The Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh (CAM Raleigh) is a cutting-edge center for the presentation of contemporary art in a wide range of formats. CAM Raleigh does not have a permanent collection, but it does host exhibitions by renowned artists from all around the world, including the state of North Carolina. The museum identifies itself through these assertions. We are looking for contemporary pieces of art and home decor. We do our best to ensure that it is always current and useful. What we create is always getting better, and new features are being added.CAM is a collaboration between the College of Design at North Carolina State University and the City Museum of Contemporary Art, a private 501(c)(3) institution founded in 1983. CAM Raleigh’s current digs are a 20,000-square-foot warehouse in the heart of Raleigh’s historic warehouse district, which dates back to 1910. The building was adapted by architects Brooks + Scarpa.Among the many artists whose work has been exhibited in previous shows are Angel Otero, Marilyn Minter, Heather Gordon, Leonardo Drew, Sarah Cain, Dorian Lynde, and Jonathan Horowitz.Native Americans settled the area that CAM Raleigh now stands on around 14,000 years ago. Farming, livestock husbandry, trading, administering justice, hosting ceremonies, and caring for the sick were just some of the many domestic and communal activities that took place at the CAM site throughout history. CAM acknowledges the oppression and injustice that led to the exclusion of native people from the society in which we now find ourselves.A number of modern names have been given to historic indigenous groups. These include the Cherokee, Coharie, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Tuscarora, Occaneechi, Sappony, Waccamaw-Siouan, and Meherrin. CAM is always on the lookout for novel approaches to honoring the past and gleaning insight from it.Nearly 30 years have passed since CAM Raleigh first opened its doors in Raleigh, NC area. The museum has breathed fresh life into a once-proud Raleigh landmark.The CAM Raleigh building was originally a warehouse built in 1910 by the Allen Forge & Welding Company and then enlarged by the Brogden Produce Company in the early 1920s. Because of the steady stream of fresh goods entering and leaving the facility, nothing ever stayed there for very long. No other location could be more fitting for a museum devoted to the pursuit of perfection.CAM paid $460,000 in 1997 for the brick building with 20,000 square feet in the heart of the Warehouse District. Before the idea of renovating the already-existing historic building was settled on, several options were considered.
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