back soon for video interviews with all the participating artists.

"... a thunderous and ultimately beautiful statement affirming that all art is valid"

Star News

State of the Art / Art of the State

Now on view through September 18

The Beat Goes On!

Musical Gifts and more from CAM Museum Shop

There's a lot of music inspired gifts to chose from in the shop. We have music themed children's books, a Make Your Own Ukulele, a guitar shaped cutting board plus a great selection of CDs from local artists and this amazing music box made from pine needles by Wilmington artist Melanie Walter.

Museum Shop is the place to go for unique and special gifts.

CAM Staff Update

Elizabeth Overton,

Director of Development

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Overton to the role of Director of Development.

Elizabeth joins the museum from UNCW where she excelled in donor relations and development for the university. She is passionate about philanthropy and the opportunity to work with supporters to deepen their experiences and connections with art.

“Considering all of Elizabeth’s radiant energy and experience, her greatest asset and desire is bringing people together, which aligns with the overarching objective of CAM." - Anne Brennan, CAM Executive Director

Special Upcoming Event

Illustrated Lecture

Daniel Ackermann, Curator from Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts

Thursday, June 16, 2022, 6 PM

CAM Members: $15; Non-Members: $20

Join us as curator Daniel Ackermann from the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts explores the work in Design Through Time: A Continuing Dialogue. This is sure to be a fascinating illustrated lecture combining history and interior design.

Ackermann is Chief Curator and Director of Collections, Research, and Archaeology at Old Salem Museums & Gardens and the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA).

Featured Programs

Educator Resources

Closing the Gap with Arts Integration:

Professional Development Workshop for Educators and Parents of Students in

Grades K-8

Thursday, June 2, 2022,

11 AM-2 PM

Free for all educators in Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow, and Sampson counties

This dynamic FREE professional development workshop for grades K-8 connects educators with real ways to close the achievement gap and teach core curriculum through the arts in the classroom. A special focus for this workshop will be teaching the history of the United States Colored Troops through the sculpture, Boundless.

Participating educators will receive a certificate of completion to submit to their respective counties for CEU credit consideration.

Screening

Resilience

Community Screening & Gallery Talk

Friday, June 3

12-1 PM Film Screening

1-1:30 PM Gallery Tour

Free

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 (unless there is a holiday and then it moves to the second Friday). Feel free to grab lunch at the CAM café, or bring your own lunch!

No fee and no registration necessary.

Learn More

Kids@CAM

Faith Ringgold Quilts

Saturday, June 4, 10 AM-12 PM

CAM Members: $5 per child

Non-Members: $10 per child

Adults and children 2 and under: free

Celebrate Faith Ringgold’s classic

Tar Beach! View her story quilt in person. Inspired by her words and images, we will create our own story quilts using fabric and markers. Unleash your imagination in new ways and tell your own summertime story!

Registration includes free admission to explore CAM’s current exhibitions. Kids@CAM is fun for the whole family, and parental supervision is required at all times.

Upcoming Programs

A Virtual Conversation

State of the Art Artists

Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 6-7 PM

Free; Pre-registration required

Join us online as we talk with some of the artists from across the state included in State of the Art/ Art of the State.

We will be joined by State of the Art guest curator Alejo Benedetti from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Cheers!

Enjoy $15 Bottles and $4 glasses on select wines every Thursday Night! Date Night anyone?

CAM Café

Hours

Lunch: Tues-Fri 11 AM-2 PM

Dinner: Thurs 5-8 PM

Brunch: Sat & Sun 10 AM-2 PM

Call (910) 777-2363 for reservations

View Menus

Live Music

at CAM Café

Thursdays 6-8 PM

& Saturdays 11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Ron & Luis

Thurs, June 2, 6-8 PM

Bill Alston

Sat, June 4, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Gentle Yoga

with Steve Unger

Tuesdays from 9-10 AM

Donation: $5

Flow Yoga

with Kim Gardiulo

Fridays from 8:30-9:30 AM

Donation: $10

Boundless Public Tours

with Daniel Jones, CAM Cultural Curator

Fridays at 1 PM

Free with museum admission

Photo Courtesy of Jeff Janowski/UNCW

Support the USCT Sculpture Park!

Purchase a Paver, Build a Park!

Join Cameron Art Museum’s campaign to commemorate the United States Colored Troops, and their historic efforts at the Battle of Forks Road, on the museum grounds.

Your purchase of a personalized paver will help us to realize a park, the first of its kind in North Carolina and in the nation, focused on the heroism of the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War.

Learn More

Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Ceramic Workshops

Mud to Music

with Renato Abbate

June 4-5

Structural Vase or Teapot

with Shannon Gehen

June 18

Sgraffito Renaissance with Renato Abbate

June 11-12

Sculpture Workshop

Partner Portraits in Plaster

with Judith Chandler

Saturday, July 9, 10am -4pm, & Sunday, July 10, 12pm- 4pm

Mixed Media Workshops

Cyanotype and Wet Cyanotype- Oxides, Tannins and Surface Design Techniqueswith Catherine Cross Tsintzos

Saturday- Sunday, June 25-26 10am -4pm

Drawing, Mixed Media, Collage! with Donna Moore

Saturday, June 18, 10am- 4pm Sunday, June 19, 12:30-3:30pm

Painting Workshops

Make New Surfaces to Paint on With Your Pastels with Jeri Greenberg

Saturday, July 16, 10am- 4pm

Summer Blossom with Carolyn Faulkner

Saturday & Sunday July 23-24 10 am- 4 pm

Photography Workshops

Camera in Your Pocket with Alan Cradick

Friday, June 3, 2pm-5pm

Light Trails and Dark Streets; Night Photography Downtown with Alan Cradick

Saturday-Sunday, July 16-17,

6-8pm & 12-2pm

Introduction to Macro Photography with Gary Allen

Saturday, June 25, 10am-4pm

View Classes and Workshops

Click here to view our 2022 Spring & Summer Course Catalogue

Life Drawing Studio

CAM Members:

$20 Drop-In / $90 Punch Card*

Non-Members:

$25 Drop-In / $115 Punch Card*

Take part in the age-old tradition of drawing from life. Work with professional nude models, following a self-guided format studying the human form - in your medium of choice. Life Drawing has been a part of the Museum School since 2006.

AM Life Drawing

Facilitator: Donna Moore

Mondays, April 4-June 6

9:30 AM-12 PM

PM Life Drawing

Facilitator: September Krueger

Wednesdays, April 13-June 8

6:30-9 PM

* Contact Museum School staff for a discounted Mini Punch for three sessions; valid in the morning or evening classes.

On View

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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