AM Life Drawing Studio

Monday, 9/12/2022
9:30AM-12:00PM  
Facilitator: Donna Moore 
CAM member:  $20; Not-yet-member:  $25 
Work with professional nude models, following a self-guided format studying the human form - in your medium of choice. A basic understanding of technique and tools is suggested. Purchase punch cards online to be used in morning or evening sessions.  Purchase punch cards through the Museum School office to be used in morning or evening classes during the Fall session.  Single, drop-in tuition can be reserved online or paid upon arrival.  Ongoing weekly.  

Connections Monday

Monday, 9/12/2022
10:00AM-12:00PM  
Free admission with pre-registration
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 Alzheimer's 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 education @cameronartmuseum.org for more information and to register.

New Member Coffee

Wednesday, 9/14/2022
10:00AM-11:00AM  
New CAM Members are invited to a Member Coffee to meet Executive Director Anne Brennan or Deputy Director Heather Wilson and learn a little about CAM’s history. It’s an introduction to CAM’s exhibitions, programs, classes and volunteer opportunities. Free; registration required.
Tour of the galleries following the coffee is optional.

Drawing Inspired by Nature: Fall Foliage

Wednesday, 9/14/2022
10:00AM-1:00PM  
Instructor: Antoinette Vogt 
CAM member: $172; Not-yet-member: $215 
Use nature as inspiration to create beautiful drawings! Improve your drawing ability through close observation of nature, capturing the unique shapes and colors of Fall plants and blooms. Learn different techniques to enhance your drawings and add color. Class time will be spent outside, drawing and gathering, then returning to the studio to refine drawings. Focus will be given to composition and developing new ways to capture your subject. Experimentation is encouraged. Students are welcome to bring in clippings from their own garden or yard. Some previous drawing experience suggested but not required. 

Public Tour

Wednesday, 9/14/2022
1:30PM-2:00PM  
Free with admission

Natural Way to Draw

Wednesday, 9/14/2022
2:00PM-5:00PM  
Instructor: Donna Moore 
CAM member: $232; Not-yet-member: $290 
Bring expressive energy to your Life Drawing Studio practice! Capture form and character of live models through gesture, contour, modelled drawing, and mark-making exercises. Based on the classic method of study by Kimon Nicolaides, "The way to learn to draw is by drawing". (returning and new students encouraged!) 

Pottery Date Night

Wednesday, 9/14/2022
7:00PM-9:00PM  
Instructor: Renato Abbate 
CAM member: $60; Non-member: $75 
Two-hour crash course on the potter’s wheel. Have a date night you will never forget. We will provide everything necessary. Everyone will have one fired and glazed piece. Bring your lover, partner or friend and get down and dirty on the wheel. 

The Garden in Fall Day 1

Thursday, 9/15/2022
10:00AM-12:00PM  
Instructor: Alan Cradick  
CAM member: $52; Not-yet-member: $65 
September 15, 10am-12pm, & Friday September 16, 1pm-3pm
The New Hanover County Extension Service Arboretum is a hidden gem along Oleander Drive. Maintained by staff and volunteer Master Gardeners, this wonderful garden is always in season. No matter the time of year, there is always something to see ... and photograph. This is a two day workshop open to all skill levels using any digital device. We meet at the Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, on Thursday morning from 10 am till noon. On Friday afternoon, 1 pm to 3 pm, we meet at Cameron Art Museum to share our images in a group critique. 

Educators Night

Thursday, 9/15/2022
4:00PM-7:00PM  
Spend a fun and relaxing evening at CAM with free admission during an exclusive event for educators and view our new exhibitions. Docents in the galleries will answer your questions and provide information about the exhibitions. Our Educators Night will provide information and materials about tours, workshops, and other free resources for area educators. All educators and administrators - from Pre-K to College - welcome and encouraged to attend and explore fun ways to bring art into your classroom and spark creativity in your students.

Boundless Public Tour

Friday, 9/16/2022
1:00PM-1:30PM  
Free with admission

The Garden in Fall Day 2

Friday, 9/16/2022
1:00PM-3:00PM  

Four Creative Collage Projects

Friday, 9/16/2022
2:00PM-4:00PM  
Instructor: Lois DeWitt 
CAM member: $116; Not-yet-member: $145 
We live in a world of quickly changing ideas and digital images where collage (once radical and rebellious) is now considered to be a traditional art form. This course explores the development of collage through learning its history and by practicing its skills we can enrich our understanding of this amazing art form. In this class you can collage into your old paintings and drawings, use typography and text for pattern and design, or work with multiple papers for pattern and texture. Tackle a different technique and material each week. Gather your materials and let's go! 

Museum School with Stephen Hayes

Saturday, 9/17/2022
10:00AM-4:00PM  
Master Class with Stephen Hayes
CAM member: $144; Not-yet-member: $180 
Explore the creative process of sculpture with artist Stephen Hayes. Stephen makes art-woodcuts, sculptures, installations small and large - from found materials that draw on social and economic themes ingrained in the history of America and African-Americans. His approach is simple: "If I can't find it, I'll make it. If I can't make it, I'll find it." Discuss process, techniques, materials and inspiration while creating from your found resources.

Live Music at CAM Café: Josh Youse

Saturday, 9/17/2022
11:30AM-1:30PM  

Volunteer Open House

Tuesday, 9/20/2022
2:00PM-7:55AM  
Opportunities for volunteers – ongoing and event-based - are presented with small bites with (wine), iced tea and water. Members of CAM Staff may attend to discuss needs for their departments.

