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CAM Workshops for Artists of All Levels

One and two day classes in creative writing, art appreciation, and all visual art media.

Adult

Travel Memories on Canvas

In this workshop you will learn painting techniques to transform your travel memories into timeless works of art. We’ll explore how to capture light, color, and depth through dynamic, expressive compositions, giving you a chance to relive your favorite journeys while refining your painting skills.
Date/Time:
Saturday and Sunday, September 12th & 13th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $184 / Not-yet-member $230
Instructor:
Evin Bryson
Supplies:

Oil or Acrylic paint: Titanium White, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Prussian or Ultramarine Blue
Optional colors: Indian Yellow, Paynes Gray, Lemon Yellow, Sap Green
If using oil paint: Odorless mineral spirits, Walnut or Linseed Oil
Jar/container with lid
Palette - Paper or Glass
Rags or paper towels
1-2 metal palette knives
Flat and/or Filbert brushes: #1, #2, #4, #8, #10, 2-inch
1 canvas - any size

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Poetry

Pop Art Poetry Weekend Workshop

In two, three-hour weekend sessions, students will experience poetry as play. Riffing off of the Pop Art created at Warhol’s Factory, students will create short poems inspired by Andy’s Silver Clouds on display at the Museum, as well as a wide range of everyday items and images, from soup cans to superheroes. This two-day course is designed to help students of all levels and abilities to think of imagery and writing as play, and to help them find art and poetry in the most unlikely places.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, September 19th & 20th, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $120 / Not-yet-member $150
Instructor:
Daniel Terry
Supplies:
Pencil and paper, or computer/tablet
Register
Adult

Relief Sculpture

Teach a class how to do a small bas relief. The subject will be a lion’s head found on the edge of stone flower planter of the Butterfly House in the 1st district of Vienna Austria. This image is part of the Scan the World project and has been 3D scanned into a .STL file. We will use the face and 4 side views of the image as reference to teach the basics of how to set up a bas relief and proceed to completion.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, September 19th & 20th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $184 / Not-yet-member $230
Instructor:
Rob Diseker
Supplies:
All supplies included.
Register
Adult

Camera In Your Pocket II

We carry a powerful camera with us all the time. Our Smart Phone. Although this camera is handy for snapping a hot of lunch and ensuring you bring the proper item from the grocery or hardware store, it is so much more. This workshop, intended as a follow up to Camera In Your Pocket, will dive deeper into the possibilities of the Smart Phone and move you from snaps to photographs.
Date/Time:
Wednesday, September 23rd, 6-8pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet-member $65
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Smart Phone
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Clay

Veterans’ Studio: Family Workshop, Boundless Impressions

Inspired by Stephen Hayes’s Boundless and the history of CAM’s grounds, families will create plaster casts using hand impressions, natural textures, and meaningful objects. Participants will also learn about the Battle of Forks Road and the United States Colored Troops who fought for freedom on this land. Through artmaking, museum exploration, and shared storytelling, families will reflect on service, remembrance, belonging, and the lasting impressions we leave on one another. No previous experience is necessary. All tools, materials, and refreshments are provided.
Date/Time:
Saturday, September 26th, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
Free; registration required. For veterans and active-duty military personnel.
Instructor:
Renato Abbate
Supplies:
All supplies included.
Register
Adult

Landscape Photography – Ft. Fisher

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. In this workshop, we will explore the Ft. Fisher State Historic Site. The following day, 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, the 50 mm fixed lens, to create the perfect panoramic image.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, September 26th & 27th, 9am-12pm & 12-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $60 / Not-yet-member $75
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Camera participants may bring their camera with several lenses from wide angle to telephoto. We will explore the use of each in photographing the landscape. Smart Phone and tables participants need only bring their device, it is already for the day.
Register

Building Vessels with Paper Clay

Learn what to recycle to create the foundation for making your own paper clay to use for building vessels, trays, bowls and more. Test different recipes including outside mixtures and ways to test notate your findings. Explore armature materials and molds.
Date/Time:
Sundays, September 27th & October 4th, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $120 / Not-yet-member $150
Instructor:
Catherine Cross Tsintzos
Supplies:
$10 supply fee payable to the instructor. All materials provided.
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Workshop

