WEEKLY E-NEWS

CAM AFTER DARK: WE BELONG HERE

Artist Talk with Jerrell Gibbs hosted by Michael S.Williams

Thursday, July 17 @ 6:30 PM

Join us next Thursday, July 17 at 6:30 PM for a special CAM After Dark conversation with painter Jerrell Gibbs (left), moderated by Michael S. Williams (right) 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: The Gutierrez Collection on view through September 7.


Before or after, stop by CAM Café for a drink or dinner and enjoy music by Robert Bosco. Call (910) 777-2363 for reservations.C

Jerrell Gibbs (American, b. 1988)

Salvador in Purple and Gray, 2021

Oil, oil stick on canvas. The Gutierrez Collection, Raleigh, NC.

CAM Members: $15

Not-Yet Members: $20

Students: FREE

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Enter today for a chance to win a summer retreat to Boston & Martha's Vineyard, a culinary adventure in SavannahOR a Caribbean getaway to St. Martin.

Only 200 tickets will be sold; the odds are definitely in your favor!


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THIS WEEK AT CAM

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MARY’S ART EXPLORERS: 

A COLOR OF HIS OWN

SU PROPIO COLOR

Thursday, July 10 | 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 Courtyard as we read A Color of His Own/Su Propio Color by Leo Lionni. Afterwards, participants will make a craft inspired by the story. This week, Miss Clelia from Pine Valley Public Library will be our guest reader! It's 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.

THURSDAY NIGHT OUT

AT CAM CAFÉ!


Make your Thursday night something special. Join us at CAM Café for an evening of delicious food and live music by Brian Gross, all in the heart of CAM.


Plus, receive FREE admission to all of CAM’s current exhibitions with any café purchase - open until 9 PM just for you.


Whether it’s a date night, a gathering of friends, girls' night out, or a solo art stroll with wine in hand, this is your perfect midweek escape!


📞 Call to reserve a table:

(910) 777-2363

FUN AND TASTY BUBBLE TREATS FOR KIDS, ADULTS & PETS!

BubbleLick flavored bubbles are naturally flavored and created by pediatricians. These bubbles are lickable and made with only Food-Grade and USP (Pharmaceutical-grade) ingredients. Edible bubbles taste just like watermelon (sour blue raspberry is also available). Bubbles work in bubble machines & other bubble toys. Perfect for indoor and outdoor use!



Stay up to date on new shop items by following us on Instagram@cammuseumshop!

Featured: BubbleLick Watermelon $6.99 ea. (Member $6.29 ea.)

ON VIEW

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.

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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.

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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.

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MUSEUM SCHOOL CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Fall classes are onlineand open for enrollment!

Museum School Summer Kids@CAMp has started!


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NEEDLE FELTING: TEEN CAMP

Instructor: Suzanne Sload

Discover the many creative ways you can use wool fibers and a felting needle to embellish clothes, design jewelry, create wall hangings, postcards, and more. Try wet felting and see which one you prefer. Once you start, you might not want to stop. It can be additive and relaxing.

Monday-Friday: July 14th-18th, 2 pm-5 pm

Youth: High School

CAM Member $160

Not-Yet-Member $190

Supplies: All Supplies Provided

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COLOR ME RAD! AGES 5–8

Instructor: Dara Kakohnen

Discover how much fun art AND music can be together with Dara from Music Bird Studios.


Make and take a symphony of musical instruments in a week filled with color, songs, music making, and play!


Monday-Friday: July 14- 18,

2 pm-5 pm

Youth: ages 5-8

CAM Member $160

Not-Yet-Member $190

Supplies: All Supplies Provided

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CAM CAFÉ

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.

Lunch:

Tues-Fri 11 AM-2 PM

Dinner:

Thursdays 5-8 PM

Brunch:

Sat & Sun 10 AM-2 PM

THURSDAY NIGHT OUT AT CAM CAFÉ!!


Enjoy FREE gallery admission on Thursday evenings when you join us for drinks or dinner.

LIVE! AT CAM CAFÉ  THURS 6-8 PM

July 10: Brian Gross

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.

No museum admission is ever needed to enjoy CAM Café.

Join us today!  


Call (910) 777-2363 for reservations

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