Landscape Photography

Wednesday, 9/21/2022
9:00AM-11:00AM  
Instructor: Alan Cradick 
CAM member: $144; Not-yet-member: $180 
Landscape Photography is a wide-ranging topic. It can be as simple as documenting the flowers in your backyard or as grand as the million acres of a western National Park. While we don't have any sweeping vistas to compare with the iconic west, we do have many beautiful natural areas in and around Wilmington. In this six-day session, we will explore the Ft. Fisher Hermit Boardwalk, the riverscape of Carolina Beach State Park and much more. On week six, we will meet at Cameron Art Museum to share our work in a group critique. We will explore the use of wide and telephoto lenses as well as using our nifty fifty to create the perfect panoramic. This session is open to all skill levels and any digital device, so grab your DSLR, smart phone or tablet and sign up.

Public Tour

Wednesday, 9/21/2022
1:30PM-2:00PM  
Free with Admission

Mary's Art Explorers

Thursday, 9/22/2022
10:00AM-11:00AM  
Art Explorers is geared towards infants, toddler and preschoolers, but big brothers and sisters are welcome to join and create art with us.
CAM Members: $3 per child; Non-Members: $6
Adults: $3
Children 2 and under: free
Space is limited so preregister to guarantee your spot

The Art of Pressed Botanicals

Thursday, 9/22/2022
10:00AM-4:00PM  
Instructor: Catherine Cross Tsintzos 
CAM member: $100; Not-yet-member: $125 
Learn a range of insider tips for a plethora of techniques for pressing flowers and other botanicals successfully. 

Enjoy a history of floral preservation and presentations, supply orientation, build your own 12" X 12" flower press, learn to create a variety of compositions, ways to use pressed botanical arrangements, storage tips, incorporating other mediums all while learning some botanical names and history of some of our native North Carolina plants along with an array of blooms and greenery. 

Coffee with the Shop Artists

Thursday, 9/22/2022
11:30AM-1:30PM  
Meet one or more Museum Shop Artists and learn more about them and their work. Coffee and nibbles make the conversation even better.

Live Music at CAM Café: Champ Saint Ahmand

Thursday, 9/22/2022
6:00PM-8:00PM  

Boundless Public Tour

Friday, 9/23/2022
1:00PM-1:30PM  
Free with admission

Batik Scarf Day 1

Saturday, 9/24/2022
10:00AM-4:00PM  
Instructor: Judith Chandler 
CAM member: $128; Not-yet-member: $160 
Saturday, September 24, 10am-2pm & Sunday, September 25, 12pm-4pm
Participants will design a silk scarf. Using traditional tjantings and paint brushes, a hot wax resist will be applied to the fabric to protect white areas and subsequent colors. Silk paint/dyes will be applied according to the design. When complete, wax is removed through ironing multiple times. 

ASL Tour: CAM Exhibitions

Saturday, 9/24/2022
11:00AM-12:00PM  
Free with Gallery Admission

Live Music at CAM Café: Perry Smith

Saturday, 9/24/2022
11:30AM-1:30PM  

Batik Scarf Day 2

Sunday, 9/25/2022
12:00PM-4:00PM  

Public Tour

Wednesday, 9/28/2022
1:30PM-2:00PM  
Free with admission

Slab Built Nesting Bowls

Thursday, 9/29/2022
6:00PM-9:00PM  
Instructor: Shannon Gehen 
CAM member: $64; Not-yet-member: $80 
With the ease of cutting and shaping a flat piece, of clay, create a series of bowls that nest together in a set of three. Texture and pattern can be added to the wet clay to make surface variations during glazing.

Cancelled - Knitting Your Way - Yes You Can!

Friday, 9/30/2022
11:00AM-1:00PM  
Cancelled due to Hurricane Ian

Cancelled - Boundless Public Tour

Friday, 9/30/2022
1:00PM-1:30PM  
Cancelled due to Hurricane Ian

Cancelled - Four Creative Collage Projects

Friday, 9/30/2022
2:00PM-4:00PM  
Cancelled due to Hurricane Ian

Harvest Color

Saturday, 10/1/2022
10:00AM-4:00PM  
Instructor: Catherine Cross Tsintzos 
CAM member: $172; Not-yet-member: $215 
Plants have been used for natural dyeing since before recorded history. The staining properties of plants were noted by humans and have been used to obtain and retain these colors from plants throughout history. Native plants and their resultant dyes have been used to enhance people's lives through decoration of animal skins, fabrics, crafts, hair, and even their bodies. Join us in Pancoe for two days of color exploration with natural plant dye materials that are both native to North Carolina and those transported by the seas like Indigofera Suffruticosa.

Celestial Photography Day 1

Saturday, 10/1/2022
10:00AM-12:00PM  
Instructor: Alan Cradick 
CAM member: $52; Not-yet-member: $65 
Saturday, October 1, 10am-12pm, & Sunday, October 2, 1-3pm 
We will spend a Saturday evening at the Brunswick Town State Historic Site photographing the night sky. We will have the facility to ourselves and plenty of time to create stunning images. On Sunday, we will meet at Cameron Art Museum to share our work in a group critique. This intended as an intermediate DSL workshop. You will need a sturdy tripod, a wide angle lens and a camera with manual settings. 

 

Live Music at CAM Café: Double Cherry Pie

Saturday, 10/1/2022
11:30AM-1:30PM