STATE OF THE ART

THE CAMERON ART MUSEUM BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY NAMED HEATHER WILSON AS THE MUSEUM’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR this summer.

Wilson, a member of the staff for sixteen years, is no stranger to CAM. Starting in 2006 in development, she became deputy director in 2019. During those years, she led a needs assessment for CAM’s programming and oversaw its diversity and equity inclusion initiatives.

She served as interim executive director earlier this year when longtime museum head ANNE BRENNAN retired from the role.

Originally from Salisbury, North Carolina, Wilson moved to Wilmington from Boston to pursue her master’s degree in fine arts in creative writing at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where she co-founded the nationally known literary journal Ecotone.

Pulling from past education and experience, Wilson continues to grow CAM’s scope beyond visual arts through multidisciplinary programming that connects to the art on display. “The human connection we foster between people and art,” she says, “is what excites me the most.”