North Carolina’s Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh (CAM) has announced that it is putting its building up for sale.
For the past 15 years, the museum has been located in a repurposed warehouse built in 1911. CAM does not have a permanent collection but instead offers exhibitions of regional and nationally prominent artists.
In June, CAM announced a temporarily pause on-site exhibitions and in-house programming. It has not stated an asking price for its property.
“The cost of operating a physical space has outpaced the support available to sustain it, a reality facing small-to-midsized museums across the country. Instead of letting a building quietly set the limits on our mission, we made a bolder choice,” said the museum on its website. “Selling frees our resources to go where they belong: into artists, exhibitions, programs, and the community that has always been the real heart of CAM.”
The museum added, “We’re exploring the possibilities of a new kind of space, a smaller footprint, a museum without walls, or a bold model no one’s tried yet. It’s all on the table, and that’s exactly the point of taking this time. What we’re sure of is the direction. The rest is what this next chapter is for.”
Photo: James Willamor / Wikimedia Commons
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