| CAM Event Spotlight: Resiliency Weekend at CAM |
| Join us this weekend for Resiliency Weekend at CAM. This two-day event is filled with family activities, film screenings, dance, and discussions that celebrate how the arts support resiliency.
The weekend kicks off with Resiliency Kids @ CAM presented by Excite Credit Union on Saturday, March 18. Beginning at 10 am, enjoy a morning of arts and resiliency with your family. Cameron Art Museum, New Hanover County Resiliency Task Force, and other area organizations come together to offer a wide variety of art projects, performances, and interactive collaborations to learn about the resiliency of individuals and our community. CAM hosts community tables that will provide information about community organizations and the resources they offer.
Join us on Sunday, March 19 for an afternoon of documentaries and short films that showcase the different ways resiliency can be demonstrated in communities and individuals. Each film followed by a brief discussion and Q & A. |
| “This is our second annual ‘Resiliency Kids @ CAM’ event and we are thrilled to work alongside so many community partners.” - Georgia Mastroieni, CAM’s Director of Outreach and Accessibility |
| Schedule of Activities
Saturday, March 18
10:15-10:30 AM Mini music class with Brooklyn Arts Academy Discover different musical instruments and ways to express yourself with music.
10:30-11 AM Interactive performance with Turning the Wheel Discover the pleasure of movement games as they inspire your creativity, make you smarter and build resilience. Fun for all ages and abilities!
11 AM-12:30 PM Seven Seas of ResilieNCy with BlackBox Dance Theatre (Ages 10 and above) If you are needing to be resilient, it often means that something bad has happened. However, maybe bad events in the past aren’t necessarily bad for the future. Resilience offers people the ability to recover from setbacks, to adapt, move forward, and even experience growth. ResilieNCy invites participants to share their personal stories of adversity, change, loss, worry, and risk, and find the support of their community to keep MOVING.
12:30-1 PM Artist discussion of Black Lives Do Matter with Greyson Davis Join Black Live Do Matter art director, Greyson Davis, on-site to learn about the art installation, its message and the artists who contributed.
Ongoing 10-10:30 AM Hands-on activity by Turning the Wheel
Ongoing 10 AM-12 PM Musical instrument sharing with Brooklyn Arts Music Academy
Ongoing 10 AM-12:30 PM Art activity led by Greyson Davis
Ongoing 10 AM-1 PM Art activities led by Dream Center for Art Education apprentices Izzie Vasquez will guide participants in a multi-media collaborative collage project. Participants will discuss resiliency, creating collage work inspired by their discussion while learning collage techniques.
Hudson Cummings will guide participants in a collaborative newspaper project where guests express what resiliency means to them.
Cammeron Batanides will guide participants in a collaborative tissue paper painting where guests are prompted to express (using abstract color) a time in their lives when they were forced to be resilient.
Ongoing from 10 AM-1 PM Basketball activity and train set-up with Positive Parenting Programs “When you don’t make the goal or happen to slip off the tracks, adjust your plan and try again!” Learn more about Circle of Parents, Parents as Teachers, and Triple P Program offered through Smart Start of New Hanover County.
Ongoing 10 AM-1 PM Storytime with Miss Bobbi Miss Bobbi will be available in the story corner with some of our favorite books for young children. Stop by for a little quiet time. All children will receive a free copy of The Year We Learned to Fly and Freedom in Congo Square, through our collaboration with UNCW Office of the Arts and 2022-23 NEA Big Read programs. |
“We do not always dance because we are happy, but we dance and cannot help but become happy.” — Anonymous |
| 2 PM BlackBox Dance Theatre Performance (Free with museum admission; registration required) Black Box Dance Theatre, known for their deeply human and physically compelling dance, is a leader in the field of Healing Art and Healthy Community Building. This workshop and performance bring the very best of their artistry to the classroom and the stage. ResilieNCy invites participants to share their personal stories of adversity, change, loss, worry, and risk, and find the support of their community to keep MOVING. Dance is a natural connector of people, purpose, and passion, and our hard work should be celebrated and literally lifted up as an example of beauty and power. |
| Sunday, March 19
Resilience Themed Screenings |
| 12-1 PM Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope
Researchers have recently discovered a dangerous biological syndrome caused by abuse and neglect during childhood. As the documentary Resilience reveals, toxic stress can trigger hormones that wreak havoc on the brains and bodies of children, putting them at a greater risk for disease, homelessness, prison time, and early death. While the broader impacts of poverty worsen the risk, no segment of society is immune. Resilience, however, also chronicles the dawn of a movement that is determined to fight back. Trailblazers in pediatrics, education, and social welfare are using cutting-edge science and field-tested therapies to protect children from the insidious effects of toxic stress—and the dark legacy of a childhood that no child would choose.
1-1:30 PM Discussion and Q & A with Members of the New Hanover County Resiliency Task Force |
| 2-2:30 PM THE BLACK ANGELS: A NURSE'S STORY The extraordinary story of 300 African American nurses known as The Black Angels. Hailed out of Staten Island, New York at Seaview Hospital,the black angels traveled from many states to care for patients with tuberculosis when there was no cure and white nurses refused. Seaview hospital was the largest sanitorium for tuberculosis in the 1940's and it held over 2000 patients. It would become the birthplace for clinical trials for the cure of tuberculosis, led by Dr. Edward H. Robitzek.
