Events

AM Life Drawing

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 through the Museum School office to be used in morning or evening classes during the Fall or Winter sessions. Single, drop-in tuition can be reserved online or paid upon arrival. Ongoing weekly.
Mondays, September 14th-December 14th, 9:30am-12pm
*Click on Show Individual Dates to select each class session

Date/Time:

Mondays, September 14th-December 14th, 9:30am-12pm

Skill Level:

Adult: All Levels

Admission:

$20 CAM MEMBERS, $25 not yet member

Instructor:

Donna Moore

Supplies:

Bring your favorite materials to work with. It's artists' choice.h-December 14th, 9:30am-12pm *Click on Show Individual Dates to select each class session

Art Enhances Health

With the support of The Ministering Circle and the Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation, CAM offers FREE six-week classes to cancer patients and survivors. Based on research showing that art can positively impact brain function and well-being, these sessions aim to provide relaxation, emotional expression, and relief from pain and anxiety. Teaching artist Donna Moore and expressive arts therapist Lorraine Perry lead classes in art making and expressive writing. These classes include gallery visits and mindful meditation.

In partnership with Novant Health Zimmer Cancer Institute, CAM offers a one-year membership to anyone being treated for cancer. More information and membership cards are available at both the Novant Health Zimmer Cancer Institute and at CAM’s Visitor Services desk.

Date/Time:

Mondays, September 14th- October 19th, 1-3pm

Skill Level:

Adult: All Levels

Admission:

Free: Registration Required

Instructor:

Donna Moore & Lorraine Perry

Supplies:

All supplies provided

Create a one-of-a-kind mixed media canvas inspired by the Cape Fear River. If you’re lucky, you may even catch a sunset to inspire your work. All supplies will be provided, including canvases, tools, textiles, sponges and more. No experience is needed, and all ages are welcome. Registration is required here.

In this 6-week series, you'll learn how to make vessels on the wheel from start to finish. No clay experience necessary! Whether you’ve never been on the wheel or if you’re simply looking to brush up on your skills, this will be a fun and informative class series meant to help you on your pottery journey. This is only $40/session, and includes a complimentary bag of clay for you to practice with! Payment plans are available at checkout.

Important Information:

• Included: personal instruction, clay, tools, supplies, glaze, firings, storage shelf for work (additional clay is available for purchase if needed)

• Instructor: Alyssa Vokes @bootspottery

• Theme: Basics - Mugs & Planters

• Who: Anyone aged 8 and older (children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult also enrolled in the class)

• When: Mondays (10/5-11/9) | 6pm-8pm (6 sessions)

• Where: Bookworm Pottery - 707 S 16th St, Wilmington, NC 28401 CARGO DISTRICT LOCATION PLEASE REFER TO OUR PARKING MAP. There is paid parking next to DesignWorx and free street parking on Queen Street & 17th Street. We are in the green unit through the double doors down the hall.

• Cost: $240 per person. Independent studio time outside of class may be purchased at $5/hour until the end of the series.

• Class Type: Wheel-throwing (on the wheel)

Pottery 4 Kids (Ages 5-8)

In this fun and creative ceramics class, young artists will explore the exciting world of clay through hands-on projects inspired by nature, animals, stories, food, and imagination. Students will learn basic handbuilding techniques such as pinch pots, coil building, and slab construction while creating both sculptural and functional pieces.

Date/Time:

Tuesdays, September 29th – October 20th, 4-5:30pm

Skill Level:

Youth: All Levels

Admission:

CAM Member $96 / Not-yet-member $120

Instructor:

Anne McCombie-Abbate

Supplies:

$15.75 supply fee payable to the studio for clay and firing costs.

Join us Tuesday, October 6th, 6pm - 8pm! We will be painting wooden bookmarks with a paint-by-number pattern while playing The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood trivia and enjoying a personal cheese and fruit plate with a glass of wine. The winner of trivia will get a $25 gift certificate! Need a copy of The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood? Stop by our downtown neighbors Papercut Books at 200 Market Street! You'll love their adorable shop! Ticket holders must be 21+ and IDs will be checked before wine is served. Tickets are $65 plus fees and taxes.

