Cameron Art Museum

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

 State of the Art Spotlight

...Cats, cats, cats!

We've noticed many themes in State of the Art but one major one seems to be cats!


State of the Art gives us all a window into what's going on in the artist community.  These past few years all of us have been home more often and perhaps inspiration strikes in these quiet moments. Whatever the reason, we are all for it!


Cats in uniform (something very Goya about number one), cats captured in their natural environment and even a small sculpture of a cat made from cat hair! How meta!

 

These are only four examples. Visit State of the Art this week and see how many more you can find! Can't make it in person? Check out

CAMstateoftheart.org


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


State of the Art / Art of the State

Now on view through September 18


Images clockwise from top:

In Charge, 2020 Oil on linen by Dolores Gallant,

SOTA Artist 477

General Simon, 2020 Oil on canvas by Lynn Meeker,

SOTA Artist 674

Cats Me If You Can!, 2020 Acrylic on canvas by

Zandra Lowman, SOTA Artist 763

Button, 2019 Cat Hair by Jett Butterworth,

SOTA artist 296

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Coffee with the Museum Shop Authors and 20% Off Books*

Friday, May 13, 11 AM-2 PM  


Join us for coffee and meet the Museum Shop artists whose art is BOOKS.


Local authors Diana Chamblee, William Boone, Cordelia Norris, Chris Fonvielle and Maud Kelly will be on hand to discuss their publications.


And CAM Members* get 20% off all books on Friday 13th - all day! It’s your lucky day and we appreciate your membership!

CAM Museum Shop
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l to r: Frances Schultz, Christopher Spitzmiller, Ashley Whittaker

Design NC

Thank you!


Thank you to everyone including our sponsors that made Design NC such a huge success last week!


Everyone enjoyed engaging presentations from neo-traditionalist interior designer Ashley Whittaker, renowned ceramicist Christopher Spitzmiller and tastemaker and author Frances Schultz. A beautiful luncheon took place in the CAM courtyard along with book signings by all three authors throughout the day


Visit Design Through Time: A Continuing Dialogue now on view for more design inspiration.


Featured Programs

Art Explorers Minnie Evans

Art Explorers

Minnie Evans Dreams

Thursday, May 12, 2022, 10-11 AM

CAM Members: $3 per child;

Non-Members: $6

Adults and children 2 and under: free

Learn about the art of life of local favorite Minnie Evans! We will read Matthew’s Dream, look at Minnie Evans art work inside our Twenty Years exhibition, and create our own Minnie Evans inspired works of art.


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!

Register
Rock Garden by Hiroshi Sueyoshi

Kids@CAM

Painted Rocks

Saturday, May 14, 10 AM-12 PM

CAM Members: $5 per child

Non-Members: $10 per child

Adults and children 2 and under: free

Inspired by Hiroshi Sueyoshi’s Rock Garden, we will paint our own rocks with colorful, happy images and messages.


They can be placed around CAM grounds, so they can brighten other people’s days, or you can take them home to your own neighborhoods or yards!


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.

Register
Write to Imagine with Evan Dekens

Write to Imagine

Evan Dekens: Using Art & Artifact to Reimagine the Past

Saturday, May 14, 1-2:30 PM

Free with museum admission


Join writer Evan Dekens for writing exercises in the galleries. Guests will use a personal object to reimagine the past through works of art on view.

Register
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Watch Boundless on PBS!

Now available to stream


PBS NC in partnership with Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation presents Visibly Speaking, a new series that follows the creation of inclusive public art projects that honor the often-overlooked stories of Black, Indigenous and Latinx communities throughout the state.


Watch the process and creation of Boundless - our public sculpture project by artist Stephen Hayes honoring the USCT.

Watch Video

Upcoming Programs

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Exhibitions After Dark

Write to Imagine with Jules Miller

Thursday, May 19, 6:30 PM

Free with museum admission

Register
Art Explorers The Art Lesson

Art Explorers

The Art Lesson

Thursday, May 26, 10-11 AM

CAM Members: $2 per child

Non-Members: $6 per child

Adults and children 2 and under: free

Register
Resilience Screening

Screening

Resilience

Community Screening & Gallery Talk

Friday, June 3

12-1 PM Film Screening

1-1:30 PM Gallery Tour

Free

Learn More
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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

Register
New Member Coffee

New Member Coffee

Select Wednesdays at 10-11 AM


New CAM Members are invited to a Member Coffee to meet Executive Director Anne Brennan and learn a little about CAM’s history.


Tour of the galleries following the coffee is optional.


Upcoming Dates:


May 18

Register
CAM Café Brunch
CAM Café

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
Illustration of Josh Youse

Live Music

at CAM Café

Thursdays 6-8 PM

& Saturdays 11:30 AM-1:30 PM


Roger Davis

Thurs, May 12, 6-8 PM


Champ Saint-Amand

Sat, May 14, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Steve Unger Yoga

Gentle Yoga

with Steve Unger

Tuesdays from 9-10 AM

Donation: $5

Flow Yoga

Flow Yoga

with Kim Gardiulo

Fridays from 8:30-9:30 AM

Donation: $10

Daniel Jones Boundless Tours

Boundless Public Tours

with Daniel Jones, CAM Cultural Curator

Fridays at 1 PM

Free with museum admission


Photo Courtesy of Jeff Janowski/UNCW

Upcoming Classes & Workshops

Urban Sketching

Urban Sketching

Instructor: Todd Carignan

Thurs, May 12-Jun 2, 9 AM-12 PM

Adult: All Levels

CAM Members: $171

Non-Members: $190

Copper Repousse

Copper Repousse

Instructor: Renato Abbate

Thurs, May 12-Jun 2, 10 AM-12 PM

Adult: Beginning

CAM Members: $117

Non-Members: $130

+$25 material fee

The Dye Garden

The Dye Garden

Instructor: Catherine Cross Tsintzos

Sat & Sun, May 14-15, 10 AM-4 PM

Adult: All Levels

CAM Members: $171

Non-Members: $190

+$40 material fee

Tile Making

Tile Making

Instructor: Renato Abbate

Sat, May 14 & 21, 10 AM-1 PM

Adult: Beginning

CAM Members: $81

Non-Members: $90

+$15 material fee

Drawing with Linear Perspective

Drawing with Linear Perspective

Instructor: Todd Carignan

Tues, May 17-Jun 7, 9 AM-12 PM

Adult: Intermediate

CAM Members: $171

Non-Members: $190

Walkabout Wilmington

Walkabout Wilmington

Instructor: Alan Cradick

Adult: All Levels

Thursdays, June 9-July 14,

10am- 12pm

CAM member: $144;

Non-member: $160

Drawing Pets Real or Imagined

Drawing Pets: Real or Imagined

Instructor: Carolyn Faulkner

Youth: Middle School -

Tuesdays, May 3- 31*, 4:30- 6 pm (*break 5/24)

CAM member: $85.5;

Non-member: $95

Mixed Media Fashion Illustration

Mixed Media Fashion Illustration

Instructor: Jennifer Love Gironda

Youth: High School -

Saturday, June 18, 11am- 2pm

CAM member: $45;

Non-member: $50

Sun & Shade En Plein Air

Sun & Shade: En Plein Air

Instructor: Kirah Van Sickle

Adult: All Levels -

Friday & Saturday May 20 - 21,

9 - 4pm

CAM member: $189;

Non-member: $210

View Classes and Workshops
Life Drawing Bernal

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

Register
Summer Kids At CAMp

On View

20 Years Exhibition
State of the Art Art of the State
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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.

North Carolina Arts Council

This project was supported by the NC Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources