| GET LOUD! Support CAM at the Not-So-Silent Auction THIS SATURDAY from 6-9 PM |
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| Join us Saturday, March 9 for the Not-So-Silent Auction, an in-person silent auction fundraiser party. Bid on over 60 works of original art and special one-of-a-kind items donated by regional artists and local businesses, as well as work by Claude Howell and Jugtown Pottery from Cameron Art Museum.
Groove to the sounds of Fort Lowell Records spinning vinyl all night! Emcee Eric Medler from Double Q101 joins us to keep the evening moving along.
Enjoy food and drinks from CAM Café!
Heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and entertainment are included in the ticket price. No paper tickets provided, names will be on list at door upon entry. 82-88% of admission cost is tax-deductible. Tickets also available at CAM Visitor Services Desk, and at (910) 395-5999. Available now and on day of event. |
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| THE STORY OF A COMMUNITY REMEMBRANCE PROJECT WED, MAR 6 @ 12:00 - 1:30 PM Free Pre-Registration Required In 2019, the New Hanover County Community Remembrance Project (NHCCRP) was formed with the goal of conducting a Soil Collection Ceremony under the guidance of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama. The program, which honored the victims of the 1898 Coup & Massacre, was successfully conducted in 2021. The co-chairmen of the group discuss the experience and the lasting impact of their efforts. Learn More |
| | JAZZ@CAM: ANGELA BINGHAM TRIO THURS, MAR 7 @ 7:00 - 9:00 PM CAM Members: $35 Not-Yet Members: $55
Jazz Vocalist Angela Bingham will perform with Grant Osborne on piano and Scott Sawyer on Guitar. Her trio will feature music from the American songbook and beyond, with a focus on the great female composers & lyricists.
Raleigh, North Carolina based jazz vocalist Angela Bingham has been a singer her entire life. She began studying piano and performing from the American songbook at age 5 in her home of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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FAB FEET & GRANDMA APPROVED! |
Fun socks knit with super soft combed cotton picked in Georgia, then spun, dyed, and knit into socks in North Carolina! Brought to you by Freaker USA a thriving little company headquartered in the old One Tree Hill set right here in Wilmington! |
| Featured: Granny Squares Socks $14.99 (CAM Members $11.99) |
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Monument takes inspiration from Boundless, the public sculpture on Cameron Art Museum’s grounds by Stephen Hayes honoring the United States Colored Troops (USCT) and their fight for freedom. Through their work, artists Radcliffe Bailey, Sonya Clark, Willie Cole, Stephen Hayes, Juan Logan, Alison Saar, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Kara Walker, and others create a dialogue acknowledging, questioning, and confronting the idea of commemoration in the built environment in the United States. |
| Stay in the Light: Works by Charles Edward Williams |
In Stay in the Light, South Carolina artist Charles Edward Williams draws inspiration from historical photography of the Civil Rights movement, offering a contemporary response to social and political issues of the past and present. His paintings and focus on human emotion and our connectedness and commonality. Stay in the Light includes new work created for this exhibition, as well as work from Williams's Sun and Light series. |
| The Work of Their Hands: American Quiltmaking
The Work of Their Hands explores the continuing legacy of quilt-making and the evolution of textile art, starting with traditional quilts made for bedcoverings to contemporary fabric artworks by artists including Brittney Boyd Bullock, Celeste Butler, Robin Cowley, Michael Cummings, Gee’s Bend quilters, Michael James, Precious Lovell, Katie Pasquini Masopust, Carolyn Mazloomi, Mary Pal, Hattie Schmidt, Beverly Smith, The Advocacy Project, and others.
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MUSEUM SCHOOL CLASSES & WORKSHOPS |
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| | | UNDERPAINTINGS, NEW SURFACES, AND PASTEL PAINTINGS! Instructor: Jeri Greenberg See what watercolor, acrylic, and inks, can do when you layer pastels over them. Adult: All Levels Thurs, Mar 7-28, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM CAM Member $172 Not-yet Member $215 |
Supplies: Papers: smooth, sanded, white, colors, darks, lights; hard and soft pastels; charcoal pencils or vine charcoal; rubbing alcohol and cheap brushes; gesso (clear, white, or colored); pumice (provided); various liquid colors: inks, watercolor paints, acrylics; optional: stencils, brayer, metallic inks or paints, markers. |
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Supplies: Supplies are provided. |
| | ART BUZZ: GARDEN HERB MARKERS Instructor: Shannon Gehen Create your own garden markers for herbs and vegetables in time for your summer garden. Hand build using slab method.
Art Buzz is a fun class that combines art making with drinking. Each class comes with a complimentary beverage! Adult: All Levels Thurs, Mar 7, 6:00-8:30 PM CAM Member $45 Not-yet Member $55 |
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| Lunch: Tues-Fri 11 AM-2 PM |
| | Dinner: Thurs 5-8 PM Enjoy FREE gallery admission Thursday evenings when you join us for drinks or dinner. |
| | Brunch: Sat & Sun 10 AM-2 PM |
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| No museum admission is ever needed to enjoy CAM Cafe. Join us today! Call (910) 777-2363 for reservations |
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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. |
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