Writing Picture Books: From Storykeeper to Storyteller

Have you always wanted to write a picture book? Is there a story you've been keeping that you want to tell? Learn the specifics of the format. Explore the writing process thru in-class activities designed for brainstorming, developing ideas, plotting and revising. The course will include in-class opportunities for writing and giving & receiving critiques. Class participants will work toward developing a picture book manuscript that is uniquely their own.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, October 3rd & 4th, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $120 / Not-yet-member $150
Instructor:
Jane Smith
Supplies:

Paper or Notebook
Pencils or Pens
Scissors
Tape

Register
Adult

Painting Watercolor Flowers

Studio will have vases with fresh flowers and plants. Also photos of flowers will also be available. Students have an option to paint from life or photos. Bringing in your own photo is ok. We will explore drawing and painting florals. Design and composition will be discussed and implamented. Join instructor painting her favorite subject.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, October 3rd & 4th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Intermediate
Admission:
CAM Member $184 / Not-yet-member $230
Instructor:
Janice Castiglione
Supplies:
$5 supply fee payable to the instructor for flowers. Watercolor palette, Painters Tape, sketch paper, HB pencil, Kneaded eraser, 140 # Arches watercolor paper (11'X14" approx) WC Brushes- 1" flat, #10 round, #8 round, Suggested Paint- Cadmium yellow, Cadmium orange, Cadmium red, Alizarin crimson, Raw sienna, Burnt sienna, Phthalo green, Ultramarine blue, Permament rose. Qor brand is reasonibly priced and good quality. 2 water containers, Paper towels scrap watercolor paper.
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Adult

Painting With A Limited Palette

A limited palette can be exciting and fun while offering a challenge to create a wide range of values. Working from a photo helps to keep focus. Students will bring a portrait, landscape, or interior photo to draw and paint on 12” x 18” paper. Limited palette choices are monochromatic or complementary pairs.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, October 10th & 11th, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $136 / Not-yet-member $170
Instructor:
Judith Chandler
Supplies:
$20 supply fee payable to the instructor. Water base paint, student grade brushes, and painting paper will be provided.
Register
Adult

Sculpt a Human Hand

Human hands are always in front of us but are some of the most complex body parts for the artist to accomplish. Students will learn basic anatomy along with how to observe common shapes and unique features in sculpting a human hand. This is a great class for beginners and intermediates who would like to develop their figure sculpting skills.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, October 17th & 18th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $184 / Not-yet-member $230
Instructor:
Rob Diseker
Supplies:

$26.25 supply fee payable to the studio to cover clay and firing costs. Some armature supplies will be needed to be purchased by student:
• 1/2 inch plumbing flange
• 4” x½” plumbing pipe
• 3/4” lath screws (4 per person)
• calipers-1 pair per student

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Adult

Back to Basics Drawing – Foundations for Your Paintings

Let's get back to the basics! This workshop will strengthen your drawing skills before you add your paint. Students will use models and still life objects to work on drawing what you see, not what your brain wants you to see. We will take our time and focus on proportions and depth.
Date/Time:
October 17th & 18th, 10am - 2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $128 / Not-yet-member: $160
Instructor:
Jeri Greenberg
Supplies:
Please bring your drawing supplies: IE your papers, graphite, markers, tape, etc.
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Adult

Photographing Oakdale Cemetery

Who doesn’t want to visit a cemetery in October? Tombstones, crypts and overgrown grave sites. And so much more. This beautiful, landscaped area is an undiscovered gem here in Wilmington. A morning of photography and, the next day, a group critique of our work.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, October 17th & 18th, 10am-12pm & 12-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $60 / Not-yet-member $75
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Digital camera, smart phone or tablet.
Register
Adult

See the World in Black and White

Documentary photographer Robert Frank once said, “Black and white are the colors of Photography.” This workshop will explore the use of the monochrome palette in photography. We will spend two hours downtown photographing light and shadow, removing the distraction of color that sometimes obscures the true subject of the image. Sunday, we meet at the Pancoe Center to share our work and have a group critique.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, October 24th & 25th, 10am-12pm & 12-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $60 / Not-yet-member $75
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Digital camera, smart phone or tablet.
Register
Adult

Capturing the Coastal Light – a Seagull Painting

Transform a common coastal icon into a dramatic masterpiece. This workshop isn't just about painting a bird - it’s about the dramatic interaction of light and shadow. Whether you use watercolors, acrylics, or oils, you’ll learn to see beyond "white feathers" and discover the rich spectrum of greys, blues, and warm ambers that bring a subject to life. Simulate glowing sunlight by emphasizing shadow and light differences.
Date/Time:
Sunday, October 25th, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $96 / Not-yet-member $120
Instructor:
Rena Powell
Supplies:

