RAM Collects: Contemporary Polish Fiber Art from Camille and Alex Cook
This survey of innovative fiber from across the globe significantly impacts the artists of the host country, as well as those further afield.
This survey of innovative fiber from across the globe significantly impacts the artists of the host country, as well as those further afield.
The Racine Unified Student Art Exhibition has been featuring artwork created by area school children from grades K–12 since 1942. Curated by Racine Unified School District art faculty, the exhibition demonstrates the excellence achieved by students and their teachers.
The 16th edition of a family-friendly community art exhibition showcasing work made from or inspired by PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy.
Featuring works by artists of color from RAM’s collection, this exhibition reflects people’s desire to study, analyze, and respond to the human body as form and content.
Focused on the breadth of two- and three-dimensional work in RAM’s collection, this exhibition includes sculpture, collage, jewelry, quilts, and art to wear compiled from or appearing as a variety of individual pieces.
Some contemporary glass artists have utilized perfume bottles as spaces for experimentation and exploration—not necessarily function. This desire to challenge functionality has run parallel with the desire to produce usable and practical objects.
This exhibition, an expanded version of a 2022 Windows on Fifth Gallery show, offers a deeper dive into this vital period in contemporary craft by outlining the concerns of artists who explore the sculptural, visual, metaphorical, and creative potential of glass.
Shown intermingled in this exhibition, the works of Canadian artists and married couple Karen Dahl and James Doran encourage extended viewing and consideration of art history, object meaning, and process.
Watercolor Wisconsin was started in 1966 to honor the depth and breadth of watercolor in the state. The 2024 exhibition—the 58th edition of the long-running show—features 80 works by 69 artists from across Wisconsin.
This selection of contemporary art jewelry from RAM’s collection highlights seven artists of color utilizing materials not traditionally anticipated for use in jewelry, such as polymer, safety pins, and silicone.
To add glow and glimmer to Main Street, RAM presents the annual crowd-pleasing RAM Holiday Tree.
This exhibition in RAM's street-facing Windows on Fifth gallery explores the creativity and community of lowrider culture through the photography and video of Racine-based René Amado, alongside custom bicycles and small vehicles by various builders.
Comprised entirely of works from RAM’s collection, this exhibition highlights art jewelry made from repurposed materials originally intended for a use other than adornment.
With over 35 pieces included, the exhibition highlights Polish fiber art in both a microscopic and macroscopic way—highlighting the efforts of artists from a certain area of the world who, in turn, also reflect global interests.
The artists whose works are included in this exhibition harness the storytelling power of photographic imagery. They address social, cultural, and personal issues, including identity, the environment, community, history, and the everyday. As artists of color, their conversations are charged with the subtext of race and heritage, even if these issues are not directly addressed in their work.
Spotlight on Sculpture: Dorothy Dehner and Margaret Ponce Israel focuses on one of RAM's strengths—women artists—by featuring steel and bronze sculpture created by two important New York-based figures who are being rediscovered today.
Milwaukee artist Nicole Acosta uses photography to tell stories of people of the global majority and gender-expansive folks who value hoop earrings, touching on themes of reclamation, power, belonging, and place.
Established in the 1970s and hosted biennially, Wisconsin Photography underscores RAM’s commitment to looking at contemporary art in a variety of forms. Celebrating the rich community of photographers and video artists living and working in Wisconsin, this juried exhibition features 96 diverse works by 35 artists.
The annual Racine Unified Student Art Exhibition at RAM’s Wustum Museum features artwork created by area school children from grades K–12. Curated by the Unified School’s art faculty, the exhibition demonstrates the excellence achieved by students and their teachers.
The largest exhibition to date dedicated to artists of color in RAM's collection, featuring works in clay, glass, and metal. The range of implicit and explicit biases experienced by the artists and the (un)conscious influence of their heritage add a unique layer of context to the included work.

