CAM Community Day: Echoes of Us

CAM Community Day: Echoes of Us

Public Exhibition Opening: Echoes of Us: North Carolina Storykeepers
Saturday, October 24 | 10 am-5 pm
Reception Hall, Galleries and Grounds
Free Admission and Activities

Spend the day discovering our newest exhibition, Echoes of Us, and the storykeepers uplifting the voices of communities across our state. Enjoy a full day of free admission for you and your family, with art activities, demonstrations, storytelling, music, and exhibition tours. This CAM Community Day celebrates the opening of Echoes of Us: North Carolina Storykeepers.

10 am-12 pm (Reception Hall & Sculpture Garden): Kids@CAM. Celebrate Cherokee traditions, stories, and art with Kids@CAM. This family-friendly program explores how stories can be shared through symbols, patterns, color, and objects, with Cherokee storytelling by Nancy Pheasant at 11 AM.

10:30 am (Boundless sculpture): The celebrations open at Boundless with a grounding ceremony by gospel artist Mary D. Williams.

11 am and 2 pm (Sculpture Garden): Learn more about Cherokee life and culture through engaging storytelling with Cherokee artist Nancy Pheasant. An ASL interpreter will be present for the 11 am storytelling.

11 am-1 pm (Pancoe – Museum School): Enjoy a live stone-carving demonstration by Paris Alexander, exploring themes of nature, human emotion, and the passage of time.

12 pm (Hughes Wing): Join guest curator Brenda Miller Holmes for a guided tour of the exhibition.

Stop by CAM Café and enjoy brunch from 11 am-2 pm. A selection of warm and savory Southern favorites will be available for purchase.

Echoes of Us: North Carolina Storykeepers is presented to the community by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation’s Inclusive Public Art Initiative.

Additional support provided by Alan and Mebane Boyd, Dr. Michael A. Freeze II, and Mx. L.S. “Bo” Dean, Jr.