Julie Palmer
Happy Birthday, PEEP Jr.
PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy, wood, PVC pipe, paper, paint, stones, craft moss, plastic, fabric, yarn, ceramic, and feathers
First PEEP—Adult Division, RAM PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition 2026
Photography: Rachel Comande
RAM PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition 2026
April 1 – 18, 2026
at Racine Art Museum
The seventeenth edition of a popular annual exhibition showcasing artwork made from or inspired by PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy.
Whether using the candy as a material or paying homage to it through representation, this exhibition brings together artists of all ages. For the first time, RAM PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition will be held in one of RAM’s first-floor permanent gallery spaces, bringing this fan-favorite exhibition to a larger space that better shows off masterPEEPS® from the community. Additionally, RAM will unveil a custom PEEPS®-inspired installation created by Chicago-based Andrea Jablonski to set the mood for this joy-filled exhibition.
The PEEPS® Brand and PEEPS® Shapes are trademarks of Just Born, Inc. and are used with permission. ©2026. All Rights reserved.
The PEEPS® 2026 season of events is made possible in part by:
Silver Sponsor: Baird
Bronze Sponsors: Educators Credit Union; Hotel Verdant; Johnson Financial Group; O&H Danish Bakery; Rasmussen Diamonds; SC Johnson; Twin Disc
PEEPS® Patrons: Action Law Offices, S.C.; Nancy Bauer-King; Megan, Xander, and Athena Bennett; Bruce and Barbara Chrisman; Charles Constantine; Design Partners; Janet DiMarco; Erv Keller Guide Service, Boulder Jct. WI; Karen and Mark Fairbanks; Stan and Linda Flashinski; Tom and Cheryl Foley; Deborah Ganaway; Jill and Bob Hartmann; Ann and Peter Henkes; Carl and Sue Hipp; Laura Kapitan; Mary Katayama; Landmark Title of Racine; Carol Preston; Connie Lelivelt; Thomas Meredith; Dr. Robert and Susan Siegert; Sandra Simon in honor of Patricia and Wes Fallon; Stephanie Sklba; Neil and Ashley Staeck; Charlie B. Thorne; Richard Tunkieicz; Karen Verbeten; Janna M. Waldeck; and Nancy Wheeler
More About the Exhibition
Virtual Awards Presentation via YouTube
RAM PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition 2026
April 1 – 18, 2026
at Racine Art Museum
Julie Palmer
Happy Birthday, PEEP Jr.
PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy, wood, PVC pipe, paper, paint, stones, craft moss, plastic, fabric, yarn, ceramic, and feathers
First PEEP—Adult Division, RAM PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition 2026
Photography: Rachel Comande
The seventeenth edition of a popular annual exhibition showcasing artwork made from or inspired by PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy.
Whether using the candy as a material or paying homage to it through representation, this exhibition brings together artists of all ages. For the first time, RAM PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition will be held in one of RAM’s first-floor permanent gallery spaces, bringing this fan-favorite exhibition to a larger space that better shows off masterPEEPS® from the community. Additionally, RAM will unveil a custom PEEPS®-inspired installation created by Chicago-based Andrea Jablonski to set the mood for this joy-filled exhibition.
The PEEPS® Brand and PEEPS® Shapes are trademarks of Just Born, Inc. and are used with permission. ©2026. All Rights reserved.
The PEEPS® 2026 season of events is made possible in part by:
Silver Sponsor: Baird
Bronze Sponsors: Educators Credit Union; Hotel Verdant; Johnson Financial Group; O&H Danish Bakery; Rasmussen Diamonds; SC Johnson; Twin Disc
PEEPS® Patrons: Action Law Offices, S.C.; Nancy Bauer-King; Megan, Xander, and Athena Bennett; Bruce and Barbara Chrisman; Charles Constantine; Design Partners; Janet DiMarco; Erv Keller Guide Service, Boulder Jct. WI; Karen and Mark Fairbanks; Stan and Linda Flashinski; Tom and Cheryl Foley; Deborah Ganaway; Jill and Bob Hartmann; Ann and Peter Henkes; Carl and Sue Hipp; Laura Kapitan; Mary Katayama; Landmark Title of Racine; Carol Preston; Connie Lelivelt; Thomas Meredith; Dr. Robert and Susan Siegert; Sandra Simon in honor of Patricia and Wes Fallon; Stephanie Sklba; Neil and Ashley Staeck; Charlie B. Thorne; Richard Tunkieicz; Karen Verbeten; Janna M. Waldeck; and Nancy Wheeler
More About the Exhibition
Virtual Awards Presentation via YouTube
A Sugary Sweet Show
This beloved exhibition has become a melting pot of creative expression since it encourages artists of all ages and abilities to step out of their comfort zones and work with a material unlike anything else, or push themselves to incorporate the iconic PEEPS® Brand shapes in their chosen medium. Taking inspiration from pop culture, famous artists, sports, and everything in between, artists have combined PEEPS® with such artmaking mediums as painting, ceramics, screen-printing, woodworking, papier mâché, glass fusing, and 3-D printing.
