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.

Thomas Sayre: Four Walls

April 26, 2024-February 16, 2025

Thomas Sayre: Four Walls

This exhibition features new and never-before exhibited by American sculptor and painter Thomas Sayre.
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Tulip Quilt

February 23, 2024 – October 20, 2024

The Work of Their Hands: American Quiltmaking

"The Work of Their Hands" explores the continuing legacy of quilt-making and the evolution of textile art, starting with traditional quilts made for bedcoverings to contemporary fabric artworks by artists like Celeste Butler, Michael Cummings, Michael James, Beverly Smith and others.
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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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Susan Harbor Page Peter with Batman Mask

November 17, 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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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

February 25, 2022- September 4, 2022

20 Years

October 6, 2022 – April 10, 2023

60+

November 12, 2022 – May 21, 2023

Promise

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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