Call for Artists: Site-Specific Installation for RAM PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition 2027

Call for Artists

Site-Specific Installation for PEEPS® 2027

March 17, 2026 – April 4, 2027
at RAM Downtown

Entry Deadline: Sunday, November 15 at 4pm

RAM is hosting a call for proposals to create a large-scale site-specific work to complement our annual PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition. Proposed works should be in the spirit of RAM’s PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition but are not required to use or depict PEEPS® Brand Marshmallow Candy.

Click here for the general call for artists for RAM PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition 2027.

Questions? Please contact RAM Exhibitions Coordinator Ashley Bohne at abohne@ramart.org or 262.619.3536.

Submit Proposal

Andrea Jablonski, Enjoy the PEEPS® Show, Custom PEEPS®-Inspired Installation, RAM PEEPS Brand Art Exhibition 2026. Photography: Rachel Comande.

Eligibility

Visual artists at all stages of their careers are eligible. Artists are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from RAM.
Duos, trios, and larger groups are invited to submit joint proposals. Compensation will be split evenly between participating artists, as named in the proposal submission.

All art media are eligible.
Artists may only submit one proposal.

RAM full-time employees are not eligible to apply.
Artists must be able to install their own work onsite at RAM during standard business hours on March 3 – 5, 2027. The entire piece must be installed during this timeframe.

Compensation

The selected artist will receive $2,500 for this project—$1,000 for materials upon selection, $750 in late January upon receipt of in-progress images, and $750 at the completion of the installation.
- Selected artist understands that as an independent contractor, they do not automatically receive deductions for social security or taxes, and the Racine Art Museum is required to report amounts paid annually to the Internal Revenue Service. As an independent contractor, Artist is not eligible for Racine Art Museum employee benefits.
The selected artist will be featured on RAM’s social media, website, and e-news.

Application Materials

One fully developed sketch of proposed work, and up to 2 detail sketches if necessary
3-5 images of past work relevant to proposed installation
Artist Resume or CV (maximum of 3 pages)
Proposal/Vision Statement describing what you would create (maximum of 300 words)

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Requirements

Work should be created specifically for this installation.
Artists may use any media desired to create their work. The museum cannot accept works that include food, soil, or living organisms. PEEPS® Brand Marshmallow Candy is the only acceptable food.
This work will be housed in one of RAM’s first floor galleries behind a set of interior-facing glass panels, and must be created to fit the space:
- The installation space is accessible from one side. The installation space is 34 feet and 9 inches long, 38 inches deep, and 8 feet tall.
- The seven glass panels in front of the installation space are each 59 1/2 inches wide, except for the east-most panel which is 58 inches.
- Due to potential for damage to the installation space, works should be floor-supported. Wall-mounted elements are allowed, but please note that the walls can support up to 5lbs. Any wall-mounted elements must be designed accordingly and may not exceed this limit.
- No permanent alterations to the space can be made.
Due to the large number of submissions for the accompanying community show, PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition 2027, artists are encouraged to provide any supports or pedestals necessary to accomplish their installation. Please note in your submission if you will need pedestals, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Important Dates

Deadline to Upload Proposal

Sunday, November 15 at 4pm

Artist Notification

Artists will be notified via email about whether their proposal was selected by 5:00 pm on Monday, November 16.

Artists Constructs Work Off-Site

December – February

In-Progress Photos are Shared

Monday, January 25

Installation of Work Onsite at RAM

March 3 – 5, 2027

Deinstallation of Work Onsite at RAM

April 5 – 7, 2027

Do's and Don'ts

Do:

Create work that fits into the lighthearted and family-friendly spirit of the exhibition. PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candies are humorous, festive, playful, wholesome, fun and quirky—RAM would love to see artists embrace that in their proposals!
Express your personal artistic style. Proposed work can be figurative, abstract, representational, etc., and can be created in any media you choose.
Create work that is large-scale and site-specific. RAM staff will select a work that best engages this unique space.
Finish your work on all visible sides. Keep in mind that completed work will be viewable from many angles.

Don’t:

Promote local or national businesses. Entries should be a product of your own imagination. Please avoid using logos, trademarks, slogans, intellectual property, etc. for companies other than JustBorn®, creator of PEEPS® Brand marshmallow candies.
Permanently alter the display space, including bolting anything to the floor. Work must be floor-supported, and it should be free-standing or supported on artist-provided pedestals or other display-pieces.

Create work that requires ceiling support or wall-mounted elements exceeding 5 lbs. Due to the limitations of the installation space, wall-mounted components are allowed but must remain within the 5lb weight limit.
Submit a separate entry to PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition 2027 if proposal is chosen. Those who submit proposals that are not selected are allowed—and encouraged—to submit a piece into the exhibition, following all rules and requirements listed in forthcoming exhibition prospectus.

Submit a proposal if unable to install or de-install work during the designated timeframe, March 3 – 5, 2027. This installation coincides with PEEPS® Brand Art Exhibition 2027, and installation timing is not flexible. Artists are also responsible for providing their own transportation to and from the museum.

PEEPS® Installation

Andrea Jablonski's 2026 Site-Specific PEEPS® Installation

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 forms of the PEEPS® Brand Bunny and Chick shapes. 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.