This story gives homage to those African American nurses, their contributions to medicine, research and science. We introduce you to Black Angel, Marjorie Tucker Reedand her journey through a time of segregation, and one of the deadliest pandemics in the history of the United States.This film is her last interview before her death.
2:30-3 PM Discussion and Q & A with Denetra Hampton, the founder of For Nurses By Nurses Productions |
| Join Us Tomorrow for Coffee with CAM Museum Shop Artists! From 11.30 – 1.30 we’ll have 6 of our shop artists* showing their work and ready to chat with our customers about their process, inspiration and whatever else you want to talk about! Coffee and nibbles make it even better.
*Artists attending are Bev Haley (ceramic sculpture), Barbara Bennett (enamel jewelry), Carol Williamson (resin jewelry), Alan Swart (sail cloth wallets and other recycled art), Melanie Walter (pine needle baskets), and Sarah Flaherty (map themed home goods). |
| DesignNC Classicism Reimagined May 4 & 5, 2023 at CAM |
| Your donation to Art For All supports FREE CAM Community Days and more making art more accessible to everyone! |
| | Membership New Member Coffee Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 10-11 AM Free; CAM members only
New CAM Members are invited to a Member Coffee to meet Executive Director Anne Brennan and learn a little about CAM's history. Tour of the galleries following the coffee is optional. |
Membership Coffee with the Shop Artists Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM Free
Meet our Museum Shop Artists and learn more about them and their work! Coffee and nibbles make the conversation even better. |
Educator Resources Closing the Gap with Arts Integration: Professional Development Workshop for Educators and Parents of Students in Grades K-8 Thursday, March 16, 2023, 4-7 PM Free for educators in Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, and Sampson counties
Deepen your understanding of CAM’s USCT public sculpture Boundless through the lens of history, poetry, and movement. 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. |
Dance Blackbox Theatre Performance Saturday, March 18, 2023, 2 PM Free with museum admission, Registration Required
“We do not always dance because we are happy, but we dance and cannot help but become happy.” — Anonymous
Blackbox Dance Theatre uses dance as a catalyst for meaningful human interactions, powerful storytelling, and transformative art-making. Known for their non-fiction accounts of the world, the troupe has expertise in making dances that are relevant and inspirational to audiences of all ages. It matters who is dancing and what you are dancing about: this modern dance company includes a hip hop dancer, a ballerinas, and a Purple Heart Army veteran all adding to the artistry on stage. |
| Mary's Art Explorers Dali and the Path of Dreams Thursday, March 23, 2023, 10-11 AM CAM Members: $3 per child/adult; Non-Members: $6 per child/adult Children 2 and under: free
Our featured book will be Dali and the Path of Dreams. We will view the Salvador Dali print we have on display in our Promise exhibition and create our own surreal artwork.
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!
It is with great honor that Cameron Art Museum pays tribute to Mary Cameron Hoey by naming its most popular and long standing family program after her. Mary’s Art Explorers is a story time, art making, and museum exploration program. |
| Discussion Black Lives Do Matter Panel Discussion with Greyson Davis Thursday, March 23, 2023, 6 PM $10 suggested donation; pre-registration required
What does it mean to be a changemaker? Join Art Director Greyson Davis, artists from Eighteen Forward, and leaders in our community for a passionate discussion on constructive and creative actions that help move us forward. |
| Concert Duo Beaux Arts: Kaleidoscopes of Expressions Saturday, March 25, 2023, 2-3 PM CAM Members: $20; Not-Yet Members: $25
Known for its sensational performances, Duo Beaux Arts (pianists Catherine Lan & Tao Lin) is in high demand on international stages. Recent engagements include concert tours in Asia, Europe, and across North America to critical acclaims. The program features a wide range of musical periods and compositional styles from Classical to Romantic styles, all the way to Argentinian tangoes. Featured composers include Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Mendelssohn, and Piazzolla. Let this heart-felt program excite your imagination and individual expression. |
| Art Sale Humble Jumble Art Sale Saturday, April 1, 2023, 10 AM-4 PM Free; donations appreciated
CAM celebrates local working artists by giving you the opportunity to build your own collection and be a patron of the arts. Over 30 artists will have work available for purchase that day with a percentage of proceeds to CAM.
Proceeds support local artists and the work of Cameron Art Museum. |
| Mary's Art Explorers Let's Learn About Colors! Thursday, April 6, 2023, 10-11 AM CAM Members: $3 per child/adult; Not-yet-Members: $6 per child/adult Children 2 and under: free
Let’s learn about colors! We will celebrate the last week of our exhibition 60+ by exploring the colors we find in the art and making masterpieces of our own.
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! |
| Jazz@CAM Skip Walker feat. Travis Shook Thursday, April 6, 2023, 7 PM CAM Members: $35; Not Yet Members: $55
Skip Walker is a drummer, composer, producer, educator, and Episcopal Priest. He is a graduate of Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music (the world’s foremost institution for the study of Jazz and modern American music) where he studied with renown drummers John Ramsay, Skip Hadden, and Ed Uribe. |
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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 |
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