On November 13, 2021, during an emotional and moving ceremony, Cameron Art Museum unveiled Boundless, a public sculpture honoring the United States Colored Troops, by North Carolina artist Stephen Hayes. Thank you to everyone who participated and supported this important project!

CAM welcomed over 1,500 visitors during a two-day community celebration that included music, dance, performances, living history by USCT reenactors, family activities and food from CAM Café, Catch, and Soulful Twist. 

Boundless is the first figurative sculptural work in North Carolina that commemorates and celebrates the bravery of the USCT. The eleven figures that compose Boundless are cast from reenactors and descendants of the United States Colored Troops. Boundless is made possible by the generous support of PNC Bank, Z Smith Reynolds as well as by the Wilmington community and beyond through a community organized telethon, paver sales and donations received in all dollar amounts. Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed November 13, 2021 “United States Colored Troops Remembrance Day” which is another incredible highlight from an amazing weekend at CAM.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

It’s one week until Thanksgiving! Let’s get in the spirit and read Let’s Be Thankful. We will explore the galleries, looking for things that remind us of what we are thankful for. We will create a cute turkey craft and write what we are thankful for on its feathers.