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Wisconsin Photography is unique juried exhibition for Wisconsin photographers and video artists. RAM is offering multiple Purchase Awards to acquire photographs for the museum’s collection. Entry is open to any artist 18 or over residing in Wisconsin, or who has been a resident during the past year or maintains a residence in Wisconsin.
Enjoy free RAM admission, extended gallery hours, specials in the RAM Museum Store, and a Free Family Hands-On Art Activity during Free First Friday, June 3, 2022.
Learn soldering, sawing, shaping and mounting—the basic elements of jewelry design—in this multi-level class. Advanced students will learn casting, forming and smithing.
Learn how to warp a tabletop loom and weave a beautiful scarf—great to give as a gift or to keep for yourself!
Together, Wustum and SPARK! participants created a family recipe chalkboard—featuring each family’s favorite food traditions with recipes from various heritages. Take a picture of a recipe or two and try it at home. Then, post your own yummy creations on Instagram using the hashtag #RAMSparkRecipe.
Use palette knife techniques to paint yummy summertime sweets like bomb pops, cotton candy, and ice cream.
Kids Day returns to RAM's Wustum Museum! Families can participate in a variety of free outdoor entertainment inspired by current museum exhibitions, including hands-on art projects and a scavenger hunt.
Explore the Wustum galleries to find inspiration from the community art exhibition, Cultural Reflections, then discover the wide variety of unique ideas and voices that can be found in RAM’s collection. Once you're thoroughly inspired, you can bring your ideas to life through a myriad of materials including clay, paint, paper, and more. A fabulous and fun week full of new experiences and art-making techniques!
Let’s use imagination to spark creation! Find inspiration through storytelling and art exploration, then create work that ignites boundless creativity. This is a great introduction for the young artist to learn through exploration.
Young artists will create museum-ready masterpieces throughout the week utilizing a variety of skills and fun materials.
Use a punch needle tool to embroider an image with yarn. Choose from a handful of predesigned patterns to get you started on your cozy needle art.
Welcome to the world of weaving! Learn how to weave a wall hanging or two using various fibers and natural found objects.
Create an artists' book or two through creative visual storytelling and cover design.
Join RAM Curatorial Assistant Kendra Voelz and Black Arts Council of Racine (BACR) CEO/President April Harris for a virtual walkthrough of the Wustum exhibition, Cultural Reflections: RAM Community Art Show.
Craft paper hemp flowers that look as if they were grown fresh on a farm. No prior experience is necessary.
Craft wearable and sculptural 3-D art out of polymer clay. Learn molding techniques to blend colors and make simple canes. This workshop will feature demos and tutorials for specific projects as well as time to just play with and explore the material.
Try your hand at several methods of printmaking—create one-of-a-kind prints, or craft a series of prints that can be used for cards or gifts. By the end of this workshop, you too might become printmaking fanatic…once you start printing, you won't want to stop!
Sculpt sea creatures out of recycled materials as a way of keeping plastic away from our fish friends in the ocean!
Create a 3-D imaginary landscape inspired by Lost at Sea—a loaned piece by artist Edouard Duval-Carrié on display in the RAM exhibition, Blurry Boundaries—that challenges preconceptions and creates a sense of time and place, whether real or imaginary.
Learn a multitude of clay handbuilding techniques while creating sculptural art! Clay pieces will be underglazed and fired, but not clear coated with a shiny glaze. Learn about ways to add to your creation at home after firing.
Calling the 1970s for this Throwback Thursday! Make a groovy macramé plant hanger with a pop of color.
RAM Curator of Exhibitions Lena Vigna will host a free, virtual discussion with artist Edouard Duval-Carrié. Viewers will receive an intimate glimpse into the life and work of the internationally renowned artist, educator, and curator, whose enormous two-dimensional landscape entitled, Lost at Sea is on loan to RAM by Art Bridges.
Enjoy free RAM admission, extended gallery hours, a free family hands-on art activity, and discounts in the RAM Museum Store on First Friday, July 1, 2022.
