THE MUSIC OF CLOSE TO HOME |
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| Music is an integral part of our lives. It ushers forth memories, inspires us, and helps us feel at home. As part of Close to Home, the largest exhibition of our permanent collection ever mounted, we reached out to local tastemakers and friends of CAM to create a series of inspired playlists. Stay tuned as we work with CAM staff and others to add more.
Join us for brunch, lunch, or Thursday night dinner in CAM Café, and you'll hear them in rotation.
Follow Cameron Art Museum on Spotify to listen to this series and more selections inspired by our exhibitions. |
| "When the Cameron Art Museum asked me to curate a playlist inspired by its Close to Home exhibition, my first thought was to shine a light on all the great music that has come out of Wilmington, my hometown, over the decades.
After all, I play this music in my very own home all the time, and you can see a lot of these acts performing in Wilmington any given weekend." |
| Fort Lowell Records celebrates Close to Home with this selection of Wilmington NC artists from their incredible roster over the past four years. The playlist spans many genres: Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Electronic, and Folk. Check out Fort Lowell Records This Water is Life albums for sale in the Museum Shop.
Play Fort Lowell: Close to Home |
| Elizabeth Catlett (American and Mexican, 1915–2012), I Have Given The World My Songs. Linocut on paper. Collection of Cameron Art Museum |
| "Being close to home has always been a complicated relationship between dissonance and delight. The songs in this playlist were selected because they speak to the tension of that relationship." - Tim Jarman, The Fuzzy Needle.
Play Fuzzy Needle: Close to Home. |
| From the sophisticated sounds of the Modern Jazz Quartet, whose bass player was Wilmington native Percy Heath, to the rock and hip-hop songs from contemporary Port City artists, there is a continuum of cool I wanted to acknowledge and share with you. Enjoy! - John Staton, Star News
PlayStar News: Close to Home |
George Scheibner, the host of WHQR's Smooth Landings, put together this fifteen song selection. Tune into Smooth Landings on WHQR (91.3 FM) weekdays at 7 PM for what the Star News calls, "the coolest half hour of music on local radio." |
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| JAZZ@CAM: KEVIN BEARDSLEY TRIO January 9, 7 - 9 PM CAM Members: $35 Not-Yet Members: $55
Join us for an evening with bassist, composer, and rising star Kevin Beardsley, performing alongside Dorien Dotson (drums) and Rahsaan Barber (saxophone). A UNC alum and winner of the 2019 DC Jazz Prix with the Ernest Turner Trio, Kevin has shared the stage with renowned artists like Jazzmeia Horn and Jason Marsalis. Experience his dynamic artistry live at CAM!
Make a night of it by reserving a table or grabbing a drink at CAM Café before the show. Café opens for dinner at 5 pm. Call 910- 777-2363 Learn More.
Click here to Get a Sneak Peek of Kevin's Music! |
| | MARY'S ART EXPLORERS: MIXED: A COLORFUL STORY January 9, 10 - 11 AM CAM Members: $5 per child Not-Yet Members: $10 per child Adults & Children 2 & Under: Free
Join us at Pancoe Education Building as we read Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung. This story explores messages of acceptance and unity. Afterward, we will create a colorful craft.
This storytime session is perfect for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, though older siblings are welcome to join. Your registration includes admission to the museum for the whole day, so you and your little ones can continue exploring after the program. Space is limited, so preregister to guarantee your spot!
Pre-register to secure your spot!Learn More. |
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| DANCE IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A LOCAL! |
| This Water is Life is a self-sustained and ongoing series of split EPs with two express purposes: to highlight new hip-hop/indie rock music from Southeastern North Carolina and provide a platform for Cape Fear River Watch & Coastal Plain Conservation Group to report on the health of the Cape Fear River Basin for both human beings and wildlife. So, not only are you supporting local humans, but you’re also supporting local wildlife! Stay up to date on new shop items by following us on Instagram@cammuseumshop! |
| | Featured: This Water is Life, Vol. III - $24.99 (Member $22.49) |
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Thomas Sayre: Four Walls
Thomas Sayre: Four Walls features new and never exhibited works by American artist Thomas Sayre (American, b. 1950). Each of the four large-scale pieces installed in Cameron Art Museum’s Hughes Wing engage the belief systems and symbols that underpin the ideals of church, nation, and creation. Made of materials that include tar, smoke, fabric gowns, gunshots, welding material, earth and fire, these works invite visitors to draw close and experience the messiness of making, and by analogy, to bear witness to the ways that life invades, entangles, and tarnishes us. Learn More |
| Last Week! Flying School (Ecole d’aviation)
Welcome the return of Diane Landry’s(Canadian, b. 1958) signature work Flying School (Ecole d’aviation), 2000. Its multi-colored umbrellas, attached to rods at different heights, fold and unfold intermittently, like a person inhaling and exhaling. Motor-driven accordions lie at each of the umbrella bases. Their silhouettes cast by the halogen lighting are projected upward on the ceiling, resembling flowers opening and closing. The magical umbrella accordions are a hybrid of light and sound, infused with elements of sculpture, musical craftsmanship, and electronics. Learn More |
| Close to Home
Close to Home (November 19, 2024 – March 23, 2025) is a celebration of CAM’s collection featuring works by artists with a connection to our state, our region, our home. Join us as we explore images of people and places that evoke the varied spirit of our community. Beloved familiar works are joined by hidden treasures in a showcase of artistic voices; a collective search for the meaning of home. Features work by Josef Albers, Romare Bearden, Mary Cassatt, Diego Camposeco, Elisabeth Chant, Minnie Evans, Maud Gatewood, Claude Howell, Hiroshi Sueyoshi, and others. Learn More |
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| | | GROWING AND THROWING: Instructor: Anne McCombie Center yourself as you center your clay. Learn throwing techniques while creating an inner dialog of kindness and self-love. Combine a morning of meditation with experimental time on the wheel. Connect with others while you reconnect with your creativity! Your best pieces will be fired and finished with a food-safe glaze after the morning session. Please allow at least two weeks for the completion of your work. Tuesday, January 14, 10 am-1 pm Adult: All Levels CAM Member $ 60 Not-yet member $75 Supplies: All supplies provided. |
| INTUITIVE PAINTING AND BEYOND Instructor: Carolyn Faulkner Explore your creativity and self-expression using a non-judgmental and free-flowing approach. The focus is on connecting with your inner self and embracing spontaneity! Even if you've taken this class before, it will be different. You'll work with layering warm and cool colors, and highlighting, but it will still be intuitive. In the first class, inexpensive paper will be used, and then we will use Mixed-media paper. Professional tempera paints will be supplied. Wednesdays, Jan 15 – Feb 12, 9:30 AM -12 PM Adult: All Levels CAM Member $180 Not-yet member $225 Supplies: $20 |
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| | LIVE! AT CAM CAFÉ • THURS 6-8 PM Jan 9 Roger Davis Jan 16 Bill Alston Feb 13 Bill Alston Feb 20 Robert Bosco Feb 27 Raphael Namé |
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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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