RAM PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition 2025

April 9–26, 2025 at the Racine Art Museum

A family friendly exhibition showcasing the creativity of the community. This competition offers prizes and a chance to win the coveted PEEPle’s Choice Award.

Love PEEPS®? Help keep the exhibition going at RAM! In exchange for a monetary donation of $50 or more, your name or the name of your company will be listed in the Exhibition Artist List as a PEEPS® Patron and made available to museum guests throughout the exhibition. Your name will also be listed in RAM’s Annual Contributor’s Report, which is mailed directly to the museum’s constituents.

The PEEPS® Brand and PEEPS® Shapes are trademarks of Just Born, Inc. and are used with permission. ©2025. All Rights reserved.

Participant Entry Requirements

  • Entry is FREE, and open to all individuals, families, and groups.

  • One entry per person/group. Your name may ONLY be on one entry.

  • This exhibition is not juried, and RAM will accept as many entries that follow display requirements as space allows on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Requirements for Entries

  • Entries must be family-friendly and either utilize or take inspiration from PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy.

  • Sugared PEEPS® marshmallow candy of any holiday variety is the only food material allowed—no other food, including other PEEPS® Brand Candies, other marshmallows, chocolate, or candy, will be allowed.

  • No liquids, dirt, live plants, or other living organisms allowed.

  • Entries must not have been previously exhibited at the Racine Art Museum.

  • All works will be measured and must fit dimensions listed below or they will not be exhibited:

    • Two-dimensional works must be no larger than 24 inches high x 24 inches wide x 6 inches deep, including the frame.
    • Three-dimensional works must be no larger than 30 inches high x 16 inches wide x 16 inches deep.

  • Three-dimensional pieces must be finished on all sides.

  • Two-dimensional pieces must have hanging wire. No saw tooth or bulldog clip hangers.

  • For-profit businesses and their employees may not create works that self-promote.

  • RAM is not responsible for artwork damaged while on display.

  • To keep the exhibition light-hearted and fun, RAM reserves the right to reject any works deemed inappropriate for display.

Lynn Proeber—total Peepclipse Of The Sun
Lynn Proeber
Total Peepclipse of the Sun, 2024
PEEPS® Brand Marshmallow candy, foam core, wood, spice shelf, papier mâché, acrylic, plastic, craft foam, modeling clay, paper, and fabric
PEEPle’s Choice Award, RAM 15th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition
Photography: Rachel Comande
Lynn Proeber—total Peepclipse Of The Sun
Lynn Proeber
Total Peepclipse of the Sun, 2024
PEEPS® Brand Marshmallow candy, foam core, wood, spice shelf, papier mâché, acrylic, plastic, craft foam, modeling clay, paper, and fabric
PEEPle’s Choice Award, RAM 15th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition
Photography: Rachel Comande

Participant Entry Requirements

  • Entry is FREE, and open to all individuals, families, and groups.

  • One entry per person/group. Your name may ONLY be on one entry.

  • This exhibition is not juried, and RAM will accept as many entries that follow display requirements as space allows on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Requirements for Entries

  • Entries must be family-friendly and either utilize or take inspiration from PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy.

  • Sugared PEEPS® marshmallow candy of any holiday variety is the only food material allowed—no other food, including other PEEPS® Brand Candies, other marshmallows, chocolate, or candy, will be allowed.

  • No liquids, dirt, live plants, or other living organisms allowed.

  • Entries must not have been previously exhibited at the Racine Art Museum.

  • All works will be measured and must fit dimensions listed below or they will not be exhibited:

    • Two-dimensional works must be no larger than 24 inches high x 24 inches wide x 6 inches deep, including the frame.
    • Three-dimensional works must be no larger than 30 inches high x 16 inches wide x 16 inches deep.

  • Three-dimensional pieces must be finished on all sides.

  • Two-dimensional pieces must have hanging wire. No saw tooth or bulldog clip hangers.

  • For-profit businesses and their employees may not create works that self-promote.

  • RAM is not responsible for artwork damaged while on display.

  • To keep the exhibition light-hearted and fun, RAM reserves the right to reject any works deemed inappropriate for display.

Important Dates

Delivery

Entries must be dropped off on March 28 or 29, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, or shipped to arrive no earlier than March 17 and no later than March 27, at Racine Art Museum, 441 Main Street, Racine, WI 53403, along with attached entry form. Please label any shipments to the attention of Madison Zapata. Prepaid postage must be included if you want return shipping.

Exhibition Dates

Wednesday, April 9 – Saturday, April 26, 2025

Pickup After the Exhibition

Entries MUST be picked up during museum hours on May 2 and 3. Any entries left at RAM after May 10 will be discarded.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are no eligibility requirements for this exhibition. Individuals of all ages, located anywhere in the world, can submit a family-friendly piece using or inspired by PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candies.

In the past, RAM has seen many pieces inspired by popular movies, tv, shows, celebrities, famous artists/artworks, travel destinations, animals/mythical creatures, holidays, or PEEPS® themselves. As long as your piece is family-friendly, you can make whatever you dream up!

With this exhibition being a favorite among young visitors and adults alike, RAM likes to keep this show lighthearted and fun. The museum asks that you refrain from depicting gore, extreme violence, nudity, profanity, sexual content, and other sensitive topics in your piece. RAM reserves the right to reject pieces based on these grounds.

No. Pieces may use PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy of any holiday variety or be your own representation of the candy. Please note that PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candy is the only acceptable food material. Other food items—including other PEEPS® Brand candies, other marshmallows, or other candy—are unacceptable.

No. PEEPS® marshmallow candy can be used in any way. Cut them up, melt them down, leave them whole—the choice is yours!

Yes. Quilt squares are acceptable works, and should follow the requirements for a 2D submission. However, quilt squares do not need to be wired for hanging—instead, they may use hanging corners and a dowel rod for installation.

Please note that due to a diminished number of quilt entries in recent years, quilt squares will be hung individually as 2D works of art, rather than arranged into a “quilt” with other submissions.

If you are unable to make it to the two in-person drop-off days—or are submitting an entry from outside of Racine—submissions may be shipped to arrive no earlier than March 17 and no later than March 27.

Ship works to Racine Art Museum, 441 Main Street, Racine, WI 53403, along with attached entry form. Please label any shipments to the attention of Madison Zapata. Prepaid postage must be included if you want return shipping.

Completely fill out the entry form included in the prospectus and bring to drop-off, or include with your mailed entry.

You will also need to complete the identification label provided in the prospectus.

Pickup is scheduled for museum hours, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, on May 2 and 3. Because RAM cannot have food in the galleries for extended periods of time, all pieces not picked up by May 10 will be disposed of.

If you are unable to pick up your work in-person, arrange to have another person attend the pickup days in your place—please send an email to RAM Curatorial Assistant Katelyn Mitchell at [email protected] and provide the name of your pickup designee prior to May 1. Work can also be shipped back to you—please provide a prepaid return shipping label and packaging materials during drop-off or when mailing work.

Please indicate on your entry form if you wish RAM to dispose of your artwork at the conclusion of the exhibition.

This exhibition is not juried, and entries that follow RAM’s display requirements outlined in the prospectus are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

From RAM 7th Annual International PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition
Bailey Rigby
Polly Wanna Peep, 2016
PEEPS® Brand Marshmallow candy, cardboard, jewelry stand, and paint
Photography: Jon Bolton

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