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 |
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| 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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| 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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| 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 |
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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.) |
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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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| 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 Learn More |
| | | 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 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 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. |
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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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