| CAM Museum School Fall Classes & Workshops Registration Now Open! |
Flex your creativity this fall in CAM's Museum School! Join us in the Pancoe Education Building for a variety of art classes and weekend workshops! Registration is now open! |
Fall Classes & Workshops Highlights |
Beginner Pottery Foundations Instructor: Renato Abbate Overview of hand building techniques in pottery Introduction to diverse types of clay suitable for hand building Demonstration and practice of basic hand-building techniques: pinch pots, coil pots, and slab construction Adult: All Levels - Thurs, Sept 7th- Oct 12th, 6:30PM-9:00PM CAM member: $180; Not-yet-member: $225 + $25 material fee |
| Natural Way to Draw Instructor: Donna Moore Through gesture, contour drawing, and observation of live models, practice capturing form and character of a subject by activating your personal visual sense. Based on the classic method of study by Kimon Nicolaides, "The way to learn to draw is by drawing". Adult: All Levels - Weds, Sept 6th - Oct 11th, 2:00PM - 5:00PM CAM member: $232; Not-yet-member: $290 $35 model fee paid to instructor |
| Brushes & Bliss: Mastering Oil Portrait Magic! Instructor: Amy Gibson You will understand color mixing, color theory, value scales, concepts of light and shadow, how to create volume and 3 dimensional forms, achieve realistic skin tones and how to use a photo reference and not let it use you. Using a photo reference of your choice. Adult: All Levels - Thurs, Sept 21st-Oct 26th, 5:30PM-8:00PM CAM member: $172; Not-yet-member: $215 |
| Digital Painting Workshop Instructor: Ben Billingsley Learn the basics of digital drawing/painting and image manipulation without the expense of software subscriptions. Students will work on their own laptops using the free, open-source GIMP (GNU Image). Students aged 16 and older with the appropriate software are welcome to enroll. Adult: All Levels - Saturday & Sunday, Sept 23rd &24th, 10:00-3:00PM & 12:00PM-4:00PM CAM member: $136; Not-yet-member: $170 |
| Paper Clay Workshop Instructor: Evelyn Fischer Learn to create bas-relief art using air dried paper clay on boards. This is a fun process, and you will create interesting, unique art. The result is a wood carved effect that will leave your friends wondering how you made it! On the first day you'll learn all about creating a pattern, transferring patterns to clay and boards and sculpting your design. The second day we will focus on finishing your pieces with gesso and medium and then bringing your art to life with acrylic paint. Adult: All Levels - Saturday & Sunday, October 7th-8th, 10:00AM-4:00PM & 11:00AM-4:00PM CAM member: $136; Not-yet-member: $170 + $15 material fee |
| Drawing Yourself as Frida Kahlo Instructor: Carolyn Faulkner Frida Kahlo is the first in the series. Learn about this amazing Mexican artist while drawing a portrait of yourself with the distinguishing features of Frida Kahlo. Kahlo loved plants and animals so you will incorporate your favorite animal in your drawing. Use colored pencils to show the bright Mexican colors she wore. This class is in conjunction with artist Rosalia Torres-Weiner now on view. We will take a quick 30-minute tour of her work at the first class! Ages 10-14 Youth: Middle School - Tues, Sept 5th - Oct 10th, 4:30PM-6:00PM CAM member: $108; Non-member: $135 |
| Join us this Saturday for FAM Fest to learn more and register! Museum School instructors will be there giving live demos! FREE Museum & Event Admission
Anne McCombie & Renato Abbate will be doing pottery demos with the pottery wheel
Jeri Greenberg will do a pastel demo
Donna Moore will do a cyanotype demo
Sherri Farley will do an oil painting demo
Catherine Cross will be making handmade art tools
Antoinette Vogt will do a printmaking activity
Todd Carignan will do a plein air demo
Amy Gibson will have a watercolor fun table |
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| Lucky Season 13! Tickets On Sale Now! |
| CAM Members save $20 off individual tickets or $160 off entire series plus members get FREE admission, invites to exclusive art openings and events and discounts to CAM Cafe and the Museum Shop.
