WEEKLY E-NEWS BEAT THE HEAT, REGISTER FOR A FALL ART CLASS TODAY |
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Photograph by Alan Cradick |
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| Cool down and explore your creativity this fall in Cameron Art Museum's Museum School. Our Museum School offers high-level art classes and workshops for adults and youth, taught by professional instructors who are also working artists in our community. When you enroll, you support CAM, your community gathering place, and you support our local economy. In FY 23/24, CAM paid $190,918 to artists, underscoring the museum’s powerful contribution as an economic driver and a contributor to our local creative gig economy.
Special and unique to taking classes here is access to CAM's permanent collection and ever-changing exhibitions as both teaching tools and inspiration. All students are invited to tour the museum galleries after their class. |
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Museum School Open House!Join us on Saturday, August 9, at 10 am for an exciting open house at the Museum School! Explore our art studios, meet our talented instructors, and learn about our diverse range of classes and workshops for all ages. Learn More |
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FALL MUSEUM SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS |
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| Oil Painting: Travel Memories on Canvas Instructor: Evin Bryson
Learn oil painting techniques to transform your travel memories into timeless works of art. Explore how to capture light, color, and depth while creating dynamic, expressive compositions. In this course, you will relive your favorite travel memories as you refine your painting skills.
Tuesdays, Sept 9 - Oct 14, 1 - 4 PM Adult: All Levels CAM Member $232 Not-yet Member $290 |
| | Drawing: Figurative Expression Instructor: Donna Moore
Bring expressive energy to your life drawing studio practice. Capture form and character of live models through gesture, contour, modeled drawing, and mark-making exercises. Combining tradition with experimentation to include scale & color. Returning and new students encouraged!
Wednesdays, Sept 3- Oct 8, 1:30 - 4:30 PM Adult: All Levels CAM Member $232 Not-yet member $290 |
| | Clay: Jewelry Instructor: Katelyn Guthrie
Join our clay jewelry-making workshop and learn how to craft beautiful, wearable art using real clay. In this beginner-friendly class, you’ll explore basic hand-building techniques to shape and design unique pieces like earrings, pendants, and beads. All tools and materials are provided, and no prior experience is needed.
September 13th, 10 AM - 1 PM Adult: All Levels CAM Member $64 Not-yet Member $80 |
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EACH TICKET SOLD SUPPORTS CAM |
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| Have you finalized your summer travel plans? CAM can help! Enter today for a chance to win a summer retreat to Boston & Martha's Vineyard, a culinary adventure in Savannah, OR a Caribbean getaway to St. Martin. |
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| Only 200 tickets will be sold; the odds are definitely in your favor!
Tickets are going fast! Get yours before the drawing on Friday, August 1. |
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| | | Are you looking for a unique & creative venue for your holiday event this year? Contact Sherri Collie, CAM's Cafe & Events Manager, at 910-726-9493 or scollie@cameronartmuseum.org to learn how we can make it special at the Cameron Art Museum. |
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| BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY EVENT NOW UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST, AND RECEIVE 10% OFF THE FACILITY RENTAL FEE. |
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| CAM AFTER DARK: ARTIST TALK WITH JERRELL GIBBS HOSTED BY MICHAEL S. WILLIAMS Thursday, July 17, 6:30 PM CAM Members $15 | Not-Yet Members $20 | Students Free
Join us for a special CAM After Dark conversation with painter Jerrell Gibbs, moderated by Michael S. Williams of the Black on Black Project. Through vibrant, expressive portraiture, Gibbs captures familiar moments and elevates everyday life—celebrating African-American identity and highlighting the Black male figure as God-fearing, husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons.
Gibbs will discuss his painterly process and share how family archives and personal memories inspire his work. After the talk, explore his featured pieces in the We Belong Here exhibition. |
|  | | MINDFULNESS MEDITATION IN THE GALLERIES Friday, July 18, 9 – 9:50 AM $5 suggested donation
Join us in a contemplative gallery space for mindfulness meditation, taught by Certified Teacher Bonne Lynn Anderson.
Simply put, mindfulness is the practice of bringing attention to the present moment and meeting whatever arises without bias or criticism. With regular practice, it cultivates spacious awareness around our thoughts and emotions, encouraging clarity and the ability to respond rather than react. Scientific research shows it can also enhance balance, focus, strength, and resilience.
Mindfulness meditation is a secular practice, accessible to all, and deeply beneficial both on and off the cushion. |
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ENJOY ALL THE SCENTS OF SUMMER! |
| Keep your summer vibe all year long with handmade candles featuring summer fragrances like Seaside Retreat and Summer Sunshine! Candles are locally made and come in two sizes, 2oz. & 6oz, with a variety of scents to choose from. Stay up to date on new shop items by following us on Instagram@cammuseumshop! |
| | Featured: 6oz.: $29.99 and 2oz.: $11.99 Candles (Member 6oz.: $26.99 and 2oz.: $10.79) |
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The Game Changers: Diebenkorn, Frankenthaler, and Rauschenberg
March 20 - October 5, 2025 Helen Frankenthaler, Richard Diebenkorn, and Robert Rauschenberg created essential works in the mid-20th century, forever changing what American art would look like and what it could mean to us.
The Game Changers exhibition expands viewers’ appreciation of prints in the permanent collection with the generous inclusion of works by Frankenthaler, Diebenkorn, Rauschenberg, and their contemporaries from renowned American museum collections. Learn More |
| We Belong Here: The Gutierrez Collection
April 25 – September 7, 2025 We Belong Here: The Gutierrez Collection is the first public exhibition of contemporary art collected over the past decade by North Carolina collectors Onay Gutierrez and Jeff Childers. In their words: “The Gutierrez Collection creates a space for dialogue and understanding across diverse identities and perspectives.”
Featuring over 130 works by international contemporary artists, it focuses on 21st-century pieces that engage with social, political, cultural, and personal issues. Learn More |
| The Space Makers
June 7 – October 12, 2025 Space Makers: Art and Disability in North Carolina highlights the powerful and diverse voices of artists with disabilities across North Carolina. Through visual, experiential, and experimental works, these artists explore the many ways disability shapes how we move through and engage with the world.
This exhibition invites viewers to reflect on access, ability, and expression, offering intimate glimpses into each artist's lived experiences and creating space for dialogue, understanding, and connection.
Curated by guest curator Aaron Wilcox. Learn More |
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| | | CAM Café is the place to be! Check out CAM Café and Chef Chip Pridgen's feature in the summer edition of Edible Magazine, and visit us to experience what makes CAM Café so special! Photograph by Nolan DeBerry for Edible Magazine. |
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| | LIVE! AT CAM CAFÉ • THURS 6-8 PM July 17: Robert Bosco July 24: Perry Smith July 31: Bill Alston - from 5pm-6:30pm due to Open Mic night August 7: Justin Lacy August 14: Champ Saintamand
Illustration: "Save Me a Seat" by Sherri Badalsua. |
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| | | No museum admission is ever needed to enjoy CAM Café. 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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