Canvas or Panel (any size)
Suggested Paint Colors-Ultramarine Blue, Thalo Blue, Manganese, or Cerulean, Alizarin Crimson, Quinacridone Rose, Cadmium Yellow light, Transparent Red Oxide or burnt sienna, Raw umber, Indian Yellow, Titanium White, medium, Synthetic Bristle: stiffer bristle brushes work well
Large Flats (size 6,8,10), rounds and a rigger or liner brush
My favorite brushes are silver Bristlon, sizes 6,8,10,12 bright, Decent Palette knives.

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Adult

Gel Print Collage/Mixed Media

Gel printing offers a fun process of exploring abstract printmaking that results in papers perfect for any mixed media or collage project. This two day intensive starts with basic fundamentals of gel printing, along with stencils, design techniques and color combos. Students will create an array of collage studies with compositional insights and other collage materials to create an array of evocative, colorful mixed media studies.  All levels welcome.
Date/Time:
Friday & Saturday, November 6th & 7th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $ 224 / Not-yet-member $280
Instructor:
Kirah Van Sickle
Supplies:

$5 supply fee payable to the instructor for gel plates, brayers, basic paint colors and a variety of papers.

Bring what acrylic paints you might have on hand.
Printer paper, deli paper, tissue paper, old book pages, rice papers, maps, etc that you have on hand..
Pad of 140# watercolor paper, at least 9 x 12”
Glue sticks, acrylic glazing liquid, or modge podge for gluing.
Scissors
Sketchbook
Sketch pen
Smock/Paper towels
Artist tape
Optional; paint pens, gel pens, thread, fabric scraps, collage fodder

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Adult

Paint Like the Masters: Joaquin Sorolla

Like the Impressionists, and Postimpressionists, Sorolla was a master of light. We can see his keen sense of place, the energy and emotional quality of color, especially coastal themes, and embrace them into our own painting practice. Let’s explore loose, Impressionistic techniques in this one-day intensive. All painting mediums welcome, instructor will demo in acrylic and watercolor. Seasoned beginners to intermediate.
Date/Time:
Sunday, November 8th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $128 / Not-yet-member $160
Instructor:
Kirah Van Sickle
Supplies:

Basic set of colors in preferred medium including the following: Titanium White, Cad Yellow Medium, Cadmium Red Medium, Quinacridone Magenta, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean, Burnt Umber.
Variety of flat style (wash) brushes and filberts in 1/4, 1/2 and 1" widths- synthetic for acrylic or oil; if using watercolor, #8, #10 and #12 rounds with 1/4” and 3/4” flat wash brushes.
Preferred palette pad or mixing tray for watercolor
8-12 Canvas panels (8 x 8", 8 x 10," 12 x 12" or 11 x 14" are good options; or canvas pad that can be taped off.
*9 x 12" 140# cold press watercolor pad for watercolor or acrylic
Artist tape
Apron/smock
Sketchbook for notes and quick sketches
Sketch pen
Paper Towels
Water cup or odorless terpenoid for oil painters

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Adult

Liminal Space

Liminal space, the space from where you have been to where you are headed, an area that can be, but is not always, occupied. Unsettling, sometimes spooky, liminal space exists as that in-between space passed thru going from here to there. We will explore its meaning and possible ways to illustrate that meaning in photography. Each participant will present a single liminal space with up to five photographs.
Date/Time:
Wednesdays, November 11th & 18th, 6-8pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $60 / Not-yet-member $75
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Digital camera, smart phone or tablet
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Adult

Elements and Principles in Pairs

A great way to learn Elements and Principles of Art is through exercises that pair: Line and Movement, Shape and Balance, Form and Unity, Color and Contrast, Value and Emphasis, Texture and Pattern, & Space and Proportion. Using provided accordion folding books, you may create a personal resource to keep at hand for your future art work. Activities include drawing, painting, collage, and simple etching.
Date/Time:
Friday – Sunday, November 13th-15th, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $136 / Not-yet-member $170
Instructor:
Judith Chandler
Supplies:

$25 supply fee payable to the instructor. Students bring colorful magazines or photos for cutting, all other materials are provided.

