Celebrate FAM Fest at CAM this Weekend!

Celebrate the unveiling of CAM's latest outdoor sculpture

Ode to Oblio by Dana Gingras

FAM Fest a CAM Community Day with

FREE museum & event admission!

Event Schedule

10:00am – Unveiling of ‘Ode to Oblio’

Remarks by Heather Wilson, artist Dana Gingras, and Florence and Glen Hardymon

Ongoing from 10:00 to Noon

Live music with Mr. Mark

Face Painting with Funomenal Faces

Art stations including caricature drawings, printmaking, clay and pottery wheel, silk painting, and art activities inspired by Ode To Oblio

Live Demonstrations of painting, pastels,

and plein air painting

11:00 – Dreams Dance

Kevin Lee Y Green explores the social dances derived from Hip Hop bringing us together through the power of movement. Dance came from the people and through this energetic and fun participatory experience, we will explore our common ground.

11:00 – Family Friendly tours of CAM’s exhibitions in English & Spanish

12:00 – Free community screening of ‘The Point’, the movie that inspired Ode to Oblio

CAM Café will be on hand selling popsicles, ice cream sandwiches, beverages and more!

CAM Café inside offers kids menu selections

for brunch!

Open for brunch 11 am - 2 pm

FAM Fest is also an opportunity to celebrate CAM’s Museum School’s

fall classes & workshops with live demonstrations

and a chance to meet

Museum School teachers.

ENROLL NOW!

Sculptor Dana Gingras (American, b. 1976)created Ode to Oblio in 2006 as a subtle nod to the 1971 animated film "The Point". It’s a tale in which young Oblio (born with a round head) lives in a land where everyone else has a pointed head. He has a series of adventures, and ultimately embraces his uniqueness and receives acceptance.

Ode to Oblio traveled to locations in the North and Southeast US before collectors Glen and Florence Hardymon acquired it.

Glen and Florence Hardymon and their work were the recent focus of Promise, an exhibition that ran November 12, 2022 to May 21, 2023 and highlighted promised gifts from their collection along with works from others and new acquisitions.

Ode to Oblio, 2006 is their latest gift to the museum.

CAM Community Days are made possible by our members.

Not a member? Join CAM today!

CAM Members get FREE admission, invites to exclusive art openings and events and discounts in CAM Cafe & the Museum Shop

and on classes & workshops in CAM's Museum School