Creative Crawl: Free First Friday
Creative Crawl, May 2025
Photography: Rachel Comande
Join the Racine Art Museum for the Creative Crawl—Downtown Racine’s first official First Friday of the season on May 1. This downtown-wide event will be a celebration of art, creativity, and community. From hands-on art stations and live demonstrations to local author readings and pop-up shows, there’s something to inspire everyone!
Highlights at RAM include:
- Free Racine Art Museum admission and extended hours from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm.
- Join RAM Education Staff for two make-and-take art activities, 4:00 – 8:00 pm.
- Leave your mark on RAM by painting on the museum’s windows.
- Find the clues to a fun and fabulous art treasure hunt—prizes included.
- Enjoy the sultry sounds of curated tunes throughout the galleries, courtesy of DJ Unknown, 5:00 – 8:00 pm.
- Meet artist Amanda Browder and learn more about her community art project coming to RAM this summer, 5:00 – 6:30 pm. Then, stick around for Weaving Together a Community: Artist Talk with Amanda Browder, where she’ll join RAM Executive Director Robb Woulfe for a conversation about the way we engage with public spaces.
- Watch Urban Sketcher Patti Fallon capture the event through her live drawing.
- Take 20% off all DIY kits, art supplies and books on creativity in the RAM Museum Store.
Plus, check out a bit of RAM throughout Downtown Racine as artists—with work currently on display in Wisconsin Made: Work from RAM’s Wustum Teachers—perform live art demos:
- Laura Gillespie at Hotel Verdant
- Kelly Darrah at Vintage Modern Books
- Sherrye Smith at Stitched
- Erin Krembs at Revelyn Soul
First Fridays at RAM are generously sponsored by the Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation.