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Adult

Luminary Christmas Trees

Create a decorative statement luminary for your mantel or table. Ceramic slab built, with guided instruction and creativity encouragement.
Date/Time:
Saturday, November 14th, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $72 / Not-yet-member $90
Instructor:
Shannon Gehen
Supplies:
All tools and supplies will be provided.
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Book Arts

The Handmade Artist Book

Working with ceramic handbuilding skills, students will create a cold finish ceramic book cover to use as their artist book. Work with a variety of papers to create signatures; you will learn ways to create interest and embellish your signatures with a variety of mixed media art supplies.
Date/Time:
Friday - Sunday, November 20-22nd, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $ 232 / Not-yet-member $290
Instructor:
Catherine Cross Tsintzos
Supplies:
$20 supply fee payable to the instructor to cover Copperplate paper and text weight paper.
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Workshop

Support, Critique, Refresh

"Art needs friends, with our bodies against the wind and our hands cupped around the flame..." -Fredrik Backman. Do you find yourself in a rut with a particular painting, drawing, sculpture or photograph? Or perhaps do you have lingering questions about your art practice in general? Share your frustrations and goals. Bring in three examples of your work and you will receive creative ways to move your practice forward. We will also be doing some journaling. Open to intermediate and advanced.
Date/Time:
Sunday, November 22nd, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Intermediate
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet-member $65
Instructor:
Helen Mirkil
Supplies:
8.5 x 11 inch spiral notebook with side-hinge and lined paper, pen, drawing pencils, eraser.
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Adult

Portrait Painting from Life

We will work from two models, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. We will use a limited palette and focus on light and shadow to create a likeness.
Date/Time:
Saturday, December 5th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Intermediate
Admission:
CAM Member $116 / Not-yet-member $145
Instructor:
Todd Carignan
Supplies:
2x gessoed canvases or boards (8"x10"-12"x16"), Cadmium Red Medium (or something similar), Lemon Yellow (or something similar), Titanium White, Ivory Black, any other colors you might want to use, a variety of brushes including a small round brush for detail and a 1/2"-3/4" bright for painting larger areas, ODORLESS mineral spirits (like Gamsol) in a brush-cleaning tank (like Silicoil), 12"x16" white paper palette, a small palette knife for mixing, paper towels, painting clothes
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Book Arts

The Plaster Book

Students will create one or two handmade books using plaster and compounds with mica windows and natural dye finishes.  Complete your book filled with lots of interesting papers and bind using the Coptic binding stitch. 
Date/Time:
Sunday, December 6th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $116 / Not-yet-member $145
Instructor:
Catherine Cross Tsintzos
Supplies:
$15 supply fee payable to the instructor.
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Adult

Deep Six – Tell A Story with Images

In the first session participants will explore story telling with images. The story can be as simple as sharing an item: car, a house. A process: making an omelet, planting a seed or flower. Or of an experience, going for a walk, getting a tattoo, eating a favorite treat. Participants will decide on their story, photograph it, then distill it down to six, or fewer, images… the Deep Six, the most expressive photographs that depict the essence of the story.
Date/Time:
Saturdays, December 12th & 19th, 12-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $60 / Not-yet-member $75
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Digital camera, smart phone or tablet
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Adult

Creative Connection with Your Spirit Guide

Through guided meditation and visualization led by a practiced instructor, students will work to connect with their Spirit Guides. They will then draw with graphite or colored pencil or paint your guide. This is meant to be a fun class but meaningful and eye-opening class. Your artwork will connect you more to this higher part of yourself and align you with the universe. No art experience necessary.
Date/Time:
Saturday, December 12th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $116 / Not-yet-member $145
Instructor:
Carolyn Faulkner
Supplies:
Colored pencils will be available and some markers. Other than that bring in your own supplies, if you want to paint, use pastels or whatever medium you wish. You may use all of these in your artwork to create a mixed media piece.
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Adult

Painting Ocean Scenes with Gouache

Dive into gouache painting with a focus on vibrant ocean life. In this workshop we’ll explore the basics of painting with gouache, a unique medium that combines fluid watercolor techniques with the smooth opacity of acrylics. You’ll learn to navigate the medium's versatility while building the skills to paint expressive ocean scenes.
Date/Time:
Sunday, December 13th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $116 / Not-yet-member $145
Instructor:
Evin Bryson
Supplies:
Gouache paint set, brushes (rounds, liners and 1” flat), palette, 140lb watercolor paper, paper towels
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Adult