Observing Relationships Within The Figure

No more avoiding foreshortening! Practice classic techniques of measuring relationships to better achieve believable proportions within the figure. (Return and new students encouraged.)

Date/Time:

Wednesdays, October 7th-28th, 1:30 - 4:30pm

Skill Level:

Adult: All Levels

Admission:

CAM Member $184 / Not-yet-member $230

Instructor:

Donna Moore

Supplies:

$35 model fee payable to the instructor. Willow or vine charcoal (soft - at least one dozen sticks), compressed charcoal (soft), charcoal pencils (soft), soft lead pencil (6B), 18x24" newsprint and/or drawing pad, kneaded eraser (large), block eraser (firm), two bull clips, small format sketchbook (5x7" ex.), Optional: The Natural Way to Draw (1941) Kimon Nicolaides (Free downloadable pdf or book).

Sign up now for the entire session!

BYO Craft Night will be happening Wednesdays at Azalea Station 6pm-8pm, join us!! 🧵🖋️✂️

Bring your current project and come create with us, share ideas, and build community.

All portable crafts are welcome including crocheting, embroidery, beading, journaling, collaging, basket weaving, watercolor, macrame, etc etc, and I'll have some coloring pages and basic art supplies as well if you don't know what to make but still want to hang!

Stuck after starting a new project? New stitch you want to learn? Want to show off things you've made? Share your journal pages? Trade scrap supplies? Meet new friends? Come by!

Wednesdays at @azalea.stn also means free wine tasting from @brutandbougie and mahjong with @electric.bistro ! Craft, sip wine, join a game of mahjong, and maybe grab a bite from the cargo food court. Good vibes and the perfect third space where everyone is welcome 🫶

📍 Azalea Station, 1502 Castle St, Wilmington, NC 28401

🕒 Wednesdays 6pm-8pm

Can't wait to see y'all there!

In this 8-week series, you'll learn how to make altered vessels on the wheel from start to finish. Some clay experience preferred (a good grasp on the basics of centering, pulling, and trimming). If you’re looking to advance your skills, this will be a fun and informative class series meant to help you on your pottery journey. This is only $40/session, and includes a complimentary bag of clay for you to practice with! Payment plans are available at checkout.

Important Information:

• Included: personal instruction, clay, tools, supplies, glaze, firings, storage shelf for work (additional clay is available for purchase if needed)

• Instructor: Nicole Boenigk @earthandempathyceramics

• Theme: Advanced forms (such as jars, wheel-altered baking dishes, pour-overs, etc.)

• Who: Anyone aged 8 and older (children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult also enrolled in the class)

• When: Wednesdays (10/7-11/25) | 6pm-8pm (8 sessions)

• Where: Bookworm Pottery - 707 S 16th St, Wilmington, NC 28401 CARGO DISTRICT LOCATION PLEASE REFER TO OUR PARKING MAP. There is paid parking next to DesignWorx and free street parking on Queen Street & 17th Street. We are in the green unit through the double doors down the hall.

• Cost: $320 per person. Independent studio time outside of class may be purchased at $5/hour until the end of the series.

• Class Type: Wheel-throwing (on the wheel)

Sign up now for the session

PM Life Drawing

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.
Single, drop-in tuition can be reserved online or paid upon arrival. Click on Show Individual Events. Ongoing, Biweekly, Wednesdays, September 9th-December 16th, 6:30-9pm (with break on November 18th)

**Purchase punch cards through the Museum School office to be used in morning or evening classes during the Winter and Spring sessions.

Date/Time:

Wednesdays, September 9th-December 16th, 6:30-9pm (with break on November 18th), bimonthly

Skill Level:

Adult: All Levels

Admission:

$20 CAM Members, $25 Not-Yet-Member

Instructor:

Taylor Klauk

Supplies:

Bring your favorite materials to work with. It's artists choice.

B&SLT presents Veterans Expressions Group

Brothers and Sisters Like These uses writing as a therapeutic method to help us give back what our military experiences have taken away from us. These experiences can be combat or non-combat related, or caused during wartime or peacetime. Every individual's experience is unique to them, and we want to help each veteran regain their sense of community.

