Featured Programs

Mary's Art Explorers

Flying School

Thursday, January 26, 2023,

10-11 AM

CAM Members: $3 per child/adult;

Not-yet-Members:

$6 per child/adult

Children 2 and under: free

Everyone wants to fly! We will read Owen the Octopus about an octopus who wants to fly like the birds. We’ll explore our installation Flying School and create our own flying-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!

Presented by Protocol

DesignNC Book Series with Interior Designer & Cookbook Author Karen Allen

Friday, Jan 27, 10:30 AM-12 PM

CAM Members: $20;

Not-yet-Members: $25

The DesignNC Book Series presented by Protocol is an opportunity to hear directly from significant figures working in the field of interior design and beyond in an intimate and relaxed setting. Join us on Friday, January 27 as we welcome interior designer and cookbook author Karen Allen to Cameron Art Museum’s Roya and Henry Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall.

Book Panel Discussion

Art of the State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolina with

Author Liza Roberts

Saturday, Jan 28, 2023, 1 PM

Free with museum admission

Author Liza Roberts presents a panel discussion on the launch of her new book: Art of the State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolina. Artists Christina Lorena Weisner of Kitty Hawk and Ben Knight of Kinston will join the author for a discussion on current trends on our state. Roberts’ book showcases the creation, collection, and celebration of art in all its richness and diversity. Roberts provides fascinating historical context, such as the influence of Black Mountain College, while weaving together the profiles of individual artists, compelling interviews, and beautiful full-color photography to tell the story of the state's evolution through the lens of its art world and some of its most compelling figures.

Copies of Art of the State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolinaavailable in CAM's Museum Shop.

Upcoming Programs

Jazz@CAM

La Fiesta Latin Jazz Quintet

Thursday, Feb 2, 2023, 7 PM

CAM Members: $35;

Not Yet Members: $55

The repertoire of this high energy group consists of authentic Latin Jazz made famous by such famous Latin jazz musicians as Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Buena Vista Social Club, and Dizzy Gillespie plus original tunes by Gelb, Anderson and Kleindienst.

La Fiesta’s first recording entitled La Fiesta Latin Jazz Quintet was released in September of 2016 and in 2022 they released Latin Jazz Pandemic Suite.

Mary's Art Explorers

The Year We Learned to Fly

Thursday, February 9, 2023,

10-11 AM

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

Children 2 and under: free

As a part of our partnership with NEA’s The Big Read, our book will be The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson. All children will receive a free copy of the book! We will explore our installation Flying School and create our own unique works of art to take home.

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

Conversation with Collectors Glen and Florence Hardymon

Thursday, February 9, 2023, 7 PM

Free with museum admission

Glen and Florence Hardymon welcome visitors into the Hughes Wing to discuss work from their collection now on view as part of Promise.

Promise highlights promised gifts from the collections of Glen and Florence Hardymon and Andrew and Hathia Hayes, as well as new acquisitions and other promised gifts to CAM’s collection. Artists featured in this exhibition include Rick Beck, Lisa Clague, Christina Cordova, Jim Dine, Maud Gatewood, Susan Taylor Glasgow, Sol Lewitt, Juan Logan, Beverly McIver, Joan Miro, Robert Motherwell, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, Hiroshi Sueyoshi, and Steffen Thomas.

Museum School Classes & Workshops

Printmaking

Printmaking Studies: Lithography Made Easy

Instructor: Antionette Vogt

Lithography is a planographic printmaking method. Unlike the relief or intaglio printing process, there are no raised or carved out areas. Printing is done from a flat surface using the repelling properties of oil and water. In this class you will learn a simple method using common household products instead of the chemicals used in traditional lithography.

Adult: All Levels -

Sunday, Jan 29 & Feb 5,

1pm-4pm

CAM member: $80;

Not-yet-member: $100

+ $15 material fee

Ceramic Figure Sculpture Workshop

Instructor: Anne McCombie

With the observation of a live model to inspire us we will form a mound of clay into figurative sculpture. Work small and create individual body parts or create the full form. The choice is yours. All skill levels are welcome.

Adult: All Levels -

Sat, Feb 4 & Sun, Feb 5,

10am-4pm

CAM member: $172;

Not-yet-member: $215

+ $15 material fee

$20 model fee paid to instructor

Paint Like the Masters: Van Gogh a Go Go

Instructor: Kirah Van Sickle

This 4-Week course pulls inspiration from noted post-Impressionist masters, including Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gauguin, with a focus on color and brush-handling confidence. This is an opportunity to explore abstract color, expressive brush strokes and texture, and invigorate your painting practice.

Image created by: Van Gogh

Adult: All Levels -

Thursdays, March 9-30, 6-9pm

CAM member: $288;

Not-yet-member: $360

Art Buzz

Hammered Copper Hearts

Instructor: Renato Abbate

Make and take the perfect gift for your sweetheart this Valentine's Day: a handmade hammered heart-shaped dish with your loving message stamped inside. Renato Abbate was born in Italy and transplanted yearly till 1999. He currently lives in Wilmington and loves the port city. He is always looking for ways to push his work further using mixed media and clay. Innovation is his inspiration.

Saturday, February 11,

11am-1:30pm

CAM member: $45;

Not-yet-member: $55

Urban Sketching

Instructor: Todd Carignan

This class travels to various locations to do sketchbook drawings from life. Work in pencil, ink, watercolors, colored pencils, etc.

Adult: All Levels -

Mondays, February 6-27,

9am-12pm

CAM member: $172;

Not-yet-member: $215