Travel Memories on Canvas

In this workshop you will learn painting techniques to transform your travel memories into timeless works of art. We’ll explore how to capture light, color, and depth through dynamic, expressive compositions, giving you a chance to relive your favorite journeys while refining your painting skills.
Date/Time:
Saturday and Sunday, September 12th & 13th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $184 / Not-yet-member $230
Instructor:
Evin Bryson
Supplies:

Oil or Acrylic paint: Titanium White, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Prussian or Ultramarine Blue
Optional colors: Indian Yellow, Paynes Gray, Lemon Yellow, Sap Green
If using oil paint: Odorless mineral spirits, Walnut or Linseed Oil
Jar/container with lid
Palette - Paper or Glass
Rags or paper towels
1-2 metal palette knives
Flat and/or Filbert brushes: #1, #2, #4, #8, #10, 2-inch
1 canvas - any size

Register
Poetry

Pop Art Poetry Weekend Workshop

In two, three-hour weekend sessions, students will experience poetry as play. Riffing off of the Pop Art created at Warhol’s Factory, students will create short poems inspired by Andy’s Silver Clouds on display at the Museum, as well as a wide range of everyday items and images, from soup cans to superheroes. This two-day course is designed to help students of all levels and abilities to think of imagery and writing as play, and to help them find art and poetry in the most unlikely places.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, September 19th & 20th, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $120 / Not-yet-member $150
Instructor:
Daniel Terry
Supplies:
Pencil and paper, or computer/tablet
Register
Adult

Relief Sculpture

Teach a class how to do a small bas relief. The subject will be a lion’s head found on the edge of stone flower planter of the Butterfly House in the 1st district of Vienna Austria. This image is part of the Scan the World project and has been 3D scanned into a .STL file. We will use the face and 4 side views of the image as reference to teach the basics of how to set up a bas relief and proceed to completion.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, September 19th & 20th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $184 / Not-yet-member $230
Instructor:
Rob Diseker
Supplies:
All supplies included.
Register
Adult

Camera In Your Pocket II

We carry a powerful camera with us all the time. Our Smart Phone. Although this camera is handy for snapping a hot of lunch and ensuring you bring the proper item from the grocery or hardware store, it is so much more. This workshop, intended as a follow up to Camera In Your Pocket, will dive deeper into the possibilities of the Smart Phone and move you from snaps to photographs.
Date/Time:
Wednesday, September 23rd, 6-8pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet-member $65
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Smart Phone
Register
Clay

Veterans’ Studio: Family Workshop, Boundless Impressions

Inspired by Stephen Hayes’s Boundless and the history of CAM’s grounds, families will create plaster casts using hand impressions, natural textures, and meaningful objects. Participants will also learn about the Battle of Forks Road and the United States Colored Troops who fought for freedom on this land. Through artmaking, museum exploration, and shared storytelling, families will reflect on service, remembrance, belonging, and the lasting impressions we leave on one another. No previous experience is necessary. All tools, materials, and refreshments are provided.
Date/Time:
Saturday, September 26th, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
Free; registration required. For veterans and active-duty military personnel.
Instructor:
Renato Abbate
Supplies:
All supplies included.
Register
Adult

Landscape Photography – Ft. Fisher

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. In this workshop, we will explore the Ft. Fisher State Historic Site. The following day, 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, the 50 mm fixed lens, to create the perfect panoramic image.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, September 26th & 27th, 9am-12pm & 12-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $60 / Not-yet-member $75
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Camera participants may bring their camera with several lenses from wide angle to telephoto. We will explore the use of each in photographing the landscape. Smart Phone and tables participants need only bring their device, it is already for the day.
Register

Building Vessels with Paper Clay

Learn what to recycle to create the foundation for making your own paper clay to use for building vessels, trays, bowls and more. Test different recipes including outside mixtures and ways to test notate your findings. Explore armature materials and molds.
Date/Time:
Sundays, September 27th & October 4th, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $120 / Not-yet-member $150
Instructor:
Catherine Cross Tsintzos
Supplies:
$10 supply fee payable to the instructor. All materials provided.
Register
Workshop

Writing Picture Books: From Storykeeper to Storyteller

Have you always wanted to write a picture book? Is there a story you've been keeping that you want to tell? Learn the specifics of the format. Explore the writing process thru in-class activities designed for brainstorming, developing ideas, plotting and revising. The course will include in-class opportunities for writing and giving & receiving critiques. Class participants will work toward developing a picture book manuscript that is uniquely their own.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, October 3rd & 4th, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $120 / Not-yet-member $150
Instructor:
Jane Smith
Supplies:

