Featured Programs

Lecture & Award Ceremony

AIA Wilmington: Lecture & Design Awards

Thursday, September 29, 2022, 7-9 PM

Free

AIA Wilmington is pleased to announce the 2022 Design Awards and Lecture. The 2022 AIA Wilmington Design Awards recognize the design expertise and excellence of ARCHITECTS (not other trades), such as builders, in the AIA Wilmington section.The 2022 Jury Chair and Lecturer is Matt Seltzer, AIA. Matt is a Principal and architect with archimania, a Memphis-based architecture and design practice.

Free Admission

Bank of America Museums on US Weekend

Saturday, October 1 & Sunday, October 2

10 am to 5 pm

Making plans for the weekend? Bring your Bank of America card and receive free admission Saturday and Sunday thanks to their Museums on Us program!

Upcoming Programs

Jazz at CAM

Al Strong Quintet

feat. Benny Hill

Thursday, Oct 6, 2022, 7 PM

Al Strong is two time Grammy Nominated trumpet player, composer, recording artist and educator. A cultural innovator, he is the co-founder of the Art of Cool Project, which spawned the original Art of Cool Music Festival in Durham, N.C.

& the stArt of Cool youth summer camp.

CAM Members: $35;

Not-yet Members: $55

Mary's Art Explorers

Art Explorers at Airlie Gardens

Thurs, Oct 13, 2022, 10-11 AM

Child (Age 4-12): $3; Adult (Age 13+): $9; Military (ID required): $5 New Hanover County Resident (ID required): $5

Children 2 and under: free

Art Explorers is going on a field trip! Join us at Airlie Gardens with Miss Georgia from the Cameron Art Museum.

Did you know that bats are the only mammal on earth that can truly fly? Learn all about the adaptations that make bats so special and find out what kinds of bats live here in NC! We will read Bats on the Beach and create our own bats using arts and crafts supplies.

Garden admission included with this program.

Art Explorers is geared towards infants, toddler and preschoolers, but big brothers and sisters are welcome to join and create art with us. Space is limited so preregister to guarantee your spot!

Come sing with us!

Open House with Encore Creativity

Tuesday, October 18, 2022,

10 AM-12 PM

Free for adults over 55

Join Encore Creativity for our first open house in North Carolina! If you're over 55 and are looking for a way to keep yourself creatively active and healthy, come sing with us. It's free and open to all! Encore Creativity for Older Adults is the nation's largest choral arts program for adults over 55. Every singer is welcome, regardless of experience. All you need is a love for singing and a desire to improve your physical and mental health! 

Museum School

Classes & Workshops

A Walking Tour of Wilmington

Instructor: Dr. Chris Fonvielle and Anne Brennan

Join Executive Director Anne Brennan and Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle Jr., Professor Emeritus in the Dept. of History, UNC Wilmington and author, for a walking tour through downtown Wilmington near the locations of our early art community

Wednesday, Sept 28, 4-6pm

CAM member: $28;

Not-yet-member: $35

Printmaking Studies: Drypoint

Instructor: Antoinette Vogt

Learn the intaglio printmaking process of drypoint in this three day workshop. Developed in the late 15th century, drypoint is a technique in which drawing is scratched directly into a printing plate by using a pointed tool.

This class is suitable for adults and teens aged 15 and older.

Adult & Youth -

Tuesdays, Oct 11-25, 2pm-5pm

CAM member: $128;

Not-yet-member: $160

+ $10 material fee

Painting on Location

Instructor: Todd Carignan

Take your painting out of the studio and into the outdoors! This class is about organizing your set-up, choosing a subject and making the most out of your time. Adult: Intermediate -

Mondays, October 3-24,

9am-12pm

CAM member: $172;

Not-yet-member: $215

Pottery Date Night

Instructor: Renato Abbate

Two hour crash course on the potters wheel. Have a date night you will never forget. We will provide everything necessary . Everyone will have one fired and glazed piece. Bring your lover, partner or friend and get down and dirty on the wheel.Click on "Show Individual Events" for each scheduled class.

Register a space for each student.

Adult: All Levels -

Wednesdays, 7-9pm:

October 12 or November 9

CAM member: $60;

Not-yet-member: $75

Portrait Painting in Pastel, Acrylic or Oil

Instructor: Sheri Farley

We will be learning how to construct a proportional head using basic anatomy, value and color. Adult: All Levels -

Fridays, Oct 7-Nov 11, 10am -1pm

CAM member: $232;

Not-yet-member: $290

$30 model fee paid to instructor

Fall Journals - Assemblage and Bookbinding

Instructor:

Catherine CrossTsintzos

Whether you need a journal for writing, sketching, stitching, mixed media or gifting you will know upon class completion that you can make five different beautiful Japanese Side/Stab Bind journals all kinds of ways with different style bindings and shapes lovingly constructed with all kinds of materials for the pages and covers.

Adult: All Levels -

Friday, October 14, 10am-4pm

CAM member: $100;

Not-yet-member: $125

+ $20 material fee

Fall in Oakdale Cemetery

Instructor: Alan Cradick

This photography workshop is geared to the photographer of all skill levels. Fall is a wonderful time of year for cemetery photography and Oakdale Cemetery is the perfect local setting.

Adult: All Levels -

Thursday October 20, 10am-12pm & Friday, October 21, 1-3pm

CAM member: $52;

Not-yet-member: $65