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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

CAM Spotlight:

Call For USCT Descendants!

Are you a descendant of the USCT? Was your community impacted by the legacy of the USCT?

Join our USCT Oral History Project!

CAM’s Cultural Curator Daniel Jones is partnering with Emmy-award-winning filmmaker Adam Alphin to gather video interviews with community members to tell the broader story of the impact of the USCT on southeastern NC.

The public is invited to schedule a time to come and be interviewed. Please email

[email protected] for more information.

Upcoming Interview Dates

Williston Middle School June 3^rd 10-1pm

Cameron Art Museum July 8^th 10-1pm

The goal of this oral history project is to take a battle from over 150 years ago and connect it to 2023 through stories of living descendants.

The reason why anyone fights for what they believe in is to make a better world for those who come after them.

The local and national community impacts brought on by the USCT’s success during and after the American Civil War can still be felt and seen today. Their impact can be seen in the battle grounds they fought on, the structures they built, the communities they protected, and more importantly the minds and hearts of those walking the earth today who are direct descendants of these men or descendants of those who lived in areas affected and lived in by the USCT.

These stories take Boundless out of a strictly memorialization lens and moves it to a realm of lived experiences that inform everything we do.

EMAIL DANIEL JONES

Cameron Art Museum has no umbrella institution. We exist through the generosity of our community of members and donors.

A CAM Membership allows us to present powerful work like Lugar de Encuentros/Place of Encounters, our newest exhibit that elevates the voices of NC's Latin American population. Membership also allows us to create programming like CAM Community Days with FREE admission which brings people together from across our community.

CAM Members receive free admission, passes for friends and family, invitations to special members-only events and tours like member preview tours, and discounts in the shop, Museum School, and for public programs.

Join CAM today!

This Week Only!

Come in starting Thursday for some amazing deals on select CAM Shop items as we prepare for our yearly inventory.

Puzzles, books, notebooks, Maruca bags, kids items and more! Sale goes until Sunday or until we sell out. Don’t miss out on this once-a-year event.

Featured – Listening to Stone Noguchi Biography – was $32, now $3, Little Sun Solar Lamp was $29.50, now $5, Eeboo Puzzle was $23.99, now $5, SeedSlinger Kit was $26.99, now $5.

And, as always, members get an additional 10% off of their purchases.

Featured Programs

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Mary's Art Explorers

Wonder Walkers / Caminantes Curiosos

Thursday, May 25, 2023, 10-11 AM

CAM Members: $5 per adult/child; Not-Yet Members: $10 per adilt/child

Children 2 and under: free

Come take part in our first Spanish/English Art Explorers! We will read Wonder Walkers / Caminantes Curioso, then explore our new exhibition Lugar de Encuentros / Place of Encounters together. We will create artwork inspired by our book and exhibition. Our book will be read in both English and Spanish, and a Spanish-speaking staff member will offer translation of the gallery exploration and art project instructions.

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!

Educator Resources

Closing the Gap with Arts Integration:Professional Development Workshop for Educators and Parents of Students in Grades K-8

Thursday, May 25, 2023, 4-7 PM

Free for educators in Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, and Sampson counties

Learn about Wilmington's progressive decades after the

Civil War and develop activities around the various change makers presented in the Black Lives Do Matter installation on CAM's grounds. Learn what arts integration is and how you can employ it in your classroom. These workshops are designed to teach educators how to use the arts to teach core curriculum and help close the achievement gap through active learning strategies that engage all learners. Participating educators will receive a certificate of completion to submit to their respective counties for CEU credit consideration.

Sunset Performance Series

Kevin Locklear Melvin and the Lumbee Tribe

Thursday, May 25, 2023,

7 PM FREE

Join Kevin Melvin, an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, in the PNC USCT Park Thursday evening as he tells the moving story of the involvement of the Lumbee Tribe in the Civil War, especially at

Fort Fisher.

Traditional drumming and flute playing accents Melvin’s storytelling. The audience will be transported to another time as the sun sets through this powerful narrative.

This performance is part of the Sunset Performance Series, a new FREE performance series designed to connect art and social justice, presented by TD Bank

The performance will take place in the PNC USCT Park directly in front of Boundless, the public sculpture honoring the United States Colored Troops and their fight for freedom.

The series is free and open to the public. Beer, wine and a selection of light bites will be available CAM Cafe.

Museum School Classes & Workshops

Bring the kids to CAM!

Summer CAMp:

Papier-Mache Sculptures

Instructor:

Shannon Gehen

Use Papier-Mache to create

3-dimensional sculptures of animals or human figures.

Youth: 9-12 -

July 31- August 4,

Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

CAM member: $145;

Not-yet-member: $175

Summer CAMp:

Adventures in Art

Instructor: Brooks Koff

During the week we will explore famous artists ( Like Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh, etc.) as well as explore all sorts of art media. Some things we might get into are batiks, mosaics, sculpting with found objects, cardboard sculpture, painting with watercolor and acrylics and so much more! Come along and get creative as we look at art through the centuries and make our own beautiful creations! It's going to be wild and fun!!

Youth: 5-8 -

August 14-18, Monday - Friday, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

CAM member: $145;

Not-yet-member: $175

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

Thursday, 7-9PM : June 15th

Ukrainian Egg Decoration

Instructor: Evelyn Fisher

Discover the history of Ukrainian eggs, the symbolism, and the traditional process. Each person will complete an egg in the class. Using a stylus called a kistka, designs are made with melted beeswax on the shell of an egg and placed in jars of dye. You will learn how to create a traditional design step-by-step in this workshop.

Adult: All Levels -

Saturday, June 24, 10am - 2pm

CAM member: $44;

Non-member: $55

+ $10 material fee

Learning to Paint

with an Artists Trowel

Instructor: Susan Nuttall

Enjoy a day of painting a beautiful bird using both Acrylic and Oil paint! We will start with an underpainting in Acrylic and finish with a beautiful textured surface in Oils using an artist's Trowel.Adult: All Levels -

Saturday, June 24th,

10:00AM-1:00PM

CAM member: $52;

Not-yet-member: $65

+ $20 material fee

Long Pose Life Drawing: Dancer Theme

Instructor:

J. Greenberg / D. Moore

If Degas can do it, why can't we? Next up in Long Pose Workshop series - Dancers are the theme! Featuring professional local dancers in simulated rehearsal environment. The session will start with shorter single model pose, break, to return with two models for an extended pose up to three hours. Format is self-guided - develop composition in medium of your choice.

Adult: All Levels -

Friday, May 26, 11am - 4pm

CAM member: $60 ; Non-member: $75

On View

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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.

This project was supported by the NC Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources