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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

CAM Spotlight:

Spend the Holidays at CAM!

Join us and spend the holidays at CAM with special holiday events, performances, family activities, live music and more that will be sure to get everyone in to the holiday spirit.

Visit CAM on Wednesday, November 30 with Holiday Coffee with Shop Artists. This FREE event is an opportunity to meet the various artists that sell their unique gifts in CAM’s Museum Shop. Gingerbread cookies and coffee will be served.

On Friday, December 2 we open Illumination 2022 with an opening night party 6 to 9 pm to celebrate this popular annual exhibition of artist-made lanterns. CAM Cafe will be offering light bites and cocktails and the band Neighbro will be playing a set of 1960s tunes. Tickets are available HERE.

On Saturday, December 3 CAM hosts Clyde’s Holiday By the Sea presented by Excite Credit Union. The museum invites the whole family to help decorate sea critters to add to CAM’s Holiday by the Sea installation, which will remain on display around Minnie Evans gate house through the holiday season. Click HERE for tickets.

Get into the holiday spirit with CAM’s Holiday Open House Thursday, December 8 Enjoy hot chocolate and treats from CAM Café as visitors can check out the latest unique holiday gifts in CAM’s Museum Shop. Plus Museum membership and museum gift cards will be available for sale making a perfect gift for the art lover in your life. This is a FREE event.

Minnie Evans Birthday Celebration Sunday, Dec 11

Celebrate Minnie Evans’ Birthday with us Sunday, December 11 with family activities, a special performance and an exclusive first look at a new documentary about Minnie and her work. Visit and take in a gallery filled with Minnie’s work now on display at part of 60+. Events free with museum admission.

The holiday celebration continues into the New Year as we present our annual Floating Lanterns Ceremony on January 8, 2023. CAM’s Floating Lantern celebration is a FREE event that offers the community a beautiful expression of remembrance, reflection and gratitude. The museum is selling lantern sleeves for $12 now at the front desk that can be decorated to honor loved ones and then set adrift in CAM’s Reflection Pond at dusk. Live music, hot chocolate, beverages and treat from CAM Cafe will make it an evening to remember!

We are also hosting several musical events throughout December. These Sounds for the Season include: Jazz at CAM with Ernest Turner Trio on Thursday, December 1 at 7 pm, the Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra: The Tritones at CAM on Sunday, December 4 at 2 pm, the Wilmington Chamber Orchestra on Thursday, December 15 at 7 pm and Wilmington Voices Holiday Choral Performance Sunday, December 18 at 3 pm. Click HERE to visit our Programs and Events page!

Happy holidays from all of us at CAM!

Join us for Black Friday at the CAM

Get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping at the Cameron Art Museum. Free gift with any purchase on Black Friday (Nov.25).

Pictured - 12oz. CAM logo steel tumbler in black $24.99 (member - $22.49)

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In-Person Event

Floating Lantern Ceremony

Sunday, January 8, 2023 4-7 PM

Lanterns Sleeves: $12 available now at CAM Visitor Services

We all have individual reasons to create our own Floating Lantern . . . to honor someone who is a dear friend, to memorialize a cherished family member or treasure a special moment experienced during the year. Visit CAM on January 8 and join others at CAM’s Reflection Pond in an expression of Remembrance, Reflection and Gratitude. There is no charge to attend the Floating Lantern Ceremony and CAM's exhibitions will be free admission all day. Live music near the pond and hot chocolate, beverages and light food service available from CAM Café.

Lantern Sleeves are available for purchase now! Gathering with friends or family over Thanksgiving? It’s a great time to decorate your lantern sleeve and be ready for the Floating Lantern Ceremony on January 8, 2022. Lantern sleeves are on sale now at CAM Visitor Services for $12 ($15 on January 8).

Holiday Hours

Public Tour with Anne Brennan

Wednesday November 23

1:30 PM

Free with museum admission

Join us tomorrow as CAM's Executive Director Anne Brennan gives a tour of our current exhibitions. Have lunch at CAM Cafe first then join the tour!

Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!

CAM & CAM Cafe will be closed Thursday, November 24. We wish everyone a safe and wonderful holiday!

We reopen Friday morning and hope to see you then.

Please note our upcoming closures so you can plan your visit to CAM over the holidays.

CAM and CAM Cafe are closed:

November 24

December 24 to 26

December 31 to January 2

Upcoming Programs

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Museum Shop

Holiday Coffee with the Shop Artists

Wednesday, November 30

11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Free

Meet one or more Museum Shop Artists and learn more about them and their work. Coffee and gingerbread cookies make the conversation even better.

