Featured Programs

Attention New Members!

New Member Coffee

Wednesday, 1/18/2023

10:00AM-11:00AM

Free with registration  

Join CAM's Director of Development

Elizabeth Overton and CAM's Deputy DirectorHeather Wilson for a welcoming get together with coffee and treats from CAM Cafe plus a tour of current exhibitions.

Closing the Gap with

Arts Integration

Documentary Theater Training for Educators with Mike Wiley

Thursday, January 19, 2023,

4-6 PM

Free; pre-registration required

Join us for a masterclass with celebrated actor and playwright, Mike Wiley! All educators are welcome. Discover how to inspire students, arouse curiosity, and employ 21st Century skills to investigate historically under-told stories.

This workshop is in collaboration with UNCW Office of the Arts and 2022-23 NEA Big Read events.

Promise

Galleries After Dark with Bobbi Fitzsimmons

Thursday, January 19, 2023, 7 PM

Free with museum admission

Join Bobbi Fitzsimmons for a conversation around the art that she and her husband collected over 44 years. Her passion for art began as a child in Southport and traveled with her through a career as an educator and quilting artist. Bobbi says, "Great wealth is not necessary to build an admirable art collection. Sometimes, time and place are just as important – as well as appreciation, education, passion, luck, and persistence play a role." Bobbi will share stories about several of the artists, their styles, and what makes them so appealing.

Upcoming Programs

Mary's Art Explorers

Flying School

Thursday, January 26, 2023,

10-11 AM

CAM Members: $3 per child/adult;

Not-yet-Members:

$6 per child/adult

Children 2 and under: free

Everyone wants to fly! We will read Owen the Octopus about an octopus who wants to fly like the birds. We’ll explore our installation Flying School and create our own flying-inspired works of art.

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!

Presented by Protocol

DesignNC Book Series with Interior Designer & Cookbook Author Karen Allen

Friday, Jan 27, 10:30 AM-12 PM

CAM Members: $20;

Not-yet-Members: $25

The DesignNC Book Series presented by Protocol is an opportunity to hear directly from significant figures working in the field of interior design and beyond in an intimate and relaxed setting. Join us on Friday, January 27 as we welcome interior designer and cookbook author Karen Allen to Cameron Art Museum’s Roya and Henry Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall.

Book Panel Discussion

Art of the State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolina with

Author Liza Roberts

Saturday, Jan 28, 2023, 1 PM

Free with museum admission

Author Liza Roberts presents a panel discussion on the launch of her new book: Art of the State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolina. Artists Christina Lorena Weisner of Kitty Hawk and Ben Knight of Kinston will join the author for a discussion on current trends on our state. Roberts’ book showcases the creation, collection, and celebration of art in all its richness and diversity. Roberts provides fascinating historical context, such as the influence of Black Mountain College, while weaving together the profiles of individual artists, compelling interviews, and beautiful full-color photography to tell the story of the state's evolution through the lens of its art world and some of its most compelling figures.

Copies of Art of the State: Celebrating the Visual Art of North Carolinaavailable in CAM's Museum Shop.

Museum School Classes & Workshops

Printmaking

Printmaking Studies: Reduction Linocut

Instructor: Antionette Vogt

Reduction Linocut is a multi-colored relief printing method which uses the same piece of linoleum for each color. From start to finish, students will learn how to plan their design, carve each consecutive layer, and print each color on top of the last. At the end of four weeks students will have created an edition of multi-colored prints.

Adult: All Levels -

Wednesdays, Jan 18-Feb 8, 11am-2pm

CAM member: $128;

Not-yet-member: $160

Magical Mixed Media Weekend Workshop

Instructor: Anne McCombie

What is an art supply? Everything can be an art supply! Bring in some of your favorite images and materials and let us create some magical mixed media art in this 2-day workshop. We will be inspired by artists from the past and the materials we have gathered, and we will make one-of-a-kind creations.

Adult: All Levels -

Sat and Sun, January 21-22, 10am-4pm

CAM member: $172;

Not-yet-member: $215

Seeing Abstractly

Instructor: Donna Moore

Painting abstractly begins with seeing abstractly. Reinforce the fundamental techniques that enable artists to break down and simplify compositions. Traditional design basics generate balance, unity, and dynamic structures through the recognition of prevailing shapes, sensitive color, patterns, and visual texture found in any subject matter. Practice builds through both drawing and painting.

Adult: All Levels -

Thursdays, Jan 26- Feb 23, 10am-1pm

CAM member: $196;

Not-yet-member: $245

Art Buzz

Hammered Copper Hearts

Instructor: Renato Abbate

Make and take the perfect gift for your sweetheart this Valentine's Day: a handmade hammered heart-shaped dish with your loving message stamped inside.

Art Buzz is a fun art class that combines art-making and eating and drinking. Each class comes with a complimentary beverage and the option to order from our studio menu.

Adult: All Levels -

Saturday, Feb 11,

11am-1:30pm

CAM member: $45;

Not-yet-member: $55

When Life Gives you Lemons, You Paint Them!

Instructor: Amy Gibson

Have you ever started a painting and ended up with a muddy mess? In this 3.5-hour alla prima class you will learn how to mix the colors you see and how to apply them, no more mud. I will take you through my easy-to-follow process of painting a lemon from start to finish.

Adult: All Levels -

Saturday, Feb 4, 11am-1:30pm

CAM member: $60;

Not-yet-member: $75