RAM's Fourth Annual International PEEPS® Exhibition
March 29 - April 14, 2013
Within the pristine white walls of the Racine Art Museum, an untraditional exhibition showcases fluffy, sugar-coated marshmallow PEEPS®. The exhibition features 110 entries and the talents of over 145 artists. Visitors will discover colorful creations such as Crème de la Peep featuring a hand-crafted bronze PEEP, a local Racine favorite in Kewpeeps, and The Man from RAM: Bruce Peepich.
The coveted PEEPles Choice Award goes to a crowd favorite. In all, 2,844 votes were cast by visitors to the show. The votes were spread out among the 110 entries, and Paul Madsen's The Duck Side of the Moon by Peep Floyd got the most with 181. Congratulations Paul for your creative and popular entry!
MORE ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Checklist
Judges include John Dickert, Mayor, City of Racine, Susan Boland, RAM Board President Chief Operations Officer,
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Alex S. Mandli, Artist and Instructor, and Bruce W. Pepich, RAM Executive Director and Curator of Collections
Press Room
FOX6 News, March 30, 2013, Racine Art Museum hosts International Peeps Competition with Ashley Sears
AWARDS
Ages 12 and under – First Peep
Wesley Paffrath - RAM Celebrates 10 Years of Art
for the Peeps
Ages 12 and under – Second Peep
Amanda Billerbeck - Mini-a-chirp Golf
Ages 12 and under – Honorable Mention
Joshua Demitro - Peepza
Ages 13 to 18 – First Peep
Dominique and Savan leFever - Peep-iñata
Ages 13 to 18 – Second Peep
Grace Siler - Peep in Wonderland
Ages 13 to 18 – Honorable Mention
Carla and Emily Reed - PEEPS, Parrots & Petals Peepsza
Adults over 18 – First Peep
Emily Anderson - Starry Night II
Adults over 18 – Second Peep
Jana deFaut-Thompson - Peepirillos
Adults over 18 – Honorable Mention
Bonita Carbajal - Dali Peeps
Groups/Collaborations – First Peep
Eric Houghton and Meg Wolfers - Die Walkü-peep
Groups/Collaborations – Second Peep
Long Grove Artists Guild - Plein-air Peeps
Groups/Collaborations – Honorable Mention
Jane Gerke and Kelly Johnson - Peeps Night Out
Mayor of Racine’s – First Peep
Ann Burke - Kewpeeps
Mayor of Racine’s – Honorable Mentions
Darleen Coleman - Global Warming
Natalie Mainland and Julia Peyton - We the Peeple<
Artistic Merit Award
Linda and Lauren Morafcik - Campbell’s PEEPS Soup
Founder’s Award
Paul Madsen - The Duckside of the Moon by Peep Floyd
RAM Executive Director’s Award
Cindy, Erik and Hannah Jensen - PEEPrates of the Caribbean
ARTISTS IN THE EXHIBITION
Dakota Abbott, Ireland Abbott, Marie Abbott, Megan Abramson, Peggy Abramson, Tara Abramson, Jaquelyn Amaressa, Emily Anderson, Martin Antaramian, Tori Benn, Amanda Billerbeck, Mary Billerbeck, Isabelle Booker, Kara Bridenbach, Caleb Briggs, Chase Briggs, Marika Briggs, Mason Briggs, Teagan Brohman, Marie Buchanan, Marija Buljubasic, Mary Buljubasic, Alissa Burke, Ann Burke, Elizabeth Burman, Karen Burmeister, Barbara Burton, Bonita Carbajal, Mya Carter, Marie Christenson, Darleen Coleman, Kathy Contreras, Abigail Cook, Moira Coon, Copacetic, Lynn Crawford, Jana de-Faut-Thompson, Joshua Demitro, Daniel Dreifuerst, J.D. Dreifuerst, Maggie Dreifuerst, Kelly Drumm, Eck Family, Rosenda Esparza, Anne Gardner, Megan Gedemer, Jane Gerke, Brianna Gesiorski, Sarah Gesner, Cynthia Gleason, Kathy Godlewski, Steven Gruener, Patrice Hall, Mary Hanneman, Ryan Havron, Eric Houghton, Chris Jensen, Cindy Jensen, Erik Jensen, Hannah Jensen, Anita Johanson-Maddox, Henry John, Gabriel Johnson, Jedidiah Johnson, Kelly Johnson, Raymond "Moon" Johnson, Keith Jones, Lindsay Jost, Elaina Kadamian, Suzanne Kadamian, Catlin Kawczynski, Betty Klamm, Destiny Klinkhammer, Clover Krajicek, Dominique leFever, Savannah laFever, Tommy Laphayvanh, Aria Leguizamon, Josie LoCurto, Long Grove Artists Guild, Emily Lorentzen, Paul Madsen, Natalie Mainland, Ruth McGee, Isabella Mignacca, Jayme Miller, Eric Moher, Lauren Morafcik, Linda Morafcik, Brianna Nessler, Sarah Nielsen, Elliot Nimmer, Alaina Nunn, Haley Oliver, Dawn Omernik-Nimmer, Claire Ore, Bob Ottum, Holly Ottum, Wesley Paffrath, Gayle Pavlik, Debby A. Peck, Sydney Peterson, Julia Peyton, Jack Pierre, Jude Poplawski, Denessa Redding, Katie Redding, Marie Redding, Carla Reed, Emily Reed, Elena Renner, Ann Richards, Keith Roberson, Patty Roberson, Shannon Roberts, Dan Ross, Kalaya Ross, Karen Ross, Brenda Roth, K.A. Rygasiewicz, Grace Siler, Jayne Siler, Brooke Smalley, Liz Snyder, Hannah Sorensen, Karen Sorensen, St. Catherine's Commons, Brittany Stalker, Barb Suprak, Robin Thompson, Joan Ticha, Karen Toothman, Nancy Li Toothman, Andrea VanOfferen, Emily Veit, Sandy Veit, Annelyse Venn, Joey Vesley, Eileen Voss, Stevie Weishan, Rose White, Kelly Witte, Meg Wolfers, Dawn Yager, Samuel Yager, and S.E. Yousoufian
Competition sponsored by RAM Museum Store.
The Fourth Annual International PEEPS® Exhibition is made possible by: PEEPS Patrons - Buckets Pub, Belinda J. Cronin, Merchants Moving & Storage, Lisa Englander and Bruce W. Pepich, Janna and Edward Waldeck, and Nancy Wheeler; PEEPS Prize Providers - Apple Holler, Art Metals Studio, Avenue Gallery & Frame, Dimple’s Imports LLC, Dover Flag & Map, Family Video, Funky Hannah’s, H & H Meats & Catering Inc., Hobo International, Hot Shop Glass, Johnson Keland Management, Inc., Just Born, Inc., Jane Kurylo, Independent Branch Leader for the Longaberger® Company, Barbara and Steve Namowicz, Sarah Nielsen, The Red Onion Café, Salute Italian Restaurant, Sugar Shack Sweet Shoppe, The Main Credentials, and Waves Pub and Grill.
RAM Exhibitions are made possible by: Presenting Sponsors - Karen Johnson Boyd and William B. Boyd, Emile H. Mathis II Estate, in Memory of his Parents: Emil H. and Anna T. Mathis, RAM Society Members, S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., and Windgate Charitable Foundation.
