| CAM After Dark: We Belong Here with Beverly McIver Thursday, May 1 | 6:30 pm |
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| Join us Thursday, May 1st at 6:30 PM for CAM After Dark with acclaimed NC artist Beverly McIver as she leads an insightful conversation surrounding her works on view in the exhibition We Belong Here: The Gutierrez Collection.
Known for her bold autobiographical paintings, Beverly McIver invites viewers into her personal story, exploring themes of family and African-American identity.
In this talk, McIver will focus on the vibrant and emotive portraits that have become signature subjects in her work. Fresh, innovative, and spontaneous in her approach, she creates series of works in a manner she describes as “painfully honest. |
| | Members: $15 Not-Yet Members: $20 Students & Educators: Free |
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| MARY’S ART EXPLORERS: LINES THAT WIGGLE Thursday, April 24 | 10 am CAM Members: $5 per adult/child Not-Yet Members: $10 per adult/child Children Ages 2 & Under: Free Join us in the Pancoe Education Building as we read Lines That Wiggle by Candace Whitman, illustrated by Steve Wilson. After the reading, 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!
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| | WE BELONG HERE: THE GUTIERREZ COLLECTIONOPENING NIGHT Thursday, April 24 | 6-9 pm CAM Members, Students & Educators: FREE with registration Not-yet Members: $15
Join us on Thursday as we celebrate the opening of We Belong Here: The Gutierrez Collection! Join in on the conversation, explore the galleries, meet the passionate collectors Onay Gutierrez & Jeff Childers, and hear their vision for the collection. 🎶 DJ Tim Jarman from The Fuzzy Needle spins a set inspired by the exhibition 🥃 Free cocktail tasting from End of Days Distillery 🍽️ Dinner + drink specials at CAM Café 📞 Call (910) 777-2363 to reserve your table!
CAM Member-Only Preview Tours at 11 AM and 2 PM. |
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| Kids at CAM: Creative Collage Join us on Saturday, April 26th, from 10 AM to 12 PM for Kids@CAM: Creative Collage featuring special guest artist Marcus Dawson.
Members: $5 per adult/child | Not Yet Members: $10 per adult/child EBT Card Holders: FREE
This month, local artist Marcus Dawson shares the transformative power of collage. Families can create their own artwork to take home and contribute to a community collage. All ages and skill levels are welcome - yes, even parents!
🎨 Art activities for all ages from 10 AM-12 PM 🖼️ Family-friendly tour at 11:30 AM 🌟 Sensory Hour from 9-10 AM offers a calm, early-access experience (registration required). Sensory Hour is free with registration, thanks to a grant from The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Come for the art, the tour, or both! |
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IT MAKES SCENTS. . . TO FILL YOUR HOME WITH FABULOUS FRAGRANCE! |
| You’ll be transported to your favorite spot with each flicker of the flame. Locally crafted with handmade containers that can be refilled again and again! Go ahead, light a candle and let the world fade away. Stay up to date on new shop items by following us on Instagram@cammuseumshop! |
| | Featured: Scented Candles: 6oz. $29.99 ea. (Member $26.99 ea.)
2oz. $11.99 ea. (Member $10.79 ea.) |
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Teaching Creating CAM Museum School Offsite Exhibition WHQR's MC Erny Gallery Closing soon! 254 N. Front St., 3rd Floor, Downtown Wilmington.
On view March 28 - April 25, 2025.
Teaching/ Creating features the joyful lifelong learning taking place at Cameron Art Museum’s Museum School. This exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints, and textiles by the school’s teaching artists and the students who join them in the studio reflects an ongoing love of art, experimentation, and fine craftsmanship. |
| Elisabeth Chant On viewFebruary 7 – April 27, 2025. Closing soon! North Carolina artist Elisabeth Chant (1865-1947) made an indelible mark on Wilmington’s art community. She became known for her vibrant landscapes and scenes of the North Carolina coast. Chant also created decorative designs and explored mysticism and spiritual themes, which informed her artistic style. She was instrumental in developing Wilmington’s cultural landscape, founding art classes, mentoring young artists, and establishing a community art association. This exhibition explores the people and landscapes of Chant’s world. |
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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 |
| Opening this week! We Belong Here: The Gutierrez Collection
April 25, 2025 – 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 40 works by international contemporary artists, it focuses on 21st-century pieces that engage with social, political, cultural, and personal issues. Learn More |
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| HAND-BUILT TEAPOTS Instructor: Anne McCombie Create a teapot that’s as unique as your style in this fun and hands-on two-day workshop!
You’ll learn essential hand-building techniques to shape the body, spout, handle, and lid—focusing on both functionality and design. Add your own flair with textures, patterns, and details that make your piece truly one-of-a-kind.
Whether you're new to clay or building on your skills, you'll leave with a teapot that's both beautifully crafted and ready to use—a perfect blend of form and function! Photo by Manki Kim |
| | Saturday-Sunday, April 26-27, 10 am-12 pm Adult: All Levels CAM Member $76 Not-yet Member $95 Supplies: All supplies provided. Learn More |
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| SKETCHING AND PAINTING CARNIVOROUS PLANTS Instructor: Carolyn Faulkner Experience the intriguing world of carnivorous plants up close. Our first session starts at the Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden, where you can take photos or create quick sketches of these amazing plants! Afterward, we'll return to the CAM to continue sketching. If it rains on the first day, photos will be provided, and the class will begin at the CAM instead. We'll dive into contour drawing, shading, simplifying complex shapes, color mixing, and layering colors to achieve depth and texture. Friday-Sunday, April 25-27, 10am-2pm Adult: All Levels CAM Member $140 Not-yet member $175 Supplies: Click Here for Supplies Information and to Learn More |
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| Enjoy our Special Bar Menu during the We Belong Here Exhibition Night this Thursday! Call (910) 777-2363 for reservations. Hand-Cut Russet Pomme Frites with House-Made Truffle Ketchup Asian Grilled Flank Steak Satay Skewers with Thai Peanut Sauce and Fresh Cilantro Mini Low Country Crab Cakes with Remoulade Barbecue-Glazed Bacon-Wrapped Scallops Caprese Flatbread Loaded with Roasted Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella, Fresh Basil, and Drizzled with Pesto and Balsamic Reduction |
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| | LIVE! AT CAM CAFÉ • THURS 6-8 PM May 1 Robert Bosco May 15 Brian Gross May 22 Champ St. Amand
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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