Paper or Notebook
Pencils or Pens
Scissors
Tape

Register
Adult

Painting Watercolor Flowers

Studio will have vases with fresh flowers and plants. Also photos of flowers will also be available. Students have an option to paint from life or photos. Bringing in your own photo is ok. We will explore drawing and painting florals. Design and composition will be discussed and implamented. Join instructor painting her favorite subject.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, October 3rd & 4th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Intermediate
Admission:
CAM Member $184 / Not-yet-member $230
Instructor:
Janice Castiglione
Supplies:
$5 supply fee payable to the instructor for flowers. Watercolor palette, Painters Tape, sketch paper, HB pencil, Kneaded eraser, 140 # Arches watercolor paper (11'X14" approx) WC Brushes- 1" flat, #10 round, #8 round, Suggested Paint- Cadmium yellow, Cadmium orange, Cadmium red, Alizarin crimson, Raw sienna, Burnt sienna, Phthalo green, Ultramarine blue, Permament rose. Qor brand is reasonibly priced and good quality. 2 water containers, Paper towels scrap watercolor paper.
Register
Adult

Painting With A Limited Palette

A limited palette can be exciting and fun while offering a challenge to create a wide range of values. Working from a photo helps to keep focus. Students will bring a portrait, landscape, or interior photo to draw and paint on 12” x 18” paper. Limited palette choices are monochromatic or complementary pairs.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, October 10th & 11th, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $136 / Not-yet-member $170
Instructor:
Judith Chandler
Supplies:
$20 supply fee payable to the instructor. Water base paint, student grade brushes, and painting paper will be provided.
Register
Adult

Sculpt a Human Hand

Human hands are always in front of us but are some of the most complex body parts for the artist to accomplish. Students will learn basic anatomy along with how to observe common shapes and unique features in sculpting a human hand. This is a great class for beginners and intermediates who would like to develop their figure sculpting skills.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, October 17th & 18th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $184 / Not-yet-member $230
Instructor:
Rob Diseker
Supplies:

$26.25 supply fee payable to the studio to cover clay and firing costs. Some armature supplies will be needed to be purchased by student:
• 1/2 inch plumbing flange
• 4” x½” plumbing pipe
• 3/4” lath screws (4 per person)
• calipers-1 pair per student

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Adult

Back to Basics Drawing – Foundations for Your Paintings

Let's get back to the basics! This workshop will strengthen your drawing skills before you add your paint. Students will use models and still life objects to work on drawing what you see, not what your brain wants you to see. We will take our time and focus on proportions and depth.
Date/Time:
October 17th & 18th, 10am - 2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member: $128 / Not-yet-member: $160
Instructor:
Jeri Greenberg
Supplies:
Please bring your drawing supplies: IE your papers, graphite, markers, tape, etc.
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Adult

Photographing Oakdale Cemetery

Who doesn’t want to visit a cemetery in October? Tombstones, crypts and overgrown grave sites. And so much more. This beautiful, landscaped area is an undiscovered gem here in Wilmington. A morning of photography and, the next day, a group critique of our work.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, October 17th & 18th, 10am-12pm & 12-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $60 / Not-yet-member $75
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Digital camera, smart phone or tablet.
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Adult

See the World in Black and White

Documentary photographer Robert Frank once said, “Black and white are the colors of Photography.” This workshop will explore the use of the monochrome palette in photography. We will spend two hours downtown photographing light and shadow, removing the distraction of color that sometimes obscures the true subject of the image. Sunday, we meet at the Pancoe Center to share our work and have a group critique.
Date/Time:
Saturday & Sunday, October 24th & 25th, 10am-12pm & 12-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $60 / Not-yet-member $75
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Digital camera, smart phone or tablet.
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Adult

Capturing the Coastal Light – a Seagull Painting

Transform a common coastal icon into a dramatic masterpiece. This workshop isn't just about painting a bird - it’s about the dramatic interaction of light and shadow. Whether you use watercolors, acrylics, or oils, you’ll learn to see beyond "white feathers" and discover the rich spectrum of greys, blues, and warm ambers that bring a subject to life. Simulate glowing sunlight by emphasizing shadow and light differences.
Date/Time:
Sunday, October 25th, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $96 / Not-yet-member $120
Instructor:
Rena Powell
Supplies:

Canvas or Panel (any size)
Suggested Paint Colors-Ultramarine Blue, Thalo Blue, Manganese, or Cerulean, Alizarin Crimson, Quinacridone Rose, Cadmium Yellow light, Transparent Red Oxide or burnt sienna, Raw umber, Indian Yellow, Titanium White, medium, Synthetic Bristle: stiffer bristle brushes work well
Large Flats (size 6,8,10), rounds and a rigger or liner brush
My favorite brushes are silver Bristlon, sizes 6,8,10,12 bright, Decent Palette knives.

