RAM Artist Fellowships and Emerging Artist Award.

To showcase the diversity and vitality of the Racine/Kenosha visual arts community by supporting the professional development of its artists.

To distinguish the region as a place that values the arts, and enhance the area’s desirability as a place for artists to work and live.

These competitive awards recognize artists, at all stages of their careers, who are creating outstanding work in all visual media, including painting/drawing, printmaking, photography, bookmaking, sculpture, installation, film/video, fibers, glass, metals, wood, and ceramics.

By increasing critical attention and exposure for recipients, the fellowships seek to foster their continued artistic and professional development.

Four $3,000 Artist Fellowships and one $1,500 Emerging Artist Award have been presented to support expenses that will assist in the development of new work and advance the artists’ careers, including equipment and supply purchases, studio rental, travel, and more.

All five recipients will be featured in solo exhibitions presented concurrently at RAM Wustum from August 25–November 20, 2027. A full-color exhibition catalogue will be printed to accompany the RAM Artist Fellowship and Emerging Artist Exhibition 2027.