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Exhibitions On View

Well Suited

The Costumes of Alonzo V. Wilson for HBO’s® Treme
May 18 – November 3, 2013


HBO's Treme
Photographer: Paul Schiraldi
Photograph copyright of HBO®. HBO and Treme are the service marks of Home Box Office, Inc.


Well Suited includes costumes designed by Wilmington, North Carolina native Alonzo V. Wilson for HBO’s award-winning series Treme. The series takes its name from Tremé, one of the oldest neighborhoods in New Orleans that continues to be an important center of the city's African-American and Créole culture. The series begins four months after Hurricane Katrina as the residents of New Orleans, including musicians, chefs and Mardi Gras Indians, try to rebuild their lives, their homes and their unique culture in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane.


This exhibition emphasizes fourteen exquisitely crafted Mardi Gras Indian suits from Treme, and also includes Mardi Gras costumes from select characters, as well as design sketches, film excerpts, video interviews with cast and costumers and behind-the-scenes photography. Wilson inscribed layer upon layer of narrative into the beadwork of the suits. Ogden Museum of Southern Art curator Bradley Sumrall describes, “Through interviews, house visits, observations of the Mardi Gras Indians at practice, Wilson approached the task before him respectfully well-informed. One of the most impressive aspects of his work with the Mardi Gras Indians was his ability both to give back and borrow from tradition. He readily shared his beading and archival practices with the community.”


Select costumes from Wilson’s work on Treme were included in the Fifth Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in 2010. In 2013, Wilson’s designs for Treme garnered him a second nomination from the Costume Designer Guild Awards for Outstanding Contemporary Television Series.


Meet Costume Designer Alonzo V. Wilson from HBO’s Treme
At the Well Suited Opening Reception -Wear Your Beads!


Enjoy a performance by New Orleans native, Grammy winner and nominee Leon Kid Chocolate Brown. Curator Bradley Sumrall from the Ogden Museum of Southern Art will also attend the reception. Purchase tickets at the purchase link above, in person or by phone at (910)395.5999.


Be the first to view the exhibition with Wilmington native Alonzo V. Wilson, creator of the incredible costumes. Get an inside look from his personal perspective. Grammy award winner and nominee Leon Kid Chocolate Brown will perform. Bradley Sumrall from the Ogden Museum of Southern Art will also be attending the opening. Includes a drink ticket and New Orleans inspired appetizer. Reserve your tickets online, by phone or in person. $10 per member




Here & Now: A Decade of Contemporary Acquisitions

March 29 – July 21, 2013



This exhibition will explore contemporary artwork that was acquired since 2002 and the move to our new updated facility at the Cameron Art Museum from the historic St. John’s Museum of Art in downtown Wilmington. Among the many artists included are Romare Bearden, José Bernal, Sam Francis, Howard Hodgkin, Donald Sultan and our newest acquisition by Shahzia Sikander.



While You're Here..


  • SCULPTURE by Charlie Brouwer, Mel Chin and Dixon Stetler located throughout the park.


  • Take an up close look at Cameron Art Museum's newest arrival, a whirly-gig by Vollis Simpson.


  • Visit the CIVIL WAR ENTRENCHMENT from the on the grounds. NC Civil War Trails historical marker identifies the location of the “Forks Road Engagement” the site of the Confederate Army’s hold off of the Union troop’s advance on Wilmington from Fort Fisher for 3 days starting on February 20, 1865.


  • Enjoy a stroll along the pond and through the NATURE TRAILS located on the 9.3 acres of the museum campus. The trail winds its way from the museum front door north to our historic woodlands. On the trail you will observe native plant and animal life. Also walk along the FRUIT GROVE newly planted in 2011 in honor of Paul W. Phillips, CAM’s Senior Security Guard. The orchard contains white and black muscadine grape, peach, pear, fig, apple, plum and blueberry plantings.


  • Walk FEDERAL POINT ROAD SECTIONone of the few remaining sections of the primary thoroughfare between Wilmington and Fort Fisher in the 1860s.


  • PICNIC AREAS located throughout Pyramid Park. Ride your bike over to the museum and grab a sandwich at CAFÉJOHNNIE to take to enjoy at the picnic tables.