Education is central
to CAM’s work in:

  • Offering an innovative and engaging, non-collecting museum that offers novel ways of meeting the challenge of how art is presented and interpreted
  • Encouraging new perspectives on complex ideas by presenting stimulating exhibitions and programs that are theme based and incorporate multiple points of view
  • Enabling visitors to perceive the world in new ways, opening the door to new opportunities and innovations

Guiding Principles

CAM’s vision is to redefine the relationship of museums and communities by presenting exhibitions in novel ways that illustrate the relevance of contemporary art and design to our everyday lives.

You can find inspiration in everything

CAM’s mission is to utilize contemporary art and design as a medium to explore the role of creativity in daily life and to inspire understanding and appreciation of our changing world. Through imaginative use of visual art and design, CAM will emerge as the community’s focus for the exploration of issues and themes relevant to our time.

Highlighting the important role of creativity in everyday life, the College of Design community sees CAM as an urban cultural center that stimulates imaginative thinking and problem solving across boundaries and disciplines in ways that are engaging and enjoyable. By exploring the intersections of art, science, technology and design, CAM will promote the ingenuity that gives business its competitive edge, complementing Research Triangle Park, which fosters innovative entrepreneurship, leadership and technical advances.

Visitors will be invited to join CAM in creating a new kind of museum filled with energy and imagination with the potential to fuel innovation. People young and old will visit CAM to explore important issues and ideas through the medium of art and design, returning for new experiences and bringing others to share in their journey of discovery.