Featured Programs

Take the tour!

Public Tour

Wednesday, Feb 8

1:30 PM

Free with Museum Admission

CAM's Deputy Director

Heather Wilson leads tomorrow's Public Tour. Join Heather at 1:30 pm tomorrow for a tour of our current exhibitions and more.

Have lunch at CAM Cafe before the tour (call (910) 777-2363 for reservations), and then take the tour! Sounds like the perfect afternoon!

Mary's Art Explorers

The Year We Learned to Fly

Thursday, February 9, 2023,

10-11 AM

CAM Members: $3 per child/adult; Non-Members: $6 per child/adult

Children 2 and under: free

As a part of our partnership with NEA’s The Big Read, our book will be The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson. All children will receive a free copy of the book! We will explore our installation Flying School and create our own unique works of art to take home.

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.

Upcoming Programs

Tour

Connections Monday

Monday, Feb 13, 2023

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

Free admission with

pre-registration

Sold Out

Enjoy a morning of music in the galleries, adapted exhibition exploration, as well as optional hands-on activities and the choice to bring a boxed lunch to enjoy in our café or courtyard area. Geared towards individuals in the earlier stages of Alzheimers and dementia, this program is offered on Mondays when we are otherwise closed to the public to ensure a quiet and calm environment. Groups or individuals with their loved ones are welcome. Email [email protected] for more information and to register.

Battle of Forks Road Commemoration

Living History Weekend

Sat & Sun, Feb 18-19, 2023

Outside activities free;

$5 suggested donation for lectures

Museum admission applies for galleries

Saturday, February 18

11 AM Kaitlin O'Connor: Presentation on Black and Indigenous Stories at Fort Fisher

12 PM Rice Festival Films

3 PM Boundless Tour with Daniel Jones

Sunday, February 19

1 PM Illustrated Lecture: Dr. Chris Fonvielle, Jr.

Performance

Dance Cooperative Informal Showings

Sunday, Feb 19, 2023, 3-5 PM

Free with museum admission

The Dance Cooperative will be hosting choreography showings as they prepare for the Wilmington Dance Festival, a celebration of evocative local dancers and choreographers. Choreographers will show works in progress and receive feedback. The Dance Cooperative is a 501(c)3 non-profit whose mission is to nurture the dance community by providing affordable classes and performance opportunities for those under-served artistically, culturally and economically in the greater Wilmington area.

Open House

Volunteer Open House

Tuesday, Feb 21, 2023, 2 PM

Free to attend

Interested in volunteering at CAM? Join us to learn all about it! Opportunities for volunteers – ongoing and event-based - are presented with small bites with and beverages.

Mary's Art Explorers

Freedom in Congo Square

Thursday, Feb 23,10-11 AM

CAM Members: $3 per child/adult; Non-Members: $6 per child/adult

Children 2 and under: free

As a part of our partnership with NEA’s The Big Read, our book will be Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Baston Weathersford and R. Gregory Christies. All children will receive a free copy of the book! Inspired by this story of New Orleans, we will explore our installation of Margi Gras Indian costumes and create our own unique works of art to take home.

Museum School Classes & Workshops

3D Sculpture Studio

Instructor: Susan Nuttall

Learn how to sculpt using wire, wine corks, epoxy clay, and acrylic paint in this six-day workshop. Bring your inspiration or get ideas using our examples. This workshop is designed to introduce you to creating a 3D sculpture using epoxy clay. 

Adult: All Levels -

Wednesdays, Mar 8-April 5, 10am -1pm

CAM member: $196;

Not-yet-member: $245

+ $65 material fee

Figures and Portraits

Instructor: Jeri Greenberg

Come explore your love of painting figures and portraits with me.Through LONG poses and discussions of correct anatomy, fabric and design, students can take their paintings and drawings to the next level.

Adult: All Levels -

Weds, Feb 15 - March 8,

10am- 1pm

CAM member: $172;

Not-yet-member: $215

$20 model fee paid to instructor

Life Drawing

The Natural Way To Draw - With Color!

Instructor: Donna Moore

Add dynamic intensity to figure drawings with the impact of color. Emphasis on value study and structural color fields: not realistic rendering. Experiment with paper prep, creating a variety of surfaces and palettes. (Repeat and new students encouraged.)

Weds, March 1-22, 2-5pm

CAM member: $172;

Not-yet-member: $215

Painting Flowers in Watercolor

Instructor: Olya Nik

In this 2 hour class we will use a palette of 10 colors to mix and create beautiful flower paintings. Inspiried by photo referenses of flowers each student will create thier own Iris as well as colorful sketches of other flowers. No stress! Step-by-step instructions 

Saturday, March 4, 10am-12pm

CAM member: $44;

Not-yet-member: $55

+ $15 material fee

Growing & Throwing

Instructor: Anne McCombie & Heather Wilson

Center yourself as you center your clay. Learn throwing techniques while creating an inner dialog of kindness and self-love.

Adult: All Levels -

Saturday, March 11, 11am-2pm

CAM member: $60;

Not-yet-member: $75

Drawing the Human Body

Instructor: Carolyn Faulkner

Learning how to draw the human body can be challenging but there are easy ways to accomplish this. By using basic shapes and beginning with the head to learn proportions, it isn't so daunting. For ages 8 and up.

Adult: All Levels -

Tuesdays, March 7-28,

4:30-6pm

CAM member: $88;

Not-yet-member: $110