Featured Programs

Mary's Art Explorers

Sonia Delaunay:

A Life of Color

Thursday, September 8

10-11 AM

CAM Members: $3 per child/adult

Not-Yet-Members: $6 per child/adult

Children 2 and under: free

Learn all about artist Sonia Delaunay and her love of art and color! We will read Sonia Delaunay: A Life of Color, then be inspired by all of the colorful works of art we find on display in the galleries. We will create our own works of art using bold shapes and colors in creative ways.

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!

Upcoming Programs

New Member Coffee

Wednesday, September 14

10:00AM-11:00AM

New CAM Members are invited to a Member Coffee to meet Executive Director Anne Brennan or Deputy Director Heather Wilson and learn a little about CAM’s history. It’s an introduction to CAM’s exhibitions, programs, classes and volunteer opportunities.

Free; registration required.

Tour of the galleries following the coffee is optional.

Attention Compass Members!

An Evening with Alejo Benedetti

Wednesday, Sept 14, 6-8 PM

Wine & Refreshments

All current Compass members are invited to bring a friend to this event to learn more about Compass and join.

Alejo Benedetti is Associate Curator, Contemporary Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. In his role at the museum, he focuses on art since 1960 and oversees the Contemporary Art Galleries and the outdoor sculpture program. He was the venue curator for The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse, originally organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

RSVP by tomorrow, September 7.

Educator Resources

Educators Night

Thursday, September 15

4-7 PM

Free for educators & administrators Pre-K to College; Pre-registration required

Spend a fun and relaxing evening at CAM with free admission during an exclusive event for educators and view our new exhibitions. Our Educators Night will provide information and materials about tours, workshops, and other free resources for area educators. All educators and administrators - from Pre-K to College - welcome and encouraged to attend and explore fun ways to bring art into your classroom and spark creativity in your students.

Coffee with the Shop Artists

Thursday, September 22

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Free

Meet several Museum Shop Artists and learn more about them and their work. Who’s coming? Meet Denise Smith, Julia Jensen, Ann Howard, Jim Downey, Becky Bucci, Donna Moore and more! Join us for coffee, nibbles and riveting conversation.

Back to School at CAM's Museum School

A History of Wilmington and Lower Cape Fear

Instructor: Dr. Chris Fonvielle

Join Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle Jr., Professor Emeritus in the Dept. of History, UNC Wilmington and author, for a four-part conversation on the history of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear. Dr. Fonvielle will lead discussions on the region's lay of the land, its earliest inhabitants, the arrival of Europeans and Africans, settlement, development, growth, wars, epidemics, riots, rebirth, renewal, and much more.

Thursdays,

September 8-29, 6:30-8pm

CAM member: $72;

Not-yet-member: $90

Social Pottery

Instructor: Renato Abbate

Come and enjoy and experiment with pottery at our studio with Renato. We will cover hand building, throwing, extruding, decals, and glazing. Get into the studio and have fun with other people that love art.

Thursdays,

Sept 8-Oct 13, 6pm-9pm

CAM member: $228;

Not-yet-member: $285

Four Creative Collage Projects

Instructor: Lois DeWitt

In this class you can collage into your old paintings and drawings, use typography and text for pattern and design, or work with multiple papers for pattern and texture. Tackle a different technique and material each week. Gather your materials and let's go!

Fridays, Sept 16 - Oct 7

2pm-4pm

CAM member: $116;

No-Yet-member: $145

Landscape Photography

Instructor: Alan Cradick

In this six-day session, we will explore the Ft. Fisher Hermit Boardwalk, the riverscape of Carolina Beach State Park and much more. We will explore the use of wide and telephoto lenses as well as using our nifty fifty to create the perfect panoramic. This session is open to all skill levels and any digital device, so grab your DSLR, smart phone or tablet & sign up.

Wednesdays, September 21-October 26, 9-11am

CAM member: $144;

Not-yet-member: $180

Natural Way To Draw - Intro Workshop

Instructor: Donna Moore

Through gesture and observation of live models, practice capturing form and character of a subject by activating your personal visual sense. Encourages quick, expressive renderings.

Saturday, September 10,

10am-4pm

CAM member: $100;

Not-Yet-member: $125

$20 model fee paid to instructor

The Art of Pressed Botanicals

Instructor:

Catherine CrossTsintzos

Learn a range of insider tips for a plethora of techniques for pressing flowers and other botanicals successfully.

Enjoy a history of floral preservation and presentations, supply orientation, build your own 12" X 12" flower press, learn to create a variety of compositions, ways to use pressed botanical arrangements, storage tips, incorporating other mediums all while learning some botanical names and history of some of our native North Carolina plants along with an array of blooms and greenery.

Thursday, Sept 22, 10am-4pm

CAM member: $100;

Not-Yet-member: $125