WEEKLY E-NEWS LOVE IS IN THE AIR SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2-5 PM |
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| The Love Dance returns to CAM's courtyard the last Sunday in June to celebrate, Pride, community, and all the fabulous things summer brings. Join us on Sunday, June 29 from 2 to 5 PM as DJ Louis returns to play all the classic and current dance hits.
This year, CAM hosts a Pop-up Pride Shop, 1–5 pm, featuring artists from CAM's Museum Shop. Associate Curator Ben Billingsley leads an engaging Pride Gallery Tour of the LGBTQ+ artists in We Belong Here: The Guttierez Collection.
We'll also be joined by several community organizations* including the LGBTQ Center of the Cape Fear Coast.
CAM Cafe serves Love Punch and more - including a selection of mocktails - all with some light bites for energy to keep you dancing the afternoon away. Everyone is invited for this fun classic afternoon tea dance. |
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It's also a party with a purposeas ticket sales contribute directly to support CAM and our mission of providing a cultural gathering place for everyone in our community. |
To help you get in the mood, listen to our Love Dance playlist. See you on the dance floor! |
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| *Is your non-profit community organization interested in joining us on June 29? Email Matt Budd for information. |
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| | | ART GROWS HERE. COMMUNITY GROWS HERE. BECAUSE OF YOU.
Thanks to community support, we’re able to provide high-quality art exhibitions by renowned artists that can be found nowhere else in our region, as well as multidisciplinary public programs, outreach, education, and meaningful community engagement. |
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| MARY’S ART EXPLORERS: 10 THINGS I CAN DO TO HELP MY WORLD Thursday, June 12 | 10 am This session, and all summer sessions of Mary’s Art Explorers, are FREE for the first 50 registrants through the generous support of International Paper Foundation. Join us in the Reception Hall as we read 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh. Afterward, participants will create a story-inspired craft. This is a great opportunity for the whole family! Mary's Art Explorers is geared towards infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, but big brothers and sisters are welcome to join and create art with us. Your registration includes admission to the museum for the whole day. Pre-register to guarantee your spot! Learn More
FREE, thanks to a generous grant from International Paper Company |
| | | CAM AFTER DARK: CONVERSATION WITH THE COLLECTORS, ONAY GUTIERREZ AND JEFFREY CHILDERS Thursday, June 12 | 6:30 PM Members $10 | Not-Yet Members $15 Students Free
Join us for an engaging evening as CAM Executive Director Heather Wilson talks with collectors Onay Gutierrez and Jeffrey Childers. They’ll share insights into their journey collecting contemporary art and the connections that shaped We Belong Here: The Gutierrez Collection.
Over the past decade, Onay and Jeffrey have built relationships with artists and gallerists, starting with North Carolina ceramicists and expanding globally. Their collection celebrates culture, identity, and shared stories. Discover how their collection evolved, what inspired their passion for collecting, and why sharing these works matters to them. For Onay and Jeffrey, art is a conduit for connection. |
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| GIVE A HUNGRY HUMMINGBIRD A TREAT! |
| Brightly colored handblown glass hummingbird feeders hold approximately 12 ounces of whatever tasty liquid treat you plan to serve your neighborhood friends. The feeders are self-closing and features a plastic stopper. These feeders were handblown by artists in Star, North Carolina. As with all handmade items, sizes and colors may differ slightly. Stay up to date on new shop items by following us on Instagram@cammuseumshop! |
| | Featured: Glass Hummingbird Feeder $55 ea. (Member Discount $49.50 ea.) |
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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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| | | Museum School Summer Kids@CAMp has started!
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| FUN WITH FIBER ARTS: AGES 5–8 Instructor: Suzanne Sload Join us as we have fun with fiber arts! Campers will use yarn, fabric, wool and other materials to weave, sew, felt, quilt and more. This hands-on camp teaches skills you can use for a lifetime. Mon-Fri: June 23-27 9am-12pm Youth: ages 5-8 CAM Member $160 Not-Yet-Member $190 Supplies: All Supplies Provided Learn More |
| | | EN PLEIN AIR WATERCOLOR PAINTING: TEEN CAMP Instructor: Amy Gibson ‘En Plen Air’ is a French phrase meaning ‘In the Open Air.’ Embrace a French mindset with outdoor watercolor painting. Using the museum grounds as inspiration, we’ll paint outdoors! Bring a hat, sunscreen, water bottle, and your imagination! Mon-Thurs: June 30-July 3 9 am-12 pm Youth: High School CAM Member $122 Not-Yet-Member $152 Supplies: All Supplies Provided Learn More |
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| CAM CAFÉ CLOSURE: Please note: CAM Café will be closed on Sunday, 6/15, for a private event. |
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| | LIVE! AT CAM CAFÉ • THURS 6-8 PM June 12: Raphael Namé June 19: Bill Alston June 26: Roger Davis July 3: Warren Darrell July 10: Brian Gross
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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