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Adult

Gel Print Collage/Mixed Media

Gel printing offers a fun process of exploring abstract printmaking that results in papers perfect for any mixed media or collage project. This two day intensive starts with basic fundamentals of gel printing, along with stencils, design techniques and color combos. Students will create an array of collage studies with compositional insights and other collage materials to create an array of evocative, colorful mixed media studies.  All levels welcome.
Date/Time:
Friday & Saturday, November 6th & 7th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $ 224 / Not-yet-member $280
Instructor:
Kirah Van Sickle
Supplies:

$5 supply fee payable to the instructor for gel plates, brayers, basic paint colors and a variety of papers.

Bring what acrylic paints you might have on hand.
Printer paper, deli paper, tissue paper, old book pages, rice papers, maps, etc that you have on hand..
Pad of 140# watercolor paper, at least 9 x 12”
Glue sticks, acrylic glazing liquid, or modge podge for gluing.
Scissors
Sketchbook
Sketch pen
Smock/Paper towels
Artist tape
Optional; paint pens, gel pens, thread, fabric scraps, collage fodder

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Adult

Paint Like the Masters: Joaquin Sorolla

Like the Impressionists, and Postimpressionists, Sorolla was a master of light. We can see his keen sense of place, the energy and emotional quality of color, especially coastal themes, and embrace them into our own painting practice. Let’s explore loose, Impressionistic techniques in this one-day intensive. All painting mediums welcome, instructor will demo in acrylic and watercolor. Seasoned beginners to intermediate.
Date/Time:
Sunday, November 8th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $128 / Not-yet-member $160
Instructor:
Kirah Van Sickle
Supplies:

Basic set of colors in preferred medium including the following: Titanium White, Cad Yellow Medium, Cadmium Red Medium, Quinacridone Magenta, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean, Burnt Umber.
Variety of flat style (wash) brushes and filberts in 1/4, 1/2 and 1" widths- synthetic for acrylic or oil; if using watercolor, #8, #10 and #12 rounds with 1/4” and 3/4” flat wash brushes.
Preferred palette pad or mixing tray for watercolor
8-12 Canvas panels (8 x 8", 8 x 10," 12 x 12" or 11 x 14" are good options; or canvas pad that can be taped off.
*9 x 12" 140# cold press watercolor pad for watercolor or acrylic
Artist tape
Apron/smock
Sketchbook for notes and quick sketches
Sketch pen
Paper Towels
Water cup or odorless terpenoid for oil painters

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Adult

Liminal Space

Liminal space, the space from where you have been to where you are headed, an area that can be, but is not always, occupied. Unsettling, sometimes spooky, liminal space exists as that in-between space passed thru going from here to there. We will explore its meaning and possible ways to illustrate that meaning in photography. Each participant will present a single liminal space with up to five photographs.
Date/Time:
Wednesdays, November 11th & 18th, 6-8pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $60 / Not-yet-member $75
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Digital camera, smart phone or tablet
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Adult

Elements and Principles in Pairs

A great way to learn Elements and Principles of Art is through exercises that pair: Line and Movement, Shape and Balance, Form and Unity, Color and Contrast, Value and Emphasis, Texture and Pattern, & Space and Proportion. Using provided accordion folding books, you may create a personal resource to keep at hand for your future art work. Activities include drawing, painting, collage, and simple etching.
Date/Time:
Friday – Sunday, November 13th-15th, 10am-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Beginner
Admission:
CAM Member $136 / Not-yet-member $170
Instructor:
Judith Chandler
Supplies:

$25 supply fee payable to the instructor. Students bring colorful magazines or photos for cutting, all other materials are provided.