Join Worth Parker, retired LTC Marine MARSOC, for a hybrid writing class: in person at CAM or online from home. No experience required. Find a writing community this fall.

Date/Time:

Wednesdays, September 23- November 11, 7-8:30pm

Skill Level:

Adult: All Levels

Admission:

Free for Active Military and Veterans

Instructor:

Worth Parker

Supplies:

Your writing tool of choice

Ready to advance your skills on the pottery wheel? Come enjoy a 8-week wheel-throwing course! 8 sessions included!

In this 8-week series, you'll learn how to make vessels on the wheel from start to finish. No clay experience necessary! Whether you’ve never been on the wheel or if you’re simply looking to brush up on your skills, this will be a fun and informative class series meant to help you on your pottery journey. This is only $40/session, and includes a complimentary bag of clay for you to practice with! Payment plans are available at checkout.

Important Information:

• Included: personal instruction, clay, tools, supplies, glaze, firings, storage shelf for work (additional clay is available for purchase if needed)

• Instructor: Alyssa Vokes @bootspottery

• Theme: Basics - Mugs & Bowls

• Who: Anyone aged 8 and older (children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult also enrolled in the class)

• When: Thursdays (8/27-10/15) | 6pm-8pm (8 sessions)

• Where: Bookworm Pottery - 707 S 16th St, Wilmington, NC 28401 CARGO DISTRICT LOCATION PLEASE REFER TO OUR PARKING MAP. There is paid parking next to DesignWorx and free street parking on Queen Street & 17th Street. We are in the green unit through the double doors down the hall.

• Cost: $320 per person. Independent studio time outside of class may be purchased at $5/hour until the end of the series.

• Class Type: Wheel-throwing (on the wheel)

Practical Perspective – full, please call to join waitlist

Strengthen your drawings by adding believable perspective into them.

Date/Time:

Thursdays, October 8th – November 12th, 9am-12pm

Skill Level:

Adult: Intermediate

Admission:

CAM Member $248 / Not-yet-member $310

Instructor:

Todd Carignan

Supplies:

18"x24" Drawing pad, pencils, erasers, yard stick

Sign up today for the series

Stop by to have your caricature done, pick up some art, or just hang out grab some drinks and doodle with HPfangs!

Thursday, July 9 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Stop by to have your caricature done, pick up some art, or just hang out grab some drinks and doodle with HPfangs!

Thursday, September 10 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM UTC-4

Illustrated Botanical Journals

Spend a relaxing evening studying and sketching botanicals to create a beautiful illustrated journal. Broaden your understanding of flowers and plants through guided lessons. Explore layouts, record observations and learn terminology. Experiment with graphite, pen and ink, colored pencil and watercolor. Botanical journaling can be a very meditative process that enhances creativity. Incorporating words, descriptions and feelings that arise through the process can make your experience even more personal.

Date/Time:

Thursdays, September 17th – October 8th, 6-8:30pm

Skill Level:

Adult: All Levels

Admission:

CAM Member $136 / Not-yet-member $170

Instructor:

Antoinette Vogt

Supplies:

$5 supply fee payable to the instructor.
Journal/sketchbook with mixed media paper that opens flat but is not spiral bound, apx 8’x10’. Examples: Stillman & Birn Beta series mixed media Sketchbook, Moleskin sketchbook, Canson Graduate Mixed Media sketchbook or similar. Handmade journals ok too.
Drawing pencils: 2H, H, HB, 2B, 4B
Faber-Castell Kneaded eraser
White eraser
Portable pencil sharpener
Fine liner (waterproof) i.e. Sakura pigma micron pens 005, 01, 02 & 03
Optional supplies to add color: color pencils, watercolor pencils, watercolors

In this 90-minute workshop, you'll get the chance to try your hand at wheel-throwing. No clay experience necessary! Come and enjoy a creative, messy evening with your friends, siblings, parents, or significant other. If you’re over 21, feel free to BYOB!