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Jazz at CAM Community Concert

Ernest Turner at St. Stephen AME Church

Wednesday, November 30

7-8 PM

501 Red Cross St, Wilmington, NC 28401

Free

Please welcome award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated pianist and composer Ernest Turner to historic St. Stephen AME Church. Concertgoers can expect to hear a variety of music, including selections from The Great American Songbook, pop, original compositions, and various genres in the Black American musical tradition.

Jazz at CAM

Ernest Turner Trio

Thursday, December 1

7 PM

CAM Members: $35;

Not Yet Members: $55

Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated pianist and composer Ernest Turner’s professional career has spanned 20 years, and has included performances and recordings with some of the biggest names in jazz and pop music, including Delfeayo Marsalis, John Legend, Raphael Saadiq, and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.

Tickets

Screening

Resilience Community Screening & Boundless

Public Tour

Friday, December 2

12-1 PM Film Screening

1-1:30 PM Boundless Tour

Free; No pre-registration necessary

View the award winning documentary Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope. The film screens in our spacious reception hall from 12-1 PM, followed by an optional brief discussion with other community members. Learn about the New Hanover County Resiliency Task Force.

After the screening at 1 PM, join our Cultural Curator Daniel Jones for a tour of Boundless with a focus on resiliency themes.

Illumination 2022

Exhibition Opening Party

Friday, December 2

6-9 PM

CAM Members: $20;

Not-yet-Members: $25

Revel in the artistry and light of Cameron Art Museum’s 8th annual exhibition of artist-made lanterns. Thirty-six lighted sculptures will be on display in Studio 1 through January 15, 2023. The winners for 3 cash prizes totaling $1500 will be announced in the evening but everyone can cast their vote in the People’s Choice awards. Live entertainment sets the tone for the opening night while you enjoy festive drinks and light food service (available for purchase) from CAM Café.

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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

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Live Music

at CAM Café

Thursdays 6-8 PM

& Saturdays 11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Ron + Luis

Sat, November 26, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Gentle Yoga

with Steve Unger

Tuesdays from 9-10 AM

Donation: $10

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Wrap up the year

with a weekend in our

Pancoe Education Center

Long Pose -

Life Drawing Studio

Instructor: Greenberg/Moore

Life Drawing Studio for artists interested in developing a composition. 2 to 3 hour pose blocks. Nude and costumed model in environment. Self-guided, no instruction. All mediums encouraged.

Adult: All Levels -

Saturday, Dec 10, 10am-4pm and Sunday, Dec 11, 12-4pm

CAM member: Saturday: $64, Sunday: $48, Weekend: $108; Not-yet-member: Saturday: $80, Sunday: $60, Weekend: $135

Drawing in the Gallery

Instructor: Antoinette Vogt

Enjoy a morning drawing in the gallery. Improve your drawing skills and learn new techniques while enjoying the exhibits at CAM.Adult and Youth -

Thursdays: September 8, October 6, November 3, December 1, 11am-12:30pm

CAM member: $20;

Not-yet-member: $25

A Different Kind of

Picture Book

Instructor: Judith Chandler

It's a great yet simple way to save special photos. Our process will be to make an accordion fold book with colorful papers and fill the pages with your photocopied pictures. We will explore ways to make our books unique and personal with cutouts and embellishments.

Adult: All Levels -

Saturday, Dec 3, 10am-1pm & Sunday, Dec 4, 12pm-3pm

CAM member: $80;

Not-yet-member: $100

Functional Coil Pot Planter or Bowl

Instructor: Shannon Gehen

Construct a coil bowl or planter and leave the surface in rhythmic layers or paddle the form to a smooth, flat finish.

Adult: All Levels -

Thursday, Dec 1, 6-9pm

CAM member: $64;

Not-yet-member: $80

Painting

Astronomical Wonders

Instructor: Carolyn Faulkner

Come to class with a black canvas and get ready to create your own cosmic universe! Nebula, comets and far-flung galaxies await your brushes!

Adult: All Levels -

Tuesday, November 29, 1-5pm

CAM member: $80;

Not-yet-member: $100

On View

CameronArtMuseum.org

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

Weekly E-News

Public Tour with Anne Brennan

Museum Shop

Illumination 2022

Wrap up the year

﻿with a weekend in our

Pancoe Education Center

Long Pose -

Life Drawing Studio

Drawing in the Gallery

A Different Kind of

﻿Picture Book

Functional Coil Pot Planter or Bowl

Painting

Astronomical Wonders

with a weekend in our

Picture Book