Scratch Art (Ages 7-13)
Kids and teens will use special scratch-art tools to draw, doodle, and design imaginative works of art while experimenting with patterns, textures, and bold lines.
- RAM Member: $44
- Non-Member: $55
Embossed Enamels
Using embossing folders, create a deep pattern on metal that will result in colorful and dramatic pendants. Apply liquid and powdered glass enamel for contrast and color.
- Non-member Ticket: $100
- Member Ticket: $80
Intergenerational Portraiture: A Collaborative Art Experience
Families, friends, and community members (ages 14 and older) will work together to create a unique “group portrait” that represents shared stories, relationships, and memories.
- RAM Member: $60
- Non-Member: $72
Crafting Creatures (Ages 7-13)
Using bright textiles and patterns, kids and teens will design and sew a “skin” for their animal, adding flair, and plenty of personality.
- RAM Member: $44
- Non-Member: $55
Raku Session
Learn the art of Raku firing, a traditional Japanese ceramics technique known for its dramatic firing process and unique, unpredictable finishes.
- RAM Member: $60
- Non-Member: $72
All Day
RAM Showcase: African Adornment
This exhibition is comprised of objects with layered and potentially uncomfortable histories. Specifically, these works are from a group of incised metal bracelets and neckpieces from West Africa that span the eighteenth through twentieth centuries.
Stitched Stories: Narrative Quilts and Textiles
Stitched Stories: Narrative Quilts and Textiles brings together quilted, woven, and embroidered works from RAM’s collection that tell stories through fabric and thread.
Handcrafted: RAM Community Art Show
Stitched Stories: Narrative Quilts and Textiles brings together quilted, woven, and embroidered works from RAM’s collection that tell stories through fabric and thread.
RAM Showcase: Cynthia Toops
Cynthia Toops is a polymer art pioneer who has been pushing the boundaries of the medium since the 1980s.
Michael Velliquette: Intuitive Patterns
Wisconsin-based Michael Velliquette has created an installation for RAM’s Windows on Fifth Gallery that reflects his interest in color theory, pattern-making, and papercraft.
Amanda Browder: Zig & Zag
Premiering during the inaugural In/Between multi-arts festival, Amanda Browder’s large-scale installation Zig and Zag weaves RAM’s acrylic-paneled façade with multi-colored fabric, offering a new perspective on a familiar building.
Wood You Believe It?: Painted Wood from RAM’s Collection
Through both traditional and experimental approaches, Wood You Believe It? brings together furniture, art jewelry, sculpture, and wall-hanging works from RAM’s permanent collection to explore the wide range of possibilities that emerge when paint meets wood.
Welcome Home, Toshiko: The Toshiko Takaezu Archive Debuts at RAM
By all accounts, Takaezu’s holdings at RAM comprise the largest collection of her work in a North American institution but, most importantly, they reflect a singular voice who helped expand the potential of a material not always associated with artistic vision.