Important Information:

• Included: instruction, 2 balls of clay, tools, firings, 1 Polaroid photo per couple

• Who: Anyone aged 10 and older (children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent enrolled in the class)

• When: Fridays and Saturdays 6pm-7:30pm

• Where: Bookworm Pottery & Co. - 707 S 16th St, Wilmington, NC 28401 THE CARGO DISTRICT LOCATION There is paid parking next to DesignWorx and free street parking on Queen Street & 17th Street. We are in the green unit through the double doors down the hall.

• Cost: $140 per couple (you each get your own wheel to practice on

Paint a portrait of your favorite furry friend — no art experience needed. Send a photo of your pet ahead of time, and the team will professionally outline and transfer it onto a high-quality canvas for you to paint during the class.

When you get to the class, the fun begins. Stick to a traditional style, try pop art, or let your creativity take over. Prefer to start from scratch? A blank canvas can be reserved for you.

Want to use a photo of your pet? Email your photo to mary.toffolon@wilmingtonnc.gov by Oct. 5.

Registration is required here.

POTTERY SALE!

Come spend the day with us and shop handmade pottery from local makers at Pelican Square shopping center at Ocean Isle Beach.

📍 Fat Cat Pottery – Seaside Studio
1641–1643 Seaside Road SW
Ocean Isle Beach, NC

🗓️ Saturday, October 17, 2026
⏰ 9:30 AM–3:30 PM

Come shop local. Meet the makers. Take home something handmade. ❤️

Questions about the sale?
📧 rachel@fatcatpottery.com

The Craft Box is popping up every 3rd Saturday with DIY craft kits for ALL!

No sign ups, just show up

Pick your favorite kit

• Grab a drink from the bar

• Find a spot outside or in the taproom to get crafty!

Paint something, sew something, diamond paint away your feelings. Whatever your vibe, we have a kit for that!

Saturday, August 15 2:00 PM

The Craft Box is popping up every 3rd Saturday with DIY craft kits for ALL!

No sign ups, just show up
Pick your favorite kit
*Grab a drink from the bar
*Find a spot outside or in the taproom to get crafty!

Paint something, sew something, diamond paint away your feelings. Whatever your vibe, we have a kit for that!

Our current menu- www.thecraftboxllc.com

The Craft Box is popping up every 3rd Saturday with DIY craft kits for ALL!

Make a timeless basket completely out of pine needles!

You'll learn the same techniques and methods as the Indigenous people of this area. By the end of this 2-class series, you'll have a beautiful pine needle basket, which is sure to be an eye-catching centerpiece in your home!

As you stitch your basket together and we sip pine needle tea under the trees, you'll have plenty of time to connect with the community of women at class.This is a beautiful, community-driven experience just like it was for the Indigenous people. Perhaps you'll make a friend or two!

You'll leave with both a beautiful basket, and the skills to coil wall hangings, baskets, ornaments, jewelry, or anything else you can dream up from all those needles in your yard, too.

Reserve your spot now for Saturday, October 17 and 24 at Greenfield Park, which includes:

• 5 hours of class time

• Pine needle tea

• $10 gift card to hello, love.

• All step-by-step instruction

• All materials, including sustainably harvested and washed, local Long Leaf Pine needles

See you under the trees!

Think about your favorite musical experience — maybe it was a concert, DJ, or karaoke night — and bring that memory to life through art. All supplies will be provided. Let your mind and memories lead the way – will it be a painting, a collage (magazines and stickers will be provided) or a mixture of both? Bring a friend or come on your own and make new ones.

Registration is required here.

Grab a friend and learn the basics of floral design with local NC blooms! Guided instruction and supplies will be provided.

Be creative, arrange something beautiful, and make a mess. Don't worry, I'll clean it up!

Try something new Fall! Learn the basics of floral design with local NC blooms at End of Days Distillery! This class will feature a seasonal mixed color pallate as well as unique greenery! We will be using pumpkins as the vase! Elevate your pumpkin with pumpkin accesories and design tools. Guided instruction will teach you all the tips and tricks you need to make a beautiful arrangement to bring home with you.

Each ticket includes 1 craft cocktail!

Ticket prices include containers and all floral supplies. Design tools are provided. All plants are animal safe unless otherwise stated.