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Adult

Luminary Christmas Trees

Create a decorative statement luminary for your mantel or table. Ceramic slab built, with guided instruction and creativity encouragement.
Date/Time:
Saturday, November 14th, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $72 / Not-yet-member $90
Instructor:
Shannon Gehen
Supplies:
All tools and supplies will be provided.
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Book Arts

The Handmade Artist Book

Working with ceramic handbuilding skills, students will create a cold finish ceramic book cover to use as their artist book. Work with a variety of papers to create signatures; you will learn ways to create interest and embellish your signatures with a variety of mixed media art supplies.
Date/Time:
Friday - Sunday, November 20-22nd, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $ 232 / Not-yet-member $290
Instructor:
Catherine Cross Tsintzos
Supplies:
$20 supply fee payable to the instructor to cover Copperplate paper and text weight paper.
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Workshop

Support, Critique, Refresh

"Art needs friends, with our bodies against the wind and our hands cupped around the flame..." -Fredrik Backman. Do you find yourself in a rut with a particular painting, drawing, sculpture or photograph? Or perhaps do you have lingering questions about your art practice in general? Share your frustrations and goals. Bring in three examples of your work and you will receive creative ways to move your practice forward. We will also be doing some journaling. Open to intermediate and advanced.
Date/Time:
Sunday, November 22nd, 10am-1pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Intermediate
Admission:
CAM Member $52 / Not-yet-member $65
Instructor:
Helen Mirkil
Supplies:
8.5 x 11 inch spiral notebook with side-hinge and lined paper, pen, drawing pencils, eraser.
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Adult

Portrait Painting from Life

We will work from two models, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. We will use a limited palette and focus on light and shadow to create a likeness.
Date/Time:
Saturday, December 5th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: Intermediate
Admission:
CAM Member $116 / Not-yet-member $145
Instructor:
Todd Carignan
Supplies:
2x gessoed canvases or boards (8"x10"-12"x16"), Cadmium Red Medium (or something similar), Lemon Yellow (or something similar), Titanium White, Ivory Black, any other colors you might want to use, a variety of brushes including a small round brush for detail and a 1/2"-3/4" bright for painting larger areas, ODORLESS mineral spirits (like Gamsol) in a brush-cleaning tank (like Silicoil), 12"x16" white paper palette, a small palette knife for mixing, paper towels, painting clothes
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Book Arts

The Plaster Book

Students will create one or two handmade books using plaster and compounds with mica windows and natural dye finishes.  Complete your book filled with lots of interesting papers and bind using the Coptic binding stitch. 
Date/Time:
Sunday, December 6th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $116 / Not-yet-member $145
Instructor:
Catherine Cross Tsintzos
Supplies:
$15 supply fee payable to the instructor.
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Adult

Deep Six – Tell A Story with Images

In the first session participants will explore story telling with images. The story can be as simple as sharing an item: car, a house. A process: making an omelet, planting a seed or flower. Or of an experience, going for a walk, getting a tattoo, eating a favorite treat. Participants will decide on their story, photograph it, then distill it down to six, or fewer, images… the Deep Six, the most expressive photographs that depict the essence of the story.
Date/Time:
Saturdays, December 12th & 19th, 12-2pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $60 / Not-yet-member $75
Instructor:
Alan Cradick
Supplies:
Digital camera, smart phone or tablet
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Adult

Creative Connection with Your Spirit Guide

Through guided meditation and visualization led by a practiced instructor, students will work to connect with their Spirit Guides. They will then draw with graphite or colored pencil or paint your guide. This is meant to be a fun class but meaningful and eye-opening class. Your artwork will connect you more to this higher part of yourself and align you with the universe. No art experience necessary.
Date/Time:
Saturday, December 12th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $116 / Not-yet-member $145
Instructor:
Carolyn Faulkner
Supplies:
Colored pencils will be available and some markers. Other than that bring in your own supplies, if you want to paint, use pastels or whatever medium you wish. You may use all of these in your artwork to create a mixed media piece.
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Adult

Painting Ocean Scenes with Gouache

Dive into gouache painting with a focus on vibrant ocean life. In this workshop we’ll explore the basics of painting with gouache, a unique medium that combines fluid watercolor techniques with the smooth opacity of acrylics. You’ll learn to navigate the medium's versatility while building the skills to paint expressive ocean scenes.
Date/Time:
Sunday, December 13th, 10am-4pm
Skill Level:
Adult: All Levels
Admission:
CAM Member $116 / Not-yet-member $145
Instructor:
Evin Bryson
Supplies:
Gouache paint set, brushes (rounds, liners and 1” flat), palette, 140lb watercolor paper, paper towels
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