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Exhibitions

At Cameron Art Museum we present a diverse and dynamic range of exhibitions that showcase the works of both established and emerging artists from around the world.

CAM, like many museums, includes its collection in rotating thematic exhibitions. The collection is not permanently on view. Please call ahead if you are traveling to see a specific work of art.

CAM Elisabeth Chant. Live Oak, Pelican Point

February 7, 2025 – April 27, 2025

Elisabeth Chant

North Carolina artist Elisabeth Chant (1865-1947) made an indelible mark on Wilmington, NC’s art community. Explore the people and landscapes of Chant’s world in this exhibition showcasing her works.
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CAM Rising Stars Exhibition

February 1, 2025 – March 2, 2025

Rising Stars

Celebrate the exceptional talent of Southeastern NC's high school students in this month-long exhibition showcasing their original works.
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Susan Harbor Page Peter with Batman Mask

November 19, 2024-March 23, 2025

Close to Home

A celebration of CAM’s collection featuring works by artists with a connection to our state, our region, our home. Opens with a gala celebration on November 16.
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CAM The Game Changers Exhibition Artists

March 20, 2025-October 5, 2025

The Game Changers: Diebenkorn, Frankenthaler, and Rauschenberg

The Game-Changers exhibition expands viewers’ appreciation of prints in the permanent collection with the generous inclusion of works by Frankenthaler, Diebenkorn, Rauschenberg and their contemporaries from renowned American museum collections. Join us as we celebrate the works of remarkable artists from a pivotal period in our shared cultural history.
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LED sign reading "We belong here."

April 25, 2025 – September 7, 2025

We Belong Here: The Gutierrez Collection

We Belong Here: The Gutierrez Collection showcases works collected by Onay Gutierrez and Jeff Childers, featuring artists who push the boundaries of their mediums to tell powerful, deeply personal stories. Through bold experimentation and innovative techniques, these works explore identity, mental health, LGBTQ+ rights, and the legacies of Latin/Latinx, African, and African Diasporic communities, while engaging with activism, protest, and social change.
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Exodus of Confederates from Atlanta from the portfolio Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)

November 10, 2023 – March 31, 2024

Monument

Love Exhibition

June 22, 2023 – October 8, 2023

Love

Promise Artwork 2024

November 12, 2022 – May 21, 2023

Promise

60 Plus Artwork
October 6, 2022 – April 10, 2023

60+

February 25, 2022- September 4, 2022

20 Years

While You’re Here

Explore Cameron Art Museum’s beautiful 9.3 acre museum campus. Discover Caroline, our whirlygig sculpture, spend time in the PNC USCT Park, walk the nature trails, and enjoy our picnic tables, and more.

In addition to Boundless in the PNC USCT Park, you can stroll the museum grounds and encounter sculptures by Mel Chin, the Minnie Evans Gatehouse Replica, Dana Gingras, Clyde Jones, Vollis Simpson, and Hiroshi Sueyoshi. Enjoy the Artist-Made Seating by Tom Spleth just outside the front entrance.

Caroline by North Carolina folk artist Vollis Simpson (American, 1919-2013), a monumental “whirligig”, was created to honor Caroline Butts (1946-2010) who was a strong supporter of the arts and artists, including Simpson.

Visit the  PNC USCT Park, within the historic Forks Road Civil War Site. View Stephen Hayes’s sculpture, Boundless, commemorating the soldiers of the United States Colored Troops who fought on the site for their freedom.

Enjoy a stroll along the pond and through the trails located throughout the 9.3 acres of the museum campus. On the trails you will observe native plants and animal life.

There are a few picnic tables located throughout the museum grounds.  Pick up lunch at CAM Cafe or bring your own and enjoy the day outside.

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