Director's Circle

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Director’s Circle is an exclusive leadership level giving society that includes all benefits, including a Compass membership, as well as an annual party with an artist or a collector. Director’s Circle members enjoy insider information about the work of the museum.

Through your Director’s Circle membership, you support our community by ensuring the future of the premier art museum of southeast North Carolina, which serves over 70,000 people every year including 8,000+ children. Director’s Circle contributions sustain CAM as 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.

Individual
$5,000

$417/month*

  • One full Compass membership with benefits
  • Two Compass receptions each year
  • One ticket to the annual Compass Acquisitions Dinner
  • Five votes at the annual Compass Acquisitions Dinner
  • One ticket to annual Director’s Circle Cocktail Party or Gala
  • Twelve Guest Admission passes to share
  • One ticket to Jazz@CAM (concert of your choice)
  • Director’s Circle Cocktail Hour at an exhibition opening(s)
  • Free Museum Admission
  • 10% off in CAM Café and the Museum Shop
  • Discounted rates on all programs and classes
  • Reciprocal benefits to 1,500 museum (NARM/SERM)

Couple
$10,000

$834/month*

  • Two full Compass membership with benefits
  • Two Compass receptions each year
  • Two ticket to the annual Compass Acquisitions Dinner
  • Eleven votes at the annual Compass Acquisitions Dinner
  • Two tickets to annual Director’s Circle Cocktail Party or Gala
  • Twelve Guest Admission passes to share
  • Two tickets to Jazz@CAM (concert of your choice)
  • Director’s Circle Cocktail Hour at an exhibition opening(s)
  • Free Museum Admission
  • 10% off in CAM Café and the Museum Shop
  • Discounted rates on all programs and classes
  • Reciprocal benefits to 1,500 museum (NARM/SERM)

Corporate
$15,000

$1,250/month*

  • Two full Compass membership with benefits
  • Two Compass receptions each year
  • Two tickets to the annual Compass Acquisitions Dinner
  • Thirteen votes at the annual Compass Acquisitions Dinner
  • Two tickets to annual Director’s Circle Cocktail Party or Gala
  • Twelve Guest Admission passes to share
  • Two tickets to Jazz@CAM (concert of your choice)
  • Director’s Circle Cocktail Hour at an exhibition opening(s)
  • Free Museum Admission
  • 10% off in CAM Café and the Museum Shop
  • Discounted rates on all programs and classes
  • Reciprocal benefits to 1,500 museum (NARM/SERM)

*Payment by credit card only

Your membership supports the legacy of Cameron Art Museum in southeastern NC. 15% of membership dues go to the acquisitions fund to be spent annually at the Acquisitions Dinner. 85% of membership dues go to general operating to support CAM’s operations, including the conservation, care, maintenance, and interpretation of the growing collection.

Director's Circle Party

Select Events for 2024-2025

Compass Kick-Off Event with American Artist Thomas Sayre and Victor Vytvinenko of Raleigh Denim/Raleigh Workshop
Friday, August 30, 2024

Close to Home Gala
Saturday, November 16, 2024

Director’s Circle Reception with Director Emeritus of the North Carolina Museum of Art, Larry Wheeler
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Compass Acquisitions Voting Dinner
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Artist Studio Visit with Jodie Rippy
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Trip to New York to see Family Tree House by Beverly Buchanan at the Whitney Museum of American Art
TBD

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