In cities throughout the country the arts have consistently been a vital component of urban renewal. CAM will serve Raleigh’s downtown renaissance by establishing itself as the visual arts anchor in the warehouse district. CAM’s programming and facility will confirm its role as an urban cultural center, a downtown meeting place and a catalyst for change vital to the region’s urban renaissance.

The current transformation of CAM into a world-class cultural venue is the perfect complement to the other magnificent projects currently under development in downtown Raleigh.

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Contemporary Art Foundation

In February 2006, CAM announced the creation of the Contemporary Art Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization separate and distinct from CAM. This move separates CAM’s programmatic functions from its capital fundraising responsibilities and strengthens both efforts in significant ways.

The Foundation is the sole owner of the 409 West Martin Street property. Its primary goal is to raise the additional capital required to transform the site and create and maintain a museum home for CAM. In the longer term, the Foundation will support contemporary art beyond CAM.


The Development of the Site

In the fall of 2006, the Contemporary Art Foundation selected the architectural team of Clearscapes and
Pugh + Scarpa.

Clearscapes, based in Raleigh, is a multi-disciplinary design firm that focuses on cultural facilities, higher education, urban mixed use, and large scale public art. Current work includes the new Raleigh Convention Center, and four performing art theaters. Pugh+Scarpa is an architecture, engineering, interior design and planning firm founded in Santa Monica, California. The firm has received thirty-five major design awards, is one of ten worldwide finalists for the World Habitat Award, and presently has work on exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.