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| 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, Dr. William Malloy and Maxine Terry, and Dr. Acquenetta Wheeler |
| 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! |
| | Mary's Art Explorers The Candy Dish Thursday, August 10, 10-11 AM CAM Members: $5 per adult/child; Not-Yet Members: $10 per adult/child Children Ages 2 and Under: Free
Inspired by the Felix Gonzalez-Torres candy spill installation, we will read The Candy Dish. We will explore our Love exhibition and see Gonzalez-Torres’ work in person and create candy-themed arts and crafts!
Art Explorers is geared towards infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, but big brothers and sisters are welcome to join and create art with us. Your registration includes admission to the museum for the whole day. Space is limited so preregister to guarantee your spot! |
| 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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| CAM Community Day Family Festival Saturday, August 12, 2023, 10 AM-12 PM FREE Museum Admission All Day
Join us for Family Fest, celebrating our upcoming Fall classes and workshops, and the unveiling of our new outdoor sculpture Ode to Oblio by Dana Gingras!
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 North Carolina 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.
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.
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. |
| USCT Sculpture Park Illustrated Lecture with Daniel Jones, CAM Cultural Curator Sunday, August 13, 2023, 1 PM Free; $5 suggested donation
Cameron Art Museum's Cultural Curator, Daniel Jones, will give an illustrated lecture focusing on the lives of soldiers and their descendants. This talk will pull from lesser known war narratives highlighting the stories of Forks Road Heroes. |
| Tour Connections Monday Monday, August 14, 2023, 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Free; pre-registration required
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 Alzheimer’s 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. |
| Membership New Member Coffee Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 10-11 AM Free; CAM members only
New CAM Members are invited to a Member Coffee to meet Executive Director Heather Wilson and learn a little about CAM's history. Tour of the galleries following the coffee is optional. |
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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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| Sunset Performance Series MoeSOS and Ricki Nelson Spoken Word and Hip Hop Thursday, August 17, 2023, 7 PM Free
Welcome back students! The first concert in our Fall Sunset Series will feature Wilmington based rapper and poet, Maurice Holmes and Wilmington based poet Ricki Nelson. Both UNCW alumni, join us for a fun evening of music and poetry to kick off the school year! |
| Dance Dance Cooperative Informal Showings Sunday, August 20, 2023, 2-4 PM Free admission (event only)
The Dance Cooperative, in association with CAM, provides informal showings for choreographers and dancers to present works in progress to be reviewed and critiqued in a nurturing environment. The public is invited to witness the creative process and provide assistance to help the creator grow the works to realize their concepts to the fullest potential. |
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| English | Spanish Art Explorers / Inglés | Español Exploradores del arte Paletero Man / ¡Que Paletero tan Cool! Thursday, August 24, 2023, 10-11 AM / Jueves, 24 de agosto, 10-11 AM CAM Members: $5 per adult/child / Miembros del museo CAM: $5 por niño/adulto Not-Yet Members: $10 per adult/child / Aún no miembros: $10 por niño/adulto Children Ages 2 and Under: Free / Niños hasta 2 años: gratis
Come take part in a Mary’s Art Explorers in both English and Spanish! We will read Paletero Man / ¡Que Paletero tan Cool!, explore our exhibitions, and create artwork inspired by the artwork we see. We will also enjoy ice pops! 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, toddlers, and preschoolers, but big brothers and sisters are welcome to join and create art with us. Your registration includes admission to the museum for the whole day. Space is limited so preregister to guarantee your spot! |
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| | Older adults who love to sing can join in song this fall with the Encore Chorale of Cape Fear at Cameron Art Museum! The ensemble meets each Tuesday from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM and will sing holiday favorites in preparation for a performance at the end of the semester, from Winter Wonderland to Hallelujah Chorus. |
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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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