Featured Programs

Sunset Performance Series

BalanKora

Thursday, April 27, 2023, 7 PM

Free

BalanKora, is an acoustic ensemble featuring the West African Soso Bala and Kora instruments. It is an enthralling cultural and musical experience for all audiences young and old.

The whole audience is immediately at ease as the twenty-one stringed Kora welcomes everyone to what becomes a huge family gathering. Ancestor to the harp, the twenty-one stringed Kora eases the entire audience with an ancient aural elegance, welcoming in perfect companionship, the pearly tones of the Soso Bala (ancestor to the modern marimba) bring a soaring beat that carries the audience on the wings of rhythm and song. Everyone is now clapping and singing as we resolve into our ancient traditional call and response. BalanKora presents the unfamiliar tradition of our lyric and melodic African heritage.

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Book Buzz

The Kudzu Queen with Mimi Herman

Sunday, April 30, 2023, 1-2 PM

CAM Members: $20;

Not-Yet Members: $25

Join author Mimi Herman for a discussion on her latest novel about Mattie Lee Watson, a sharp, spunky, and courageous heroine. Mimi is a Kennedy Center teaching artist, director of the United Arts Council Arts Integration Institute and co-director of Writeaways writing workshops in France, Italy, and New Mexico. She has taught in the Masters of Education programs at Lesley University, served as the 2017 North Carolina Piedmont Laureate, and been an associate editor for Teaching Artist Journal. She is the author of A Field Guide to Human Emotions, Logophilia, and The Art of Learning.

Upcoming Programs

Fundraiser

DesignNC

Classicism Reimagined - Design Without Expiration

Thursday, May 4 & Friday, May 5

VIP Cocktail Party: $75; Forum + Luncheon: $175

Ticket Alert: only a few tickets left!

Cameron Art Museum’s springtime fundraiser is back! Join us at the CAM as DesignNC celebrates classicism reimagined. Enjoy engaging presentations from James Carter, Corey Damen Jenkins, and Margot Shaw. A beautiful luncheon will also take place in CAM's courtyard along with book signings by all three authors throughout the day.

Concert

Wilmington Voices Presents: I Sing Because...

Sunday, May 7, 2023, 3 PM

Free; registration required

$10 suggested donation

Join Wilmington Voices, New Hanover County's only professional choral ensemble. The mixed choir will perform classical & contemporary choral works and spirituals with masterful attention to musical detail. Guest artist Dr. Justin Hoke, UNCWs professor of guitar studies, will join the group for a beautiful selection featuring guitar and voices.

Membership

Member Preview Day for Lugar de Encuentros | Place of Encounters

Thursday, May 11, 10 AM-9 PM

Members Only Tours:

11 AM & 1 PM

Music in the Galleria with Marscia Martinez-Mendoza and Luís Barragán from 5-7 PM

North Carolina is home to a rich diversity of voices, and this is reflected in its community of Latin American artists. Work from Lugar de Encuentros | Place of Encounters often straddles two worlds, reflecting both birthplace and resettlement, exploring both tension and harmony in the relationship between the two. From film to installation art to paintings to photography, this exhibition delves into the variety of migrant experiences, offering a space for connection, a chance to encounter another’s experience through art. Artists include Nico Amortegui, Cornelio Campos, Rodrigo Dorfman, Mario Marzan, Renzo Ortega, and Rosalia Torres-Weiner.

Lugar de Encuentros |

Place of Encounters

In Conversation with Rosalia Torres-Weiner

Thursday, May 11, 2023, 7 PM

CAM Members: $15

Not-Yet Members: $25

Rosalia Torres-Weiner is an artist, activist and community leader in Charlotte, NC. Her art captures the themes, colors and rich symbolism of her native home of Mexico. In 2010, Rosalia shifted the focus of her work from commercial art to art activism, after witnessing the repeated injustices and dysfunction of our immigration system.

Museum School Classes & Workshops

Drawing Inspired by Nature, Spring Botanicals

Instructor: Antoinette Vogt

Use nature as inspiration to create beautiful drawings! Improve your drawing ability through close observation of nature, capturing the unique shapes and colors of the Spring botanicals. Learn different techniques to enhance your drawings and add color. Some previous drawing experience suggested but not required.

Adult: All Levels -

Thursdays, April 27- May 18

2-5pm

CAM member: $172

Not-yet-member: $215

Secret Garden Hideaways

Instructor: Carolyn Faulkner

Bring in a photo to begin creating your favorite garden hideaway. Do Monet's gardens inspire you or do you have your own garden space that you love. I will bring in a photo to demonstrate from so that you will learn the basics of values, tones, tints, mottling and blending colors in Acrylics. A garden bench in your painting for interest is a must! And don't forget the flowers!

Adult: All Levels -

Wednesdays, May 10-*June 7, 10am-12:30pm

CAM member: $136

Not-yet-member: $170

Plates and Paints

Instructor: Anne McCombie

This is a 2-part workshop. The first week we will make slab rolled plates and platters, then 2 weeks later we will come back and paint our pieces.

Adult: All Levels -

Saturday, May 6 & May 27, 11am-1pm

CAM member: $64

Not-yet-member: $80

+ $15 material fee

How to Compose a Painting

Instructor: Todd Carignan

This workshop will tackle the principles of design. Students will bring their own projects to work on during class. All mediums are welcome.

Adult: All Levels -

Saturday, April 29,

10:00am-4:00pm

CAM member: $100

Not-yet-member: $125

Spring in Oakdale Cemetery

Instructor: Alan Cradick

This photography workshop is geared to the photographer of all skill levels. Spring is a great time to walk through Oakdale Cemetery. This is another year-round local destination. A wonderful place for reflection, history and photography. Any digital device may be used for this workshop, smart phones, tablets or digital cameras. If using a digital camera, is it is suggested that the participant bring an array of lenses, from wide to telephoto. A macro is always fun if you have one.

Adult: All Levels -

Saturday, May 6, 10am-12pm & Sunday, May 7, 12-2pm

CAM member: $52;

Not-yet-member: $65

Watercolor Landscaping

Instructor: Janice Castiglione

We will explore the many aspects of landscape painting. We will paint trees, fields, skies, foliage and buildings. Also covering the way to tone images in the background to give a 3D effect on a 2-dimensional surface. Pushing some elements back and other elements forward. Putting all the elements together to create a fully completed landscape.

Adult: Intermediate -

Saturday-Sunday, May 20-21, 10-4pm & 12-4pm

CAM member: $144

Not-yet-member: $180