Nick Comande, Night PEEPS: The Painting and Notes by Artist Edward Hopper; Becky Sawasky Johnson, Peeps All the Time Disco Occasionally; Connie Reeves, Peeps Mittens
A Sugary Sweet Show
Nick Comande, Night PEEPS: The Painting and Notes by Artist Edward Hopper; Becky Sawasky Johnson, Peeps All the Time Disco Occasionally; Connie Reeves, Peeps Mittens
This beloved exhibition has become a melting pot of creative expression since it encourages artists of all ages and abilities to step out of their comfort zones and work with a material unlike anything else, or push themselves to incorporate the iconic PEEPS® Brand shapes in their chosen medium. Taking inspiration from pop culture, famous artists, sports, and everything in between, artists have combined PEEPS® with such artmaking mediums as painting, ceramics, screen-printing, woodworking, papier mâché, glass fusing, and 3-D printing.
Andrea Jablonski: Enjoy the PEEPS® Show
Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist Andrea Jablonski presents Enjoy the PEEPS® Show, a playful and irreverent body of work that reimagines iconic sculptures through the unmistakable form of the PEEPS® Brand Bunny shape. Drawing from art history, public monuments, and personal memory, Jablonski transforms well-known masterpieces into approachable, humorous objects.
By filtering celebrated works through a candy-colored lens, Jablonski’s reinterpretations pay homage to artists such as Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso, Louise Bourgeois, Jeff Koons, and the anonymous creator of the Venus de Milo, while also reflecting her own background as a muralist, fabricator, and public artist.
Andrea Jablonski: Enjoy the PEEPS® Show
Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist Andrea Jablonski presents Enjoy the PEEPS® Show, a playful and irreverent body of work that reimagines iconic sculptures through the unmistakable form of the PEEPS® Brand Bunny shape. Drawing from art history, public monuments, and personal memory, Jablonski transforms well-known masterpieces into approachable, humorous objects.
By filtering celebrated works through a candy-colored lens, Jablonski’s reinterpretations pay homage to artists such as Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso, Louise Bourgeois, Jeff Koons, and the anonymous creator of the Venus de Milo, while also reflecting her own background as a muralist, fabricator, and public artist.
Awards
Adult Division
First PEEP
Julie Palmer, Happy Birthday, PEEP Jr.
Second PEEP
Beatrix W. Leach, Victorian Peeps
Third PEEP
Jessica Schuerman, Peep Where You’re Planted
Honorable Mentions
Connie Reeves, Peeps Mittens
Brenda Raab,The Bride of FrankenPeep
Young PEEPle’s Division (Under 13)
First PEEP
Charlotte Barnes, Peep Scouts Go Camping
Second PEEP
Azariah Niles, Peep, The Weaving
Third PEEP
Harrison AverkampPeep Haring, Barking Dog
Group/Family/Organization Division
First PEEP
Laura Grayson and Steve Grayson, The Peepeux Tapestry: An Epic Bunny Adventure
Second PEEP
Addi Cooke, Hailey Cooke, Nana Julie Swanson, Auntie Jojo, Baba Del Swanson, and Auntie Hannah, The Three Little Peeps
Third PEEP
City of Racine Public Library,Having Fun Isn’t Hards
Honorable Mentions
City of Racine MIS Department: Abigail Hall and Connor Rasch, Mount Peepmore
Jon Leach and Laura Leach,Spring Dance
RAM PEEPS® Postcard Award
Lynn R. Peters, Chick ‘n’ Little
RAM Staff Choice Award
Hollace Graves, Edwin Aster’s Curated Cabinet of Curiosity
Sample of Work in the Exhibition
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Exhibitions at RAM are made possible by:
Platinum Partners
Anonymous
The Estate of Karen Johnson Boyd
Ron and Judith Isaacs
The Estate of Marilyn Rothschild
Windgate Foundation
Diamond Partners
David Charak
Ruffo Family Foundation
Ruth Arts Foundation
Diane Zebell
Gold Partners
Judith and David Flegel Fund
Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation
Reliance Controls Community Fund
W.T. Walker Group, Inc.
Silver Partners
Anonymous
Anonymous
Bader Philanthropies
Baird
A.C. Buhler Family
Dave’s Wine Garage
Paula and E.L. Donovitz Memorial Endowment Fund
Ben and Dawn Flegel
Tom Harty
Horizon Retail Construction, Inc.
Johnson Financial Group
Robert E. Kohler Jr. Fund
Luanne Frey and Mark Lukow
Sheri and Frank Sullivan
Bronze Partners
Sandy and Gus Antonneau
Carol Baylon
Susan Boland
Rose and Peter Christensen
Educators Credit Union
Carol Griseto
Julia Ann Oas and Don Gloo
Hitters Baseball
Debbie and Chuck Hoffman
Susan and Dan Horton
Gary Van Wert and Ronald Jacquart
Paula Kalke
Bill and Debbie Keland
Nancy Kurten
Susan Manalli
Norbell Foundation
O&H Danish Bakery
Rita Petretti
Rasmussen Diamonds
SC Johnson
Harold and Lois Solberg
Twin Disc
Marc J. Wollman
Amy and Robb Woulfe
Media Sponsor
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